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LIVE from the saddle 2025

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Well, jumped 2 or 3 on my way in. Was headed for my preset tree and couldn't find it! Walking up the trail towards where I thought my tree was, big commotion in front of me and 2-3 doe jumped up. The biggest one stopped and looked at me, head bobbing and I froze. She blew twice and bounded up the ridge, but then came back! I guess she had to get another look. She was peering at me through some saplings, blew again, and bounded away. I decided to back away a little bit and set up at ground level on my platform since I couldn't get to my preset. I didn't want to keep pushing them and was hoping they would come back. They never did.

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DelaWhere_Arrow said:
The more I use a crossbow the more I respect and fear the crossbow for its ability to mess you up without expecting it…
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I heard this saying recently about crossbows and it’s so true: “they’re like human mouse traps.” I like crossbows and use them but it does feel that way around them especially when they’re cocked.
 
woodsdog2 said:
I heard this saying recently about crossbows and it’s so true: “they’re like human mouse traps.” I like crossbows and use them but it does feel that way around them especially when they’re cocked.
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When I heard Podium Archer and Average Jack call them hand grenades and multiple archery techs tell me they get anxious about working on them, it kinda gave me serious pause. But I do think they have a place and there’s no argument that they’re killing machines. I like owning one, I just have to say a Hail Mary every time I cock it.
 
Not live, but a few hours ago...
Walked in for my afternoon sit since I seen nothing in the AM but 2 very small Doe.
At almost dark I heard dog barking down the road, so I got ready as you never know. Hear come 7-9 deer at full tile run across neighbor property and right past me. I tried a grunt and even a HEY...nope, straight out of my life. I stayed ready due to the time and had a nice buck following where they ran with his nose to the ground. By the time he got to me, I could barely make him out...Maybe tomorrow ?

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My most eventful sit so far, I had 2 sets of does and bucks chasing, one was a smaller 8 pointer the other a large 10 ive seen for the last couple years i couldn't get either buck to stop for a shot....then 2 separate does, and I shot the last one I saw....it was the only deer that gave me a chance. However, it didn't stop walking so I shot ahead of it in anticipation but it stopped and I got so lucky I hit the throat and she was done for! Pretty good day.
After taking off my gear at the truck I decided to do the very long go around to drag her to the truck Screenshot_20251108_205529_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20251108_205547_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20251108_205537_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20251108_205525_Gallery.jpgScreenshot_20251108_205520_Gallery.jpgso as not to mess up this hunting spot on the golf course.
 
DroptineKrazy said:
Hey. Quit yer whining! At least you guys can hunt on Sundays. lol.
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Way to bring up the universally agreed-upon “Dumbest Rule in All of Hunting”.
I spent 8 seasons in DE without Sundays. It’s awful. I think they opened Sundays up to private land only in my last season, dunno what they are now. But it’s a ridiculous regulation.
 
It was snowing less than a half hour ago, my wife says “go sit in the blind before dinner”. So I get walking and 150 yards into my 300 yard hike I start getting dumped on with rain. I would just go back to the house but I’m here now and the blind is relatively dry. So I’m sitting for 60-90min in the hopes that some doe needs to eat and some buck needs to—well, you know.
 
krub6b said:
Seems like the low visibility paired with almost no air movement this time of year makes bucks go a little stir crazy trying to find something to scent check, although does tend to move well in fog also
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Hadn’t thought about the bucks from that perspective. I just figured all deer move in the fog because it’s safer but maybe there’s something to the notion that their scent gets screwed with and they need to actually go looking for stuff to do/does to breed instead of sniffing from a distance.
 
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