Gill-T

All about timing of the rut cycle in the area you hunt. I was hunting Tuesday in 50 mph gusts and bucks were chasing all day. If some does come into estrous then it is game on no matter what the weather. Make sure you look up and be sure the tree you are in doesn’t have any dead branches above you.

Not a deer and I am 7hrs in. I think lock down has started here or does hiding in the corn.

Deer sleeping in this morning with calm conditions to relax them.

Fate

Gator, one thing I do to prevent funk in the body cavity is to work the deer poop up out of the colon into the large intestine before I cut it. I then do an overhand knot with the intestine to keep the nuggets from spilling out. Next I will find the bladder in the pelvis and give it a squeeze ( have a bottle handy if you want fresh stuff) to completely empty it. All muscle groups are bound by fascia (silver skin) and therefore not going to be effected by bacteria from gut. The only thing I can think of is the butcher used a saw not knowing the bladder and some poop was still in there and contaminated some hind quarter with the cut thru??? No clue otherwise.

As soon as that front came thru and the sun came out it was game on. My target buck was running back and forth birddogging with his mouth open. He came to a fork in the trail. Turn left take two steps and he is dead. Go right and I have no shot. He went right........ Then next four days are going to be great. Does groups are broken up with yearlings wandering around without their mothers. I saw five different bucks today with two being shooters.

Then two bucks! Game on!

I survived it. Spike just went by on search mode

The 50 mph gusts have started. Then blue sky then microburst with thunder then monsoon then blue sky....... so you want to be a deer hunter??

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

That is a different species than what we have in NY. Crazy mass!

Finished voting. Had a nice breakfast with the Mrs then waited for rain to push out changing the wind to S. On way to stand just now there was a long spike chasing big momma hard. Had to tuck into some goldenrod until they moved on. Game on!

Agree. In NYS that is a 3.5 at least. Send a tooth in and have it aged.

How the hell does one go to work after that hunt transpired? You should go for walks more often!

Just saw a slammer birddogging some goldenrod along the side of the highway. One of the best times to be on stand this time of year 10-12:00.

I will be out Tuesday after I vote, Thursday and Friday. I will report happenings in WNY. One thing for sure, you need your head on a swivel with the wet leaves and wind as these bucks appear out of no where.

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/2018-11-03-cold-blast-accumulating-snow-plains-midwest

Hunted all day Friday only to see three scrub bucks cruising but not linked up with does. Deciding to stir the pot, I sprayed a can of buck-boner along all the golden rod entry trails to a nearby cornfield. Today there were little bucks harassing doe groups all morning, but no big boys. My brother was hunting nearby and put a crossbow bolt into a doe. Doe ran off and the spike with her became frantic looking for her. Birddogging back and forth for an hour until he found her trail. The doe ran across a swollen creek and died on the other side. Remarkably the spike was able to follow the doe trail across the water and ended up with her again. My brother was shooting a rage and I would have to say I would not recommend that broadhead with a fast crossbow. The arrow entered in the sweet spot behind the crease 1/2 way up and deflected upward coming out the back strap on the opposite side (deer was shot from the ground). Not sure if the spike had relations with the doe before it's death march or after it's passing (hey you have to get it where you can) because after chasing off the spike we noted a slight mess around the lady's special area....... ( my brother promised it was not from him).

Young bucks definitely cruising. I saw a couple crossing fields while driving down I -90 early afternoon.

It would appear she is guilty of reminding folks it is a class C felony in the state to vote twice.