That's what I needed to do tonight. I had deer come in behind me but I couldn't see them through the tree canopy. They found me before I found themOnly about 4 feet up today
You need to bring a slingshot with you next time and drive them suckers away.Well no dice. Goats decided for whatever reason to hightail it right to my tree and then settle in for a nap. I’ve seen deer go around them when they’re on the move but not when they bivouac so I just packed it in. Next time….
Ha! I have one! But I changed up my pack since last season and forgot to put it back in. Thanks for reminding me.You need to bring a slingshot with you next time and drive them suckers away.
Damn goats...I've had the same issues with cows...Well no dice. Goats decided for whatever reason to hightail it right to my tree and then settle in for a nap. I’ve seen deer go around them when they’re on the move but not when they bivouac so I just packed it in. Next time….
Sounds like lots of peoples first sits lol. Use a 2nd rope and go around the branches instead of cutting them and buckle up when the combine is running -- sometimes it runs deer right to you, sometimes the deer run to it if they're used to knowing that there's now a bunch of leftover crop on the ground. Get back in there ASAPComedy of errors for my first saddle sit of the year last night. Took forever to cut limbs in order to climb up a multi-trunked maple. Had 3 does bust me 1/2 way up. Two dogs circled me a few times. About prime time, the combine was out to harvest beans in the field I was next too. Good times! haha!
On the plus side, I was pretty happy with the stability of my new XOP platform. Pretty heavy for it's size by very stable for side pressure.
You should have taken that gray fox if legal. I know up here we can't take furbearers (with the exception of coyotes which opened 10/1) until the 25th. What a neat little trophy.Got off work early, sat for 4 hrs and saw no deer again(2nd hunt)...but I did see a little grey fox(look closely on the trail)for the first time in its natural habitat! He spent alot of time looking at me while I fumbled to get my phone to take his picture! He/she was very cute!
I have seen no bucks on any of the cameras I have out.....but hopefully that'll change!View attachment 72629View attachment 72630View attachment 72631
We can take coyotes all year, but I'd rather trap the fox than put a big slice through its little coat! Trust me, I'm gonna try and get him! I do my own fur tanning and am just trying to get 1 of each legal animal for my wall!You should have taken that gray fox if legal. I know up here we can't take furbearers (with the exception of coyotes which opened 10/1) until the 25th. What a neat little trophy.