Team #9 Gutpilers

[oxmos]

Just checking in guys.

[Redhunter1012]

lets do it

[Schu72]

Checking in. I'll be hunting Belmont, Knox and Portage counties this year. Good luck to all.-Scott

[Redhunter1012]

I'll be hunting Hancock and Wood counties this year. I guess what we need now is to come up with a good team name

[5Cent]

What's happening guys. Name is Adam and I'm in Huron county. I'll be hunting in the side yard and am hoping to stick a doe on first day. I've had tag soup the last 2 years, so it's time to fill some tags and a freezer at our new place. Other than that it's public land only.

Any ideas on a team name? I just got home from being out of town all weekend so I haven't put in much thought about it, but up for anything. Best of luck this year and lets put the smack down on these other smucks:D

[buckster]

What's happening guys. Name is Adam and I'm in Huron county. I'll be hunting in the side yard and am hoping to stick a doe on first day. I've had tag soup the last 2 years, so it's time to fill some tags and a freezer at our new place. Other than that it's public land only.

Any ideas on a team name? I just got home from being out of town all weekend so I haven't put in much thought about it, but up for anything. Best of luck this year and lets put the smack down on these other smucks:D
Tag Soup the last two yrs , those other smucks,
WHO IS THE SMUCK?

[lung buster]

Lung buster checking in. I hunt hocking and ross counties. I had a good year last year, got 4 with bow and 1 with gun. I'm looking forward to another good year..............:bouncy:

[Woodland]

Checking in guys. I'll be hunting Lake & Ashland counties. I'm open on a team name. Go ahead & start throwing some names out there.

[Schu72]

Glad to see we are all checked in. This is my first year in the contest. I know I'll fill a bunch of antlerless tags. As far as bucks go, I live by what some call the "wall rule". If its not big enough to go on the wall, it get's a pass. I'm still fairly confident I'll be able to contribute.

[5Cent]

Tag Soup the last two yrs , those other smucks,
WHO IS THE SMUCK?

Ha ha sometimes life doesn't allow hunting or very much time at all for hunting....it's called priorites.:irked:

Fill those tags however you can boys, whether they have horns or not.

Any ideas on a name yet? Anyone have a pictures of what they're after this year? I don't have a camera (yet) nor have I been able to secure any private land to hunt except for the few acreas the new home is on. Hopefully they'll be around like they were late in the season last year.

[deerhunt45]

Looks like Team #9 is all checked in...have fun and best of luck this season. When you get a team name, let me know and I'll add it to your thread title :coolgleamA:

[Schu72]

Kind of quiet on our thread....any ideas on a name. I was thinking maybe Team BBD (Big Buck Down).

[5Cent]

I still haven't given much thought to a name. Team BBD is fine by me...I'm not picky,lol.

[Woodland]

Kind of quiet on our thread....any ideas on a name. I was thinking maybe Team BBD (Big Buck Down).

Kinda sounds like we hunt in our skivees.lol

[oxmos]

Name works for me. Sorry I haven't replied much, between work and moving into our new house I've been a bit busy. Have yet to get the camera out, but there are usually a few decent ones around the farm I hunt.

[Schu72]

Here are a few other ideas...
Buck Hammers (I don't shoot Remingtons, but its kinda catchy)
The Gutpilers

Just an FYI. I'm not much of an early seson hunter. I usually don't start until the weekend around Halloween. I may change that up this year.

[Woodland]

I have been kinda running my butt off the last week or so too guys. I'm actually at my campgrounds right now in Loudonville. Just got back from the middle of nowhere in West Virginia for a family reunion. I borrowed my neighbors wireless cell card to check in. The next couple days I have calling hours & a funeral in Vermilion for an aunt. I'll try to check in as I can. If you guys settle on a name over the next couple days, anything is cool with me. I'm just looking forward to some stand time real soon.

[Redhunter1012]

I like Gutpilers alot. Anything is fine with me though. Or we could be Team To-Beat:whistle. I'll put my fair share down this year as well. I also won't take a buck unless it'll go on the wall

[Redhunter1012]

Since nobody is really on her too much, maybe I'll just let 45 put us down as Team Gutpilers?

[Schu72]

That's cool with me....I was online looking for something to use for a team logo. Haven't come up with anything yet, but I'll keep looking.

I'm heading to Belmont county this weekend to do a little last minute scouting...got a lead on a farm just into harrison county that I'm going to check on as well.

[Woodland]

Gutpilers it is. Now it's time to get the season going. Sorry I've been a little absent. I've had a lot going on the last month or so. Hopefully I can get my schedule cleared by the end of October to do some serious hunting during the rut. I'm looking forward to putting some deer down with you guys this year.

[5Cent]

Yep, same story here, very busy the past couple of weeks. Of all things, our work is actually moving into our new building which is twice the old size......I'm ready for some seat time.

Like the name....lets see some logos....I might have some time on Sunday to try and throw some things up here.

I'm not gonna lie, getting one tag filled this year will be a huge accomplishment. The last couple of years have had minimal hunting, with less than steller hunting land except the weekend in SE OH with 1023. Things have finally worked out and the new home will provide side yard hunting. Early season will most likely be tough with all the crops and acorns around, but the neighbors's are softening up...hopefully have a few acres to put a stand. Come on 9/26!

[Woodland]

Well, it has been pretty quiet on our thread. I for one have been pretty busy with everything but hunting related stuff. I hope to get out this week & do some final shooting with the bow & get some scouting in also. I am actually no where near as ready as I would like to be for the season but I typically use the first couple weeks of the season to move around in the woods with my climber. All the properties I hunt get a bit of hunting pressure. This way I can kinda see how the deer will adjust their travel patterns to the human activity in the woods. This has worked out for me pretty well. How do all you guys go about the start of the season.

[Schu72]

Was out scouting on Sunday. I don't usually hunt the early season, but have decided to try to fill my antlerless tags first this year. I'll be hunting Sat and Sun evenings this weekend. Lots of acorns on the ground. We'll see what happens.

[lung buster]

I will not be out this weekend, I will be at work.I may get after them next week. There are no acorns down here, so it may be a little harder this year than in the past :irked: I did find several nice rubs the other morning. Good luck to all this weekend and be safe out there :D

[Woodland]

I got out for about 3 hours this AM. Iheaded to the truck when it looked like the rain was about to set in. I guessed right on the money as it started to rain as I got to my truck. It was pretty windy & I didn't see a thing. It sure felt good to get out though. I'm planning on getting back out tomorrow afternoon after the rain clears.

[Schu72]

I participated in the Akron Marathon Relay Saturday morning. Was pretty exhausted by early afternoon, but decided to go out anyway. I hit one of my set ups close to home on public ground. I had one doe sneak in behind me at 5:50. No shot opportunity. And then the skies opened up and put some serious rain down. Even though the "golden hour" was just starting, visibility was very poor and there were a few claps of thunder, so I decided to give in. I may try to get out one day after work this week.

No hunting today. Wife is at work, so I'm with the kids.

[5Cent]

No go for me yesterday too. After a golf outing, a wedding reception and some square dancing (yes, I said square dancing,lol), there wasn't anytime left in the day.

Today brings chores around the home before the storm tomorrow, and hopefully some time to get the hunting clothes washed and smoked.

Keep the updates coming guys, and good luck when you're in the stand.

[Woodland]

Got out Sunday afternoon for a couple hours. Saw 2 doe but to far out for a shot. Yesterday I headed out at the last minute in quite a rush. Headed to the woods with my climber at 5:15. Didn't have time to shower or smoke up but the wind was going to be perfect for the tree I wanted to head for. Low & behold the when I got up in the tree the wind was doing just the opposite of what it was supposed to be doing. I ended up seeing 4 doe with 1 being huge. When I saw the body I thought it was a good buck for sure but no horns. At 7:15 I had 2 doe sneak up behind me directly down wind. She didn't really spook but at 5 yards realized something wasn't quite right. She just backed up back into the big clearcut thicket she was sneaking out of. No shot as she was directly behind me. I hope to get out this weekend a couple times.

[Woodland]

Went to our camper at Mohican in Ashland county over the weekend. Was only able to get out Saturday morning. Went to a spot I have hunted from quite a few times & even took a doe from 2 years ago. All I saw was 4 antlerless passing by. Problem was they were freakin horses. It seems they decided to put in a new bridle trail about 120 yards up a hillside from this area I liked to hunt. Oh well the season is still young.

[Schu72]

I haven't been able to get out since opening day. I plan to be in the woods Friday and Saturday. I also just got permission to hunt a small 12 acre funnel in town. The guy who owns it is a big time hunter and has shared a bunch of info on the deer movement on the property. I may not try that property for another week or two.

[oxmos]

Haven't been out much yet. Got the trail cams out though. Usually the bigger ones show up towards the end of this month.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/Hunting/100109.jpg

[oxmos]

Congrats Redhunter. Way to start us off!

[oxmos]

Another young buck. Been a while since I've seen one with a droptine, even if it is a small one.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h9/oxmos/trailcam/100509.jpg

[Schu72]

Decided to head out this evening after work. Hit the same spot as opening day. Had a doe and a small 8 point work behind me. Buck was broadside at about 45 yards. Not a shooter but good to see activity near my set up. The next time I hit this spot I'm going to try a tree about 20 yards deeper and rotate it to the east. I'm sure I can tag a doe from this site.

[Schu72]

Moving the stand worded out. Nice doe down the evening at 5:25. Will get some pics and details up soon....I hope. New phone.

[5Cent]

Way to go Red and Schu! Congrats on the does and way to go getting us up on the board.

I'm hoping I can get in the stand tonight...god I miss being in the woods.

[Schu72]

Doesn't look like I'll be out this week, unless I get off work early one day. My 11 year aniversary is Saturday and we have a neighborhood get together on Friday.

[Redhunter1012]

Last night at 5 pm I dropped off my buddy Mark and his son Cole at their Buddy Stand that overlooks a bean field. I headed down the road a mile to my stand that overlooks corn. No action till about 6:30 or so the Blue Jays alerted me to some deer about 100 yards away. A doe and a fawn came in behind me from the corn and began eating acorns. As I turned in the stand the mud on my boots started falling to the ground. The deer didn'y pay too much attention to it though. Eventually Momma got in a small shooting window I had at a whopping 5 yards. I double lunged her with my Slick Trick and watched her run 60 yards and rear up on her back legs and then expire. When I texted Mark to let him know he stood up to grab his phone and noticed a small 8 point walking along the edge towards him and Cole. Cole said he wanted to shoot it so Mark gave him the go ahead. Cole hit him back through the rear legs. Luckily, the deer was disabled enough for them to get down and finish him off quickly. This was the same deer that Cole grazed using his new compound 2 weeks ago. He was mature enough to admit he wasn't steady enough yet to calm his nerves and use the compound. He was still disgusted with his shot placement on this deer, but we just told him to be proud that he got it and KEEP PRACTICING.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd234/monalst/Ryanandcoledeer09002.jpg

[lung buster]

Congrats on the kills guys. I have not been at to hard yet. I went out last weds. evening and seen a 5 point. I went out yesterday am and all I seen was a red fox. I have seen 2 shooters on my way home from work the last couple of nights, so they are starting to show theirselves. I am going to try to make a gut pile or 2 in the next week or so and then it will be all antlers till gun week :whistle: Good luck all :coolgleamA:

[Schu72]

Good luck Lung Buster, same to the rest of the team. I picked up a second antlerless tag today. I really have the itch to be in the woods. However, I'm going to have a freezer space issue after the next one.

Anyone on the team going to be able to pick up the youth bonus? My oldest is only six. He won't be hunting until next year. Not sure if just taking him with me would qualify.

[Woodland]

Congrats on the kills guys. I haven't been getting out as much as I would like but I've had family obligations on the weekends. This weekend I'm heading to Mohican to close up & winterize the camper. I don't know if I'll get a chance to get out down there or not. Worst case I should get out Sunday evening. I just got permission to hunt a 150 acre farm in Geauga county. The guy that owns it texted me a picture he took of a buck by his pond last week. Needless to say when on that property I know what deer I'll be looking for. Good luck to anybody getting out this week or weekend.

[Schu72]

What part of geauga? My wife is from the newbury/burton area.

[lung buster]

I missed a big doe yesterday am :banghead3: Went out this pm and had one sneak in behind me but did not get a shot. Jumped some on the way out in the dark. I got tomorrow and Mon. and then its back to work :whistle: I plan on going tomorrow pm and mon. am.

[oxmos]

Saw three does and a small 8 point this weekend. Didn't shoot anything though.

[Schu72]

Got skunked this evening.

[Woodland]

Good luck Lung Buster, same to the rest of the team. I picked up a second antlerless tag today. I really have the itch to be in the woods. However, I'm going to have a freezer space issue after the next one.

Anyone on the team going to be able to pick up the youth bonus? My oldest is only six. He won't be hunting until next year. Not sure if just taking him with me would qualify.

Yes it should Schu, I have a 7 year old daughter & I PM'd Charlie (Deerhunt 45) about the same thing as she likes to get out with me a couple times a year. He said to take pics & submit the story. Also, that farm isn't anywhere near Newbury. It's on the eastern border.

[lung buster]

Seen nothing yesterday pm and this am.... I think alll the deer left with the turks that were once here :whistle: It is going to be a looong season with the lack of acorns :mad:

[Schu72]

Weather looks kind of lousy for tomorrow, but I think I'm going to head out anyway. Good luck to you all.

Lung buster, you need to head northeast. Acorns everywhere.

[5Cent]

Yep, come on up Lundy, tons of acorns up here. So many that they were like ball bearings when mowing yesteday in the rail,lol. Almost lost it a few times.

This morning looks great, cold and minimal breeze. Hopefully it changes out of the N to S-SW like their saying. Good luck boys and congrats to those that have scored already. Keep up the good work!

[lung buster]

Weather looks kind of lousy for tomorrow, but I think I'm going to head out anyway. Good luck to you all.

Lung buster, you need to head northeast. Acorns everywhere.

Well box some up and send them to me......:idea:I could make up some acorn feeders :D

I went out this evening and seen nothing.... I spooked some climbing down after dark just like the last time I hunted in there. I just need them to come out of the thick stuff about 10 min. earlier :whistle:. I'm headed to my honey hole in the morning, I'm sure something will screw up there just like the rest of the season has went so far :rant:

[Schu72]

Best of luck tomorrow morning. I didn't get out this weekend. Very disappointed.

[lung buster]

No deer today. I seen 3 differnt 1.5 yr olds and that was it. The spike and the 5 point walked under my stand and gobbled up some of my skoal and went about 20 yds and started eating bark and leaves. I almost felt sorry for them :whistle: I had rattled about 15 min or so before I seen them but I dont know if they came to that or if they were wondering around looking for something to eat. Plan to try a stand that I have not been in yet in the morning :)

[5Cent]

Nothing like a little skoal in the morning......

Saw nothing but squirrels yesterday. Still lots of food around in the fields and plenty of leaves on.....come on cold weather!

[Woodland]

Sorry, been a little absent lately guys. Got out on Saturday & saw 3 bucks in bow range but none worth shooting. I'm with Schu & 5cent on the acorns. Up here in the far northeast they are everywhere. I think that actually makes the deer a little harder to hunt as they don't concentrate on the few trees that are producing. Lung Buster, if you do find a tree that is producing though, you may have to buy another freezer. I guess that could be one way to look at it. Hopefully I can start getting out a little more. I'd like to tag a doe here real soon. Good luck to everyone who gets out this week.

[Schu72]

I'm starting to feel jinxed a bit. Every time my wife has a day off, which allows me to hunt , it rains. I'm planning to get out after work tonight. I hope the rain clears out by early afternoon. Did have a very nice buck run in front of my truck :yikes: this morning at about 6:14 am.

[Redhunter1012]

Been awhile for me. I work at a grain elevator so I've been putting in 60-70 hour weeks. I hunted last Sunday but had 2 trespassers ruin my morning set-up. Tried a funnel area in the evening and seen nothing. I may get to hunt on Sunday morning I hope.

[lung buster]

I may try to go out in the am after work. I seen a good one crossing the road on the way home this am. If not I will be going every evening starting Sun. The weather looks great all next week and Im not off till Weds and I cant wait!! Good luck to you all!!

[lung buster]

I hunted this pm and seen nothing :nono: Will be in another stand tomorrow pm. Im starting to get angry :irked:

[oxmos]

Hunted all weekend and drew a blank on deer. Barely missed a nice gobbler though.

[5Cent]

I've been out twice over the past week, all afternoon hunts and only saw one doe. No shot and was running flat out as another hunter pushed her on his way in. Late season is still going to be my best bet for getting a few does tagged.

I think this weekend is going to be a great time to be in the woods. The moon will be getting darker and the weather looks perfect. I would like to see 30's-40's for a high, but I'll take low 50's over the 70's we had last year:yikes:

Good luck guys and keep after them!

[Schu72]

Set up a mock scrape this evening with a scrape dripper. Plan to hunt there all day Saturday. On my way home I saw a very nice buck near lake rockwell. The buck was only about 60 yards from a state employee locking a gate in the field. Things are definately heating up.

[lung buster]

Mon. pm :nono: Tues. pm :nono: Weds. pm Close call but nothing THis am :nono:. I came home and im now drinking :16suspect1:

[Woodland]

Thata boy lung buster. I'm heading out in the AM. I'm hoping to spend a ton of time in the woods over the next week & a half. Hopefully this colder weather & rut kicking in will have them moving in the AM. I haven't been out a whole lot. It seems that when I can get out it's raining. Oh well let's hope for cold dry air the next weeks & a half.

[Schu72]

Oxmos, I saw your buck in the scoring post...what about the story. Give us details. Oh, and congradulations!

[oxmos]

Went out yesterday afternoon to my honeyhole. Saw deer most all afternoon. Saw 7 does and 4 bucks total. This guy came in following a doe around 5:30pm and gave me an easy 15 yard shot. He ran roughly 100 yards and went down within site. The does I saw were starting to run off their youngins. Looks like it's starting to heating up. Good luck guys.

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/547/Buck2009_001.jpg

[Big H]

That is a nice buck, congratualtions!

[Woodland]

I filled a doe tag this morning. I had 3 small does come past me 1st thing in the AM. I let them walk on by hoping momma was following them up. Momma must have run them off as nothing else showed. They headed up by a cornfield 30 yards from my stand. They went into a thicket along the field & I figured they bedded down as they never went into the field. After about 10 minutes I decided to release some spent coffee from my system. Thank goodness it was real windy & loud because about the time I finished I looked over & there was 1 of those does feeding at 15 yards. I then saw the other 2 heading toward me & proceeded to start feeding at 20 yards. After a few minutes I decided a little meat was better than no meat. One of the 2 at 20 yards stood up on it's back legs & smacked the other one on the head 3 or 4 times for feeding to close to her I guess. Thats when I decided she was the lucky winner of a Rage through the cage. A heart shot at 20 yards & she ran 40 yards & piled up.

[oxmos]

Congrats! It's always good to fill up the freezer.

[Schu72]

Congrats Rick...We're picking up a little momentum now.. I got skunked yesterday. Sat on stand for 7 strait hours without seeing anything. Finally bailed out about 1:30 pm could not hunt the evening due to a baptism. Going to hunt a new spot in Geagua county today. Maybe my luck will change.

[Woodland]

Nice looking buck there oxmos. Hopefully I'll see something like that this week. That small doe is just a start to filling the freezer. Good luck to anybody that gets out this week. Prime time is upon us.

[Schu72]

My weekend was a total bust. Saw zero deer from stand. Jumped a bunch of deer on the way in at my Geagua location, but saw nothing once in the stand:irked:. Fairly frustrated at the moment. May take half a day off on Weds. to get out once the cooler temps are back.

[lung buster]

Hunted mon and tues am; nothing• will be out in the am again•Posted via Mobile Device

[Schu72]

Wednesday's hunt only produced a fawn doe sighting. She was within range, but not what I was looking for. I'm heading to Belmont County tomorrow. I'll be hunting a little as well as setting some stands for gun season. I just regained access to a farm where I killed my best buck and took two 10s and a 8 in three consecutive years. Hopefully this will help change my recent luck.

[Woodland]

Well, I'm tagged out for the contest. Yesterday AM I decided to hunt a classic funnel on the edge of my gun club property as the wind was perfect for it. I don't usually hunt the area as it is on the edge of our property butting up to a wide open camp & some other private properties that don't seem to care for people entering thier property. I said heck with it as the last buck tag I filled was about 3 years ago in that same area. While on stand I heard some footsteps heading toward me & got stood up with bow in hand. I couldn't see anything coming but was pretty sure it was a deer. after a few minutes I relaxed as nothing showed suddenly I heard the footsteps coming again & a good doe came trotting by me at 20 yards. I could tell by her mouth hanging open & tongue hanging out that she was tired & being chased so I let her pass. After a few minutes I starting 2nd guessing myself on that decision as nothing showed up. Then I heard a snap come from the direction she had come from & saw a large body coming through the woods. As he came closer I got drawn & knew I had to make a quick decision. He looked like an 8 point & as he stepped into my shooting lane at 25 yds. I bleated at him. Instead of stopping & looking toward me he stopped & looked straight up at me. His spread was outside his ears & he was a big mature deer so I decided he was the one. I put my 25 yd pin on his heart & let the arrow fly. Thank goodness I aimed low at the heart as on release he jumped string & I spined him & he dropped on the spot. He only had 3 points on the 1 side & ended up being a 7 point but he's a big mature deer & will put a lot of meat in the freezer for my family. I have been way to selective the last few years with my buck tags & have ended up eating them instead of meat. This year I decided if a buck was mature & spread outside his ears I would take him. I'm glad I stuck to my guns & filled my buck tag this year. There are only so many recipes for tag soup ;). Good luck to everyone as rut winds down & I hope you all tag a monster.
http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/547/medium/Resized_7_point.jpg

[deerhunt45]

Congrats Woodland!!!

[Schu72]

Congrats on your buck and being the first on our team to "tagout". :)

[Redhunter1012]

Had a 140" 10 point come in at 30 yards and angle away from me offering only a marginal shot that I passed up. I haven't had alot of time in the woods but I have been seeing alot of mature bucks in my area. I have benn putting in 70 hour weeks for a month now. I do have Sunday off and then I'll be going back to 11:30-8pm shifts, so I'll have alot more time to get out in the next few weeks. Good shooting guys.

[Schu72]

Well guys, I had a great weekend, but came home empty handed. Hunted Saturday evening and Sunday morning in Belmont County. On Saturday, I saw 4 bucks and 4 does but they were way out in the pasture. The one buck was a dandy, easily 140". Hunted the same stand the next morning and had deer running all over from first light. A doe in heat led 3 bucks off the far hill down towards my stand. I believe the last buck was the same 140" from the evening before. Unfortunately, the doe circled the patch of woods I was in, leading the boys away.:irked: I had tried my grunt and bleat can. The big boy would look in my direction, but headed off after the real thing. After he headed off I ranged where he was standing. 52 yards. I had guessed 60 and was glad I hadn't tried a long shot. A while later this group showed back up with another buck in tow. Now they were 200+ yards away in the pasture, but it was fun to watch. The 2 littlest bucks were sparing with each other, while the big boy hounded the doe. He did chase off the other decent buck at one point. The big buck and the doe eventually headed over the hill and were out of site. Several other small bucks and does popped in and out of view throughout the morning. At one point I had 5 small bucks mingling through the thickets surrounding my stand. Very entertaining. At 11 o'clock 5 deer came racing down the hill towards me. One being a nice buck. It all happened so fast I wasn’t sure if it was the same one from earlier. But again the veered east and were gone without a shot opportunity. At 12:30 I had to head home, but it was very exciting to say the least.

[5Cent]

Great buck Woodland! Congrats to both you and OXMOS and for the points. But like you said, you can't do much with tag soup,lol.

It looks like the sooner the cold/snow weather arrives the better luck I'm going to have with the small land I hunt....keep up the good work guys and congrats again!

[Woodland]

Sounds like a great hunt 5cent. That's what I love about hunting the rut. You just never know what you're going to see in the woods. Some of my most memorable hunts during the rut were ones I didn't even get a shot off. I just like watching the deer reacting to each other at this time of year. Keep at it, it sounds like you're in a good area & eventually the deer will make the mistake of coming past you.

[Woodland]

Congrats Woodland!!!

Thanks, Charlie.

[5Cent]

Sounds like a great hunt 5cent. That's what I love about hunting the rut. You just never know what you're going to see in the woods. Some of my most memorable hunts during the rut were ones I didn't even get a shot off. I just like watching the deer reacting to each other at this time of year. Keep at it, it sounds like you're in a good area & eventually the deer will make the mistake of coming past you.

Woodland, I'd love to have a hunt like Schu experienced, but that wasn't mine:D

[lung buster]

Congrats to everyone that has filled tags. I have had no luck. This is the worst year I've had in 18 yrs. The deer around here are gone!! I have hunted hard this season and have only seen 1 doe and a few 1.5 yr old bucks. It has to be the lack of acorns or everyone on all the leased land around here has been killing extra does the last couple of years. The state may want to rethink their bag limits next year, atleast in hocking county :whistle: It looks like I will have to wait on the slobs to run me something during gun week :irked: Sorry about the rant but this sucks!!!!!! I have lowered my standards and if given the chance one of them 1.5 yr olds is going to hit the dirt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then im going to pack it up, enjoy the holidays with my family and hope for a better season next year!!!!
Good luck to those still after them!!!

[TritonBill]

Schu, you gotta love a good hunting trip like that, regardless of whether you had a kill or not! Thanks for sharing the story. I've been in the woods when things broke loose like that as well and it is definately exciting to watch it unfold around you.

[Woodland]

Woodland, I'd love to have a hunt like Schu experienced, but that wasn't mine:D

Oops, my bad.:yikes::whistle::biggrin:

[lung buster]

I got a big old doe today. I will post the pick later on some time. I was starting to think that I had lost my mojo. I did have to drive about 45 min. to the next county to find her though. I seen more deer there in one sit than I have seen here around the house the whole season.:biggrin:

[Schu72]

way to go buster....We are still a long shot but moving in the right direction. I'm pulling an all day sit on Friday. I'm feeling kind of lucky so we'll see how this goes.

[lung buster]

Thanks schu. Good Luck Friday.
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[oxmos]

Congrats lung buster! Good luck schu. I'll be out bright and early Monday to put some slickheads down.

[Schu72]

Well not exactly what I was hoping for, but this simplifies gun season. Saw 14 deer. The only buck was a young half rack. I'll pocket this one incase I don't fill my buck tag.

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[oxmos]

Congrats Shu. Good luck filling that buck tag.

[lung buster]

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/547/medium/154.jpg

Here is the doe I shot on 11-25. I am going to try and go tomorrow pm. If not im off gun week. Congrats on the doe schu!!!!

[lung buster]

I got another doe this am.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee238/lungbusted/0070.jpg

Like Schu im going to sit on this one in hopes of a buck!! Good luck to anyone going out this week!! I'll be 25 ft up when it gets daylight in the am.

[Woodland]

Good job Schu & Lung Buster. Way to manage the deer herd. Good luck to everyone with the guns this week. Be safe out there. I am going to finally try out my Taurus Raging Bull pistol for gun week. I bought it 2 years ago & do to the price of ammo & waiting to get a scope I had never shot it. I finally found some ammo reasonably priced at cabelas. 454 Casull is just to damn expensive. I went through 3 boxes getting it sighted in & practicing with the iron sights. I was hoping to tag one today for my birthday but it didn't happen. Oh well, I've got all week to score with it. It is the last weapon left that I haven't taken a deer with in Ohio. Wish me luck.

[5Cent]

Good job Schu & Lung Buster. Way to manage the deer herd. Good luck to everyone with the guns this week. Be safe out there. I am going to finally try out my Taurus Raging Bull pistol for gun week. I bought it 2 years ago & do to the price of ammo & waiting to get a scope I had never shot it. I finally found some ammo reasonably priced at cabelas. 454 Casull is just to damn expensive. I went through 3 boxes getting it sighted in & practicing with the iron sights. I was hoping to tag one today for my birthday but it didn't happen. Oh well, I've got all week to score with it. It is the last weapon left that I haven't taken a deer with in Ohio. Wish me luck.

Congrats to Schu and Lung Buster...way to keep team #9 in the running!

Woodland, our lab supervisor has a 454 Casull....fun gun to shoot:biggrin:

I'm heading down to 1023's house Friday around lunch with my brother and camper in tow. I hope SE Ohio produces something for us. I haven't killed one in 2 years and my brother's only been hunting for 4 years with one kill. Wish us luck!

[Woodland]

Good luck to you & your brother 5cent. I'm pretty sure 1023 will get you on some deer. All you gotta do then is kill it. Let us know hoe things go down there. Also, you are right. This 454 Casull is a blast to shoot. It has some kick but not as much as you would think. Taurus did a great job with the rubber grips as well as balancing the gun & porting it. Because of the porting the nose of the barrel stays down nice & it just kicks straight back into your hand. Good for a follow up shot if needed.

[5Cent]

Good luck to you & your brother 5cent. I'm pretty sure 1023 will get you on some deer. All you gotta do then is kill it. Let us know hoe things go down there. Also, you are right. This 454 Casull is a blast to shoot. It has some kick but not as much as you would think. Taurus did a great job with the rubber grips as well as balancing the gun & porting it. Because of the porting the nose of the barrel stays down nice & it just kicks straight back into your hand. Good for a follow up shot if needed.

LOL, well, Jesse left me thin last year I was down during bow....I did see a deer, but I was respecting his wishes and passed up a small buck....not so this time...just talked to him tonight and got permission for anything that is walking meat.

It's just going to be nice getting back in the big woods. Not hear a car, a dog bark, neighbors radio, neighbor spreading lime on field, and away from my wife. I used to hunt every year in Warren, PA at my uncles cabin in the Allegahny (sp?) and that was true deer camp, gun drawning every Saturday. My brother's only been hunting for 4 years and it's great getting out with him. He killed his first doe 2 years ago in ML season and is hooked:D

I look foward to seeing some carnage from that 454:coolgleamA:

[lung buster]

I shot another doe this evening. It has been a slow but fun week. I have hunted everyday so far and I took my mother in law and her dad on their first deer hunt. Plus I also took my son on his first ever deer hunt. Everybody seemed to have a good time and thats all that matters!! Im going to stay in bed in the am and then its back to work :irked: I may go Sat and or Sun am but it depends on how I feel. Anybody else been out :confused:

[oxmos]

Got a doe here a few days ago. Talk about crappy weather these last couple of days.

[Woodland]

Sorry to disappoint you on the 454 carnage 5cent. I didn't even get off a shot this week. I had decided that due to limited practice & using the iron sight I would limit my shots to 40 yards. I seamed good out to 40 but 50 yards got a little sporadic. I did stalk up on 2 doe walking around in a bedding area. Due to the fact I didn't like the shot & potential background of the shot I passed. You see I was at my rod & gun club stalking behind our member permanent camsites. All of a sudden I spot 2 doe only 25 yards from me in a small thicket. The thicket sits up on a little knoll & the shot angle seamed like it was going back toward some member's campers so I elected to pass. I did talk to 3 of the members who had campers there & they said " dummy, you should have shot. I can patch the holes." I will tell you that stalking with a 7 or 8 pound pistol beats the hell out of stalking with a slug gun. Also, pushing through thick stuff was a breeze. I will look to put a scope on it I think & practice some more to be ready for next year. I don't know if I'll use it for the 2 day season or not. Depends if I drop a deer with the bow betweem now & then. I hunted the WNF in New Metamoris a couple years back for gun & muzzleloader seasons. That big woods experience is great. Where I hunt in Lake county it is impossible to get that kind of silence. Lake county is the smallest county in the state but the 3rd most populous. Add to the fact that Lake Metroparks owns most of the wooded property & doesn't allow hunting you are always hearing cars, dogs, radios, people talking & I even mistook a neighbor passing wind once for a buck grunt :). New Metamoris is about 30 miles north on rt.7 from Marietta. I don't know if Jesse's place is anywhere near that but I love it down there.

[Woodland]

I shot another doe this evening. It has been a slow but fun week. I have hunted everyday so far and I took my mother in law and her dad on their first deer hunt. Plus I also took my son on his first ever deer hunt. Everybody seemed to have a good time and thats all that matters!! Im going to stay in bed in the am and then its back to work :irked: I may go Sat and or Sun am but it depends on how I feel. Anybody else been out :confused:

If you took any photos of the hunt LB, turn it in for the youth hunt. Congrats to you & oxmos for filling some tags.

[Schu72]

Well team, my gun season was pretty much a total bust. I hunted in Belmont and Knox counties. Did some treestand hunting as well as some drives later in the week. The results were pathetic. The best buck I saw was on Monday, but by the time he presented a clear shot he was 218 yards away.:irked: Needless to say, I did not shoot. I'm really questioning my decisions on where and how I hunted this year. I plan to be back in Belmont for the bonus weekend. And I'll be out there for black powder, if need be. However, I feel like many others who have been posting about the potential disappointment of eating tag soup...again.

[lung buster]

If you took any photos of the hunt LB, turn it in for the youth hunt. Congrats to you & oxmos for filling some tags.
I did. I uploaded to the site but have yet had the time to put in the thread. I will this weekend.
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[Schu72]

Well guys, I hunted all day saturday and saw 9 deer. Two small bucks and seven does. Could have shot most of them, but never pulled the trigger. One of the bucks was tending a doe. He bedded about 25 yards from my stand. Once the doe started to move off, he was after her again. Now here's the kicker......I get loaded up and drive back to my mom's house. I pull in the driveway and start heading up towards the house. And there stands a big tenpoint in between a couple of pines at the top of the driveway. :irked:

Just the way my year has gone.:rant:

[oxmos]

I managed to take two more does this weekend. I'm tagged out now. Ended up with 5 deer this year. All I saw were does this weekend. Not a single buck. Saw one coyote, which got shot at, but not hit.

[lung buster]

I did. I uploaded to the site but have yet had the time to put in the thread. I will this weekend.
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[Schu72]

I was only able to hunt Saturday. We hunted all day and I only saw one doe not 10 minutes after getting my climber set. Nothing for the rest of the day. I will probably only have one or two more days to hunt before the season ends. I do have that other doe I'll post if I don't get lucky before Feb 7th.

Anyone else on our team still hunting? I know we have a few does that haven't been posted. I'm hoping for a respectable finish.

[Woodland]

Anybody get out for muzzy season. I got out at least half a day each day. Didn't see anything moving until today at 5:00. Dropped a button buck to fill another antlerless tag. What little movement we have noticed has been all at night. I guess the deer don't like walking around in 2 feet of snow either.

[oxmos]

Good time to enter any does. Would move us up a couple spots if we entered two of them.

[5Cent]

Well boys...you have surely outdone yourself for this team. Nice job to all of you for getting us to #7 so far. I wish I could have helped:nono: 3 years in a row of tag soup.....

The days in the stand were definitely numbered for me with the company moving. The trip to SE Ohio during extended gun season was a great time, but didn't yield one shot. I've got 200lbs of corn, 25 yrds out the back door that the squirrels and birds have destroyed.....but haven't seen a deer at in 1.5months.

Very very different season of hunting this year and I am finding that I just don't get into it as much now that I have moved away from Athens. Hopefully next year finds me better and I again can taste those sweet sweet flavors of backstrap!

[Redhunter1012]

I'll go ahead submit my story of my buck I got. I honestly was too embarrassed to begin with, but what the hell. The last day of ML I was hunting my home area in southern Wood County. I was hunting with some friends and my 2 nephews. We really weren't seeing any deer everywhere we pushed. At about 2:30 most of my group decided to head back to Hancock Co. I decided to stay there with my buddy mark, his son Cole(YoungWood) and my 2 nephews. We had 1 more small section to push and it paid off. There were 15 deer we pushed out, 8 being bucks. 3 of the bucks in the group were better than 130", with one being a main fraim 10 that was pushing 150". At first we got no shots and they ran across the road to another section that had hunters in it. So we set up and waited. Sure enough the deer were shot at and came back our way at about 4:45pm. When they got near the road separating thee properties the local "Road Warriors" were all over them and managed to split the herd in 3 groups using their vehicles. The smallest group was just 2 bucks. 1 "8 point", and a 9 point that was roughly 130". These 2 ended up in a small 1 acre thicket that we just pushed a couple hours previously. With time quickly running out I called everyone else and told them where to set up as I ran across the field towards the thicket to push these 2 deer out. 200 yards away the jumped and ran right to my nephew T-bone and he missed. They turned tail and ran right back to the end of the thicket and disappeared along the thicket and creek. With little time left I just bullrushed the thicket and seen 1 bust out the side. He was roughly a 100 yards out running full bore and I led him 4' and still missed behind him. I don't know why, but I reloaded and walked around the thicket to leave thinking that the other buck had busted the other way. I round the corner and see my nephew pointing. Sure enough, this other buck jumps up about 100 yards down the creek and I pulled up quickly and fired. I seen him stumble a bit and disappear into the thicket. I ran the long way around to the other side to see him stumbling and falling repeatedly. He died before I
go to him. I was severely disappointed and embarrassed when I walked up to him to see he was only a 6 point, and not 1 of the bigger bucks of the group. The pics dont show how much main beam length and height they had. I was totally pissed he didn't grow out to be an 8 point. I know he's atleast 3.5 years old. We've compared his skull mount to a bunch of 2.5 year olds laying around and it's alot bigger. The one positive of the whole situation is i cleaned my last couple deer and donated basically all the meat to some needy folks in my area. I always preach about knowing the size of the deer your aiming at and this time I just assumed it was 1 of the shooters. I think with the time running out and everything getting frantic, I just lost my wits a little.

I had my little buddy YoungWood upload the picture into the photo Gallery if someone wants to post in here for me.

[oxmos]

Congrats Red, sometimes things like that happen. I resized the picture so it would fit within a thread and uploaded it. Want me to post him up in the entry thread for you? Should bump us to the #4 spot.

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/547/Ryan_s_ML_Buck_0011.jpg

[Schu72]

Congrats Red! I have still been hunting on weekends, but have been skunked the last two times out. I will post my doe on Saturday if I don't get out Weds or Fri.

[Redhunter1012]

Congrats Red, sometimes things like that happen. I resized the picture so it would fit within a thread and uploaded it. Want me to post him up in the entry thread for you? Should bump us to the #4 spot.

http://www.ohiosportsman.com/photopost/data/547/Ryan_s_ML_Buck_0011.jpg

Yea, go ahead and post him up. FWIW, I started a new job at a grain elevator in September that all but eliminated almost all my bowseason after mid October. I did connect on 2 archery does, 1 doe during extra gun weekend, and this buck. I passed on atleast 25 bucks ranging from spikes to 120". I seen a handful of nice shooters that were 125" or better out on hunts during bow and gun. For the circumstances put in front of me, I still had a real good season and helped some families out that needed it

[5Cent]

Yea, go ahead and post him up. FWIW, I started a new job at a grain elevator in September that all but eliminated almost all my bowseason after mid October. I did connect on 2 archery does, 1 doe during extra gun weekend, and this buck. I passed on atleast 25 bucks ranging from spikes to 120". I seen a handful of nice shooters that were 125" or better out on hunts during bow and gun. For the circumstances put in front of me, I still had a real good season and helped some families out that needed it

Dude that is a sweet season right there. Absolutley nothing to be ashamed of on that 6pt. A deer is a deer and you straight tagged out,lol! I agree it's nice to let the little one's walk, but that's if you're managing an area in my opinion. Nice job on the points and good luck this weekend guys!

[Woodland]

Congrats Red, nothing to be pissed about. You had a great season & fed some people in need. Nothing finer than that. I'm looking to try to get out & fill at least 1 of the 2 antlerless tags I'm sitting on. It has been a pleasure teaming up with you guys this year. Only a few more days left. If you got tags better fill em in a hurry. I still haven't found a good recipe for tag soup.:)

[Schu72]

Guys, I went ahead and posted my doe I had been holding. I'm not going to be able to get out this weekend. Sorry I wan't able to contribute more points. I hope those of you who are holing does/youth hunt posts get them submitted before the deadline. I'm guessing there are others out there holding submissions. Hopefully we will stay in the top 5.

[lung buster]

I posted another doe and youth bonus. I was not able to get a nice buck this year but I worked on the doe. I got 2 with bow, 1 during gun week and 1 during gun weekend. This was a very trying season with there being zero acorns and I feel very fortunate to be able to fill our freezer!! Congrats to all that filled a tag! It has been fun being a team member with you all.

[Redhunter1012]

Nice job Buddy! Definitely was a privilege to be you guys teammate.

[CritterGitter]

Sounds like you made a heck of a shot on that buck Red. Congratulations. I didn't even see a buck over 130 the entire season. I hunted a LOT and saw about 25 bucks from the stand and not one was a 130. The walleye run is only 5-6 weeks away. :bouncy: