Chas0218

I didn't see it but I am sure they are out there. I have seen a number of nice bucks this season. One tipping the scales at 160" that farm country allows them to get big! My families' property isn't far from Marion I'm surprised I haven't seen anything on facebook.

I had just the opposite. On our 230 acres I saw 17 doe, 3 bucks. The one buck was a 130" 10 point, he wasn't the one I was looking for so passed him up. Deer were everywhere. Now 2 things can attribute to not seeing deer. 1st predators in the area people or not, 2nd human scent. I hunt the wind and do it religously, I will pass on spots I know the wind won't work. If your wind swirls (likely if hunting on a hill) then you won't probably see a thing on an all day sit. I found the best part of gun season to be in the woods is actually the 2nd day and the weekend following. Deer are skittish but not nocturnal yet. Not to mention people in my area shoot the first thing that walks in front of them just to say they filled their tags. Opening day was like WW3 but sunday I heard maybe 25 shots all day. 10 were from the same guy.

I agree and on our property this is the case. We have around 230 acres that covers a little over 2.5 square miles. I sit on one side of the property and see different deer than the other. With that being said we have 3 "shooters" this year one being over 150" 10 point, another being 140" 10 point and the last and smallest 130" 8 point. We have an easy 3 to 1 ratio does to bucks on our property and have seen all 3 deer just not close enough. One spot I hunted last week I was blown by the smaller 8 point that had the smaller 10 point right in front of him. They weren't fighting or getting ready but both within 15' feet of each other walking thru the area.

Hunted this weekend and saw the big guy I was after. 160" 10 point, had him at last light 48 yards just too thick to shoot. It seems like they are skirting my spot by 20 yards to my south. If it were gun that boy would be done. Hopefully I see him saturday morning. He is a booner for sure, at my other spot same property saw a smaller 10 point only 140" rack. He would make a nice constellation prize if I can't seal the deal on the big boy. Then 2 120" 8 points. they need another year hope they make it!

Nice! she did better than I for a first deer, mine was a doe actually I didn't get a buck for my first 3 years.

You and me both, I have tried on several occasions and in areas I knew there were some larger bucks and nothing!

Yup I am waiting to hunt my areas until this weekend, the cold mornings have to be good still. I can't get out because of work...Damn work!

Saw a big 10 chasing sat evening had to of been 150"+. They are chasing guys get out there! Unfortunately I have to work for the next 5 days, maybe I can get an evening hunt in this week. There is always Veteran's Day too.