huntin two legged deeer, thank god i aint queer....

11/20/2009 1:41:10 PM

nice one nutgrass.

one of my friends shot a ridiculous 19 pointer a couple weeks ago. it was amazing. I had antler envy. hahah

11/20/2009 2:45:06 PM

This is my dad with his 8 pointer this morning. I was a few hundred yards away, hopefully i'll get lucky next time out.

11/21/2009 10:47:09 AM

so...

he shot it along a fence in a cemetery?

11/21/2009 11:13:18 AM

yes. we were camped out on the church roof






but no, my family owns all the wooded acreage you see behind him. The cemetary was just the closest exit point we could drag him out.

[Edited on November 21, 2009 at 11:18 AM. Reason : add]

11/21/2009 11:16:38 AM

lol

nice. where is that? cabarrus?

[Edited on November 21, 2009 at 11:21 AM. Reason : ad]

11/21/2009 11:20:07 AM

thanks JSnail! you should post pics of the 19 pointer. was he from around here??

so, i got another one this morning...not worth posting a picture of though (cowhorn).

11/27/2009 8:15:29 PM

Looks like I'll finally get out next weekend, possibly both Saturday and Sunday.

11/27/2009 8:26:48 PM

add a doe to my list for this afternoon.

11/28/2009 8:10:59 PM

^^i guess Sunday hunting is legal where you are? Lucky!


I had a pretty slow weekend even though i heard shots all around me. I've been doing half days, leaving the stand about 11. But i saw 2 doe thursday and let them walk because i thought there had to have been a buck not far behind...nope. This morning first light came super early so i thought for sure there would be some activity but i didn't see anything.





Does anyone here bow hunt? I'm really interested and want to get into it.

[Edited on November 28, 2009 at 8:44 PM. Reason : add]

11/28/2009 8:43:42 PM

^a friend of mine bow hunts a lot. he reads http://www.archerytalk.com. seems like a good place to start reading.

11/28/2009 9:34:40 PM

awesome. thanks.

11/28/2009 9:35:37 PM

no problem broski

11/28/2009 10:34:23 PM

Wednesday: A small four point came out, decided to take him b/c he's the first buck I've seen this year, and I don't get to hunt much. Shot, and he ran off. I thought for sure I missed. I went down to look, and didn't find any blood where I shot, but 40 yards later I found some blood on a tree. Looked around for the deer, but it was getting dark so I left, and came back the next morning. Got down from the stand early, and continued the blood trail for 150 yards or so and then lost it. Looked for three hours with no luck. With the angle at which I shot, and with the weak blood trail, i think I missed low and caught him in the leg. It's really unfortunate, cause I always want to make a clean shot.

I hunted thursday and friday and only saw a doe and button buck, and didn't shoot either.

Didn't hunt this morning b/c of the football game ( GO PACK), but got a call this evening from my uncle. He hunted this evening and decided to get down early since he had a long walk to the truck. He got down, and immediately saw a doe cross a trail in front of him. He paused, and heard a buck grunt, and decided to grunt with his mouth. The buck responded back with a grunt, so my uncle grunted again. The buck grunted again, and walked out on the trail in front of him. My uncle dropped him. It was a crazy looking 7 point buck.

The rut will make bucks do some crazy things. On the way out to our property on thursday afternoon we saw a tall 4 point on the side of a busy road making a scrape at 2 in the afternoon.

11/28/2009 10:46:22 PM

hey, Jeepin4x4, i love bow hunting. its really cool because its almost a guarantee to see more deer, because they haven't been messed up with people in their territory (bow season starts a full month before gun season). i really enjoy it. i shot at three this season with the bow, hit all three, and only found one unfortunately. i'm certainly no expert at it (i don't even have a great bow), but i can tell you what all i know about it if you want.

11/29/2009 7:41:23 PM

here's the 19 pt:

11/29/2009 7:47:43 PM

^thats crazy. i've never seen anything remotely similar to that in eastern nc where i hunt anyways. where was that at??

11/29/2009 7:53:21 PM

private land in bertie county

11/30/2009 6:23:30 AM

that's awesome, congrats.


NutGrass, thanks, i'll definitely ask you some questions once i get closer to decision time...i'm trying to decide if i want to get a bow or handgun first at the moment.




My uncle spent thanksgiving in western NC and got a big 9 pointer. I think he said it weighed 214 lbs. I'll post a pic once they are sent to me.

11/30/2009 9:03:41 AM

Shot a coyote on Thanksgiving day. She weighed about 50lbs and had a really pretty coat. I'm having a full body mount of her that should look sweet!

11/30/2009 9:59:14 AM

what county?

11/30/2009 10:03:24 AM

Any interested in or do any waterfowl hunting on a regular basis? I used to go with my cousin's husband, but they've since split so i'm kinda out on that.

We should get a tww duck hunt planned if someone has the land/connection to make it happen. I'd totally be up for it

12/4/2009 9:50:14 AM

I'm down for the duck hunt.

I'll be freezing my butt off deer huntin tomorrow morning.

[Edited on December 4, 2009 at 12:26 PM. Reason : .]

12/4/2009 12:26:36 PM

^yeah i'm thinking about going out too. Yesterday morning would have been perfect after that rain, the deer were probably very active. I'm hoping the rain/snow will hold off tonight so i can at least get in there for first light. I will probably just set up my ground blind and hunt until about 10am and call it day



ok...i'm starting to think it may be a waste tomorrow. 70% chance of percipitation starting at 10 tonight. 90% cloud cover. I may just stay in my warm bed and watching hunting shows instead.

[Edited on December 4, 2009 at 2:33 PM. Reason : add]

12/4/2009 2:28:56 PM

I went out this morning. Was in my treestand by 6:15...left about 10:30. I got ridiculously soaked, lol.

Other than spooking 3 doe walking in, I didnt see a damn thing.

12/5/2009 11:38:00 AM

saw more doe than i could shake a stick at, 5 in NY and well over 40 in PA, unfortunately i didnt have a doe tag. only saw one buck in PA but it was a spike which isnt legal. $240 gone with nothing to show for it

ill be huntin them 2 legged doe up on mahogany ridge for the rest of the season

12/7/2009 1:19:21 AM

My dad just got back from South Dakota and a 4 day pheasant hunt. Supremely jealous, but had some of his killings for dinner last night (they were airmailed and delivered fresh on ice the next morning). Pheasant can be a delicious meal if you prepare and cook it right.

Doubt i'll get to do any upland bird hunting unless it's a last minute day trip or something.

Still looking for an outlet to do some waterfowl hunting though. Not giving up hope yet

12/11/2009 11:00:22 AM

ima goin' huntin tomorrow morning. Gotta get a deer before the season's out.

12/11/2009 11:01:55 AM

gonna hunt a stand in bladen county this evening and tomorrow morning

i think i waited til the coldest day of the year so far

[Edited on December 11, 2009 at 11:03 AM. Reason : and if those fuckers run their fucking dogs through there i'm gonna unload]

12/11/2009 11:02:31 AM

I hope you freeze your balls off. You are an idiot.

12/11/2009 11:34:07 AM

i'll take your word for it

you're a doctor

12/11/2009 11:35:27 AM

lol.

i'm going out too. gonna be cold as fuck but i dont care. Seeing that first deer through the fog at first dawn is enough to get your blood pumping. now seeing nothing...that's enough to make you want to fall asleep and freeze

12/11/2009 12:50:08 PM

i have slowed down alot since the season started. i've got my freezer meat and a nice set of horns this year (five total). i went today, but its the first time i've been in about a week and a half. i did kill a coyote today though. i'm shooting for horns from here on to the end of year.

12/12/2009 7:45:14 PM

sat in the stand last night and this morning. all i saw was a fox. the idiots running dogs through there have fucked it up.

12/12/2009 7:47:12 PM

Ima go this afternoon. Leaving work at noon and gonna head to Apex...hopefully in the tree by 1pm.

12/14/2009 8:51:56 AM

i sat saturday morning until about 12 and didn't see shit. I went and scouted for about 30 minutes and saw dozens of fresh rubs and few fresh scrapes...one only a few feet from where i usually post up. So he had to have smelled me from my last hunt at that spot. But the markings and evidence is all there. But i've only been able to hunt mornings this season and from all the gossip at the local bait stores and chatter online it seems these bucks are more nocturnal this year, especially now post-rut. I have the entire week off after christmas so i'm going to really try and spend a few full days out there and hopefully see something pop up before i loose shooting light.


oh, btw. Saturday was cold as shit, but i got a set of the Under Armour Cold Gear 3.0 thermals as an early christmas gift and those things are worth every penny.

12/14/2009 10:49:13 AM

Nice. I pussed out saturday morning. Woke up at 4:15 and checked the weather...26degrees.

My happy ass went back to bed.

Also didnt help that I had been up drinking until 2am...so I figured I could use the sleep, lol.

12/14/2009 10:50:52 AM

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/6609192/

Quote :

" Goldsboro teen shot while hunting deer Posted: Dec. 13 11:21 p.m. NASHVILLE, N.C. — A Goldsboro teenager injured in a hunting accident on Saturday is expected to be OK. Braxton Hood, 14, was hunting deer with his 58-year-old father, Danny, in the Momeyer area of Nash County when a bullet from the father’s weapon ricocheted off a deer and hit the teen in the forehead, according to Lt. John Reams of the state Wildlife Resources Commission. The teen was transported to WakeMed where the pellet was removed. He was recovering at home Sunday."

[Edited on December 14, 2009 at 11:52 AM. Reason : ...]

12/14/2009 11:52:06 AM

lol buckshot

12/14/2009 11:54:20 AM

ricocheted off a deer my ass

just more dumbasses running dogs

12/14/2009 12:03:17 PM

Just got out of my stand about an hour ago. Had to use a flashlight to climb down, lol.

Fucking sons of bitches running dogs all around me too. Pissed me the fuck off.

Spooked 4 or 5 walking in around 1pm and didnt see a damn thing except squirrels the whole time I was in the tree.

12/14/2009 6:45:19 PM

if you get out of the stand before it requires a flashlight to get down then you're doing it wrong

unless you're morning hunting or you've already shot one, of course

[Edited on December 14, 2009 at 8:32 PM. Reason : and if you're morning hunting it should take a flashlight to get in the stand]

12/14/2009 8:32:08 PM

Yeah, this was the first time i've gotten to afternoon hunt all this season.

It's creepy as shit walking down the American Tobacco trail in pitch black.


This late in the rut, what kinds of scents are you guys using? I've been hunting for years on and off, but definitely not that good at it.

12/14/2009 8:36:31 PM

i've given up on scents this late in the season. about all i do is spray scent killer on my boots. I don't have any right now, but instead of using doe-in-rut or estrus stuff i'll use plain old Tinks Doe-P and pour some on my boots or around my area.

[Edited on December 14, 2009 at 8:40 PM. Reason : .]

12/14/2009 8:40:27 PM

Yeah, I've got some Trails End somethingoranother that I'm using. Doubt it's helping much now though.

Check this out:
Ohio Hunter Bags Potential State-Record Buck With Potential World-Record Beams
http://www.thencoutdoors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3306

12/14/2009 8:44:12 PM

if that thing walked in front of me i would probably shit my pants.

that's a great kill, i didn't read the article but did they say if it was a fair chase hunt (public lands) or if it was on a preserve (fenced in, guaranteed kill)?

12/14/2009 8:45:21 PM

any of y'all recommend some good gloves? using cheap shit from walmart and i might as well not have any on at all. i was looking at some on cabela's with thinsulate and gore-tex

12/14/2009 8:46:20 PM

It just said it was on his family's farm.

12/14/2009 8:47:59 PM

i usually just wear a pair of cheap thin fleece gloves with a pair of hot-hands in them. Allows me to use my hands more but like i said they are cheap and barely last a season. I have a pair of RedHead thinsulate/fleece gloves that i wore for the first time this season on saturday. They are pretty bulky, but they are pretty good gloves.

12/14/2009 8:49:14 PM

I got some insulated gloves from Dicks....think they're Field & Stream...cost like $25. They're nice and toasty. I'll see exactly which ones they are next time I go out to my car.

12/14/2009 8:53:26 PM