Eventful weekend

[Hester0305]

I didn't kill anything this weekend but it wasn't for the lack of effort. I saw plenty of game but nothing I wanted to kill or could legally. I had a very nice bear come in at 25 yards Saturday morning in an area that I had baited for some deer hopeing for a big buck to stroll by, here in N.C. we're not allowed to hunt over bait for bear or turkeys. I watched the bear for about 35 minutes eating my corn where he eventually just laid down in the scattered corn and just started reaching with his paws to gather the corn. He was jet black and pretty fat and a little bigger than the one I killed last year.

Sunday afternoon I went to hunt my food plot and already had deer in it so I decided not to spook them and I slipped out and hunted over another stand where I have my hanging feeder and I had 9 gobblers and 6 hens come in to my feeder and a spike buck just before dark. I have pictures of a nice 9 pt at my feeder and several other small bucks along with some fat does that I'm hopeing will come by for a little snack while I'm in the stand.

I have to work all week and with the time change it will tbe he weekend before I can go again. I'm having some close calls on the deer but I'm trying to be a little picky I want to take adult does or a nice buck now they just need to cooperate.

[georgiaboy]

Sounds like a great weekend to me!!!
I don't know about the rest of the jawga boy's but critter sighting's have gotten scarce for me the past couple of weeks.

[JPjunkie]

Sounds like a great weekend to me!!!
I don't know about the rest of the jawga boy's but critter sighting's have gotten scarce for me the past couple of weeks.

Its the calm before the storm Us Yankees call it the October Lull About the second week of October around here it gets boring But its the calm before the storm because thats when all hell breaks loose right after that How many deer can you guys kill down there now

[cevans]

Awesome field report. Its a great time in the woods when you can enjoy the wildlife like that. Day before yesterday,,had a bobcat under the stand trying to corral a chipmunk for about 5 minutes before she gave up. Chip was in a smallish hollow log giving her fits. The enjoyment of nature can be intense at times for us to enjoy. Enjoy your hunts and good luck to you.

[georgiaboy]

We can harvest 10 does & 2 bucks. The military base i hunt it's 3 does & 2 bucks.
I don't know why they dropped us down this year...can't even hunt half the base anymore!!

[vixenmaster]

Yup sounds like a fine weekend, i saw 2 Doe's yesterday but they were too fer out of my range

[JPjunkie]

We can harvest 10 does & 2 bucks. The military base i hunt it's 3 does & 2 bucks.
I don't know why they dropped us down this year...can't even hunt half the base anymore!!

[Hester0305]

We can harvest 10 does & 2 bucks. The military base i hunt it's 3 does & 2 bucks.
I don't know why they dropped us down this year...can't even hunt half the base anymore!!

Thats a lot of deer Georgiaboy you can kill there.

We can take 6 deer here 4 does and 2 bucks or all 6 does.

Good luck to you all I hope the pre rut is coming for us here.

[Fred T]

Observing that blackie snacking for 35 minutes would make it a great day in the woods.

[Masboy]

Sounds like a great time! plenty of game around an just waiting . as I get older I spend more time sitting an watching than I do shooting but still like to shoot one at times

[JT of PA]

Can't wait to see the picture of the one you decide on taking.

All the best,
John

[ds762]

I didn't see squat Saturday till right before dark .. Saw the same 10 pt that I missed the prior Sunday. He came right in and I was about to smoke him with the new Matrix 380 at 28 yards when he turned and offered no shot opportunity. This is by far the biggest deer I've personally seen in the wild (180 class typical) and while I'm not a "horn hunter" .. I wanted this guy!!

Sunday brought a 150 class buck (that I would've been just fine with) and about 8 does .. Same story .. No shot opportunity ...


Looking forward to whacking something soon!!

[vixenmaster]

I didn't see squat Saturday till right before dark .. Saw the same 10 pt that I missed the prior Sunday. He came right in and I was about to smoke him with the new Matrix 380 at 28 yards when he turned and offered no shot opportunity. This is by far the biggest deer I've personally seen in the wild (180 class typical) and while I'm not a "horn hunter" .. I wanted this guy!!

Sunday brought a 150 class buck (that I would've been just fine with) and about 8 does .. Same story .. No shot opportunity ...


Looking forward to whacking something soon!!

Yer most certainly not from my area, wid those size Bucks around you

[ds762]

I didn't see squat Saturday till right before dark .. Saw the same 10 pt that I missed the prior Sunday. He came right in and I was about to smoke him with the new Matrix 380 at 28 yards when he turned and offered no shot opportunity. This is by far the biggest deer I've personally seen in the wild (180 class typical) and while I'm not a "horn hunter" .. I wanted this guy!!

Sunday brought a 150 class buck (that I would've been just fine with) and about 8 does .. Same story .. No shot opportunity ...


Looking forward to whacking something soon!!

Yer most certainly not from my area, wid those size Bucks around you

Believe it or not .. I was hunting around the Deepwater area .. just inside the NW corner of St. Clair county.

[Matrix380NC]

Been really quiet over here in the NW mtns and the weather is up and down but we're finally starting to see a few lone scrapes. Muzzleloader is this saturday and I'm going to hunt over in tn with my dad just over the border but I'll be playing with matrix on sundays over here. It's a great change from the exomax but the only deer I'm seeing are either the munchkins or the does with this years fawns but hopefully this cold weather saturday may kick em in to some seeking and chasing. Still a great day in the woods for sure.....