Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 12:40:23 AM
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.
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 12:42:25 AM
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 01:27:01 AM
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.
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 01:31:33 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 20, 2018, 05:38:19 AM
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 08:31:07 AM
It’s tomorrow. :chuckle:
Maybe I meant Friday.... :chuckle:
Post by: Rainier10 on September 20, 2018, 08:42:26 AM
Friday is when it is going to have to be I just :ban: Loki. :sry:It’s tomorrow. :chuckle:
Maybe I meant Friday.... :chuckle:
Post by: quadrafire on September 20, 2018, 08:47:23 AM
LOLFriday is when it is going to have to be I just :ban: Loki. :sry:It’s tomorrow. :chuckle:
Maybe I meant Friday.... :chuckle:
Post by: N7XW on September 20, 2018, 08:54:32 AM
Post by: slowhand on September 20, 2018, 08:56:17 AM
Post by: Oh Mah on September 20, 2018, 09:22:38 AM
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 09:52:20 AM
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.
Post by: Henrydog on September 20, 2018, 09:56:37 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 20, 2018, 09:57:57 AM
Post by: huntnfmly on September 20, 2018, 10:00:27 AM
Thanks for sharing
Post by: shmacker on September 20, 2018, 10:26:42 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on September 20, 2018, 10:36:29 AM
Post by: quadrafire on September 20, 2018, 10:48:20 AM
Did you find out what the gun shots were about?
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 11:00:54 AM
Good work Loki :tup:
Did you find out what the gun shots were about?
Nope.
Post by: ThurstonCokid on September 20, 2018, 11:20:19 AM
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Post by: t2shortb on September 20, 2018, 11:24:46 AM
Post by: jennabug on September 20, 2018, 11:25:25 AM
Post by: N7XW on September 20, 2018, 11:27:28 AM
Post by: Oh Mah on September 20, 2018, 06:19:46 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on September 20, 2018, 06:38:51 PM
Post by: lokidog on September 20, 2018, 09:11:47 PM
That’s awesome! That buck looks heavy! :tup:
For the island, yep. He was 110# hanging, no guts.
Post by: PastorJoel on September 20, 2018, 09:55:50 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 20, 2018, 11:28:24 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on September 21, 2018, 07:35:34 AM
Post by: lokidog on September 21, 2018, 07:40:29 AM
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:
Post by: Widgeondeke on September 21, 2018, 07:57:06 AM
:yike: that is a good buck, whether island or mainland. My last spike was 98# hanging ;)That’s awesome! That buck looks heavy! :tup:
For the island, yep. He was 110# hanging, no guts.
Congrats again :tup:
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on September 21, 2018, 08:08:29 AM
Post by: 724wd on September 21, 2018, 09:05:10 AM
Post by: lokidog on September 21, 2018, 09:22:42 AM
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.
Post by: Milkman on September 21, 2018, 01:29:45 PM
Post by: quadrafire on September 21, 2018, 04:46:52 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 21, 2018, 07:15:39 PM
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?
Post by: lokidog on September 23, 2018, 09:47:20 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.
We'll see, he was pretty bummed out last year at missing three in one day.
Gonna put your boy on one this year?