Bad mistake

[easy45]

On the last good weather morning that it looks like we are gonna have I overslept, I don't even remember my alarm going off but I know I set it before I went to bed, we just got set up at 8. Got about 1.5-2 hours to hunt.


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[Tennessee Lead]

Re: Bad mistake

I didn't hear mine either. Woke up just after 6.
I decided to stay home [emoji1].


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[X-Tennessean]

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Your not missing much IMO....
0 so far, very strange for my area.

 

[EastTN123]

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REMOVED

 

[easy45]

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Well my wife has seen 2 does, I haven't seen a thing


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[catman529]

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I got up and started looking at google earth to decide which area to hunt, then realized I really didn't feel like going anywhere so I went back to bed. I think I'm going to only regret that but I did see deer on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and killed one on wed. The spot I had in mind for this morning wasn't good for the wind so I looked at some other spots and just didn't feel it. Maybe tomorrow evening if I get off work early enough.


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[TheLBLman]

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I got up and started looking at google earth to decide which area to hunt, then realized I really didn't feel like going anywhere so I went back to bed.

Ah, you're getting older, young man!
:tu:
This is what happens sometimes when we get too much of a good thing!
Sometimes I can't figure which is harder on me: Too much hunting or not enough hunting!

All I know is I'm ready for deer season to be over this year, so I can "justify" (in my small one-track mind focused on deer hunting) doing some other things besides deer hunting!

I don't even remember my alarm going off . . . .

Sounds like you NEEDED some sleep more than you needed to go hunting this morning?

Late season, it often works better for me to just forget about getting up early (I'm so tired of doing it), then wait for a little air to start circulating, and do some mid-morning/mid-day still-hunting in "stalking" a good afternoon stand. Don't even have to set that danged alarm!

 

[hitek7]

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Saw several in the first 20-30 minutes of light and then it went dead. Thought it was just going to be an early movement morning. In last 20 minutes have seen 6 does and 2 small bucks. Bucks are just feeding and seem to not have does on their mind. Dad is on other side of hill and has seen 2 good bucks, one following does and one chasing...

One of the young ones from this morning (not the best pic)...

 

[hitek7]

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Uhhhh, someone school me on rotating pics from phone....

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

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I got bit by some sort of spider on the Catoosa Hunt last week and my foot is all swollen or else I would be out today. I may try and tough it out tomorrow.

 

[wsm]

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Saw zero deer this morning ,hunting buddy had same luck ,no deer .

 

[GreyGoose]

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Not a thing so far here in benton.sunny,light wind,still have hope though.it don't take but a second for things to change. ray: :

 

[TheLBLman]

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It possibly has more to do with my hunting locations and my hunting styles (never mind that I "mix it up" quite a bit on how I hunt), but post-rut, I usually seem to see more deer between mid-morning and noon, or during the afternoon, than between dawn and mid-morning.

Anyone else experience this, better hunting in afternoons than mornings, post-rut?

I still go lots of mornings late season, sometimes it pays off, and always I prefer to kill a deer in a morning over an afternoon.

 

[7mm08]

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Could be worse. You could be walking into work this AM @ 0700 wishing you were in the woods. Chin up!

 

[GreyGoose]

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Or be in the woods for8.5 hours so far and not seen a thing...ooooh wait,it's still better than work

 

[huntinkev]

Wasn't feeling good but headed out anyway knowing it will all be over soon. I seen 9, all does but a very small 4 point. I could have busted the does but decided not to. Glad to be out in the woods

 

[PalsPal]

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Nothing til 9:00 central. Then my buddy saw two, but couldn't get a shot.

After he text me that they were headed my way, I stood and turned that way. Then heard something down in the cedar thicket I was watching. A train of deer started coming through. At least eight. No horns. So, I picked out the biggest.

My dad also had seen a couple earlier.

My buddy did also see two bobcat kittens.

 

[GreyGoose]

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its official...11.25 hours in blind and not a dang thang...almost wish that i had been at work.atleast id been paid to do nothing arty:

 

[HuntingDicksonDTC]

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Daughter and I went out this morning
Slow at first left at 10am. 17 does and 1 spike. Spike bedded down in the sun about 30 yards away.