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Finally bought my deer license
« on: September 20, 2018, 12:40:23 AM »
I was hoping to find this guy or his buddy that I saw on the same day in August. 

The first afternoon/night that I put my camera out had at least 16 different deer on it half of them being bucks. The time is actually 3 hours and a few minutes fast.

The fourth one is, I think, the one in velvet in the next set of photos.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2018, 12:42:25 AM »
I set this camera based on the location of this buck that I saw in August.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2018, 01:27:01 AM »
So, I set a tree stand up yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon and got in it about 2:00. And, sat... and sat....

Finally, I spotted a fawn in the distance at about 6:25.  At 6:50, I spotted this buck across the road, he finally came in and offered multiple shot opportunities. He was just a little too young for the first night out. I also think he is the first buck on the trail camera from the first afternoon.

He spotted a little movement by me and took off. While he was gone, a tiny little spike came in to eat a few apples.  Then, the first buck came back and chased the spike off. He ended up right under my stand eating the berry leaves that I had trimmed out of my way.

While they were there, another buck came in to the apple tree nearby and I eventually saw he was an average size deer as he followed the fork horn away.

The first buck in these trail camera photos came in about five minutes after I got down from the stand.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 01:31:33 AM »
Tease for tomorrow.....
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2018, 05:38:19 AM »
It’s tomorrow.  :chuckle:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2018, 08:31:07 AM »
Quote from: Timberstalker on September 20, 2018, 05:38:19 AM
It’s tomorrow.  :chuckle:

Maybe I meant Friday....   :chuckle:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2018, 08:42:26 AM »
Quote from: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 08:31:07 AM
Quote from: Timberstalker on September 20, 2018, 05:38:19 AM
It’s tomorrow.  :chuckle:

Maybe I meant Friday....   :chuckle:
Friday is when it is going to have to be I just  :ban: Loki.  :sry:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2018, 08:47:23 AM »
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2018, 08:54:32 AM »
Hahahaha.  Good story so far!
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2018, 08:56:17 AM »
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2018, 09:22:38 AM »
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2018, 09:52:20 AM »
Alright....

I hit the stand at about 3:15 yesterday since nothing came in earlier.  Of course, some of the apples I put out around 11 were already munched on, but small bites.  I figured maybe the little spike had come by. It was a bit cloudier so I hoped the deer might move a little earlier.

About 4:30. I heard two spaced out gunshots from the direction the bucks had come the night before, WTH?  If it was modern season, I would have guessed someone shot a deer, based on the spacing....    :(

Around five, I heard a crack under my stand, two little fawns had snuck in through the thick brush behind me.

At about 6, does started coming out of the bedding area but then moved away from my position. Well, that was disheartening.  Seven fifteen and a lot of thinking later, I decided to take a shot at any buck that comes by that's not a yearling since I don't have as much time to devote to early season as I had hoped.

Less than ten minutes of legal shooting time and I'm thinking I'm pretty much done when I here a small snap from the brush under the apple tree... oh boy, please don't find any apples.....

Less than two minutes, hurry up deer.... It's pretty dark with the cloud cover, but I can still see my pins.  There it is... antlers, check... draw, check... steps into open, check... forget to aim low since he's so close, check... pull trigger, check....

The nock lights, the deer jumps, runs twenty yards, turns back and drops 6 yards from the tree I'm in. I LOVE NOT HAVING TO TRACK THEM!  My son would have been bummed though, if he was here, as he likes tracking animals. 
 :chuckle:

I wait a few minutes, high double lung hits take a few minutes to finish the job. When I climb down, I pick up the arrow and then walk over to discover I got lucky and got one of the two bigger ones that I saw in velvet.   :IBCOOL:

Thanks Rad Broadheads, TiCon 100gr.

I'm also thankful for a quick kill, meat in the freezer, and my awesome wife who is always excited about my success!
 :hello:

Now, to get to work.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2018, 09:56:37 AM »
Nice looking Blackie!  Well done
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2018, 09:57:57 AM »
Nice island deer.👍
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2018, 10:00:27 AM »
Congrats and great write up
Thanks for sharing
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #15 on: September 20, 2018, 10:26:42 AM »
great buck, thanks for the story
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2018, 10:36:29 AM »
Awesome Loki!  Thanks for sharing. :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #17 on: September 20, 2018, 10:48:20 AM »
Good work Loki :tup:

Did you find out what the gun shots were about?
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #18 on: September 20, 2018, 11:00:54 AM »
Quote from: quadrafire on September 20, 2018, 10:48:20 AM
Good work Loki :tup:

Did you find out what the gun shots were about?

Nope.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #19 on: September 20, 2018, 11:20:19 AM »
Congrats on a nice buck!


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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #20 on: September 20, 2018, 11:24:46 AM »
Congrats Man! Thanks for sharing and keeping newbees like myself hungry!
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #21 on: September 20, 2018, 11:25:25 AM »
CONGRATS LOKIDOG!
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #22 on: September 20, 2018, 11:27:28 AM »
Awesome buck and awesome story.  Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #23 on: September 20, 2018, 06:19:46 PM »
Congratulations on a great looking buck and thanks for the right up.  :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #24 on: September 20, 2018, 06:38:51 PM »
That’s awesome! That buck looks heavy!  :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #25 on: September 20, 2018, 09:11:47 PM »
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on September 20, 2018, 06:38:51 PM
That’s awesome! That buck looks heavy!  :tup:

For the island, yep.  He was 110# hanging, no guts.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #26 on: September 20, 2018, 09:55:50 PM »
Those are some smooth looking antlers.  Very cool!  Good work.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #27 on: September 20, 2018, 11:28:24 PM »
Nice buck :tup: Congrats
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #28 on: September 21, 2018, 07:35:34 AM »
Great story and really nice deer.  Passing on the little ones to get the age class up a bit is really working for you, congrats.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2018, 07:40:29 AM »
Rainier, I have to admit, it is much easier to pass deer up knowing that they are pretty likely to survive and when there are a lot around.   ;)

I left the trail camera up and got a few more bucks.  It took about 4 hours for any deer to show up the night I got mine.  Unfortunately, he was off camera before the shot and ran behind grass after so no photos of him.

The forked unicorn showed up again as well as one that has heavy webbing between his forks. Also a definite shooter 3X2 showed up as well as the little buck I passed coming by in daylight.

This might be a darn good stand during the rut, bidding starts... now!  :chuckle:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #30 on: September 21, 2018, 07:57:06 AM »
Quote from: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 09:11:47 PM
Quote from: BULLBLASTER on September 20, 2018, 06:38:51 PM
That’s awesome! That buck looks heavy!  :tup:

For the island, yep.  He was 110# hanging, no guts.
:yike:   that is a good buck, whether island or mainland.   My last spike was 98# hanging  ;)

Congrats again  :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #31 on: September 21, 2018, 08:08:29 AM »
Nice!  :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM »
cool, man!  :tup:
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #33 on: September 21, 2018, 09:22:42 AM »
Thanks everyone.  Just weighed the gut bucket... total body weight was 151#.

I also just checked my other trail camera by a blind, lots of buck activity there earlier in the evening that I got this guy.
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2018, 01:29:45 PM »
Great story.  Congrats! 
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2018, 04:46:52 PM »
Gonna put your boy on one this year?
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2018, 07:15:39 PM »
Quote from: lokidog on September 21, 2018, 09:22:42 AM
Thanks everyone.  Just weighed the gut bucket... total body weight was 151#.

I also just checked my other trail camera by a blind, lots of buck activity there earlier in the evening that I got this guy.

You keeping the guts till they are ripe.🤣

Or for crab bait?
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Re: Finally bought my deer license
« Reply #37 on: September 23, 2018, 09:47:20 AM »
Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on September 21, 2018, 07:15:39 PM
Quote from: lokidog on September 21, 2018, 09:22:42 AM
Thanks everyone.  Just weighed the gut bucket... total body weight was 151#.

I also just checked my other trail camera by a blind, lots of buck activity there earlier in the evening that I got this guy.

You keeping the guts till they are ripe.🤣

Or for crab bait?

Just until I go for a boat ride to dump them. 

Quote from: quadrafire on September 21, 2018, 04:46:52 PM

We'll see, he was pretty bummed out last year at missing three in one day.
Gonna put your boy on one this year?
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