A coolness is in the air my fishing is winding down and it's time to start shifting gears for the up coming deer season. The trail cameras went in to the woods yesterday. The property that the Turk has been on the past few seasons is flush with apples on the trees this season! Hope he weathered the winter and avoided traffic,time will tell. I'll let the cameras soak for a couple weeks and check and see who is around to chase this season...

Oh heck ya Dan....

It is the fall of 2019 and we are getting ready for blow by blow of the fall season!! Looking forward to this. Cheers NC

I have mine out . got some good bucks for my part of the woods . the bow string is tight

I flung a couple arrows today and all is good!

I got a little deer hunting in this year already end of May

FYI to all....I purchased 6 of the Spypoint Micro cellular cameras and have been testing them for an upcoming Illinois trip in two weeks to hang stands...so far I am happy with the quality and overall function. I called ahead and I'm told there is a decent Verizon signal where the leases are located (and of course the signal strength part of this depends on that being the case). I also bought the 12 volt extended batteries and cords
since I will not be back before the season... I will attach several pictures from the last couple of weeks later.

Yesterday was opening day for us in NC. Had 2 deer come in at 25yards with 10minutes left of legal light, but it was too dark to see through my peep. Got out this morning with no luck, and I’m going to do my best to sneak out of work early tomorrow and hunt.

Man the apples around here are going nuts too. Every tree seems more loaded than ever.

Tis the season!


Our apple tree in the yard is literally LOADED this year!

Checked cameras on one of the properties I hunt today

Wow.
Hardhorned already.
Ours are still in velvet as of last night.

Received word about the Turk


"The big guy is on the downside. Lost 20-30” this season. He is either 7.5 or 8.5 based on what we can backtrack with images over the years."

He was injured last season at some point so that likely plays in to his decline is my thought.

Any pics?

It would still be a hellova trophy.

I just checked my cameras this afternoon ....seems the demise of the Turk is fake news!

Velvet in the am to fully shed in the late afternoon!

Heck of a nice buck! Good luck double D!

Dead Buck Walking

Turk is a pig this year

Kill him Dan....

^^^^^^

Nananana Boo Boo!

Oh my........plug 'em Double D

Good lookin' buck - I hope this is your year!

Turk looks up to your challenge and is saying “Bring it on DvD”.

Good Luck...😎

Nice buck, is that a Kentucky buck?

Western NY

Nice , Let the Games Begin!

I’ve had 4 sits since bow season opened a week ago. Good news is I’ve seen deer every time. But either they’re a little out of range or the wind swirls and they smell me. But at least my season is open, unlike some of you poor bastards!

The Turk says hey y'all

Good luck Dan, I look forward to this thread all year.

Checked cameras from 3 properties today Turk is hanging!

2nd property

3rd Property

Wow Dan Id be getting excited! not seeing much around here this year, but had been busy with a older buddys bear Hunt! thats in the books so time to start on deer! going to check the 2 cams I have out today and put up a ladder sand. Happy Hunting!

Lots of dead bucks due to ehd at my place this year.
Not happy.

We've found 1 buck and 4 does dead on our small place this year. Neighbor with way more ground has found 17 dead does. All presumably from EHD. It's a bummer for sure. That said, we're still seeing some deer. Kiddos will probably get limited to 1 doe per this year, if that.

Looking forward to it Dan. Looks like some bruisers again this year.

We've got quite a few deer in our plots, but it's tough to keep them around with these bastards all over the place.

Could you please explain to me what you are describing , this" ehd". Thanks for your time. Cheers NC

I guess you know what you need to be hunting the rest of the year. Cheers NC

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8541.htm

Thanks Tom was not familiar with this disease. Appreciate the reply. Cheers NC

Season opened yesterday but 85 degrees woods thick as a 70's porn stars cooch.... I'm waiting and biding my time as I monitor movement
Turk is passing by a couple times a week still

He's spending a lot of time in front of that camera? Attention Ho?

As I thought the Turk seems to be on a 3 day schedule of showing up and yesterday was day 3 and he didn't disappoint he showed up between 6 and 7pm but I just can't hunt him with the bow in this scrub field that he's showing in ...I'll have to intercept him someplace coming in or going out....and yup yesterday was opening day and 85 degrees and he came by

Those are great pics. What model Browning are you using ? Good luck hunting him this fall !

Ok I’m in my stand 1st sit of the season
Front came through light drizzle and 54 degrees
Turk property but sitting front stand with NE wind
He’s not scheduled to show up today but maybe weather changes his routine

Browning Spec Ops camera

Good luck with him!

what kind of buck lure or deer pee are you using ?

What makes you think he's using either one?

I could be wrong but I don’t think he uses any.
I don’t.

Enjoyable hunt could of smoked this 8 pt and saw 3 doe two of which I could have killed

Not using any scent ....stay clean and hunt the wind is how I fly

Laffin'....

Hope you smoke Turk Dan...

What are the shot /stand logistics on that field area you say is impossible to shoot him in?

Would a small ground blind work - something naturally made, not purchased?

The guy above me knows a thing or three about ambushing a smart-assed buck, as I’m sure you do, as well.

Great thread! I’m hanging on the edge until you stick him...😎

I have a natural ground blind set straight across from the Turk in that picture cut into those bushes but with the field uncut and the golden rod up no good for bow shot this year

Why do I get the feeling pete is going to give us all an "education" whether we want it or not?

Maybe we will get a double dose - he'll bring Sharp Things in for a guest lecture as well.

Dan - good luck, that's a nice buck.

Hunted last evening but didnt see any deer! Good Luck with the Turk

Thank you !

Love to see this thread every year Dan !!

Good luck.

Turk is still hanging in the area....

Nice.
Always fun to keep up on this thread.

Just to keep y'all up to date I've only hunted the 1 day last week
Everyone says " you should be hunting the Turk look at all those pictures even in the daylight"
Trust me I've been at this a long time and if it was a feasible option I'd have been doing it...right now it's not
But I'm not just sitting idle doing nothing....I have a plan and and a plan B
Another camera is deployed along the edge of the golden rod field...when I can determine where he's entering or leaving the field I will make my move
As October turns to the teens and 20's on the calendar he will be moving even more and I'm certain a sighting and encounter shall happen.
When the time is right I'll hit it hard ...last year had me hunting 32 days in a row before I finally killed a buck

To be honest, 32 concurrent huntings days is more dedication then I could ever muster....Best of luck with your pursuit !!!

Since I tagged out early for buck...I’m resting on my couch waiting to read Turk’s obituary. 😎

Lotsa folks would rush in and blow it without knowing all the nuances.
Chance favors the prepared mind.

Good luck Dan

You'll get him.

Morning visits yesterday and today...still not sure where he's entering and exiting

My heart just stopped....😎

He certainly is a handsome feller.

He's still hanging

I hunted this morning and the woods are still so thick with foliage and the golden rod is so high you can't even see deer moving through it

I saw 3 doe this morning...gonna pull back still not time yet...

Not going to be anything left to that branch if you don't get in there soon.

You’re killing me!!!
😎

Another good buck has shown up on the Turk property also more pics of the Turk







Turk

With your hunting ethic it's only a matter of time before one of them "Springs a leak" !!

Another property

Have one on the way....my brain has been thinking of a way to hunt the golden rod field

Way to go, Geo!

Improvise overcome adapt. Love it!

Best luck with it

I too am holding back. Good bucka on forums and cell phone messages make it a tough gig. Trying to stay cool for another two weeks.

My area isnt good early so the plan is to stay out and let others screw up their spots, leave ours as a fake sanctuary.

Must say my bow stand is a good one this yr. Maybe even hunt bow through gun.

Thick n nasty creekbottom

I have no cameras. If i did like the OP i dunno if id have the discipline!

Sure you would! In the words of Emil Faber "Knowledge is Good"

It definitely helped me kill that buck last Week... saw him on camera... snuck in the following morning and got lucky.

I like having cameras.
Helps me get picky knowing that there is a bigger one out there. ——- if I have a big one on camera.
This year my top 3 bucks all died of ehd.
Don’t have one I consider a shooter on my property so I’m hoping that maybe a neighboring buck will come in over to my place looking for a doe during the rut.
My other property I did not put out cameras this year but supposedly it didn’t get hit with ehd like my county did.

Current spot is a thicket, end of cover on a creek. Open fields past one end. Bigger woods past the other.

17 acres.

Have islands of woods, some distance away. Deer when pressured will go from one to another. Buck to doe ratio.....hardly any does.....so they move more I think.

No shooters seen on camera two woods over. Three regular 8 points w biggest maybe gross 115.
We have seen bigger deer in gun .... but only see em once.

Popped. 154 and 131 out of it. Saw a 165. Couple right around 125/130.

Buddy aint picky, me neither....115" 8 gets shot. This spot sometimes yields nothing

Never know.

Trying for a P&Y w recurve....time running out

Just always worried that checking cameras would spook em. Idea is to stay put til Halloween. Let the thicket be a bit of a safe zone til then

I just got a picture of the Piebald I was after for a few years
He was killed 2 seasons ago as I reported

Cool buck.

Cool !

Ghost Blind set up for Turk

Turk still hanging but no day pictures

Cool pictures

Man, that place where you're hunting Turk looks like the crap that I'm dealing with. I've got 3 ladder stands set up just inside the woods off the back field of the farm I hunt. They used to just use it for hay. A couple of years ago, a couple of gigantic trees fell across the trail they use to get the tractors back there. It hasn't been mowed in two years and now it looks like that. I used to be able to take 150 yard shots. Now you can't see the deer until they get to the edge of the field.

Hope you punch that one Dan, good luck!

Always thought that ghost blind would be cool but man don’t flash it around for sure on a sunny day.

This is my morning

29 degrees hard frost all these deer were with in 10 yards of me and never knew I was there

Now you know why it's hard to find Bigfoot...........they wear camo.........now go and get the Turk!!!

Thanks for sharing your hunts with us. Very much appreciated.

Great pics with the blind in the trail cam photos.

You'll kill him Dan. Keep at it. .

Hunted all weekend, didn’t see much

Woulda coulda shoulda hunted this morning
Turk walked 15 yds from my front stand

Thank you for your contribution.

That's the one down side to cameras - they'll have one kicking himself on occasion.
You'll run into one another here shortly.

The good out weights the bad with the cameras

Dead deer walking!...
Good luck on connecting with it

Concur.

Pouring rain yesterday now waiting correct wind to hunt the Turk....but it's about time for me to put the full court press on

Yeah, I'd be worried that when the rut starts he might move somewhere else to chase does. Did he hang around last year during the rut?

Turk came out to play in the rain twice yesterday

Shot some of my nicest deer in the rain.

-Ken

I'd let him slide till next year.

Lol.
Slide right into the freezer..

Dang.missed opportunity for sure.but he could be using your hunting grounds for refuge cause you know well enough not to be in them until the time is right.

I hope you get em! May fortune be with you.

No Pictures or sightings of the Turk since mid week
Had this 8 pt at 12 yards this morning grunting and pestering doe

5 doe this afternoon no buck

Pickin up the bow again this week. I got one yesterday with a rifle and one 2 weeks ago with a rifle. Now that I’ve got 2/3 of the meat I need to last the year, and there’s still over 2 months left of the season, I’m gonna be taking the bow out more often.

Hunted a different property this morning saw 4 scrub buck and rattled in 2 shooter 8pts ...well normally shooters but one was gonna get the pass the other was not wide and big but they hung up at 40 yds
Fun hunt thought

This on was gonna get the pass



I think this maybe the bigger wide one

1 small doe this morning....dead here I think calm before all heck breaks loose

Me too. All 3 of them actually.

She'll be bustin loose this weekend Dan. The writing is on the wall here.

Turk has ghosted me for a week now no pictures

Anybody else hunting him, that you know of?

He found a prom date.

They closed the gate at the game farm 100yds from his camera.

I believe this is what has happened a few doe cam in early is one theory I have and the October lull is due to this

It's going to bust open Friday Dan. I'll be sitting on a funnel in Ohio Saturday thru Monday if my tag lasts that long.

Had this one slip past me this morning while I was pinned down by a doe 10 yds away

Stuff is starting to heat up saw 8 doe and 5 buck this afternoon a shooter 8 pt grunting and hounding a doe as well as 2 other 8pts a 7 pt and a 4 pt
Best news is he lives...TURK



This one has potential to be special if he can make it

This morning saw 3 buck 1 doe could have killed all 3 buck(2 8pts and 4 pt)
The one 8 pt was running a doe and grunting she gave him the slip and he ended up under my tree and then bedded 15 yds away

embarrassment of riches, my friend. Keep after him, you'll punch the tag for him.

Pour rain yesterday afternoon got in late and walked up on three 8 pt buck in front of my front stand...have 40 mph winds with higher gusts this morning it's killing me

I was wondering if you were going to strap in this morning. LOL
I thought the wind would have laid down by now but holy *! Once it does though I'm guessing it will get Western in a hurry.

Tomorrow should be game on!

Go Get them Dan, we have 6" of snow here this morning, mixed with rain thru the day , but the winds are suposed to die down! no Luck for me yet!

I'm on the Eastern edge of the state. Heavy rain, high winds last night. Several power outages here. Sunny and calm this AM but nothing moving - yet. 3:15PM. Climbing back in now.

Leaving for Ohio in the morning and weather looks awesome next 6/7 days. Hopefully seek phase is rocking there tomorrow.

Been waiting patiently for you to put a arrow in Turk

Good luck

Turk you lousy MF'er you're killing me Smalls!!!
I got to woods at 1:15 today after wind subsided a bit

Looks like you're in his AO. Patience grasshopper,patience.

Dirty Bastard!
I passed on a real nice 8 pt this morning saw a 4 pt and some doe and a coyote
Back out shortly for afternoon hunt

Ha!! That 2nd photo looks like he's screwin with ya.
Time to seal the deal.

Ya he's screwing with me this afternoon he came by front stand while I was in back stand

Dan I’m in Ohio currently riding out a storm in my tent. I saw 5 bucks today, 3 of which I rattled in. The 3 does I saw wanted nothing to do with the bucks but you can just tell it’s coming. Looks like Turk is chasing some tail in those last couple pictures.

yup he was on 2 doe

Had this one come past me in the back gold rod field looks to be a shooter,he ended up up front also chasing a doe

Nice buck...not chasing where I’m hunting yet... buddies elsewhere on LI have said otherwise.

Not chasing here either yet but I expect it to start late next week.
All bucks I’ve seen were by themselves.

Bastard was through he last night trying to mounting a doe
I’ll post pics later
Just passed on a nice 8 pt the one that I said will be special if he makes it

Hang in there... unusually quiet where I’m hunting this morning... not a horn so far.

Minor chasing in the yard,then come up for food.

That time of year for all day sits.

That’s me for the next couple days. I’ve rattled in 4 bucks so far this weekend, but haven’t seen any chasing yet. Might be a week early here

Same here. Saw 7 does the other morning and only 1 had a buck harassing her.

Turk last night






Something died today

Nice work, Godfather!

Pretty ditch dog Dan.

Nice shot DD!

Good shooting !!

Looks like the heat is on!!

Good deal on the fawn killer,
see 2 fawns alone in the back yard this morning,momma was getting her freak on maybe.

Slow morning a fawn and a half rack spike
Turk is a whore right past stand I shot coyote from

Things have slowed to a halt and lockdown is going on now

Appears to be the same situation here as well. Very slow...

Dan,
just wondering in your area if this is the traditional time for lockdown.....
over the years, timewise anyway.

Early?
Late?
or Normal?

enjoying the story, either way.

It varies I've seen it now and I've seen it a bit later but with in a week or so

Still locked down saw a doe and a fawn this morning,cameras still dead,scrapes dead
Was a pretty morning with a coating of fresh snow

I'm finally getting out in the am,but was thinking of carrying my 22-250 for a yote instead? dunno

Hunted Turk property in the morning still a ghost town saw one scrub buck
Then hunted another property from noon till dark and it was chaos!
Bucks chasing doe all over saw 2 shooter but no shoots either too thick or 2 far
I should have just went there this morning this buck walked right past my stand

Keep after them Dan....

Alot of runts this morning,
Fawns all over the farm I hunted ,did see 1 mature doe ,but that was it.
Moon goes dark and it's game on.

Hey Dan, how about these? Found these on my way to check a gun stand I've not been in this year. They were made this week. i.e. not by the one that got hit.


Unfortunately the stand will need to be replaced. Sure glad I wasn't in it!

Stand not looking so good

Hunted all day yesterday sans 1 1/2hr from 9:30 till 11 am had to take Deb to airport
saw a buck in the am no shot and from 11 am till dark saw 1 doe

7 doe and 2 small buck this afternoon at least there was some movement

Had a spike go past at 10 yds saw a couple doe the an 8 Pt chase them behind me into the pines then a shooter 8 pt same deal in to pines both came right under the stand I was gonna hunt this morning but I bobbed and they weaved again
Gun season is Saturday so right before I was going to leave a small doe gave me a 25 yd shot....she dropped on impact crushed the off side shoulder

Congrads, Meat in the freezer!

Congrats!

Meh it's meat...Turk has kicked my ass again

Bow is put up for the season Gun season starts tomorrow
Turk 4-Me 0 four seasons being duped

Archery season was good passed up some nice buck,killed a doe and a coyote

Thanks for taking us along. I enjoyed it.

Here’s to Turk doing well through the winter, staying healthy, eating well and putting on some additional mass for you next year.

“Live from my stand 2020” could be epic! 😎

Screw that here is to me putting a bullet in him tomorrow!

Now that's the spirit ! Good luck......

That’ll work too...Get him! 😎

Revenge.

C-I-L-L....Cill the Turk!

Did that smug-assed Turk suck a round today? 😎

No love today the usual opening day of gun aggravation I won't get in to all the detain but I'll just say I hate gun season

Just found out Turk was killed yesterday afternoon

Dammit Dan....

I feel your pain in a different way.

A big giant buck I've been targeting since August is inexplicably missing his entire right side now. 2 months before rut. I passed him and am now trying to find my backups...

I’m bummed...😎

Bummer,,, It happens alot with gun season.
Didn't someone get one you were hunting a couple yrs back?
Also the rut really changes their habits,(woman seem to do that)

Yes and it’s happened more than a couple times

Sorry Dan I know you wanted that one, but you have some other good bucks still out there and the rut is still on. Stick it out and you may get a surprise.

Dan,

What’s your impression on the Ghost Blind you bought? Heavy or cumbersome to pack in? Ridged enough to not move or make noise in wind, etc...😎

It’s happened here too, all bets are off in gun season.

Ok Ghost blind is a bit big to pack in but I purchased the back pack for it so it is manageable,its sturdy and has tie downs so all good there

Next is word is out in the area the Turk was poached by a trespasser on posted property directly across the road from where I hunt

In contact with another hunter I share intel with who hunts across the road here is what he's found out...the pisser is it sounds like the property I used to hunt right across the road from where I am now but lost rights after my divorce as it was ex's aunt and uncles property

" So - here’s the details as told to me. There’s major shadiness and two stories told by two different people who have heard this. Both stories were the same. Apparently the guy walked the creek south in between properties using the “navigable” waters like to be legal. He dropped in north of cheese factory and walked south in creek and shot it on neighbors hillside property to us (to your NNW). The shooter apparently saw an elevated blind with a softside blind across the creek from where he shot - that’s our neighbor to north. Also apparently shot with rifle. They’re really nervous about this as it’s out I guess. All I have is stories, so take it for what it’s worth."

"Supposedly guys name is Chris plain. Again I’m going off of stories but stories are same. He drove around looking for people he knew who hunted, didn’t see trucks and went in to kill this deer."

"His brother acknowledged knowing this deer last year on a FB post."

"Yep. I have an acquaintance who hunted with them and says rumors are true to his knowledge."

"Owner of property to our north heard the shot at 330. He was back at his barn. He hunts but was out for midday lunch."

"This guy dropped j to creek on north side far enough up and walked all the way down to the two properties north of us and shot it on the east side of creek."

"Right at the corner of his(Bell) across from Scott and right on Vince’s line."

At any rate the Turk deserved better than to be poached but he sleeps with the fishes now so I have to move on
I won't go into all the details of how the land owner adjacent to my other property shot the woods up at 4 pm opening day with me in my stand the last shot was so close he rattled my fillings.I had watched 6 doe file out of the pines and work their way towards me.He shot 5 times the last 2 at a doe standing 75 yds from me. I yelled hey 2 twice and he said where are you I said in my treestand. The orange pumpkin walked towards me and tried to say I was on his property.I informed him I certainly was not but he was insistent about some line. I got down and he came to my tree I pulled out my phone and opened my OnX app that I pay for.I say to him are you Joe___ and he says yes with bewilderment. I say Joe see this line it's your property line see this blue dot thats where we are standing on property I have exclusive hunting right.
He apoligized and said he didn't know bla bla bla. Ok what ever when he 1st started the mealy he was on his property but the last two shots he fired were on mine.
I said Joe what the hell were you shooting at? He says I shot 2 doe and the last shot I finished the one off(the one I was watching less than 75 yds from me. Any ways he says he is done for the season and won't be back in the woods anymore as he travels for work. That's good I think but you just blew up a honey hole here and are shooting at doe.
I have no doubt that a buck was going to be exiting the pines and heading my way very shortly but it is what it is.

I guess I some how got on a roll and gave you all the details of my wonderful opening weekend.

Flash forward regroup and hunt another buck now,hopefully deer settle back in and I can get a crack at this guy

That is a hell of a buck! He would be one heck of a consolation prize. He is bigger than the Turk

That totally sucks! F-ing poachers.......

Yep, nothing makes my hackles itch more !!

I feel for you.
I myself got totally screwed this year by ehd.
I had 8 different bucks on camera from spring......my top 3 shooters disappeared around July/August.
Now I only have 2 on camera, a spike and a small 7 pt.
My neighbors and I have found several dead this summer.
I hate ehd!!!!!!!

Tom don't know anything about "ehd" but is there any thing that could be feed in off season that would help prevent the disease ?
Cheers NC

Nope.
Here’s what ehd is.
https://biggamelogic.com/ehd-in-deer/
We had a massive drought this year.
My ponds are still down over 2 feet lower than normal.

Finally saw a buck actually 2 a spike and a 3 pt also a couple doe

Hunted this afternoon and it was a goose egg for me

I did an all day sit yesterday at one of my spots, it’s a pain to walk back into but usually worth it.
Passed a shot on a 140ish 8 point at 60 yds as he had a snapped off G3 on his left beam.
What a bummer, first legitimate shooter I seen this year.

Hunted yesterday saw a 3 pt in the am and a couple doe and fawns in afternoon
Been tough and property that had turk really doesn't have any buck I want to shoot so I'm down to 1 property basically.Later in the season I'll take a doe or two from turk property

Another zero deer seen yesterday

Big fat zero this morning

I still follow my Dad's advice. Shoot the 1st one you see. That's was back in the early 70's in PA. I still follow that advice. That's maybe why I've never killed a big buck----But I've ate a lot of venison. Dan-- Happy Thanksgiving, Bob

Little half rack this morning and zip this afternoon
This shaping up to be one of the worst seasons ever

It was kind of slow here to Dan.

Stay at it, you can't kill 'em from the couch !

5 doe this morning and 10 doe and small buck tonight hunted a new property with my cousin

6 doe this afternoon bucks are not very active

Really enjoy and appreciate the 'live from" threads.
Hope your patience is rewarded in spite of Turk's demise, Dan.

I think we all battle the bad eggs out there, it gets old.
Thankfully our season ended last night, done with the 'windows down' road hunting horde!

Hang tough, tomorrow might be the day....

Been hunting a different property my cousin has leased hence seeing more deer in the past few trips.I had to miss yesterday afternoons hunt but he had a shooter in and ran out of light to shoot so there remains tempered hope that some thing good may still come my way....back at it this afternoon

Good Luck Dan!

My luck continues to be bad or non existent so no deer yesterday morning or afternoon.
Talked to my friend who hunts across the road and found out the 8pt I had passed 3 times during archery season to give him another yr or 2 won't get them he was hit by a car and was laying dead in the field just off the road



On a brighter note I helped my cousin get a stand set up at 3 pm and a 4:20pm he killed a nice buck.Helped him get it out and hung.He used my dads gun I gifted to him so was even more special

That is a nice buck. Congrats to him on that and for you for making that a special deer.

+1!

Well I got some meat this morning

That looks like some tasty venison there.

Now how exactly does that lift work, it doesn’t look like it would go up and over but ... the pictures say different

Yes, that will be some good eating.

I give venison to friends, neighbors and relatives, but generally not a doe.

That lift is a back saver!

Yes but yours has a SQUARE post... which is why I asked...

HOWEVER I now see there is a pivot on the bottom of the vertical post..

Pretty Cool Stuff... Thanks for the video.

That is pretty cool. Thanks.

Good deal,
meat is meat at this point.
I've been holding out,hope I haven't screwed it too bad.

+1!

Finally had a shooter in sight yesterday afternoon 1st one all season that got my heart beating ....50 yds stare down for 10 minutes finally he turned and started walking back the way he came and got behind some trees...that was the break I needed I was able to stand and pull my gun up but as my luck has been running all season another bad break and the stand I was in made an awful loud creaking noise and off bounded a wide and high stud 8pt with a body like a horse,This is the same stand my cousin killed his buck from a couple days ago
Frustrated.disgusted and dishearten sums things up....last day of gun season today,then muzzle loader

Good luck on the final day of gun. At least with muzzy season kicking off your still in the hunt.

Question about your lift... I'm trying to wrap my mind around how the platform goes from the rear position on the ground to the front position over the tailgat(?).... Probably very simple but I,m just missing it. I,d build one for my truck if I knew just how it works...

EDITED ....
I see the video now... It was just blue box before, I hate useing this iPad on the 24hcf...

Congrats on your cousins buck and to you for help making it happen !! Unfortunately you don't hold the "Patent" on disappointing / frustrating seasons, we've all been there.....It just makes the successful ones that much more enjoyable.

Finally connected,but a tough season with way to much work.
Main frame 8 with a kicker,
Not the big one we were hunting ,but excited any ways.
Lucky,lucky

Congrats Rong !

Congrats, way to hang in there!

Congrats

saw 1 doe yesterday archery and now gun season is a wrap on to muzzle loader season now

Stay after them Dan, my seasons sucked also. but did shoot a nice doe for Meat!

Hey buddy, your loading Gizmo looks great.

Anytime we can save our backs is a plus.

4 doe 2 buck yesterday....the mature doe got parallel with me and caught my wind and started to blow.The buck was trailing behind them I had a shop about 100 yds but couldn't say for sure if it was a shooter ,it was an 8pt but not the big one from Saturday I decided to not take the shot and walk up on a 110" deer if he was a shooter then maybe I'll see him again but better safe than sorry
We are just learning this stand set and now know a south wind isn't ideal.

Finally I caught a break~! This isn't the deer from Saturday that one was even bigger but this guy will do! 20 1/2" spread 172 lbs dressed weight. TC Omega 250 gr Barnes TEZ over 120 gr Blackhorn 209
Head on shot through the heart

dv you earned that one congrats

Good deal,
way to stick it out and finish strong,,,

Great buck Dan, congrats.

Can't believe you have snow!!

Well done.

Wholly wide!!!

Heck ya Dan!

Congratulations Dan very nice buck.

Thank god! I couldn’t bare another heart breaking deer tragedy. Nice buck Dan! 😎

Well done Dan !!

Frustrating season, but by hanging tough, you got an excellent reward !

Very nice Dan. Looking forward to next year already.

congrats Dan, you earned that one.

Congrads Brother you Earned Him!

Thanks all
Hunted yesterday afternoon saw 5 doe and a gimpy spike horn

Was slow yesterday afternoon but a very last light I think I saw the big big 8pt that busted when my stand creaked last Saturday, was just to dark to say for sure but I'm pretty sure
4 days left and this season will be a wrap.

Congrats on a well earned nice buck !!

Rained all day yesterday so sat it out....3 days left

Had the giant 8 pt from last Saturday at 40 yds this afternoon scope on him but too much brush to shoot through ugh!

Congrats on that big bruiser !...... As to the giant 8 point; well IIRC you got a couple days yet and it ain't over till it's over. Good Luck.

Nice 8 Dan.

-Ken

Had a 2 1/2 yr odd bed down 35 yds from me yesterday afternoon
Today is it last chance Fat Lady is standing in the wings warming up...

Was going to go out for the last day, damn lock went on my gun safe and cannon can't get one for two weeks good luck Dan

Congrats on 25,000 posts Dan. Good luck today!

Lol thanks

Saw 8 doe and 2 small buck this afternoon
This seasons a wrap

Thanks for doing this thread again Dan, hope to see it again next season!

Many highs and lows but by grinding and not quitting I managed to put a nice season together
The Turk is no more and that is sad I enjoyed the 4 yrs of chasing and matching wits with him.
The big 8 pt has made it through hunting season on my cousins property so there will be a new quest beginning hopefully !
Thank y'all for following and coming along with me !

Thanks for sharing Dan, looking forward to next year.

Great season! ups and downs.......gotta be my favorite thread yearly here at the 'fire...

Tthanks Dan, look forward to this each fall now.. Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years. May 2020 be your best year ever. Cheers NC

Yes Sir,
it has been fun to follow along,you stuck it out and ended with a great season.
Yes Turk is gone,but there will be others to get you excited.
Looking forward as well.

Happy Holidays everyone.

Checked cameras yesterday and still no pictures of the Big 8pt that eluded me twice as well as my cousin, that said there are some deer that made it that will be nice next fall

Another survivor

Coupla nice ones still left,get in there looking for sheds.