Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:21:46 PM
Post by: JJB11B on September 17, 2015, 04:22:36 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:31:35 PM
I really wanted a whitetail buck this year, been a few years since i have targeted and killed one. Figured this year that will be my goal.
Labor day weekend was spent setting up camp, shooting some grouse and checking on things and maybe finding a bear, but deer would wait.
Got some grouse, no bear but a yote, and saw some deer with one nice 5x5 mulie with a right side sticker....but i was after a whitetail. Scouted a more whitailish area away from my place and found some promising prospects.
Decided i would return on the 16th for 5 days, hang some cams, put out some apples
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 17, 2015, 04:38:22 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:39:56 PM
Ya know Frank, I know a rancher who owns thousands of acres of land all a over the Bunch Rd road area.....it's all posted, " NO HUNTING " with big white signs and red paint lettering..So do i, there son is dating a daughter of some friends of mine.. ;)
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 17, 2015, 04:43:24 PM
Ya know Frank, I know a rancher who owns thousands of acres of land all a over the Bunch Rd road area.....it's all posted, " NO HUNTING " with big white signs and red paint lettering..So do i, there son is dating a daughter of some friends of mine.. ;)
The son must be in his 50's then.
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:50:07 PM
Got all settled and decided to go and check out a spot about 10+ miles from camp, see what the game trails are like and see if i want to set out cams etc..
s meat most years, but this year i wanted a whitetail buck, no trophy mind you, just a whitetail......no mulie...
I was informed before i left that we only had 3, 1 lb packages of ground venison in the freezer.. :yike:
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:51:36 PM
Nope, but lots of property on bunch... ;) we gonna get together and kill a bear this year?Ya know Frank, I know a rancher who owns thousands of acres of land all a over the Bunch Rd road area.....it's all posted, " NO HUNTING " with big white signs and red paint lettering..So do i, there son is dating a daughter of some friends of mine.. ;)
The son must be in his 50's then.
And stop jacking my thread old man :chuckle:
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 04:59:10 PM
tossed a few at the hay bail in the meadow, hit the paper plate 1 out of 3 times...im good :rolleyes:
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 17, 2015, 05:06:44 PM
After finding my camp still intact i decided to double check gear, bow all set with my new 100yd pin (just installed), ultra light arrows cut 2 inches shorter that my draw length with expanding broadheads and lighted nocks....all set
tossed a few at the hay bail in the meadow, hit the paper plate 1 out of 3 times...im good :rolleyes:
When you leaving youngster ?
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 05:25:23 PM
a section about 1/4 mile wide, it had been thinned years ago so should be a good start.
I had brought a trail cam and some apples if i found a place to put them, left them at camp first night so i could just do recon,
Hiked up to the upper corner of the older cut, lots of trails and no signs of free range cows (good if i wanted to put out apples) decided to sit on a heavily used trail area and watch what developed for the evening.
About an hour before sunset the deer started to come down, a mulie doe with a whitetail doe and her fawn..., they pass by and head to the clearcut.
A little while goes by and some more deer are making there way down the same trail...a few whitetail does and two whitetail spikes...
I have always been a shoot on the first day what you would on the last, and those does were bigger than the spikes...but i wanted a bit more.
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 06:17:31 PM
I can see antlers on both, a 3x3 whitetail (4x4 if you have a small :chuckle: and a small mulie buck, 2x for sure cant see anything else...
They are just walking right down the trail towards where the does went, not a care in the world only if they keep going they will walk past me at 10yds..arrow is nocked but i need a window to draw...
They pass my 20 yd mark, still walking then stop!!!!! The mulie looks ahead, ears alert, no way they saw me, he is looking ahead, i dont know what he is looking at because i cant turn and look without spooking them...
He turns and looks behind him, the whitetail looks back then forward and begins walking again. then stops and looks back.
I draw, he is still looking back, basically facing me slightly off center with his right shoulder exposed, he is well within 20yds, brown fills my peep...i hold on him and let it fly...THWACK..
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 17, 2015, 06:42:18 PM
I spot 2 deer working there way down through the trees on the trail im posted up on, tucked into 2 christmas tree size spruces.
I can see antlers on both, a 3x3 whitetail (4x4 if you have a small :chuckle: ans a small mulie buck, 2x for sure cant see anything else...
They are just walking right down the trail towards where the does went, not a care in the world only if they keep going they will walk past me at 10yds..arrow is nocked but i need a window to draw...
They pass my 20 yd mark, still walking then stop!!!!! The mulie looks ahead, ears alert, no way they saw me, he is looking ahead, i dont know what he is looking at because i cant turn and look without spooking them...
He turns and looks behind him, the whitetail looks back then forward and begins walking again. then stops and looks back.
I draw, he is still looking back, basically facing me slightly off center with his right shoulder exposed, he is well within 20yds, brown fills my peep...i hold on him and let it fly...THWACK..
THWACK, a dead tree stump ?
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 06:50:32 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 06:56:33 PM
As he lays, Little Buck Down.
Post by: JJB11B on September 17, 2015, 06:59:43 PM
Post by: Buckmark on September 17, 2015, 07:08:29 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 17, 2015, 07:09:23 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 17, 2015, 07:23:10 PM
Post by: Birdguy on September 17, 2015, 08:42:55 PM
Post by: JJB11B on September 17, 2015, 08:59:04 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 18, 2015, 01:10:52 PM
I think I may know that cut.....if you are coming "out" is the cut pretty big and the cut on the left....kind of circling around it? If its the same one I was thinking of doing some calling there to see if we could pull any yotes in. We load up and head out Sunday morning.....thanks for the intel and I'll keep you updated. Don't have to worry about those 3 lbs now...you got fresh meat! To bad you won't be out...we could of shared a dinner and sipped a little fireball.
Again, nicely done and sounds like a fun hunt.
Post by: Buckmark on September 18, 2015, 01:26:45 PM
Will be there next Sat calling for a yogi..
Post by: h20hunter on September 18, 2015, 01:33:50 PM
Post by: hntrspud on September 18, 2015, 01:43:08 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 18, 2015, 01:53:50 PM