Firearms season

[mrbb]

looks good, but need to see a deer LOL

[nomad_archer]

I have in this spot. Saw a doe and spike last night

[mrbb]

I was just sayinbg, to make the pic's better, and it a better spot, would just mean to have deer in in NOW , while you there LOl

Crappy weather day today here, seems Like Monday will be a god day if your still up there?
Good luck!

[nomad_archer]

Today has been slooooooow. Saw a doe coming in at 7. I took a break at 1 to dry my clothes and saw a second doe 100 yards from my stand on the way in at 3. Both gave excellent shot opportunities but I don't have a doe tag. Now if a buck would wonder by that would be great.

I am staying till Tuesday and I can't wait for Monday. I am using tomorrow to explore this area more. I really didn't scout here. A guy at camp said it looked good so I put my stand in . it has not disappointed.

[mrbb]

well almost NO one was ouyt today here, normally on fist saturday, my road is like a free way with hunters going in, as I live on a dead end here, and it leads to 3 gun clubs property's, almost zero traffic, guess most guys are dry weather hunters anymore???

I had deer in my yard from about 3 pm till dark too, seems they didn't mind there being no hunters out LOL

been getting a few pictures of a main frame 10, with two small stickers, so guess you could call it a 12 pointer
shows up in me yard about 9;30 till about 11;30 pm, last 6 nights in a row
not a big buck, MAYBE 130's if that, be nice to see if he makes it till next yr
if weather stays like this, I bet he wil, unless he runs into a car LOL
a shame, I recall yrs back, (80's early 90's)
rifle season the woods were full of ornage all two weeks, now its like opening day, maybe second day, then the two saturdays, and slow the rest of the time???
if we had better food for deer in the forest, we should have a lot mroe deer, based on poor hunting effort LOL

[nomad_archer]

Yep hardly any one in the wood on Saturday. Most guys hunted 2 hours then quit. Today it will probably be just the 8 guys and one or two more in the woods. Almost all of the camps are empty.

Its cold so hopefully the deer are moving. Traditionally this day is deer drive day but the guys are getting to old to walk all day so we are posting. Its a shame that there aren't more young hunters but what can you do

[MICH]

Michigan dnr had a quote last year that the average age of the gun hunters here was upper 50's...NA you afe right its sad....all the rain in ohio last week saved a ton of deer.....the gun harvest #'s will be interesting..

[mrbb]

Well I do think there are more young hunters, just most are bow hunters?
I think more folks are bow hunting these days than gun hunting, or should I say more folks that make an honest effort to kill a deer are. They like the warmer temps, the less pressured deer, which to be honest are easier to kill for this reason, come rifle season, most places, deer get smart FAST, and ten to hide all day, and totally changes mostpatterns, making killing a buck in rifle season more luck, than skill IMO.
Even with the added distance a rifle offers, bow season is honestky the best chance these days at a buck IMO

[nomad_archer]

Well I am back at home now. Monday was a long sit. I saw a doe and a spike. There again was very little shooting and the majority of the guys in the woods were from our camp or the one next door. Everyone saw a deer or two but no one got any shooting. My dad and I had shooting if we still had doe tags but we filled those in archery. One of our guys jumped a very good buck so I hope he makes it until next year. But for now the cabin is winterized and I will not see it again until spring turkey.

I am not done hunting yet. I will be hunting locally this Friday morning and see if I cant get something to happen sitting on the ground again out on the game lands. You never know if you arent in the woods. I may hunt after Christmas but I am unsure.

[mrbb]

Well its been very quiet here, seems like most guys gave up;
Up my hunting camp, yesterday, one guy got a nice 8 pointer, nothing big, maybe a 100 inches or so off game lands, one other guy is up till Sunday, but out of about 28 guys in all, just one deer?
most are older guys that spent very little if any time in the woods, just hang out at camp these days. But , was a slow season rest
Good luck on Friday, should be a good day, calling for decent weather, which should mean lots of guys out moving deer maybe??