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LIVE from the saddle 2023

Wellll, rain is suppose to come in tomorrow and wind shifted to out of the SE. I decided to attack a spot from the north and slip in on the north side of bedding. After fighting through greenbriar, thorns and privot I realize there’s no good tree where I need to be. I climb the next closest thing. It ate my lunch. It had a Bunch of limbs in the way and way entirely too big. Plus poison oak. Finally made it set up at 3:30 and couldn’t move because a limb in my face. Climbed up and around another. Sometimes stuff falls a part trying to set up. This was one of those times. Also, just spooked a baby buck while reaching for my bow lol. He didn’t blow though so there’s still a chance. It warmed up and I forgot my thermacell so I’m also getting eaten alive SOS.
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Thetrueredneck said:
Didn’t have my bow pulled up before the first deer came through! Just had to wait and watch lol awesome evening for a sit though, don’t see a lot of eastern winds.
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Dude! Is that a dead tree you’re set up in? I’m gonna call you Infalt!
 
woodsdog2 said:
Pig or?
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No dude...a big buck. I had the wind so I guess he seen movement and took off 40-50 yds behind some palmettos. I couldn't get the gun up fast enough. I sat on the ground for an hour and then shimmied up a tree. A doe came out right where the buck disappeared later as the sun started to fade. Then it started raining. Then a 2nd came out and followed the same path as the first. Nice broadside at 60yds. Then a 3rd came out on the same trail as the first 2....then I couldn't see anymore. Dang it
 
Weldabeast said:
No dude...a big buck. I had the wind so I guess he seen movement and took off 40-50 yds behind some palmettos. I couldn't get the gun up fast enough. I sat on the ground for an hour and then shimmied up a tree. A doe came out right where the buck disappeared later as the sun started to fade. Then it started raining. Then a 2nd came out and followed the same path as the first. Nice broadside at 60yds. Then a 3rd came out on the same trail as the first 2....then I couldn't see anymore. Dang it
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that sucks man. Hopefully you can turn the Intel/experience into success before time runs out the way your hunts are structured. Do you guys have antlered/antlerless only hunts like some states do?
 
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Gun season opens tomorrow. Last day to fill my management doe tag, and this guy shows up to the area I was going to hunt 5min after I made a racket getting into THIS tree. I’m glad I didn’t go down there, because I definitely would have bumped him. Instead, I’ve done two sparring sequences and I’m holding off on my pop tarts…
 
bigmike23 said:
That's that. Not my biggest, but that's yet another public land buck and this season kicked my butt. Finally I can relax View attachment 95698
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I already posted this in another thread but it applies to @bigmike23 who’s done nothing but earn every millimeter of antler and venison on that beautiful buck. Congrats my man!
 
woodsdog2 said:
Nice buck @bigmike23! You’ve been pounding hard all season! Congrats! What was your setup? Reasoning for the location, etc. Thanks for sharing!
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On top of a remote Mtn. It's hard to hunt because there no good access, wind swirls alot. But it's where all deer get pushed to from the orange army and its where I had the giant 9 and big 10 on cam the last week. It's more a rifle location. Mr Roy weatherbys favorite cartridge the 257 smashed him
 
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