Who's still hunting?

[MnDeerStalker]

looks like a small warm up for a few days everyone better get out there not much time left!! On a side not I have noticed that the deer have been moving around mid day anywhere from 11-3 then nothing until 12 am till about 6 am acording to the trail cam and what I have been seeing.

[ice_bandit]

i know i'll be out everyday until the last sec. of legal light. 

[Cody Gruchow]

ive already got 3 deer but i may not be able to pass up this warm weather.

[MnDeerStalker]

Im in the same boat cody I have four this year but just can't seem to stay out of the stand!

[HD]

We got 3 for the family, but could use 1 more!

I don't know about you, but, it seems that trying to harvest a mature doe this late in the season is harder than shooting a buck.

I've seen several decent bucks in the last couple weeks, but the mature doe's are more werry than the bucks. Always staying out of reach with a bow, while the bucks come within 30 to 40 yards.

Just what I have observed around here. How about you?

Hunter

[Cody Gruchow]

well the does are spooky out here as well, but i have a stand ive only sat in for 3 mornings all season that is on a really well used trail that funnels them from the backside of the pond and the fenceline to the bedding area. so if its warm im going out.

[MnDeerStalker]

not having that problem hunter but I am starting to think that I am not going to shoot another doe this year,theway I figure it is by now most of the does if not all are bred so if I let them walk that means she can have anywhere for one - three fawns that I can watch for the next few years and who knows mabee one will make it to be a big shooter buck. I would probably be thinking different if I hadn't shot anything yet but thats not the case so I am looking at things from a different piont of view, now I know that not all fawns will make it but a few more couldn't hurt right? Wat are some of your thoughts on this?

[HUNTER2]

If I didn't have any meat in the freezer or the population of deer was high around my place I would take a doe now. But like you said, it's just more for next year.

[HD]

Our area has been in the intensive harvest zone for around 10 years now.
The deer population is high, that's why we have been harvesting mature doe's.
I have several pics on trail cams that have anywhere from 5 to 15 deer in one picture.

If you are not seeing alot of deer on your trail cams, then yes, I would start to leave the mature doe's walk.


Hunter

[MnDeerStalker]

i am seeing anywhere from 1 - 6 on the cam but the population seems to be down from other years.

[deadeye]

I think I ready to give it up for this year.  I have plenty in the freezer but most of all I think the snow is too deep to drive in to my property. 

[cva54]

I am just out there this morn got 4 more days looks like iam comming in to work late and leaving early it is going to be a long time till sept. 09

[HUNTER2]

Decided to go out last night. I was hoping to see at least a couple. I was supprised to see 16 does and fawns. I think it was mostly fawns. Not a horn in the bunch. I think the bucks stay in the woods tell after dark.

[Mayfly]

Spent a few hours in the woods this evening...... 

 

[Mayfly]

I almost forgot a report.....

I saw not a thing! 


But Bowhunter73 saw something.......

[22lex]

After the last few weeks of slow going, and small deer, I am officially done!

Hope any last second hunters have fun, but I'm outskie!

Good Luck.

[cva54]

  went out sun PM didnt see a thing but did find there new trails going in to real thick young trees went in scouting jumped 5 not a chance for a shot I know were iam setting up next year good luck Uall

[Mayfly]

I plan to use the last two days wisely....I hope. I plan on sitting in the same stand I was in today at least I think. Havent had the luck I thought I would there so I may change things a bit. We'll see......

[Mayfly]

Good Luck Tim.

Thanks. At the rate this season has been going i'll need it.........

[HD]

I haven't been seeing anything that I want to harvest.
Small yearlings, and small bucks.

I'm still sitting out.......was out last night again.


Maybe I'll have to break down and buy some beef.......... 


Hunter

[cva54]

 :deer:try looking in deep cover that is were I am seeing them and the most sing I keep jumping  them there only if I could use my 54cal that brush wouldnt mater

[HD]

I've been seeing plenty of deer, just not the right one, or getting a shot.

I'm still looking to harvest a mature doe, but they have been just out of range, or offer bad shot placement.


Hunter

[Mayfly]

I've been seeing plenty of deer, just not the right one, or getting a shot.

I'm still looking to harvest a mature doe, but they have been just out of range, or offer bad shot placement.


Hunter

This time of years you might as well save your mature does and get rid of the fawns. You don't want your fawns having fawns in the spring, you'd rather have those big mature does giving birth than a knocked up fawn....

[HD]

 



That wouldn't be any fun.................. 



Hunter

[Mayfly]

Wow, I wasn't ready......!!

Just got in my stand yesterday and this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU8P7522vcs[/youtube]

[22lex]

Great late-season footage!

Too bad he was moving so fast you didn't have time to get some last second meat!

[MnDeerStalker]

Hope you all had a good season I didn't end up with anymore but let the does and small bucks walk for next year so now it is time to fill the deer feeder and reward the ones that beat me

So now what start the count down for next year? I guess I never realy stop deer hunting now I will go out and start scouting to see who made it threw the season, then there is shed hunting and early spring food plots then late summer/early fall plots, check up on the trail cams try to pattern the big boys, try to get the surrounding hunter to practice QDM next season, and so on and so on.....
Its just like a full time job wish I could do it for a living but either way it is a passion of mine to spent time in the deer woods so thank god we live in a country where we can do that just as much as we please.

[cva54]

 so now it is all over 9 long months to for me it will be spent scouting and making new way to sneek in abd setting up stands there is a few things to change on the bow I hate my quiver looking for 1 to put on my back pack and or sling it over my sholder  and of corse shooting it is all so time to set up my squril bating staion and see how manny I can get at 30Y evre try to hit a squril at 30Y

[MnDeerStalker]

never tried a squril must be tough they are so small and at 30 yds I would think it wouldn't be to hard to junm the string. I have tried coyote with the bow and that is very hard first of all you have to get them in close enough and most of the time 50 yds is as close as they are going to get but then you have to be able to draw and release with out them hearing or seeing youand they almost always jump the string but it is fun and quite a challenge plus keeps you sharp shooting at those longer distances.