Team #22 - Backstrap Fever

[buckee]

deerkillr777 (Y)
Hunter36
Tarbaby
rad_112176
Monsterbucks1
ranchand99
Canuck2
Craig_Mack
Wilfinator

[ranchand99]

Cheking in!I have already entered a doe for us.

[Canuck2]

Hey team; Canuck2 checking in.

ranch, nice start for our bunch. Good luck on a big buck now.

General info : I'm in southern British Columbia right on the WA state border. I hunt mostly whitetails but occasionally take a mule deer too. Next week I'll be gone for awhile on a moose hunt and hope to come home with a plethora of steaks. Usually I bow hunt but most activity will be with rifle this year as I'm still coming back from shoulder surgery.

Here's a sampling of the animals I've hunted.

http://www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/sh.html

OK, how about a team name? My thinker isn't firing on enough cylinders right now (bad cold) to get too creative. Suggestions?

[ranchand99]

looks like it won't take long for you to get something on the board after looking at all those pics!Any team name is fine with me.Good luck!!

[craig mack]

Hey guys, I'm 35 from Dearborn Michigan. My opener is Oct. 1. I mostly bow hunt and I cant wait to get started.

[rad_112176]

Hi guys. Just checking in to say Hi and let you all know a little about myself. I do most of my hunting in Southern IL, but i do hunt in Missouri and Michigan also. I have high hopes for this year since i have bow, gun, and muzzleloader tags for IL. I go to Michigan for a week of hunting for bow and gun and i also have a bow hunt scheduled for Pike County IL for late december. I am currently hunting in Missouri, but all we are seeing are some does here and there. To hot to really get on them yet. I did have a small 8 pointer on me opening morning, but he was spooked off by my brothers coming out of the woods. Not really for sure if i would have taken him or not, but that made the decision pretty easy. LOL. Well good luck to all and i will be sure to check in on a regular basis.

Congrats on the doe Ranchand99....

[deerkillr777]

i am 17 turnign 18 in nov. i hunt in central pa northumberland montour columbia union counties mostly uper northumberland or montour every now and then go across the river to union. hunt mostly farm land and some mtns the woods i normally hunt is thick underbrush. this will be my first year archery hunting so we will see hwo it is tomarrow gonna go and try for permision to hunt 14 acers offreshly plants hay feild i mean just plantwed today rain loosk good for end of week and there is a few nice deer backl there. my bow season is sept 29 till nov 10 then late bow dec 26th till jan 12th
rifel season is from nov 26th till dec 8th thats nmormally only seasons i hunt
just a few things bout me i have only ever killed 2 doe and 1 buck within the 6 years i hunted
i am a die hard though out ever chance i get

[Canuck2]

Hey craig mack, rad_112176, and deerkillr777. Nice to see teammates checking in like mad now. It sounds as if you all have good territories and are eager to get started. Can't wait to see some additions to ranchand99's nice doe.:)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0341.jpg

(Looks like I didn't do something right to get the picture to show directly.)

[rad_112176]

All right guys. Any ideas on a name for our team yet? My mind has been blank but i will try to think of a couple tonight and post them.

[monsterbucks1]

Congrats Ranchand, Hello team I am from Western NY. Good luck to all of you and lets Get er Done.

[rad_112176]

Here are a couple of names i thought about while driving out to North Carolina to work this week. Any other ideas or do any of these look promising to you?

Rack Masters
Whitetail Stalkers
Carbon Killers

[deerkillr777]

Rack hunter's
Carbon slinger's


i like whitetale stalkers

[craig mack]

How bout The snort wheezers, The Non-Typicals, The bloody arrows. Just a few, I will try to think of some more.

[deerkillr777]

idc what the name is aslong as its bout hunting i dont get much tiem ot be one because of owrking and now hunting season starting plus school its gonna be hard so if i dont reply to one just go for it

Ps sorry i dont spell to good or do sentences

[rad_112176]

I vote for The Non-Typicals or Carbon Killers.

[deerkillr777]

both of them sounds good to me

[rad_112176]

Well guys. Next Monday is my opening day of IL bow season. It is suppose to cool down this weekend so hopefully it stays that way for Monday. I just found out some bad news about the state land where we hunt. They are not allowing anyone to leave a treestand on the property overnight anymore. This means you can pretty well only use climbers. It's ok for half of my treestand locations, but all my early season stands are in areas where you can't find a tree to climb. I am starting to check into light ladder stands that can be packed in and out. I don't really understand the rule and i have sent the ILDNR a e-mail asking if they could explain to me why they come to that decision. I called the farmer of the land we hunt in MO and he tells me that he is picking all the corn starting on Friday and finishing Saturday morning. I am trying to get home early on friday to be able to hunt in the evening. Well, I just thought i would give everyone a hunting update. How is everyone else's season going. If it hasn't opened then when does it open?

[monsterbucks1]

Good luck next week, sorry to hear about them not letting you keep them there over night. There might be only a select few light ladder stand out there. I know summits makes a packable ladder.

[Hunter36]

Hey guys Im checkin in. Sorry I didnt even realize that we had our teams yet. I've already past on some nice bucks and smoked an antelope last week so Im in the zone. Good luck to all.

[Canuck2]

Good to see you, monsterbucks1 and Hunter 36. Nice going on the antelope, 36. Any pictures?

Looks like we have most of the team accounted for now. Here's hoping the holdouts will sign their contracts soon.;)

I'll be leaving on a moose hunt early Saturday and will be gone for a week to ten days. Really excited about it and hope to have a few pictures to share when I get back. Just so you know why I'm not posting for awhile.

Good luck out there, mates.

[Wilfinator]

Checking in; this is the first time I've ever done something like this. Never entered a contest in my 40 something years. I've only been hunting for 4 years (Buckee is my hunting partner/mentor), so am still learning the ropes.
Our season started at the beginning of September where I live on Vancouver Island Canada. Been a little late getting my tags (we have an abundance of Black tails here), but I am salivating at the idea of getting out there. Hope I can help the team with a good buck or two.

[rad_112176]

Thanks monsterbucks1 for the info. I will be sure to check into the summit stand.

Hello there Wilfinator and Hunter36. Welcome aboard. It sounds like we have a pretty good team going here.

Good luck on that hunt Canuck. We have been talking on going on a moose hunt for the past couple of years. We are going on our first elk hunt next year and trying to decide if we go for moose or caribou next. Be sure to get us some nice pics.

[craig mack]

Welcome Wilfinator. I know Buckee likes to hunt with knives (lol) what do you hunt with?

[Canuck2]

Wilfinator, good to see you here. What craig mack said - buckee teaching you to hunt like that?:D

rad, where will you be going after your elk next year?

[rad_112176]

Canuck, I am guessing you meant " for the elk hunt next year ". We are going to Colorado with a couple of friends of ours and doing a self guided hunt. We won't be working from scratch since they have been going out for the last few years. They have had some awesome bow kills the last couple of years. They probably have a 75% success rate which i thought was pretty good for a do it yourself hunt. I don't know all the details yet, but i am excited. Like i said earlier, we don't really know what we are going to hunt after that. I guess it all depends on how much money we save up. I know that the caribou hunts i have heard about people going on are fairly cheep, but the moose hunts can get up there pretty quick. Plus alot of areas you have to earn points to hunt and we haven't even really started checking on it yet. It all will be with a bow no matter where i go.

[rad_112176]

LOL. Canuck, I just reread your post and i see that you meant going after your elk. Don't i feel like a fool.

[deerkillr777]

we need a name whats some names here guys i liek any of the one listed befor

[Canuck2]

Ya, I guess we need a name. There's some good ones in the bunch listed before. I'll throw one in; how about 'Venison-R-Us"

If someone wants to consolidate all the suggestions, maybe we can have a quick straw vote.

No problem, rad.:D Have you looked into moose hunts in Newfoundland? I think there's some good ones and not too expensive by comparison to other places. 75% on do-it-yourself archery elk is very good. You should have a great hunt when that one comes around.

[Wilfinator]

I have an older bow which I have yet to use. I normally hunt with a mossberg bolt action 12 gauge that my late father in law gave to me. He bought it when he was 16, so the gun is well over 50 years old. Still looks and shoots great though. I am still a little green for the knives though lol

[deerkillr777]

venison r us sounds good to me i am gonan be up bright and early tomarrow headed down to my gram and pap to hunt just outta the ground make take treestand along if i do decide to find a good tree

and also depending on how much water is down there were i hunt its a big ol we hole in places but deer use it to travel and stage up befopr heading to the corn

[Canuck2]

Well crew, this will be my last post for about 10 days. I'll be leaving before dawn to head to moose camp. Good luck to all of you in all your hunting-related activities; I expect to see lots of venison on the pole when I get back.:D

[tarbaby]

Hey ya'll. I'm finally checkin in. I have been in Arizona for the past week.
The name is Jason, I'm 21 and have been bowhuntin since I was 16. I have shot a few does and one 170". That was a lot of luck though. There are generally some big deer every year where I hunt. Hopefull I can connect this year after a few years of being oh so close. Season start this Monday here in KS so I might do an evening hunt if its not to warm.

Good luck all

Jason

[deerkillr777]

t minus 605 hours befor i am in in the woods and able to shoot or close to it i cant wait i can feel it already first tiem bow huntign and also hunting alone with otu dad around but my gram and paps hosue is up over the road and my hosue is only a mile away i am probally gonna let everything pass unless i see a buck or big buck and i means its gotta be a nice 3 1/2 year old or older or atleast scoring 8pnts and about 130 til 160 somethign liek that its pa cant get hopes to high all i knwo last year we jumped a big 8ptn in gun season last day and i think he is still aroudn from the sign i seen

ill be huntign outta my uncle home made ladder wood stand in some nice mapel swamp farthest shot with stuff still green is gnan be 20 to 30 yards so it will be nice and i am about 10 to 15 feet off ground stand has been there for 4 years now

well i am off to bed then up early to head out befor light

[deerkillr777]

well guys this is how my first moring went it was bout 530 crawled into the good ol stand and was sittign there a few squirells then about 20 minutes to 8 a mom and a button buck still had spot on hind quarte came in no more than 5 yards behind me milled aroudn ate soem grass in the bottom and then walked back out didnt even know i was there i decided ot pass casue she had a little one and still to early in the season tryign ot hold out for a buck

first bow hunt ever and ended up seing 2 i climbed down and went home around 9 got to warm for me probally headed out monday weds and thursday after noon

[tarbaby]

My season opens up tomorrow, but it's supposed to be in the low 80's so I will prolly only hunt in the evening. Hopefully something will walk by.


Jason

[ranchand99]

Had a slow weekend.No luck on the adult child hunt,and went gator hunting last night all night long with nothing to show for it,and only have 1 week left to fill that tag...I think the moon and hot weather is keeping movement minimal.

[craig mack]

Went out this morning and seen one doe, I let her pass. It started raining really hard so I left. Hope to get back out this weekend. Good luck

[deerkillr777]

how bout rack nasty or rack boys

[deerkillr777]

lets get goin boys and get us a name

[monsterbucks1]

Names:

Rack Masters
Team Bone Yard
Whitetail Heart stoppers
Whitetail Addicts
Backstrap Fever

Just a few I thought of.

[tarbaby]

Bone Collectors????

Thats all I could really thing of

[deerkillr777]

backstrap fever sounds good to me or whitetale addicts

[tarbaby]

How about backstrap fever.... we could make a Ted Nugent knock off for a theme song. lol

[rad_112176]

Hi guys. Sorry i have been out for a few days. Spent the weekend on stand in MO and hunted opening day in IL. The weather has been way to warm and with the full moon last weekend it had the patterns all messed up. I am going to MI to bow hunt this weekend and will be in the stand in IL for most of next week. Pretty sure i will be able to get us 5 points on the the board within the next week. I have only seen 2 bucks on the move so far and both were small basket racks. I will be sure to keep my computer with me next week to keep in touch. Backstrap Fever sounds like a good name to me. I say we go with it.

[deerkillr777]

sounds godo ot me backstrap feever everyoen else how that sound

[craig mack]

Backstrap fever sounds good to me.

[ranchand99]

Well I finally got my gator,so I am back on the deer full time again.I saw 5 does this evening,and a pretty nice buck on the way out...That's the way it works ain't it?..lol

Here's me,my gator,and my friend Brandon.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/gator.jpg

[Wilfinator]

I'm happy to report that I got my first buck of the season this morning! It is a young 2x2 that will look wonderful next to the potatoes and gravy. We were right in the middle of a nasty storm that blew all night and the rain and wind were still howling this morning. Didn't think I would even see a deer let alone shoot one. By the way, I like backstrap fever the best so far.

[Canuck2]

Hi gang; I finally got back from my moose hunt this afternoon.

Ranch, nice looking gator!

Wilfinator, good going on the buck. If you enter that now, I think we take the lead!

Here's the result of my trip.

http://www.realtree.com/img/500/medium/PICT0451.JPG

And Backstrap Fever sounds fine to me - let's get it registered.

[ranchand99]

Good deal wilfinator!Thanks Canuck and congrats on that beast!

[deerkillr777]

backstrap fever lets get it registerd i second that

[craig mack]

Congrats to Wilfinator and Canuck.

[tarbaby]

I third Backstrap Fever. Hope everyones season is going good. I will finally be able to make it out this coming weekend. The temps have been in the 80's and this year I'm being extra safe by not even going into the area until it cools down. I hung all of my stands in July so I'm on edge just a waitin. The weekend after this coming I will be heading to the western part of Kansas. My girlfriends dad has a few places out there I can hunt for the couple of days I will be out their. Would like to try and stalk a mulie but if a nice WT comes by its gonna be on.

[craig mack]

Good luck Tarbaby. I sent a p.m. to Buckee so they can put our name up there. Good luck guys.

[Wilfinator]

Registered it Sunday, good to go :)

[monsterbucks1]

Congrats guys on the Gator and moose and espicially the buck. My season starts this Sat. and I can't wait temp's are going lower the leaves are changing rapidly I have been seeing a ton of deer. Let's Get er Done. I will keep you all posted. kevin

[craig mack]

Well guys, I'm heading out for an afternoon hunt today. The weather finally cooled down so it should be good huntin.

[buckee]

Hey,

Everyone now has the ability to upload their sinatures, directly from your computer, instead of having to host them somewhere, and Everyone now has the 30k limit for their signature upload, (instead of 13.0 k) directly from your computer. Also, everyone now has the WYSIWYG editor, even if they did not before. They can change it back if they want, but everyone now has it.

Everyone can thank Scott and Brittany (at Greyloon.com)

Right click on the picture(signature) and "Save image as....". choose a folder somewhere in your computer to save it in, such as "My Pictures", which is found in "My Documents", so you know where to find it when you upload.

Then go up to the toolbar in the forums and click on "User CP", and "Edit Signature" (upper left hand side in grey strip toolbar)
Then scroll down to "Option 2 - Upload Image From Your Computer" and click on the "Browse" button. Then go to the folder you have the picture stored in and click on the picture.
Then just click "Save Signature" .

That should take care of your signatures.

[rad_112176]

Hi guys. Congrats on the kills. I shot a small spike while in Michigan last weekend and i will get it entered either today or tomorrow. The area we hunt is way over hunted so anything goes up there. I was hoping this morning that i was entering something much bigger, but no luck. I shot a 130 class 8 pointer in IL this morning but had no luck in locating him. I gave him a few hours and when i tried to pick up the blood trail in vanished after about 100 yrds. The blood was a bright red color and there was a good amount to start off with. I am going back out tomorrow to walk some other areas next to the river to see if he maybe bedded up there. The shot was a quartering too shot and when my arrow penetrated just inside the shoulder i thought it was game over. I have been sick about it all evening. Maybe i can get lucky tomorrow and locate him. I will let you all know what i find.

[monsterbucks1]

Rad, good luck in trying to recover him. congrats on the spike, my season opens up inles than 24 hrs

[Canuck2]

rad, I hope you had good luck finding that buck. Got my fingers crossed while waiting to hear.

[craig mack]

Well guys, I've got some good news, my son David shot his first deer. It was a doe. He's 12 years old and its his second year of hunting. I will post pics soon.

[deerkillr777]

got busted tonight by a buck :eek:but going out tomarrow morning bright and early at the other end of the flat its about 5 hundred yard long flat dad is going up in a tree in the triangle peice probally right in the middle bout 75 to 100 yards from me and a power lines sets the triangle off from the rest of it i am going down between my dad and were i got busted tonight so it should be good hopefully something happens

[SuperMn106]

Hey guys, I walked numberous miles today trying to locate that buck but had no luck. I am not sure where he could have gone and am more upset knowing that he is probably dead somewhere and we are just unable to locate him. I went out this morning and hunted before starting to look for him and seen 3 does and a spike buck. We are going to pull out of that area for a few days to let it settle down and going to hunt a stand that i hung a couple of weeks ago and just haven't had the correct wind to hunt it. Congrats to your boy Craig Mack. Good to see another young man getting into hunting. Can't wait to see the pics. Were you able to see the buck deerkillr? Hopefully you can bust him instead in the morning.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Didn't realize i was signed in under my brothers login. LOL. That last post was from me.

[ranchand99]

Congrats to your son Craig,sorry about the bad luck Rad,good luck deerkillr777,and monsterbucks1

Well I am going on yet another special hunt,so hopefully I will see something.It has to be a doe or have 4 on one side.

[Canuck2]

OK rad, you had me wondering for a minute.:D Shame about that buck, but I'm glad you spent lots of time pounding the bush to try and find him.

Craig Mack, a hearty congratulations to your son.:cool:

monster & deerkillr & ranchand, good luck.

I went out this morning and saw several does as well as 2 bucks. Neither was big enough to make me want to pull the trigger and there will be lots more opportunities coming up yet.

[Canuck2]

rad, I just saw your spiker in the entry thread. Nicely done!

[tarbaby]

Well ya'll I will be headin out here in about 6 hours for the first time this year. Season opened the 1st but because of school and warm weather I havent made it out. The bad news is, right now there is a t-storm approaching us. Hopefully it move out by sunrise. Good luck to all. Hopefully I can get us some points


Jason

[Canuck2]

Good luck to you, tarbaby. Let us know how you make out.

[tarbaby]

Thanks caunck, turns out we got 2.5-3" of rain and most of it fell right about sunrise. It's still raining and thundering now as well. If it storms most of the day till this evening it should be good hunting if I can get out there. I'm thinkin the deer will hunker down most of the day to stay out of the weather. What's everybodys opinion on this? I've always been curious how T-storms affect deer movement.



Jason

[ranchand99]

Hey team I got an 8pt this morning.Awesome story.20 minutes after daylight I saw a small 5 or 6pt 100yds behind me.I couldn't do anything.He went back in the way he came out.Nothing happened for the next 2 hours then it all broke loose.

A doe and yearling came down the trail in a hurry,and feeding along.I ranged them at about 230.In range for what they say my omega,and omega BDC scope can shoot,but too far for my comfort.They exited the trail,and about 5 minutes later a wide,but short tined buck steps out at 218yds.I grunted at him,and that's when he stopped so I could range him.He stepped off before I could make my mind up.

Only 5 minutes later another small buck(maybe the one I saw after daylight) came across the road.I could hear chasing going on over in the palmetto's.I had some golden estrous out,and the wind was blowing to them,but apparently they were right on the doe.

Only a few minutes later I see an 8pt bird-doggin in the road following the does trail.He zig zagged all over,and started off of the road when I grunted a few times like I was chasing.He whirled around and started running right towards me!Just like on TV..lol

He ran about 50yds,and stopped to look around,I grunted again,and he started sprinting my way.He ran another 50yds,and slowed down to a fast walk.Still coming in my direction.He had his nose up,and was coming to the golden estrous on a string.

At 135yds.(35yds from the golden estrous)he turned broadside,and I took the shot.The 250gr shockwave powered by 150gr of pyrodex pellets made a great hit,and he only went 30yds!This is the first big buck I've grunted up and it was very exciting if you can tell.

He is an average buck for around here.3.5yr old 8pt and weighed 152#.But the experience wasn't average..lol..Here he is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0416.jpg

[ranchand99]

Today has just been unbelievable!!!I decided to climb close to where I saw all the other deer crossing this morning.I had just pulled up my gun,and was reaching for my long sleeve shirt when I caught movement in the open pines.I got my Omega up and found the deer at the edge of the path.I saw it was a doe and that was good becuase that's what I was after.

She was 108yds when she stopped for a second and I hammered her.I thought I heard her pile up.Robbie called me because he was worried something had happened since I had just went to the stand.I told him I had shot a doe,and thought I heard her crash.He said he heard a pop so I had hit her.

I hung up the phone,re-loaded my omega,and pulled my long sleeve out.I laid it across my stand.Pulled my short sleeve off,and when I looked up I saw another deer coming at 62 yds!So,here I am with no shirt on.. :D and she steps out.I take the shot,and she is hit good.I hear her pile up,so I decide that is plenty of deer for me today.

I trailed them,and neither one went over 50yds.The shockwaves worked flawlessly.Here I am with my 2 does.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0421.jpg

[Canuck2]

ranch, that is some kind of day! You are going to be a busy guy getting all them processed and into the freezer. Nicely done.

That buck is a good looking deer. Lots of guys would give their eyeteeth to bag an 'average' buck like that.:cool:

[Wilfinator]

What an awesome looking buck! Congrats

[Canuck2]

We are SMOKIN' all the other teams.:D

TEAM #22 - Backstrap Fever

deerkillr777 (Y)
Hunter36
Tarbaby
rad_112176 = 7 points
Monsterbucks1
ranchand99 = 13 points
Canuck2
Craig_Mack
Wilfinator = 9 points

[deerkillr777]

well went out yesterday morning heard lots of noise dad was driving so we got there later than i wanted but oh well stuff happens didnt get there till amlost daylight so that was probally a good reason y we didnt see anythign sat on stand till about noon then climbed down didnt see a deer but did see a nice size gobbeler oct 27th starts turkey gonna try to get one with my bow outta my treestand cause archery season is still goin on along with fall turkey

my luck is still with me i know there is plenty of deer down there dad seen 5 on friday night and i seen a buck friday night so it all is in good favor i will see one i just need to stop switching ends of the flat with dad and stay were i started at the bottom end

Nate

[ranchand99]

Keep after 'em deerkillr777

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Nice buck and does Ranchhand. Looks like you are a busy man now. I hunted both saturday and sunday morning and seen a bunch of does and had a spike and a 6 point at 8 yrds from my stand. Still holding out for a 120" or better. May take a small call buck later in the year if i don't get anything. Me and my 2 brothers did a grid walk today after we got down trying to take one last look for that buck. Didn't see anything. I had a couple of spots that i thought he might bed up and didn't want to go the rest of the year wondering. This is the last time we are going to look for him and let the area settle down and clear our scent out of there. The rut looks like it is going to kick in early this year around here. We have seen a few bucks trailing does already. They were only following, but they were acting like they didn't want to leave them. Does anyone know what the winning score was last year? I can see us getting to mid 50's and maybe even in the 60's at this rate. LOL. I can see deerkillr putting us some points on the board soon. Go get em.

[craig mack]

Congrats Ranch!!!

[tarbaby]

Well guys it stormed like I had thought it would this weekend, but I did make it out once with the girlfriend. I hung two stands next to each other in a real safe spot for her to come with me periodically and so my buddy can film. We saw two does and a little one saturday night but they stayed out about 80yds. The weather is finally dropping in temps here so, depending on how many classes I don't go to (sshhh) I should be able to go a bit more. Supposed to be lows in the 40's and 30's within the next week.

Good luck all

Jason

[deerkillr777]

yeah i hope to be putting atleast some point on this brd i got till january 12th till my season is done they might class me as a junior on here but i dotn have a junior liscnse so so i can only shot a buck that has atleast 3 pnts on one side casue of antler restriction in pa but it all looks good for me wont be out again till wensday night just to much going on and idk if i will even get otu then becasue my uncle needs help with pciking corn 1 row at a tiem but belive me the bow will be with me incause i see deer while picking but idk when ill get otu this week i knwio saturday for sure so hope u guys r having better luck than me looks liek most of u are

[rad_112176]

Just checking in to see if anyone has been hunting much this week? There is suppose to be a cold front pushing through later this week, but unfortuneatly i am working in North Carolina this week and won't make it out till this weekend. My hunting will be limited to the weekends for the next 5 weeks while we are working on this job. The good news is my schedule looks to be pretty relaxed from Thanksgiving till the end of season ( Jan 12th ). I do have a week scheduled in Michigan for gun season here in a few weeks so i guess it ain't to bad. Where does everyone live and hunt at? I will list mine below. Talk to you later.

Live : Southern Illinois
Hunt : Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri

[monsterbucks1]

Ranch, you are a killing machine woohoo, nice der my friend. Well team I had 3 does come to me Sat. morning and I had one lined up but there was this one little sapling in the way off my shot and could not risk on taking it. But I took care of that little bugger when I got out of the tree. Sun morning I did not see any until later in the afternoon but way to far. So it has been really good sign so far this year on one piece of property that I hunt. Got work doubles all week until Sat morning but hopefully The big one Shows up. Good luck team I will be checking in all week. Kevin

[craig mack]

Hey Rad, where in Michigan do you hunt?

[ranchand99]

My wife went to the creek here on our land and got her first Muzzleloader deer,and her biggest ever!182# 6pt. He was 3.5years old.He was about 40# heavier than our average deer.My heaviest is 168 so she is giving me a hard time..lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0426_edited.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0432_edited.jpg

[Canuck2]

Ranch, a big congratulations to your wife. That is a very nice looking buck. Now, get at it!:D

I made it out this morning and saw plenty of does, both mule deer and whitetails. They're off limits at the moment, however. Looks like the bucks are coming out only after dark. Rut will start kicking in soon, so that will be just fine.

[rad_112176]

Craig, We hunt in Calcasca county not to far from Morris Town. We have gone there for years and camp on state land. We have 6 to 8 guys that stay in our camp off of Fletcher Rd and then a few other guys that we know that stay in camps not to far from us. We have done pretty decent that past few years. I took a nice 8 pt with my pistol last year and my dad took a 130 class 10 pt about 4 yrs ago. That area has good deer in it, but it is hunted pretty hard and then they clear cut areas every year so you have to change your stand locations almost yearly. We really don't go for the big bucks. Getting my brothers and my dad togather along with a few friends is what it is all about. Ok, maybe a little beer drinking also. LOL.

[rad_112176]

Ranch, Congrats to the wife. That is cool you are both into hunting. I hope you have enough freezer space for all these deer.

[ranchand99]

Thanks guys!Good luck to y'all!Since I only have one tag left I am trying to save it for something to go on the wall.I have until Jan 15th.There are a few public land hunts where I can get some bonus tags as well.

rad I have a good sized freezer,and we just ate our last pack of deerburger this week.So we are getting all of these processed as we can.I have plenty of friends who would like some too.

[rad_112176]

Craig, There always seems to be the friends that show up around deer season wondering how the season is going. LOL. I usually have a few does in the freezer already, but i am trying to hold out this year. It has been kinda fun though. I have some awesome footage on my camcorder of deer all around my stand and even some right below it. I am going to start taking my camera out with me so i can get some pics that i can post. We are going to Illinois to hunt this weekend since they just had the severe storms yesterday and the winds were in the 20 to 30 mph range all day today. Suppose to be 43 in the morning so i think the deer will be on the move. Good luck to everyone this weekend.

[ranchand99]

7:13am I had this buck slip in on me.I couldn't reach my hadngun fast enough so I took him out with the 30-06 at 8 steps!...Mature buck for around here...146# 8pt..WMA check in hunt=free deer!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0445.jpg

[craig mack]

Man o man Ranch, your putting a hurtin on em down there!!! Congrats

I'll be going out today for the afternoon hunt. I hope to see some horns.

[ranchand99]

thanks,and good luck!

[Wilfinator]

Good job on the buck! Awesome!!!

[rad_112176]

Ranch, Nice buck. I went out Saturday Morning and had a pretty good sit. I seen 17 deer and approx. 30 turkeys. No cugers this time. I seen 9 different bucks ranging from a little spike to a 150 class 10 point. I had the 10 point about 15 yrds from me through a tree and he was walking right down the trail that opens up at my shooting lane at 10 yrds. He stopped about 5 yrds shy of the shooting lane and looked across the grass opening at which time i also looked across to see a decent 8 pointer and another buck that i couldn't see his rack very well step out into a opening. Once he seen that 8 pointer he took off on a dead run right after that buck and never let up. Definately a great day to be in the woods. All the bucks were either chasing does or following not to far behind a doe. We are taking the camper up this weekend and spending 3 days of hard hunting. I have 2 more good weekends of low hunting preasure before i go to michigan and the first weekend of gun season kicks in. Always a little harder to get on them after the first part of gun season.

[monsterbucks1]

Well Team, I had the best weekend of my entire life and a little disheartning at the same time. Sat. morning started out buetiful nice morning put out some Doe scent just in case Mr. big comes along. About 2 hours into the stand I heard a galloping coming down the trail crashing into the woods near my stand, Scarring the hek out of me I turned around to see what the crashing was and there he was MR. BIG a HUGE 10 point what a body all the right features of a old mature buck sagging belly chest and neck were just one big solid mass with this enourmous Rack with a ghostly looking face. I always get rattled when deer come in but this one was just not no ordinary heart pumper leg shaker he was a heart stopper. He was at 25 yards when he stopped a caught scent of the Doe scent Gave me a perfect shot Opp. I come to full draw and look through my peep but couldn't, the peep was twisted so I could not see through by this time he is still looking my way and I could not make any evasive moves so I thought to myself I have practiced with out peep and with such huge body mass I know I could get a great hit, so the Gold Tip with Muzzy sailed on a straight and perfect journey until Mr. BIG dropped of the sound of the string, right over his back. If he would of never dropped I would be posting some truly monster pics. But the good thing is he took off about 40 yards then just started walking again like nothing happened. So sunday come along same spot a little earlier after 45 mins in the stand a nice 6 point come's in same trail Nice shot opp. I was saying Meat in the freezer time, everything came together, peep was good, Gold tip Connected this timebehind the shoulder good hit. waited an hour got down started looking found my arrow, but No blood I looked for 5 hrs no blood whats so ever. I have never had this happen to me, I felt heartbroken not even a track to find I am going to do another search this afternoon for a final look. Sorry for this being long. Hopefully everybody else is doing well.

[rad_112176]

Sorry to hear about it monsterbucks. Sounds like the big boy didn't have any idea what it was and should be back. It sounds like all the bucks are starting to move. Hopefully you can find that 6 pointer this evening. Good luck and let us know.

[ranchand99]

Sorry to hear about your bad luck monsterbucks,Good luck on that 150 Rad!There was onl a handful of 150's taken in my state last year!!..lol

I had some more good luck yesterday evening.A doe and yearling slipped up behind me and I was only 8ft up a tree.I had to shoot left handed and behind me.Both dropped @ 35yds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0453.jpg

[deerkillr777]

well havnt been out sence last wensday didnt make it out saturday lke i wanted too alarm never went off i was jacked but i did mange to get otu small game saturday afternoon i got a squirrel oen buiddy got a rabbit and oen got a pheasant not bad for a few hourse of close ot hoem hunting but idk when or if i will be out this week maybe saturday befor i gotta head out for a hay ride saturday so its been a bussy weeeknd and a busy week this week this week blows for me its hard sorry boys season was looking good but idk how much more ill be out hopefully atleast 5 more times

Nate

[tarbaby]

I went out to the western part of the state this past weekend to chase some mulies. I saw one buck bed down in a Walk In Hunting Area (private land the state leases for hunting) but the bad thing was that this particular patch doesnt open up till Nov.1st. He was a real tall guy prolly go in the 170ish range. I also saw a couple of whitetails one about 125 and the other about 140. The 140 was chasing already by the way. Gonna go out tonight and a little more often since I don't have any tests for a couple of weeks. Good luck all.

Jason

[rad_112176]

Tarbaby, Good luck with getting on one of those guys. They are just getting the rut started off in IL also so i am taking a long weekend this weekend. Maybe we both can have something to post come monday.

Ranch, Sure is a bad thing we don't get points per deer in this contest. Congrats on the meat.

[ranchand99]

Good luck on that wallhanger tarbaby!!Good luck this weekend Rad.

Guys we are in 1st by one point.If it is at all possible for y'all..please take a doe.:D

It's hard to come across anything bigger than an 8pt around here,so I am most likely done as far as upgrading,unless I get extremely lucky.I'm not done yet though.I still have until Jan 15th.

[tarbaby]

I have a doe tag and an either sex tag so hopefully I can at least get us 5pts. I have till the end of the year for a buck and till Jan. 6th I think for a doe By the way, is there any prizes for first place this year??


Jason

[rad_112176]

The scores have not been updated in over a week so i don't know if we are in the lead still ranch. I am pretty sure i will upgrade, i just don't know how much. When i go to MI i have to shoot something with 4 or more points on one side, and in IL i am holding out until i get a decent buck. If it gets late in the season i will take a smaller mature deer, but it won't be until after muzzleloader. The bucks were moving hard last weekend and it has been raining all week where we hunt in IL so i am excited about the potential this weekend.


P.S. - I talked with buckee about creating us a signature to go at the bottom of our posts. He is coming up with one for us. Once he creates one will everyone please be sure to thank him.

[monsterbucks1]

I had no luck tracking that buck which makes me sick. Good luck this weekend fella's. Kevin

[Canuck2]

Hi team. Been away for the last 5 days and have some venison to add to our score. I will have to catch up on your news and add some of my own a little later. Cheers.

[ranchand99]

Congrats Canuck!!

[Canuck2]

Geez, you guys have been having some real adventures - both positive and not-so-positive. Regardless, keep having a good time out there.

I headed off to an area about 100 miles from home last Friday night, where I had drawn a mule deer doe tag starting Oct 20 (Saturday). My 2 cousins live there and we all went out; no special tag needed for bucks as they were open for everyone. Instead of finding me a doe, we ran into a group of 4 bucks. We each got one - a 2x2, a 2x3, and a 3x4. Not a brow tine in the lot.

Two of the 4 spintered off and headed casually through the sage brush after my cousins had shot theirs. I decided, instead of looking for a doe, I may as well try for a buck as well. After the remaining pair disappeared over a rise, I took off after them. Apparently they weren't too spooked because I found this one bedded down in the sage brush. Only his antlers stuck up and it was cool spotting them. I whistled and he stood up; the shot was only 125 yards.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Canuck2/PICT0500.jpg

Last year I picked up a gambrel with internal scale at Walmart. According to it, the buck was 220 lb with just the guts removed. Having used my mule deer tag on a buck, I had to come home without the doe I figured I'd be getting. So I'll enter this in the contest for us in the next day or so; I still have to take a picture of the tag.:)

[buckee]

Way to go Jack :D...oops, what am I saying. This ain't my team :D

[rad_112176]

Nice muley Jack. We needed the addition to our score. There are a couple of teams that are catching up to us. Sounds like you had a good time and did pretty good as a group. It looks like the bucks are on the move in IL and i am spending 3 days doing nothing but sitting in my tree stand. I will give a update beginning of next week. Good luck to everyone this weekend.

Buckee, It is ok to cheer for the winning team. LOL.

[ranchand99]

Nice canuck!

[craig mack]

Nice one Canuck!!! Congrats

[ranchand99]

Man I have just been covered with good luck.I went to A WMA today on a check in hunt,and tagged out(2 free tags).My freezer is full,so I am helping others now.Here they are just to help keep y'all motivated!...lol

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0456.jpg

[monsterbucks1]

Congrats Canuck nice buck.
Ranch your having one heck of a season congrats to you too.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Well i missed my bid chance again this year. I seen alot of bucks over Saturday and Sunday, but no shooters. I went out yesterday morning and at 7:00 ( 15 min after daylight ) i had a nice 10 point come in at 15 yrds. I miss judged the yardage and between that and the buck dropping i shot right over him. He wasn't real big, probably between 125" and 130", but he sure would have looked good in the back of the truck. The rut is in the searching part now and should kick into the chasing part by next weekend. I plan on sitting all day Saturday. I was able to get a couple of pics of the deer that walked by, but it was so foggy they are a little blurry. I will post them after i download them on to my computer.

[ranchand99]

Keep at it rad,and good luck!

I took my nephew on an A/C hunt this evening,and we had a spike come in to us that had been spooked by other hunters.I could hear it walking in the leaves.Alex saw it first,and when it looked back towards where it had come from I took the shot.He dropped right there,and I have a new extremely pumped up hunting partner..lol



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/alexandspike.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0521.jpg

[deerkillr777]

well boys a frustrating week for me wensday night was out and had to pass on the 6-nt i was seeing becasue of to far off then dad seen him lastnight and thats were i went this am with no luck other than having a doe bust me dad was watching a doe and a bigger 6pnt came in and busted him and both deer took off. i might go back out tonight ot were dad was this am but i know this is the last week for archey it ends next saturda and i would liek ot fill atleast oen tag so i am going out everynight this week ill keep u all posted but it still looks promissing for me to get us some points on the bord if it aitn with archey it will be for rifel season

[ranchand99]

Good luck!

[craig mack]

Well guys I will see you in 2 weeks. I'm going on my annual trip to the western U.P. so wish me luck. Good luck to you all......I know Ranch doesnt need it.LOL You guys must have a HUGE freezer.

[rad_112176]

Good luck Craig. I am heading up to Michigan on Friday and going up north for a week of hunting. I filled the restricted part of my tag earlier so if i shoot something it has to have 4 or more points on one side. I hunted this weekend and seen plenty of deer but no shooters. I still haven't loaded those pics so i will try and do it tonight. Good luck to everyone over the next couple of weeks. The bucks should start chasing here any day now.

[ranchand99]

Hahaha...I did have another good weekend.Took my nephew out on an A/C hunt this weekend.On the first evening I got a spike,and the last day of the hunt I took a doe just before dark.All the kids are pumped!

I'm sending you guys a little mojo for your trips!..lol

Here are a few pics...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0521.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/ranchand99/IMG_0552_edited.jpg

[rad_112176]

Way to go again Ranch. Today will probably be my last post for at least a week. I head to MI tomorrow for our hunting trip. Good luck to everyone this and next weekend. Hopefully by the time i get on here we will all have some new pictures to show off.

[Hunter36]

Hey guys I havent been here in awhile. Congrats on all the success this year. Well, i got a deer to enter. I shot this buck on October 26th in North of Devils Lake ND. He has 11 scoreable points and measured out at 131 5/8. Looks like were leading the pack. lets keep it up. I'll enter him as soon as I get the rest of the picturs from my roomate and the picture of the tag developed. Good luck the rest of the year.

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r251/becke396/deer131_edited-1-1.jpg

[ranchand99]

:DVery nice!!!Congrats!

[Canuck2]

Hunter 36, beauty of a deer. A big congratulations! Sure nice to see these kinds of entries.:cool: Give us an exciting story to go with it.:D

[tarbaby]

Nice going everybody... to be honest with ya'll I have been out only a handful of time compared to past years. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the whole college thing. This is the week I pulled a state park bowhunt through the state but I also have a paper due, a quiz, and 3 tests. I went out this morning to my usual spot and didnt see anything but squirrels. Just got done typing my paper and now I have three more tests to study for, but Thursday night and Friday morning have my name all over them. Next week for thanksgiving I am heading back out to the western part of the state to chase some open country deer. I at least want to add 5pts to our score.


Jason

[Wilfinator]

Shot my second buck of the season - a young 4x2. It has 2 more points more than the last one I entered. Keep it up, we are still in the running :D

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff204/Wilfinator/WILFsBuck_Nov12_2small.jpg

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff204/Wilfinator/WILFsBuck_Nov12_4small.jpg

[ranchand99]

congrats wilfinator!

[monsterbucks1]

Team, sorry I have not checked in for a while but been super busy working, hunting, everything I have seen is out of bow range but Saturday (tomorrow) should be excellent opening day of Gun season good luck to all. Kevin

[Canuck2]

I've been out of circulation for a few days, but am back with a vengeance.;)

Once again, congrats on a great buck, Hunter36. Pleeeaase get him officially entered into the contest; some upstart teams are beginning to think they can beat us.:D

Wilfinator, nice upgrade. Sure good to see you're outhunting buckee by a country mile.:p:D

tarbaby and monsterbucks1, good luck to you. Looking forward to seeing you with venison.

I had a nice 4x4 broadside at 20 yards this morning - but it was beside the road in the headlights. This next couple of weeks should be fun.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Just got to my dads house form our annual hunting trip. We had a great time. The weather didn't want to cooperate for the first couple of days, but on the 3rd day i was able to connect on a decent 8 pointer (6 more points for the team). This is a area that we usually only get spikes and 1 1/2 old deer so was kinda surprised when i seen him. I sat up in my same tree that i located last year and on this stand was my ninth time sitting in the stand over the past 2 years and my 3 buck taken in those 9 times. The stand over looks a area that was clear cut and is against some mature pines. The funny thing is that i can see over 800 yrds from this stand and have shot all 3 bucks at 8 yards, 9 yards and 12 yards. He came and gave me a 12 yrd quartering hard away shot and i dropped him right in his tracks. My little brother shot a doe the evening before and was bragging about entering it for his team and that he was making up ground on us. LOL. I won't be able to post pictures until Monday evening when i get back home, but i might be able to get my brother to do it tomorrow. Congrats on the buck Hunter36. That is a true trophy. Nice upgrade Wilfinator. Tarbaby and Monsterbucks1 we are pushing for you guys. We will see if we can push some of our luck your guys way.

[craig mack]

Well guys I just got back from my trip. I shot a 5 pointer on thursday. I will post some pics when I get a chance. This was a pretty dissapointing season for me this year but I got some meat for the freezer. I shot a nice doe with my bow that we couldnt find. We had a great blood trail for 100 yards, I mean she was bleeding good, and then nothing. We looked for a long time and came up empty handed. And then on my last night I hunted out of my tree stand and missed a beauty of a 8 point. My friend shot it a half hour later. I will post some pics soon.

[ranchand99]

Congrats rad,and craig!Did y'all post 'em yet?

[Canuck2]

craigmack, nice going. Looking forward to seeing the pictures and hearing all the details.

The weekend here was a blast, but no deer on the pole. Twice I drew on nice 4x4's and was busted both times - once at 28 yards and then at 10 yards. The rut is in full swing and I expect to have more adventures yet.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Here are a few pictures of the hunting trip. I did get my upgraded deer registered and i believe we are still in the lead when they get all of our deer entered. Way to go team and hopefully we can rack the score up a little higher on them. I am bowhunting all weekend in IL and have my IL gun and muzzleloader tags to fill the next couple of weekends. The rut has been a little slow kicking in everywhere it sounds like so hoping to catch some chasing this weekend. Good luck canuck and hope to see some more pics.

Picture taken from my stand on a cold morning. I can see probably over 800 yrds, but i shot the buck at 12 yrds. Good stand location. LOL.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x155/rad_112176/Picture018.jpg


Picture of our camp.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x155/rad_112176/IMG_0072.jpg

Picture of deer.
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x155/rad_112176/IMG_0098.jpg

[craig mack]

Nice job. I like the camp. Congrats

[ranchand99]

Nice spot,and nice buck!!

[Canuck2]

rad - nice country, nice camp, and nice deer.:cool:

Methinks we still have a couple outstanding entries that we need official photos for, as well as nail-biting details of the hunts. C'mon you guys, we're in suspenders here.;)

[rad_112176]

Methinks we still have a couple outstanding entries that we need official photos for, as well as nail-biting details of the hunts. C'mon you guys, we're in suspenders here.;)


LOL. I hear ya Canuck. I keep checking the score and trying to add up what we have. LOL. Lets hear some stories.

[craig mack]

I'm having trouble getting the pic's on my computer. I will post some soon. Sorry guys

[rad_112176]

I'm having trouble getting the pic's on my computer. I will post some soon. Sorry guys


LOL. It's ok craig. We are just needing some good stories to keep us going. I am heading to IL this weekend for the second weekend of gun season. I won't be shooting a buck unless it is a 120 class or better. We talked to the guys that run the ranch in Pike County, IL that we are hunting the day after Christmas for 5 days. They said they are seeing good bucks and alot of there better bucks have made it past the first gun season due to the late rut activity. Good news for us. Hopefully i will have a good update after this weekend. Hope everyone is seeing deer and hope to hear some good news from you other guys any day now. Good luck and keep at it.

[craig mack]

Heres a pic of my 5 pointer. I have another throw away camera that has to be developed with some better pics including the tag pic.
http://www.realtree.com/img/500/thumbs/scan00028.jpg (http://www.realtree.com/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/23792)
I shot him on opening day. He was the only deer I seen that day and I shot him 30 minutes before dark.

[rad_112176]

Craig, Nice buck. Congrats.

[monsterbucks1]

Well fellas I finally got one this morning. Nice little doe. i still got some time upgrade. Now I just got figure on how to upload the photo's. check you guys later.

[monsterbucks1]

Congrats Craig, on the Buck.

[Canuck2]

Craig and monster, a hearty congratulations to both of you. Our team seems to have plenty of venison in the freezer.:)

[Canuck2]

Got us an upgrade this morning, gang. This guy strolled by me at 30 yards at 7:15. Double lunged him, he trotted half heartedly for less than 100 yards, then I just managed to see him drop. I waited 1/2 an hour anyway before going to him, but he was dead long before that. And I guess that puts paid to my season for another year.

I've entered him c/w tag in the entry thread already.

http://www.realtree.com/img/500/medium/PICT0063.JPG

[rad_112176]

Congrats Monsterbucks and Canuck. I went out for the IL second weekend gun season this past weekend. I seen a couple decent 8 pointers and some small other bucks, but nothing worth using my tag for. I talked to a few other guys that hunt the same area and they just weren't moving very well. I am heading back this weekend for Muzzleloader and plan on taking one of those 8 pointers if i see them again. I have been doing alot of bow hunting in the same area and purchased my turkey tag because of all the turkey's i have been seeing. They kinda disappeared for a while, but i did see a couple of flocks this weekend and one with a 10 to 11 inch bierd. Wouldn't mind sticking a arrow in him. Good luck everyone.

[ranchand99]

Congrats canuck!

[Canuck2]

Hey crew, I just did a quick tally of our entries-in-waiting and not-yet-credited points. If everything were to be taken care of, I think we'd have 83 and that puts us first. The teams which already have just under that don't seem to have anything they haven't been credited for yet. C'mon gang, get those entries in!:D

[craig mack]

I will get off my butt and take care of mine. Sorry its taking so long.

[tarbaby]

Well fellas I still have a lot of upgrading to do I see. Over thanksgiving break I was drawn back on a real wide deer but he was real young. His tines werent very tall and he was still pretty small bodied. I wasnt sure whether to take him or not but when I got him stopped it was behind a bush so that made up my mind for me. Hoping I can still stick at least a doe, not only for the team but for my freezer. I have finals next week but once christmas break rolls around I should be able to make it out a few more times. I'll do my best for ya'll.
Congrats to everyone with kills this season as well.

Jason

[rad_112176]

Hey there tarbaby. Sounds like it was a close one. The good thing is he will be bigger next year. I looked at the points and it appears that we are short one point from team #10. They have a upgrade that isn't entered yet so that doe would do us some good. I guess everyone can tell how competitive me and Canuck are. LOL. I am sure you all are just as bad though. LOL. I am trying to get off Friday to head to IL early. I don't think i have had enough hunting time so i feel i deserve the day off. LOL. Now if i can only get my workers to take the raines for a couple of days. Good luck to everyone this weekend.

[ranchand99]

My team lost last year because the boy didn't take a close up of his tag on his doe...I would like to win as well...Shoot a doe please!There are plenty to spare....lol

[tarbaby]

Don't worry fella's... if I have a chance at a doe she will be in my freezer. The thing is though.... I havent even been within range of a doe yet this season... just little bucks.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Well i finished off the IL gun and muzzleloader season with no deer. Seen a couple small 8 pointers along with numerous other small bucks, but nothing i wanted to use the tag on. I only had a couple of chances at taking does, but decided just to wait until the late winter anterless season to go back and fill the tags. We did see one nice 8 pointer ( 120" class ) on Saturday while my brother was pushing a small patch of tall grass to see if we could get one up and moving. I couldn't get the gun on him in time and when he stopped he was a little out of my range with open sights on my muzzleloader. The weather was horrible all weekend. I hunted in the rain most of the weekend and the deer just didn't want to get moving until late. The good news is there is a bad storm brewing in the area today and i think it is going to be lifting tonight. I am going to head back to try and bow hunt maybe in the morning before i have to head to work. I did see them turkeys every evening at 4 o'clock sharp so i am hoping they continue with that schedule. It is getting to that point in the season where it is harder to get on those big boys so some snow would really be nice. I have the Pike county IL hunt to go on the day after christmas so maybe I can get a wallmounter yet. Keep the drive up guys and lets make it a good ending to the season.

[ranchand99]

They aren't showing points for craig or monsterbucks1

[Canuck2]

ranch, they haven't been posted in the official entry thread yet, so haven't been counted. Both have indicated they'll be getting them in soon, so I think the next update will be worth looking at.:)

Hunter36 took a beauty but needed to get tag photos and hasn't got back here for a month now. Hope he's not lost.:D

[rad_112176]

hey Canuck, Just read in your bowhunting entry that you blew out your knee. Still on crutches? Hope it is healing.

[Canuck2]

Thanks for the thoughts, rad. Nope, it's not any better yet. I'm still on crutches and it keeps me awake at night. I get to see the orthopedic surgeon on Friday, probably a CT scan after that, and then maybe amputation at the neck.:eek:

[rad_112176]

LOL. So i guess that buck really had the last word then. I did the same thing a couple of years ago when i was dragging a deer out and twisted my ankle. It wasn't as bad as yours, but it did put me down for a little bit. Hope the scan goes ok and keep us updated.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, How has everyone been doing? Anybody still able to get out? I went out last weekend and seen a nice 8 point shooter buck, but couldn't get him to come in. I seen him Friday night and Sunday night in the same field. I am going back tomorrow to get back on him. I am getting ready for my hunt in Pike County next week. Just thought i would check on everyone and see how you are doing.

[Canuck2]

Hey rad, did you get out after that buck and what was the result? Good luck in the coming week. BTW, the knee is slowly improving. Mostly I don't even use a cane now but have to be very careful, especially on stairs.

Sure quiet in here. Merry Christmas everyone.

[rad_112176]

Hey Canuck, Yeah it is pretty quite. Hope everyone is getting ready for a good holiday. I have seen that same buck 4 times now. I managed to get a pic of him yesterday, but it is a little blurry. I will try and post it some time this weekend. I was out yesterday evening and seen him along with a 4 point and another 8 point that probably had 17" of spread. Not much length on that one though. I got a better look at the buck i have been after and i am only thinking he is in the 115" range. I think i might still take him now just because my whole hunt has seem to be after him and it would be a true enjoyment to know i actually outsmarted him. LOL. Hope everyone has a good and safe holiday.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope everyone has a gread holiday. Be safe.

[ranchand99]

Well we only need 2 8pts and a doe to win at this point.I see we should have a doe and 8pt that aren't posted yet though.

Happy holidays to all.

[Canuck2]

Hey gang. Still time to get entries in. I see Craig, Monster, and Hunter still have entries to post which will total 31 points. That will boost us to 83 and put us firmly in the lead. If we don't win this, it's not because we aren't serious about hunting.;)

Happy new year to everyone.

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Well i just got back from our trip from Pike County. The deer activity wasn't all that good 2 out of the 3 day hunt, but we had a blast. The lodge was spectacular and the guides were a blast to hang out with. Both me and my brother had to pass on some smaller bucks that wouldn't make the 130" minimum. For some reason we could get the bucks to come right by our stand locations, but the does just kept out of range. Now if it was a buck hunt i am sure the does would have been 10 yrds. LOL. We are debating going back in early October next year for a hunt. Sounds like that is the best time. We ate like kings for 4 straight day and i think i may have put on about 10 lbs. Everything was home made down to the deserts and the bread. I think the biggest deer that i seen the weekend was a main frame 10 that had a sticker off of his G2. He probably would have gone in the 150" to 160" range. Either way i will say that the money was worth every dime spent and i would do it in a heartbeat again even knowing that the result may be the same. It's not always about what you kill, but more of the memories that come from it. My camera was messing up so i wasn't able to get any pics of deer that turned out, but i did get some pics of my stand locations. I will try to post some of them and some of the lodge also. Hope everyone had a great holiday and be safe for new years.

[ranchand99]

Hey gang. Still time to get entries in. I see Craig, Monster, and Hunter still have entries to post which will total 31 points. That will boost us to 83 and put us firmly in the lead. If we don't win this, it's not because we aren't serious about hunting.;)

Happy new year to everyone.C'mon guys my team lost by 1 point last year,b/c the boy didn't turn his pics in.Please enter your deer before you forget,or it's too late.Thanks!!Let's finish this off...I have bad nerves so y'all don't make me worry too long..lol..I am going to Pm monsterbucks,hunter,and craig to remind them.I am sure they are busy being it is the holidays.

[Canuck2]

Hey team. Here's a mosaic of our deer photographs so far. Kind of neat seeing us all at the same time.:)

www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/realtree.html (http://www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/realtree.html)

[ranchand99]

Hey I like that collection of photo's canuck. :)

[rad_112176]

That is pretty cool Canuck. I will have to save that to show off.

[monsterbucks1]

Team, I am sorry for being off for so long but my computer went down, I need help posting the pics. kevin

[Canuck2]

No problem, Kevin. Cotton pickin' computers anyway - they ought to be banned.;)

PM sent.

[Canuck2]

Here ya go, monsterbucks1 - nice doe. I've added it and your tag to the entry thread as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/Canuck2/austindoe.jpg

I've also added it to our team mosaic:

www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/realtree.html (http://www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/realtree.html)

[ranchand99]

Sweet!

[rad_112176]

Congrats Monsterbucks1. Glad to see you had some success to your season. The mosiac is looking better every day.

[ranchand99]

seems like craig and hunter have fallen off the face of the earth.They haven't returned my pm's?

[Canuck2]

Craig checks in once in awhile and I'm optimistic he'll get back to us in due course. Not sure what happened to hunter36, though. It's been an awfully long time since he indicated he'd get his tag picture and enter his nice buck. I even googled him and found another hunter36 registered to the PSE forum, but showing very little action there too.

[tarbaby]

Alright guys here is the scoop on me. I have been working quite a bit lately and havent had the chance to go out at all. We have an extended doe only season that runs till the end of the month that I will be tryin a few times but not sure when the deadline is for the contest. I will do my best guys to get us some more points.

Jason

[Canuck2]

tarbaby, good luck in your quest for a doe. I hope you get one, not because it really matters in this 'for fun' contest, but because I'd like to see you with some nice venison in your freezer.:) But keep us posted.:D

[craig mack]

Alright guys I finally entered my deer. Sorry it took so long.

[Canuck2]

Craig, good buck. We knew you'd git 'er done. I've also added it to our composite photo page.
http://www.angelfire.com/bc/canuck2/realtree.html

[craig mack]

I love the composite page!!!

[ranchand99]

Good deal!Unless some other teams have not had their entries counted yet,it is all up to hunter.

[Canuck2]

Good deal!Unless some other teams have not had their entries counted yet,it is all up to hunter.

And of course tarbaby is still out there giving it his best shot. deerkillr777 was pretty serious too - I think his season just ended yesterday, so maybe he tagged one.

[craig mack]

Well guys, I guess I'm only getting scored for a 4 point, my brow tine wasnt quite an inch.

[Canuck2]

No problem, Craig. A 4 pt still does a good job. Have you guys seen team 10's total? Barring something incredible happening, I don't think any other team is going to touch them. But we made a pretty darn good showing.:)

[rad_112176]

Hey guys, Looks like everyone's season is coming to a close. My IL buck tag expired today and i couldn't get back today to hunt. I did go on Tuesday and seen 3 smaller bucks playing in the wheat field. I also had a couple of hunters come walking through right at 4:00. Gotta love public land. I am going out this weekend for the extended doe season, but that won't help us any in points. I know all to well how many points team 10 has. My little brother is on the team. LOL. We all made a good run at it though and would have all of you back on my team next year in a heart beat. It has been a pleasure to talk to all of you and hope to keep the friendship going even after the close the thread.

[Canuck2]

I know all to well how many points team 10 has. My little brother is on the team.

~LOL~ I can well imagine. The little toad.:D Which one is he; in other words, what did he shoot this season?

[rad_112176]

His logon is SuperMn and he got a doe. He had some other good chances but he only had a doe tag for IL so he passed on some smaller bucks that he could of had. He posts alot of pics in the photography thread. Me, him, and my older brother do alot of hunting togather throughout the year and create memories every year that i will charish. I am pretty lucky with my job that i am the boss so i can take off when i want and my older brother owns his company with my little brother working for him so needless to say we can open our schedules pretty easy for hunting. LOL.

[ranchand99]

congrats to all on your season

[Canuck2]

Well gentlemen, it was a pleasure talking back and forth with you and sharing the hunting trail. Congratulations to all who tagged deer this past season and a big thanks to the serious participants of our group, whether you shot anything or not. Hopefully I can get on the same team as one or more of you again next season.

We made a good accounting of ourselves!:)

[craig mack]

Yeah, it was fun guys. Congrats