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Title: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 02, 2011, 01:51:21 PM
Going to be hunting a whopping 2 miles from place, and have a camera set up.  :tup:  Went and rebaited the sight, and swapped SD cards out :IBCOOL:  Had another full card :tup:  Here are some of the pics from the set up.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: jager on July 02, 2011, 03:31:22 PM
Dang!
I wish my treestand had a slide!
 :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 02, 2011, 05:18:22 PM
By far the best tree stand to decensd :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 02, 2011, 05:59:56 PM
Regardless of the size, I will have a deer taxi'd this year, well if I get one :hello: This will be my first archery hunt, and I want to remeber it!
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: Goomsba on July 02, 2011, 08:12:33 PM
By far the best tree stand to decensd :chuckle: :chuckle:
:yeah:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: Drifterat on July 03, 2011, 01:17:35 AM
Nice looking does. Good eats right there.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 08, 2011, 06:30:49 PM
some more.  I just switched locations of the camera on the same property but a more promsing area.  Next week I will post more pics :drool: :drool:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: Titan-1 on July 08, 2011, 08:20:55 PM
Quote
Dang!
I wish my treestand had a slide!
 :tup:
:chuckle:  :chuckle:  :yeah:  :chuckle:  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: marty on July 08, 2011, 08:31:28 PM
If you got a doe tag looks like you're in business.   :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: grundy53 on July 08, 2011, 08:40:09 PM
Kinda wierd. No fawns at all. Most of the Does look like they are still pregnant. That's pretty late. Other then that they all look healthy and looks like you have yourself a great spot. Good luck :tup:.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: sebek556 on July 08, 2011, 08:41:29 PM
where there are does the bucks will follow
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 08, 2011, 08:46:35 PM
Guys I am in GMU 410 (any deer :drool: :drool: :drool:)  There is a lot of fawns running around just havent gotten any on the trail cam yet.  And yes you can tell by some of the nipples that either there about to drop or already have and are still wet nursing.  I wont be using that slide bt will be within 50 yards of it in a tree facing the other way.  THe treen line next to the slide is the property line where Uber Greenies live :bash: I plan on hitting the deer as they walk the towards the other property line. There is trail they use and seem to not deviate from.  Cant wait for archery season to start.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: SW Blacktail on July 15, 2011, 10:43:01 AM
If you have that many does coming in I'd buy a modern tag and whack one of their boyfriends with archery equipment during the rut.  I used to do it all the time when I lived in Thurston county years ago, keep the does kenneled up with apples and take out the big boys when they are dumb.  Good luck with whatever you do :)
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: BIGMIKE on July 17, 2011, 08:38:36 AM
I smell meat on the table....good luck.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 17, 2011, 10:40:19 AM
If you have that many does coming in I'd buy a modern tag and whack one of their boyfriends with archery equipment during the rut.  I used to do it all the time when I lived in Thurston county years ago, keep the does kenneled up with apples and take out the big boys when they are dumb.  Good luck with whatever you do :)
Thanks, the only way I can harvest a deer there is by archery.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: wsucowboy on July 17, 2011, 11:49:34 AM
Dang!
I wish my treestand had a slide!
 :tup:
:yeah:  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 17, 2011, 11:58:03 AM
Maybe I should wear bright yellow to blend in with the slide :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 23, 2011, 04:20:02 PM
Same property, different area where I plan on putting my treestand.  I have been placing bate every 4 days now, and will contiune until the Season starts.  My lab was in one of the pics, lots of wild quail running around So I take my labs when I place new bait.  They love going there :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 23, 2011, 04:22:15 PM
More pics :drool:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 23, 2011, 06:32:18 PM
Looking forward to Wednesday when I check the camera again and place more bait :drool:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 27, 2011, 05:00:11 PM
More pics :drool:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 27, 2011, 06:21:36 PM
Set my stand up today on the property, and did a few practice shots from it.  Sorry for the picture quality it was taken with my POS Samsung. I made a Donkey(showing my support for liberals :chuckle:) target out of foam and used that to shoot at.  Found out I need some serious practice.  Its a lot harder to shoot at elavted levels from sitting to standing to twisting.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on July 27, 2011, 06:26:28 PM
on another note how do you keep your harness strap silent when ou move to shoot?
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 04, 2011, 07:54:31 PM
Got some twins in this set :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 04, 2011, 07:56:19 PM
on another note how do you keep your harness strap silent when ou move to shoot?
over 1200 views on this post and not a single reply :dunno: :dunno:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: Widgeondeke on August 04, 2011, 08:00:11 PM
Thanks for sharing the pics. Have you seen any bucks or are you taking a doe?
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 04, 2011, 08:02:49 PM
your welcome 8) no bucks yet, but with the rut coming up Im sure they will be around.  I will take whatever comes my way once septembe hits.  This will be my first year bow hunting and cant wait!
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on August 05, 2011, 08:24:52 PM
Seth, nice pics... as far as the strap goes, make sure you have enough slack in it to move around comfortably, but not too much... just in case!  It should not make much noise if adjusted correctly. 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 07, 2011, 06:02:57 PM
Thanks didnt think of adding slack to the line :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 11, 2011, 07:17:14 PM
Ran out of bait at my station, and the lack of photos are a direct result.  I will buy some more tomorrow night and rebait the sight.  Got a measly 18 pics this time :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: flinger on August 11, 2011, 08:07:00 PM
you can use archery equipment during modern firearm(RUT TIME) just can't do firearm during archery season
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 11, 2011, 08:09:09 PM
I wasnt aware the seasns overlapped, this is my first year archery hunting.  Thanks for the info :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on August 11, 2011, 08:36:02 PM

If you have a modern firearm tag, then you can use archery equipment during the MF season.  (or a multi-season tag) If you have an archery tag you are limited to archery equipment in the archery season only....
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 11, 2011, 08:49:18 PM

If you have a modern firearm tag, then you can use archery equipment during the MF season.  (or a multi-season tag) If you have an archery tag you are limited to archery equipment in the archery season only....
Thanks for the clarification, hopefully I fill my tag september 1st. :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on August 11, 2011, 09:15:36 PM
I like the idea of the donkey target may be able to market the idea its an election year, and the more of those donkeys we get out of office I think the better we will be.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on August 11, 2011, 09:23:58 PM
I like the idea of the donkey target may be able to market the idea its an election year, and the more of those donkeys we get out of office I think the better we will be.

While you're at it, include a few fat-welfare-mamma targets for the beginners.  Easier to hit.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on August 11, 2011, 09:31:33 PM
I like the idea of the donkey target may be able to market the idea its an election year, and the more of those donkeys we get out of office I think the better we will be.

While you're at it, include a few fat-welfare-mamma targets for the beginners.  Easier to hit.

I like your thinking  :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 11, 2011, 09:36:15 PM
I like the idea of the donkey target may be able to market the idea its an election year, and the more of those donkeys we get out of office I think the better we will be.

While you're at it, include a few fat-welfare-mamma targets for the beginners.  Easier to hit.

I like your thinking  :tup:
:chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 17, 2011, 06:13:02 PM
I love the twins :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 24, 2011, 11:18:37 AM
Going out tonight to switch the card and rebait :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 24, 2011, 05:43:35 PM
Just a little more time and I will be dropping one of these deer :drool:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: AKBowman on August 24, 2011, 09:29:56 PM
PLease dont tell us you are going to shoot that doe with the two fawns. If so you are killing at least three deer by killing that doe.  :bdid:

Why dont you just hunt the rifle season with archery equipment and hit the rut? Pretty much guaranteed you will get a buck with those does running around.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 25, 2011, 06:46:09 AM
PLease dont tell us you are going to shoot that doe with the two fawns. If so you are killing at least three deer by killing that doe.  :bdid:

Why dont you just hunt the rifle season with archery equipment and hit the rut? Pretty much guaranteed you will get a buck with those does running around.
Plenty of does in my thread that dont have fawns, and can't use modern on this property, and I dont have a multi season tag :twocents: 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: flinger on August 25, 2011, 05:51:29 PM
You CAN!!! use Archery equiptment during modern firearm season "THE RUT"you DO NOT have to use a firearm unless
you already got your archery tag :dunno:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: AKBowman on August 26, 2011, 10:50:43 AM
You CAN!!! use Archery equiptment during modern firearm season "THE RUT"you DO NOT have to use a firearm unless
you already got your archery tag :dunno:

Exactly! Especially with the set up you have. You should absolutely purchase a mod firearm tag and hunt with your bow during the rut (last week of Oct).
I didnt mean to assume that you were going to shoot one of the does with the fawns. I will shoot a doe towards the end of the season if she is dry.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 26, 2011, 06:57:59 PM
Nice doe! :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 26, 2011, 06:59:10 PM
Ok did some data inputs to find my best time at ambushing a deer :drool: This data was taken from my camera times, and only one time was recorded per deer. IE a deer sets off my camera 47 times in a set, only 1 time is taken vs the 47 of that one deer in a few minutes.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 26, 2011, 07:17:08 PM
Ok did some data inputs to find my best time at ambushing a deer :drool: This data was taken from my camera times, and only one time was recorded per deer. IE a deer sets off my camera 47 times in a set, only 1 time is taken vs the 47 of that one deer in a few minutes.
  Im not a Excel wizard but any inputs on my sytem would be great, and thanks for reading the post :hello:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 27, 2011, 03:51:24 PM
The twins did not appear in this soak :'( But I did get some bruisers stop by.  :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: crow killer on August 28, 2011, 07:31:26 PM
Pretty healthy looking deer
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: cjensen on August 28, 2011, 08:20:36 PM
Apparently waiting till the modern season has not quite sunk in.  Not sure you understand that a bow is considered a modern weapon!  If you have not bought your archery tag you can wait till late October or 3rd weekend in Nov. to kill a buck that will be chasin your pretty does.  Something tells me that you're so jacked to shoot anything that October is far far too long to wait.   A doe is a good place to start and still good eatin anyway.  Just wait for one that doesnt have milk on its lips or a little one with milk on its lips running closely behind.   
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 29, 2011, 06:22:32 AM
Apparently waiting till the modern season has not quite sunk in.  Not sure you understand that a bow is considered a modern weapon!  If you have not bought your archery tag you can wait till late October or 3rd weekend in Nov. to kill a buck that will be chasin your pretty does.  Something tells me that you're so jacked to shoot anything that October is far far too long to wait.   A doe is a good place to start and still good eatin anyway.  Just wait for one that doesn't have milk on its lips or a little one with milk on its lips running closely behind.
Pretty brazen post! I have my archery tag, and have already stated I wont shoot a doe with fawns. 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 29, 2011, 08:52:00 AM
Pretty healthy looking deer
This part of the Island they are looking great, down near Green Bank they have a nasty lice problem :puke:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: pat riotic on August 29, 2011, 10:02:43 AM
Dang!
I wish my treestand had a slide!
 :tup:
:chuckle:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: cjensen on August 29, 2011, 11:17:16 AM
Guess I'm a brazen kind of guy?  Anyway, good luck on your "hunt". 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 29, 2011, 07:10:57 PM
after reading all these posts ...all I can tell ya is hunt with whatever you want and whenever you want ...it is very obvisious your excited to get after it and thats what it is all about bud !!! once you have killed many then you can get picky but till then whack & stack all you can ...plus you have stated you would not kill a doe with fawns and I like that Idea...I also can not believe there is no bucks coming into your set up ...thats strange ...I know there are many over there .....whack the biggest - fattest doe you can .....I am all in for ya !!  :tup: :yeah:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on August 30, 2011, 09:35:20 AM
Really surprised that you do not have bucks coming in... they have to be there somewhere... but I would whack the first big doe!  The bucks I have here are already nocturnal.... and won't be coming out during legal hunting until the rut.  I won't be after a blacktail till the last few days of the season since I will concentrating on elk until it closes.  Pretty confident I will fill both my deer tags and my kids will fill there's also!  Their's will be first, I get a much bigger thrill out of them getting their deer, so they get first shots. 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on August 30, 2011, 11:32:36 AM
I plan on getting one of those dry does that keep posing for the camera on opening day/weekend :chuckle: One of the pics I have from the camera has little buttons on his head, and I almost didnt notice them unitl I blew the pic up, other than that about 20 different does and fawns on that property.  My main goal is filling the freezer this year before I rotate back to sea duty :tup:
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: cjensen on September 07, 2011, 12:46:08 PM
Did you get a deer? 
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on September 12, 2011, 08:27:51 PM
Really surprised that you do not have bucks coming in... they have to be there somewhere... but I would whack the first big doe!  The bucks I have here are already nocturnal.... and won't be coming out during legal hunting until the rut.  I won't be after a blacktail till the last few days of the season since I will concentrating on elk until it closes.  Pretty confident I will fill both my deer tags and my kids will fill there's also!  Their's will be first, I get a much bigger thrill out of them getting their deer, so they get first shots.
Got a buck ( very small) friday on my second hunting plot.  Sat in the stand day after day and the dry does didnt show, or not within shooting distance.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: pips4bucks on September 12, 2011, 09:39:30 PM
Congrats on the buck!  Did you get a 2nd deer tag?  If so, I would think you're gonna hang it on one of those plump does...
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on September 13, 2011, 06:29:57 AM
No I wish I got my second deer tag :bash: Just like the previous 3 years not selected :bash: I guess you have to live off the island to score a second whidbey deer tag :chuckle:  Thanks, it was a rush to get my first archery deer, Im hooked on archery now, and plan on getting one of my two bears with a bow this year.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: TheHunt on September 18, 2011, 10:47:28 AM
With all those does... Come rut time you should have a buck around your property.
Title: Re: Semi Urban soak
Post by: seth30 on September 21, 2011, 08:13:44 PM
With all those does... Come rut time you should have a buck around your property.
true, but come the rut I will be focused on two of my favorite things to hunt.  I am leaving my trail camera up and will contuine to bait the sight with my last 40 lbs of apples to see what bucks show up. 
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