Wanted to post in off topic but it seems to be locked.

[Raquettedacker]

Fire it up and bring it out here to get the skull then....    Or I can mail it...

[aquaassassin]

   That must be every other night..................

Yeah usually after 6 pm

[CAPTJJ]

First day in Ohio. Spitting rain then the wind picked up later this morning, no deer while on stand till 11 am; flushed a lone turkey from a tree walking in the dark. Also, driving in the dark I did see a nice 8 pointer(110-120ish) in the road in front of the farmhouse where I always see them(not sure why they are there), I hunt just down the road.

Scouted a little mid-day and did my check for hunters, not as many today, should be more next week. Jumped a doe with two fawns from their beds, got pretty close, it was thick, windy and I walked down on them; the two fawns must have been sleeping and had to catch up to mom. Found rubs on some pines that are 5-6" in diameter, same area as last year.



Found a big scrape under an osage on a gas line about 100 yds from where I park, must be hitting it at night, but I know they are in the area. It is on top of a knob and I followed a trail down to the road, went across and scouted the other side(always adding new spots ); found a good tree for a stand at the bottom of a drainage, lots of tracks.


Decided to head down the gas line past the scrape to a spot I usually see deer in the evening; was pretty windy and uneventful till the sun went down. Ended up seeing three bucks in about 15 minutes. First was a good 8 pointer(@ 100") that came behind me at 30 yds and stayed for about 5 minutes staring down the gully, looking for the buck that grunted(me calling); decided not to shoot him after getting a good look, managed some cell phone pics, all I could do was zoom in and try to aim.

Hope you get to arrow a P&Y buck out there JJ....Good to know there is one in the area!!

I was tempted to shoot but remembered Scott's post, need to hold out to get a big one.


Next buck was smaller and got about 70-80 yds away, he was coming but suddenly turned and went back. I didn't think I spooked him, then heard another deer coming from where the first one went. Another buck, big body but I didn't get a good look at his rack, he stayed in the thick stuff; the smaller buck wanted nothing to do with him.

Looks like they are still seeking does now, should start chasing soon and it will be nice and cool for once.

[Raquettedacker]

WOW..  Thats a great rub....   I  wish you luck and lots of MoJo, JJ.....  Kill a monster....

[Raquettedacker]

Snowing in Old Forge..........     http://www.oldforge.net/mccauleytop/index.html     

[CAPTJJ]

Day 2: walking in had two deer run off, took a couple steps and could clearly smell a rutting buck, stanky; a couple hundered yds from where I sat yesterday afternoon. Sat the same tree I took a small 8 from in '09. Had a blonde coyote coming straight at me at first light, got to 25 yds then veered off, too thick to shoot. Saw two bucks and a doe in the morning by 10am. First buck was a 2 year old 8, he came by at 70 yds then bedded for a short time 100 yds away; second buck was small and 100 yds away.

Mid-day was slow but you never know, got cloudy in the afternoon and I figured something would show up. Had a decent 2 year old with a bunch of small stickers(couldn't count how many) come right down the travel route I am trying to cover at 5:20; would have been an easy shot inside 10 yds(see pic). At last light I heard foot steps behind me and a nice doe came by at 15 yds, another easy one.


Things should continue with the cool weather, not used to having to bundle up so early out here.

[Chucker]

Nice self-portrait, JJ.  Hope you stick something bigger then AA, so he'll pipe down a little 

[aquaassassin]

Nice self-portrait, JJ.  Hope you stick something bigger then AA, so he'll pipe down a little 

not likely...... the piping down part that is............. Stick a hog JJ, and chucker stick a 2 lb. patch mouse

[stka]

Sounds like you've got the timing down pretty good. Just a matter of time and a little luck.

[mookie]

not likely...... the piping down part that is............. Stick a hog JJ, and chucker stick a 2 lb. patch mouse

OH .....

[CAPTJJ]

You guys are funny.

It's not being cocky if you can back it up.

[aquaassassin]

A wise man said that I live by it.......

[CAPTJJ]

Sounds like you've got the timing down pretty good. Just a matter of time and a little luck.

Thanks. It's my 6th year out here(hard to believe) so I've learned the 7,000 acres pretty good; just never know where somebody else will be. The section I'm using now had other guys hunting it the last two years and I didn't see much and went elsewhere, obviously it hasn't been hunted much this year. The spot I got my buck last year had a couple trucks with Ohio plates there on Wed, don't think they went in as far as I did(checked yesterday); never saw anyone parked there last year and decided to hunt it and got lucky on my first sit.

[halfrack33]

I can't lie... If I had that buck 10 yds away, there's no way I could hold off. Good luck, hoping to see a monster soon!

[30-30]

           Cool pics JJ, I'm w/halfrack on that 1, I don't think I could have held off on that deer!