Ghosts of the Oaks [Archive]

Buckslayer

09-29-2005, 09:18 AM

Eerrrrrrrrrrr. The previous post was me, Matt, Buckslayer007, being anonymous cuz I wasn't logged on... BTW when does everyones seasons begin? My archery seasons begin in 2 days on 10/01, in both Ohio and Penn. Talk to ya later y'all.

Texan_Til_I_Die

09-29-2005, 09:37 AM

Hey Matt, glad to see ya' on the team.
I'm heading out to Utah for a mule deer hunt on Oct 22 - 26. We hunted the same area last year and one of my buddies got a 7x5 that scored just under 200 and I shot a smaller buck. Nov 3 - Jan 1 is the gun season here in Texas. I hunt a 7000 acre ranch in West Texas that has some really good deer on it. My problem is making myself pull the trigger on one. We've been managing it for 5 years now and we're really starting to see the results. Lot's of 120 - 140 class 8 and 10 points. I'll have a hard time shooting anything over an 8 point, unless it's a real monster. We also don't have much "character" on our deer out there. Just about everything is a typical 8, 10 or 12 point. Very little junk, so it's hard for me to get a big score in this type of contest. But hey, I'll do my best and you just never know! Good luck to everyone!

We need a team name. Let's hear some suggestions.

Buckslayer

09-29-2005, 10:06 AM

Here's a pic of me, and my eight point from last year. I had him mounted so heres the pic of the mount too.
http://www.realtree.com/img/2/medium/9009slightturn8.JPG

http://www.realtree.com/img/552/medium/P1020706-1.JPG

http://www.realtree.com/img/552/medium/headon.jpg

Buckslayer

09-29-2005, 10:20 AM

Here are some pics of the bucks I've been talking about and watching... hoping to get a shot at. The collage has the deer nicknames on it if you're wondering what it says in yellow... like Ol' Ripped Ear (note his right ear tear).

http://www.realtree.com/img/551/medium/P1030923-1.JPG

http://www.realtree.com/img/551/medium/P1030918-1.JPG

http://www.realtree.com/img/551/medium/Wanted_Poster.JPG

cutter10x

09-29-2005, 01:22 PM

hey guys...dave here....hope to put the smack down on some big bruiser in new york this year........tell ya about myself at a later date

Texan_Til_I_Die

09-30-2005, 09:57 AM

Hi Dave, welcome aboard!

OK - I'm going to suggest a team name.
How 'bout "Buck Stompers"
If anyone else has any ideas, get 'em posted!

Buckslayer

09-30-2005, 01:14 PM

Not bad, I'm sorta drawing a blank on ideas now. Maybe something will come to me as I SIT ON STAND TOMORROW MORNING! Yeah! Finally.

BuckDiesel

10-02-2005, 10:41 AM

Hello, Looking for those goodies again this year. Good luck everyone.

DSGB

10-04-2005, 08:32 AM

Hey guys! My name is David and I hunt in both Georgia and Alabama. I've already taken a doe in Georgia, but I haven't entered her yet. I've got a lot more hunting to do. I was on last year's winning team, and I'm hoping we can do it again this year. Looking forward to hearing about your seasons and enjoying my time in the woods. Ya'll be safe and good luck.

deerhunter10

10-05-2005, 08:25 PM

Hey fellas, my name is Christian and I hunt in Virginia. I am looking to take my first deer this year. I am looking forward to hearing your stories about this years hunts. Good Luck!

Buckslayer

10-06-2005, 04:33 PM

Should we vote on a team name guys? or just Team 16?

"Buck Stompers" was suggested a few days ago... Maybe we could call ourselves the "Ghosts of the Oaks", thats the best thing I've been able to think of. Lets hear your thoughts... -Matt

psejake16

10-06-2005, 07:31 PM

Hey guys. Jake in KY here. Good luck everyone. Ive been seeing several shooters but none in range.

Reloader

10-06-2005, 08:05 PM

Hey all! Just got back in town!
Louisiana Trip Post (http://www.realtree.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=771210&an=0&page=0#77121 0)
I am hunting in Wahoo region of Nebraska(Platt river area.)
I am mostly hunting to fill my freezer but will shoot a good buck if I see one!
I will think about a team name for us LOL!
Talkt to ya latter gotta run now!

Buckslayer

10-07-2005, 07:16 AM

Another team name I thought of, but its less original, is the "Timber Ghosts". Just food for thought.

Matt

Texan_Til_I_Die

10-07-2005, 09:46 AM

I like Ghosts of the Oaks. Of course, there's not an oak tree within 50 miles of where I hunt... http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif but it's still a cool name! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Buckslayer

10-07-2005, 10:22 AM

Haha, it just has to sound cool, right??? I have 5,000 oak trees within 1 mile! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif But none of that neat sagebrush or scendero (spelling)...

Texan_Til_I_Die

10-07-2005, 03:01 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Haha, it just has to sound cool, right??? I have 5,000 oak trees within 1 mile! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif But none of that neat sagebrush or scendero (spelling)...

[/ QUOTE ]
Close! it's sendero. That's Spanish for road.

DSGB

10-07-2005, 03:36 PM

Ghosts of the Oaks sounds good to me.
I got my entry in for my doe, so we have some points on the board! Hopefully I'll be able to upgrade that score with a nice buck. Still got lots of hunting left. Good luck!

Texan_Til_I_Die

10-07-2005, 03:51 PM

WTG - First blood! I'm still dove shooting down here in Texas, but I'm heading out to Utah in 12 days for a go at a mulie!

Buckslayer

10-10-2005, 08:58 AM

Alright guys, I sent a PM to need2hunt to become the Ghost of the Oaks. Gary should take care of that, if not he'll tell me how to.

Congratulations DSGB! We're on the board, and off to a good start.

Reloader

10-10-2005, 04:51 PM

Well my season doesn't start till late November...so I will just sit back and watch you guys get some points on the board.
Nice start DSGB!!

Buckslayer

10-11-2005, 11:40 AM

Hey DSGB, I can see your photos in the Entry Thread now. Maybe it was just my work computer they wouldn't show up on. It was great to see your points on the scoreboard too!

Buckslayer

10-12-2005, 09:52 AM

Saw 25 deer in total two nights ago all! Two 8 pointers, and a 6 pointer. No shooters tho. I love how deer respond to the first cooler weather each year... gets 'em riled up.

Buckslayer

10-13-2005, 10:45 AM

Awesome new signature bar me 'n Texan are sporting it, isn't it? I'm assuming you don't mind me copying that link Texan, http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif, take it easy. Hunt hard. I'm going 110% all in this weekend. All day Saturday! Next week work will let up a bit and I'll have more evening time!

cutter10x

10-14-2005, 02:12 PM

i had the sig made..(unless one of u had sent a message to the guy making them) hope i got everyones name right.....now if i can just get it to work.

Texan_Til_I_Die

10-18-2005, 12:01 PM

Well, I'm all packed and ready to head out at 5:30 Wednesday morning for Utah. Weather looks good for there, mostly clear with lows around 32 - 35 and highs around 55 - 58. Got a chance of some rain one day, but that's all. If it's like it was last year, I should have an opportunity at something decent. I'll update when I get back. Adios!

Buckslayer

10-18-2005, 04:17 PM

Hope you nail a monster! Yep, keep us posted. I will be out all day this Saturday in PA. Didn't even bring my stuff to Ohio this week. Too busy with work.

Texan_Til_I_Die

10-29-2005, 05:23 PM

Well, I came home empty handed... http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
I had plenty of chances to take small bucks, but I held out to the end for that monster mulie, but I just couldn't connect.
Rifle season for whitetails starts next Saturday. I'll be out there giving it another go then!

Reloader

10-30-2005, 09:48 PM

Hey nothing wrong with that...they will just get bigger for next year.
Good luck on the Whitetails!

Reloader

11-02-2005, 11:35 AM

Yup firearms starts for me on the 12th as well...can't wait to get out there!

Texan_Til_I_Die

11-07-2005, 09:27 AM

We had terrible weather for the rifle opener this weekend, hot and windy, but the deer were still moving pretty well. Saturday morning I saw 5 bucks, including a nice 140 class 10 point. He was about 20, maybe 21 inches wide, but his tine length wasn't great. G2's were about 12 inches and G3's were maybe 11. He was only 3.5 years old, so he got a pass. Saturday afternoon I saw 2 bucks, a medium sized 8 point and a small 10 point. Sunday morning I rattled up 2 bucks, but they were both small. Sunday evening I had 8 does, a spiker and another 140 class 10 point within 20 yards. This one wasn't wide at all, maybe 16 inches, but his G2's and G3's looked like spears sticking up. Again, I couldn't make myself pull the trigger since he was such a young deer, but I did get some excellent video. As soon as we get some cooler weather, I'm heading back out there.

Reloader

11-07-2005, 02:35 PM

Wish I had some of those, your "passes" sound like monsters to me!
Ive seen 140 class deer and better...but never during hunting season and never within even 200 yrds...outside of a zoo or other exhibit. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Reloader

11-10-2005, 02:42 AM

Well season opens for me on Saturday. Gonna hunt some public land saturday...if it isn't too crowded to be safe.
May have a line on a private horse farm to hunt. If I get permission I will be hunting that with a guy who boards his horses there on sunday...assuming I strike out sat.
I will be shooting for meat so don't expect a big rack...but if I get a shot at a buck I will take it.

Texan_Til_I_Die

11-10-2005, 12:05 PM

Good luck. I'm leaving after work Friday to head out to West Texas again. Still loking for the old big boy, but I might shoot a doe if I can do it without disturbing my good areas. I'll probably head over to the east pasture during the middle of the day and look for a doe. It's 2500 acres and almost never gets hunted.

Reloader

11-12-2005, 09:03 PM

Well got out to a semi public farm today...saw a few does and had 2 in my crosshairs for a while but had to let them slide...they were a bit scrawny, I will b egoing out again tommorrow and may just shoot whatever I see cause I whont get much chance to hunt during the week...
Good luck yall...how are your seasons going?

Buckslayer

11-14-2005, 09:59 AM

Hey guys, I had a lot of action on Saturday. Check out the last journal entry I made for the whole story. It pretty much sums everything up with me so far, since I haven't let you guys know of my adventures lately http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ... here's the link: My Journal Entry (http://www.realtree.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=812383&page=0&vc=1#Post81 2383)

DSGB

11-14-2005, 03:35 PM

I had five deer hanging out under my stand Saturday morning. One was a button buck that came back three times, bringing more deer each time. The first time he was chased off by a coyote, but the 'yote never stopped long enough to draw my bow. Couldn't get the doe that was with him, the last time he came back, into range. I watched the button buck and his sister eat acorns under my tree for 45 minutes, when they were chased off by a buck with one antler. I was tempted to shoot him, but he was only 1.5 and I let him walk. Gun season starts next weekend, so I'm gonna hunt the stand I saw a nice eight pointer out of three weeks ago.

Reloader

11-17-2005, 05:55 PM

I haven't been able to get out hunting all week...no babysitter. Hoping to find someone to watch my daughter all day saturday so I can get some hunting in then...at this point Ive decided to shoot the first decent deer I get a shot at, doe or buck. This is the last weekend of the sesaon for regular gun season. I could buy a doe tag for the Jan season but that would be no different than shooting a doe now... http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
anyway just had a major cold snap this week and our first snow fall actualy stuck on the ground, so hopefully I will get a good shot at something saturday.
Take care and good luck guys!

Reloader

11-19-2005, 05:31 AM

Well still planning to go hunting tommorrow..but it warmed up again today the snow is only still here in heavy shadows...not sure what that will do for the deer behavior but will give it a go anyway.

DSGB

11-21-2005, 02:50 PM

I got two more this weekend. One doe and a six pointer. Story in the Deer Hunting forum.

Texan_Til_I_Die

11-21-2005, 06:59 PM

Great job! I'm still passing up shots, hoping for Muy Grande. I saw an absolutely beautiful 10 point, 20 inches wide and would score in the low 140's Saturday morning. Got about 15 minutes of video at 80 yards. Sunday morning I videoed a different 10 point from the same stand that would go about 130. I just can't justify shooting a 3.5 year old deer with that type of potential.

Reloader

11-26-2005, 03:27 PM

Well I got skunked for the regular gun season. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Still have the January antlerless season comming though...keep on keeping on! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Texan_Til_I_Die

11-28-2005, 11:15 AM

Hunted Fri, Sat and Sun morning. Saw the usual 8 and 10 points, including the same extra tall 10 point I saw opening weekend. Man, he looked bad. I bet he's lost at least 40 pounds over the past month. Of course, every time I see him, he's chasing the girls around! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif Probably hasn't eaten anything in weeks. Hope he makes it through the winter.

BTW - I shot a doe. Nothing very exciting. I was sitting in one of my afternoon stands and she walked up to about 20 yards and I put a round from the 220 Swift between her eyes. Nice big doe for the area, field dressed at 85 pounds. I'll post her later in the entry thread if I don't get a buck.

Buckslayer

12-03-2005, 04:09 PM

Guys... check out my user's online journal entry! I got us 15 points with a big ten pointer this morning!

DSGB

12-05-2005, 02:12 PM

Way to go Buckslayer007! That's a great buck! Now if I can only get one like that to walk by my stand.

DSGB

12-14-2005, 04:41 PM

TTT
We were getting buried.

Buckslayer

12-19-2005, 01:57 AM

Yeah, I am very pleased with him. I think I'm going to ask the taxidermist for the antlers back until he needs them. Relatives want to see them this weekend over Christmas!

I celebrate Christmas... So I'm wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! If you celebrate another holiday, then Merry or Happy _______!

DSGB

12-20-2005, 10:43 AM

Merry Christmas to you too, and to everyone else!
I've upgraded my score to the six pointer, but we're still pretty far back.
I'll be off starting tomorrow until Jan. 2nd. If I haven't got a nice one by then, I still have vacation days. Season is open 'til the end of January. Good luck to those still hunting.

Texan_Til_I_Die

12-22-2005, 06:05 PM

I'm hunting Sat, Sun and Mon, then going out again next weekend. Season closes Jan 1 for me. I've got a 4.5 year old 9 point that I see almost every morning that I'm thinking about shooting. Might take him if I get the chance.

Merry Christmas all!!! http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Buckslayer

12-23-2005, 02:15 PM

Congrats on the Six DSGB! Texan... just shoot him. http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif A nine pointer is a great deer!

Reloader

01-15-2006, 08:32 PM

Well today closes the season out for me...total skunk...Prior to tonight I hadn't seen any deer for over a week. Got a chance to hunt a private horse farm tonight but never got a shot closer than 300 yards. One other guy in the group got one doe but he was set up 200 yards closer to the deer. Just my luck I got assigned the stand on the 2 trails the deer didn't use.
Hope the rest of you are having a lilttle more luck than that.