Live from the saddle 2021

[kbetts]

Fortunate to be hunting a small private slice of heaven the next week or so. One rule….if I shoot it, I have to mount it, no does.

First sit last night waiting for a buck with “two foot wide” antlers. He was standing in the guys backyard yesterday morning with ten does. Had bolt holes already prepped. Used my new battlebelt with sit-drag mod. Wasn’t bad for three hours.….I want to try a Drey with the belt. Saw two does, three bucks. One was 3.5 yo 7 pt. I’m going to give my platform another go, but I think the ROS suits me better. I like the foot room but not the limited mobility of getting around the tree.

Hard place to hunt between cutting marginal winds and trying to avoid being in the middle of a ten doe group. Fun though.

 

[Exhumis]

cows are moving early, we’ll see if the deer feel inclined to use the travel corridor

 

[DB4x4]

cows are moving early, we’ll see if the deer feel inclined to use the travel corridor

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Moo-ving, you say?

 

[Exhumis]

Moo-ving, you say?

Things were going good until it turned into a goat party and this clown decided to jump the fence. So I went from hunting to rescuing. Man goats are dumb.

 

[Razorbak66]

Looks like free ranging mutton to me LOL

 

[Exhumis]

I was tempted more than one time.

 

[MattMan81]

Things were going good until it turned into a goat party and this clown decided to jump the fence. So I went from hunting to rescuing. Man goats are dumb.
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Those look easier to track.

 

[Razorbak66]

Those look easier to track.

Never know might have to back out and call a tracker

 

[DB4x4]

Things were going good until it turned into a goat party and this clown decided to jump the fence. So I went from hunting to rescuing. Man goats are dumb.
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Sounds like a bahhh'd day of hunting...

Edited for a better pun:
"A bahh'd day of hunting beats a good day at work."

 

[Weldabeast]

mutton

Ewe...that's gross....hahaha I kid

 

[Albisu]

Worked to many hours this week and decided to follow exhumis' lead. At the local WMA, found a corridor from grub to bedding.... Decided to see if I be "cb" to a buck look for late afternoon "hook up"...

 

[gcr0003]

Hope the rut ramps up here soon. Saw nothing this morning and a 4 pt and a doe already this afternoon. We are suppose to be getting a weeks worth of rain so I hope the bigger boys move this evening!

 

[Zero One Actual]

Trying. Frickin heat wave here in upstate SC. It was 72 today.
Second pic of bow and arrow is for size reference.

 

[dalton916]

No kidding about the furnace known as the Upstate all of a sudden. These are from this morning….

It was actually comfortable at first light.

 

[DB4x4]

Went out today to fill a doe tag. Saw nothing but bucks. (One buck state, already shot a nice one in bow season)





This toad walked 50 yds in front of me. I couldn't shoot, but my brother in law could...

 

[Bowtie747]

Hope the rut ramps up here soon. Saw nothing this morning and a 4 pt and a doe already this afternoon. We are suppose to be getting a weeks worth of rain so I hope the bigger boys move this evening! View attachment 58160

What state are you from that the “rut ramps up soon”??? I’m from Ohio and it’s over and done. Always looking for the rut.

 

[Zero One Actual]

No kidding about the furnace known as the Upstate all of a sudden. These are from this morning….

It was actually comfortable at first light.

Ya I was out by the University in the archery only area. Felt awesome this morning. Tonight. Meh.

 

[gcr0003]

What state are you from that the “rut ramps up soon”??? I’m from Ohio and it’s over and done. Always looking for the rut.

Alabama were so screwed up we barely even have a rut and when we do it can vary all over the place. Where I’m hunting now should be rutting this week or next. Then other pockets will rut end of December, Early January, late January and early February. Southern parts of the state won’t even rut in season lol

 

[gcr0003]

What state are you from that the “rut ramps up soon”??? I’m from Ohio and it’s over and done. Always looking for the rut.

This is pretty accurate.

 

[Bowtie747]

Alabama were so screwed up we barely even have a rut and when we do it can vary all over the place. Where I’m hunting now should be rutting this week or next. Then other pockets will rut end of December, Early January, late January and early February. Southern parts of the state won’t even rut in season lol

Haha hey I appreciate it! I’m super confused but that sounds like a good thing and bad thing. Be good to be able to follow the rut so long but feel like it’s hard to track maybe? Might have to come down and shoot some pigs and maybe a rutting deer