X-Tennessean
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I have had a great weekend but honestly have not seen the "rutting" activity I normally see on my place this time of year.
Seeing several bucks cruising and still grouped up and seen the first chase right at dark this evening.
Nephew shot a 9 pt yesterday evening right at sunset and we could not find the first drop of blood, he was a little upset as this was his first lost deer. I assured him this probably wouldn't be his last but I hope it was ! I found him when I came out at 12:30 today but was to late......yotes and buzzards beat me but I honestly didn't think I would find him after the 3 hour search last night, the buzzards led me to him.
38 sightings yesterday, lost count on specific buck/doe/yearlings but it was 6 different 8 pts (100"-125") majority buck sightings, no chasing, all day sit.
29 sightings today with half of them being bucks, all small.
Only 1 chasing rite at dark.
I did manage to kill 2 yotes and that made it even more enjoyable, I killed these on the opposite side of the farm. The first dog (female) was actually chasing a doe and her two fawns.
After shooting and sitting for another 45 minutes at 11:15 I decided to get down and move. I drug her out and made my move to a spot I hunt off the ground from in some really thick undergrowth. I moved a good 1/4 mile and walked in and got set up, hadn't been there five minutes when a yote howled and next thing I know here he comes ! He walked within 8 yards of me on the ground and never knew I existed.....I shot and down he went but he was so close I almost missed him ! Broke him down in his front end but he could still get around and had me worried !! He knew I was there then and I couldn't get reloaded fast enough...I held my ground and he finally laid there still and bled out. Big male that stank outta this world.
I have until Thursday before I head back to Mo, would like to kill some does but until I start seeing more mature does I am not sure if I should, a mature buck would be great as well !
Good luck and thanks for reading, sorry for the long post
Seeing several bucks cruising and still grouped up and seen the first chase right at dark this evening.
Nephew shot a 9 pt yesterday evening right at sunset and we could not find the first drop of blood, he was a little upset as this was his first lost deer. I assured him this probably wouldn't be his last but I hope it was ! I found him when I came out at 12:30 today but was to late......yotes and buzzards beat me but I honestly didn't think I would find him after the 3 hour search last night, the buzzards led me to him.
38 sightings yesterday, lost count on specific buck/doe/yearlings but it was 6 different 8 pts (100"-125") majority buck sightings, no chasing, all day sit.
29 sightings today with half of them being bucks, all small.
Only 1 chasing rite at dark.
I did manage to kill 2 yotes and that made it even more enjoyable, I killed these on the opposite side of the farm. The first dog (female) was actually chasing a doe and her two fawns.
After shooting and sitting for another 45 minutes at 11:15 I decided to get down and move. I drug her out and made my move to a spot I hunt off the ground from in some really thick undergrowth. I moved a good 1/4 mile and walked in and got set up, hadn't been there five minutes when a yote howled and next thing I know here he comes ! He walked within 8 yards of me on the ground and never knew I existed.....I shot and down he went but he was so close I almost missed him ! Broke him down in his front end but he could still get around and had me worried !! He knew I was there then and I couldn't get reloaded fast enough...I held my ground and he finally laid there still and bled out. Big male that stank outta this world.
I have until Thursday before I head back to Mo, would like to kill some does but until I start seeing more mature does I am not sure if I should, a mature buck would be great as well !
Good luck and thanks for reading, sorry for the long post
