We've seen this nice 8 a few times on camera. Yesterday morning he came in about 50 yards and walked parallel following a trail on ridge. Never saw us and we got him on this camera about 15 minutes later. But we are meat eaters so he can daddy a few for us. He'll be around.
I had a small 8 pt chase a doe and fawn around me this afternoon. Then had another small buck came in and joined the chasing. My buddy killed the 8 pt that I passed on Sat morning from the same stand. He followed a doe, grunting the whole way in.
Walking to my stand checking cameras as I went, looks like bucks are definitely on the move now but still mostly at night...including the brute I missed last year.
Bumped two does feeding about 2:30pm...and as a bonus saw a mink for the first time in my creek.
My daughter had a seven point running around this morning. He was on a mission. He is on dangerous ground with her. She needs a seven to have everything from a six to an eleven.
Tuesday am didnt get into stand till 9am. Was a bit windy while dark. About 1400 I watched 4 longbeards mill around about minutes. At 1750 I had a big body 8 pointer come off the hill to my left. Grabbed the binoculars. Hes about 115" watched him dissapeare eating acorns. I came home tues pm. Plan on returning to camp fri am. Not thrilled with these temps. Will keep updating when get back in woods.
I live in N.W. Johnson county in a very large addition, at 7:30 a.m. there was a small 6 pointer in my back yard he had his nose to the wind, the hunted was hunting.
I've gone out the last two days and starting to see deer moving in the mid afternoon...shot right over the back of a decent 8 point around 4:20pm yesterday because I'm still garbage at judging distance.
I killed this buck yesterday (11/3) evening. I had an hour or so tops to get out and setup. I took my buck decoy and set it 20 yards out from a fence row. I tucked into some thick briars in the fence row. With about 25 minutes of legal time left, I heard footsteps in the corn stubble. When his rack silhouetted against the sky I knew exactly which buck it was. As he squared up to the decoy, I let an arrow fly. He spun around and trotted out to about 90 yards in my corn field and stood still. I could see his mouth open and he was struggling. After about 20 seconds or so, he tipped over. On the ground, no blind, with a decoy, and all on video. I will have a video edit up in a few days on my Youtube channel.
hope the pic comes through. gal I went to school posted this from her front yard. Mooresville area. Nice buck onto a doe. If ur not in ur stand, u need to get there soon