Rut is heating up in our area > CH scores !
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Rut is heating up in our area > CH scores !
As previously posted 1st couple weeks was too warm for any real good deer movement in our area .
( WMU 80 / WMU 87 / WMU 91 ) .
Then the 1st Clear / Cool / Calm day ( 10 days into the season ) Frank V. got his 1st Excalibur crossbow buck. ( At that point all we were seeing was boundary scrapes as bucks started to mark their territories )
Then later on it started getting colder > Gotta love the colors when leaves change …
Fixed up blinds that the racoons had damaged …
Spent many hours scouting / eating lunch and dinner in the truck > It’s always amazed me how many birds of all kinds never seem to mind the presence of a truck or tractor in the field !
The rest of our crew kept up the scouting and tried many different set ups > Always keeping an eye open for rut sign … Climber tree set ups overlooking corn fields and cut trails .
And ladder stand set ups watching travel corridors thru the cedars etc .
My BlackBerry lights up daily with field reports from one source or another . At my last climber set up along a swamp edge , I give a few cover contact grunts and a deer passes directly under me in the dark . When I zoom in I can see the hove prints in the soft ground and check them out when I leave .
Wylie and Russ get some cool trail camera shots on Oct 26th showing Russ walking out at 6:33pm and a buck walking in at 7:05pm … then later early am pic’s .
Then Chris H. hits pay dirt with what I call “ The perfect storm “ for mature buck action !
( Permission on a farm that has had no hunt pressure for the last 5-7 years so the reining buck gets time to grow ! )
Chris scouts it out and see’s increased rut activity ( rubs and scrapes ) > And an afternoon encounter on October 30th seals the deal ! ….
After a few rattle and grunt sessions , Chris goes to ground to check some pictures on a trail camera when a beauty mature 10 point hears the rustling of the leaves and comes storming in ! …. Chris is caught on the ground kneeling down at the trail camera with his crossbow slung over his back . There is lots of cover between him and the advancing buck > He keeps his cool , slips the black Excalibur Matrix 380 off his back and levels it for the shot , just as the buck screeches to a stop at 10 feet !! Chris scopes between two trees and he sends a bolt thru him ! > Buck whirls and falls 10 yards away ! I get the BBD Baby message on my Black Berry and pictures soon to follow ! > Congrat’s Chris > Great looking Buck!
Dragged and tagged > Then off to the butcher !
Safe to say the rut is heating up in our areas > Good Luck to all that are still out there ! Keep the pictures and stories coming !
( WMU 80 / WMU 87 / WMU 91 ) .
Then the 1st Clear / Cool / Calm day ( 10 days into the season ) Frank V. got his 1st Excalibur crossbow buck. ( At that point all we were seeing was boundary scrapes as bucks started to mark their territories )
Then later on it started getting colder > Gotta love the colors when leaves change …
Fixed up blinds that the racoons had damaged …
Spent many hours scouting / eating lunch and dinner in the truck > It’s always amazed me how many birds of all kinds never seem to mind the presence of a truck or tractor in the field !
The rest of our crew kept up the scouting and tried many different set ups > Always keeping an eye open for rut sign … Climber tree set ups overlooking corn fields and cut trails .
And ladder stand set ups watching travel corridors thru the cedars etc .
My BlackBerry lights up daily with field reports from one source or another . At my last climber set up along a swamp edge , I give a few cover contact grunts and a deer passes directly under me in the dark . When I zoom in I can see the hove prints in the soft ground and check them out when I leave .
Wylie and Russ get some cool trail camera shots on Oct 26th showing Russ walking out at 6:33pm and a buck walking in at 7:05pm … then later early am pic’s .
Then Chris H. hits pay dirt with what I call “ The perfect storm “ for mature buck action !
( Permission on a farm that has had no hunt pressure for the last 5-7 years so the reining buck gets time to grow ! )
Chris scouts it out and see’s increased rut activity ( rubs and scrapes ) > And an afternoon encounter on October 30th seals the deal ! ….
After a few rattle and grunt sessions , Chris goes to ground to check some pictures on a trail camera when a beauty mature 10 point hears the rustling of the leaves and comes storming in ! …. Chris is caught on the ground kneeling down at the trail camera with his crossbow slung over his back . There is lots of cover between him and the advancing buck > He keeps his cool , slips the black Excalibur Matrix 380 off his back and levels it for the shot , just as the buck screeches to a stop at 10 feet !! Chris scopes between two trees and he sends a bolt thru him ! > Buck whirls and falls 10 yards away ! I get the BBD Baby message on my Black Berry and pictures soon to follow ! > Congrat’s Chris > Great looking Buck!
Dragged and tagged > Then off to the butcher !
Safe to say the rut is heating up in our areas > Good Luck to all that are still out there ! Keep the pictures and stories coming !
See Ya. ... R.J. > " Remember , Trophies are measured by the time and energy expended to get them , not the size or quantity of the quarry "
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Congrats to the group! Very nice buck.
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Congratulations Chris that is a great Ontario buck.
Thanks for the report and great pictures.
Dutch
Thanks for the report and great pictures.
Dutch
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That's awesome. There's nothing more exciting hunting deer than being on the ground and having one walk in that close. Congratulations.
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Wow!!! Congrats man...
A touch of frost has heightened your awareness and your heart steadily beats in anticipation. Your senses are suddenly alert to the movement on the forest floor and you realize that the moment of truth is at hand.
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Dandy Buck, congrats!
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Congrats to y'all on those fine deer
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Congratulations!!!
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Congrats
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Great buck Congrats!
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Congratulations!!!!!!!
Sounds like the place to be right now!
Sounds like the place to be right now!
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Those are some great pics!!! Congratulations!
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Great photos as always Rick!
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Great photos Rick. Good to see jobs well done.
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Really like Buck hunting pics and storys...N