Post by huntergks on Nov 7, 2015 7:30:32 GMT -6
Thurs morning as I was pulling up to my parking spot at the edge of the woods at 7:30, I looked east & saw what was either a spike or a 4 about half way down the corn stubble field. As he trotted into the woods, I saw a nice 8 almost at the far end of the field. It also trotted into the woods. I got seat-up on the south side of the woods & about an hour later, saw movement to my west. It was a basket 8 working his way east just inside the woods. It walked past me at less than 30 yards. A math equation came to mind: deer season + buck inside 30 yards = venison in the freezer. Hopefully I’ll be able to sharpen my math skills in 23 days.
About 10:30, I decided to move to the east section of woods. I did “jump” a fox that ran into the brush piles with no shot. I got set-up &, about 15 minutes later, a fox was hauling tail along a log with a red in hot pursuit. The fox ran close enough that I could have reached out & touched it. The red stopped & started screaming at me but I didn’t get a shot at either.
Friday Morning
I always try to have a “game plan” when I have multiple things to do & always at least 1 back-up plan. Fri was no different. After my work-out, TSC & Wally shopping, I had lunch with friends & family. Plan A was to hunt the woods behind my nieces but we got a lot of rain over night & it was just too muddy to get back to the woods so it was on to plan B which was to head to Sam’s & get groceries. I had also stopped & got some of Carle’s World Famous brats & noticed the skies were clearing. After lunch, it looked like Plan 3 would be invoked which was to go back to my deer woods & do a couple of things to the stand & hunt for a few hours.
There are several downed trees close to the stand & I always watch for bushies. I saw at least 3 deer running around the outside SE corner of the west section. I looked back at the logs & a fox ran over & jumped up on the side of the tree. At 12:40 I put it in the blind as I didn’t want to carry it around but did want to keep it from the yotes. The last time I hunted here, I had seen where squirrels were moving & sat close to that area. Almost immediately, I spotted 1 moving up a tree. I could see it clearly but there were too many small limbs & branches in the way for a shot. Due to the rain, it was pretty quite moving in the woods so I got up & moved up & to my left about 10 yards. I looked at my watch when it hit the ground & it was 12:48. 2 bushies in 8 minutes is pretty good. I did see a red & another fox but no shots. These 2 males make 28 & I need 2 more to reach my self-imposed limit, hopefully sometime next week.
About 10:30, I decided to move to the east section of woods. I did “jump” a fox that ran into the brush piles with no shot. I got set-up &, about 15 minutes later, a fox was hauling tail along a log with a red in hot pursuit. The fox ran close enough that I could have reached out & touched it. The red stopped & started screaming at me but I didn’t get a shot at either.
Friday Morning
I always try to have a “game plan” when I have multiple things to do & always at least 1 back-up plan. Fri was no different. After my work-out, TSC & Wally shopping, I had lunch with friends & family. Plan A was to hunt the woods behind my nieces but we got a lot of rain over night & it was just too muddy to get back to the woods so it was on to plan B which was to head to Sam’s & get groceries. I had also stopped & got some of Carle’s World Famous brats & noticed the skies were clearing. After lunch, it looked like Plan 3 would be invoked which was to go back to my deer woods & do a couple of things to the stand & hunt for a few hours.
There are several downed trees close to the stand & I always watch for bushies. I saw at least 3 deer running around the outside SE corner of the west section. I looked back at the logs & a fox ran over & jumped up on the side of the tree. At 12:40 I put it in the blind as I didn’t want to carry it around but did want to keep it from the yotes. The last time I hunted here, I had seen where squirrels were moving & sat close to that area. Almost immediately, I spotted 1 moving up a tree. I could see it clearly but there were too many small limbs & branches in the way for a shot. Due to the rain, it was pretty quite moving in the woods so I got up & moved up & to my left about 10 yards. I looked at my watch when it hit the ground & it was 12:48. 2 bushies in 8 minutes is pretty good. I did see a red & another fox but no shots. These 2 males make 28 & I need 2 more to reach my self-imposed limit, hopefully sometime next week.
