figured I'd start one for us that season doesnt open untill Oct 7th
Im in a jam this year since its so many acorns in the woods that the bucks arent hitting the fields in daylight like the years before. I have 12 stands up on different farms and im clueless which friggin one to hunt. I have 2 in mind in the deep woods, but I wanted to save them for when pressure steps up later in the season.
in other words, this years scouting has sukked and I havent patterned any decent bucks
anyway, no matter I'l still be up in a stand in the peace and quite away from my 2 kids HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH:-P
so hurry the heck up saturday.. a nice, new exocet200 is waiting
farmer , I'll be getting a lic. for VA this year. My son goes to Fork Union Military Academy and I have the good fortune to have a 350 acra farm to hunt in Trevilians Va.
Hey guys,
I almost missed the opener because of a bridal shower in New York but luckily I got out of it . Hopefully my luck will hold up and I will have a chance to try out the new exocet on a nice buck. All I have to do is make it through my birthday tommorrow and two more days after that. I hate the week before the opener. It seems like the longest week of the year to me. I havn't gotten any scouting done so I will be a little blind, but I know the area I will be going pretty well and I'm pretty confident I will have a decent chance at finding a good one. C.F. what kind of acorns are dropping in your spots? You probably know this but make sure you hunt near white oaks if you can. Good luck, have fun, and be safe. I hope to be seeing some good pics next week.
A bad day in the woods is better than a good day anywhere else.
I agree CF. I have 6 stands up in one small area and have no idea which one to use. The landowner of my hunting area has placed a culvert across a stream near my stand where a number of trails come together heading to and from corn fields and a vineyard. The deer are using it as a bridge. I just have no idea what time of day they are coming through. It could be early, late, or midnight. I guess a little trial and error is the only way to know.
I've had great luck the last couple years in this location during gun and black power seasons, but there is a lot more hunting pressure on adjacent lands during those seasons. I'm thinking early and late may be about all of the movement we will see until things cool down some more.
I'm just hoping something wanders into bow range during the first week.
LV2HNT wrote:Hey guys,
I almost missed the opener because of a bridal shower in New York but luckily I got out of it . Hopefully my luck will hold up and I will have a chance to try out the new exocet on a nice buck. All I have to do is make it through my birthday tommorrow and two more days after that. I hate the week before the opener. It seems like the longest week of the year to me. I havn't gotten any scouting done so I will be a little blind, but I know the area I will be going pretty well and I'm pretty confident I will have a decent chance at finding a good one. C.F. what kind of acorns are dropping in your spots? You probably know this but make sure you hunt near white oaks if you can. Good luck, have fun, and be safe. I hope to be seeing some good pics next week.
Its plenty of white oaks around 2-3 of my stands and since they arent checking the field smuch now untill night im probably gonne hunt those stands. But like said above the first week is gonan be trial and error for most of us. Its gonna be a full moon from the looks of it now so that isnt gonna help much
The rain is coming, time for the umbrella and rain poncho. That's what will be nice about the xbow, you don't have to worry about standing and having that bulky clothing on. Good luck.
looks like Team Va is gonna suck on opening day LOL.... heavy rain friday night but it may fiddle out saturday afternoon. If it does slack off around 3-4 saturday then look out for deer in the fields;)
either way, im going... cant kill anything at home in the bed
Thank god for gortex.