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Deer are on their feet and cameras have been firing off since about 4 am!

Bucks were moving last night! Since 730pm last night I have had 12 different bucks on camera including 2 matures. Pic is a couple of first racks bumping heads.

I got out of my stand yesterday at 717 and when I got to the truck I had a camera notification. So I sat and checked pictures before I left and one of my targets walked by the stand I just left at 730. I couldn't help but laugh. I guessed right this after but he just showed up late.

My Saturday afternoon view...

October 7 PM W wind 5-20 MPH Partly cloudy skies First sit for me in the NYS deer woods and it was a good one. Snuck into the stand at 230. That was pretty early but I knew I had a few branches that needed to be trimmed. Cameras were surprisingly slow yesterday. I figured with the cool temps deer would be active but apparently nope. By 445 does really starting moving. Around 615 or so I had a first year rack show up and walk by the stand at 28 yards. To my surprise he was being followed by a wide racked mature 8 pt. Of course he didnt follow the same path as the other deer and fed for about 30 minutes from me at 50 yards. Well by this time I am covered up in does including a bunch directly down wind. They were quiet uneasy and eventually blew and took off. The situation in the woods was very tense after that and I eventually watched the buck disappear back where he came from. Great night 25+ deer (2 bucks including one shooter)

Cameras have been silent since this morning but at 6pm the started firing off

Does have been on their feet since 445 and slowing dumping into the adjacent field

Seems like the perfect afternoon to stick a buck...

Live from the NY deer woods!!! Looking forward to my first sit in the NYS whitetail woods for 2023!

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It is. The problem I have with that time of year is Im not willing to give up my time at my home properties to hunt out of state then. However 2 seasons ago I hunted that exact time there because I was tagged out here in NY.

14000+ acres in SE Ohio so no lack of good bucks. 3 of the bucks that were shot were "new" bucks for the outfitter.

Well Im back home after hunting the first 5 days of the Ohio bow season. Zero luck for me. Statistically even with 85 degrees high temps and east/North east winds bucks were still being shot. 16 guys in camp. 8 bucks arrowed. 4 bucks passed. And another 3 or so bucks out of range. Great time was had and Im looking forward to next year there.

Here's some pics of the deer shot the past 4 days here in Ohio...

Ohio update... Zero from me today but 4 deer arrowed from guys at camp. 2 recovered. The other two they backed out and the search will continue on the morning.

Congratulations to Mean Machine on his Ohio buck!

Update from Ohio... Unfortunately one of my targets showed up to the set about 15 minutes after dark yesterday. One deer shot, killed , and recovered last night. One other deer shot but not recovered. Backed out until this morning due to diminishing blood trail.

Ground blind on the edge of a clear cut and green field.

Got into my fist set today at 230. Looking forward to my first sit of the year.

Big, bright moon this morning at camp

Headed to Ohio... good luck to everyone this sunday!

So just a few observations on deer movement this week... Tuesday was incredible for deer movement. Not just does but 6 good bucks moving during the daylight. 4 good bucks in the early am and 2 good bucks during the pm. Wednesday I only had 1 good buck move during the day (927 am) but the small buck and doe movement was all day long. The busiest my cameras have been all year was during the day on Weds. Since Wednesday at 10pm... almost totally dead. Very little movement in general.

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