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Slow start to 2023 season

ThePennsylvanian

ThePennsylvanian

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I have a thousand excuses as to why my season started out the way it did. I was deployed again until September and procrastination lead to me not getting any scouting done or having any cameras hung. This lead to me not seeing a deer from the stand from September 16th until October 28th. Not to mention that it was only 3 sits in that time-frame due to all the commitments with kids sports and such. Only one day a week free. On my fourth sit I decide to try some new spots that I'd been meaning to get into for a couple seasons, man did that pay off. Saw close to 40 deer that evening, 6 buck 4 racked bucks, watched big nanny doe absolutely knock the snot out of a 1yo buck that just wouldn't leave her alone, he walked off that powerline line a scolded puppy. Anyway, a decent WV 8pt slipped up and walked right to me, only 8 or so steps when I shot. He didn't make it 60 yards.
Sorry about the blood, I'm not really good at the grip and grin stuff.....




I didn't hunt again until the following Wednesday, woke up to snow on the ground, so I immediately called off and went back across the state line. Went to a different WMA this time, it's one where I generally do well during rifle season. With the cold temps and snow falling I had deer moving literally all day. I was prepared to sit all day. I saw 6 buck all pushing doe plus 20 plus additional doe throughout the morning. I had this fella roll through at 1:15 cruising the back of a ridge heading towards doe bedding.



 
ThePennsylvanian said:
I have a thousand excuses as to why my season started out the way it did. I was deployed again until September and procrastination lead to me not getting any scouting done or having any cameras hung. This lead to me not seeing a deer from the stand from September 16th until October 28th. Not to mention that it was only 3 sits in that time-frame due to all the commitments with kids sports and such. Only one day a week free. On my fourth sit I decide to try some new spots that I'd been meaning to get into for a couple seasons, man did that pay off. Saw close to 40 deer that evening, 6 buck 4 racked bucks, watched big nanny doe absolutely knock the snot out of a 1yo buck that just wouldn't leave her alone, he walked off that powerline line a scolded puppy. Anyway, a decent WV 8pt slipped up and walked right to me, only 8 or so steps when I shot. He didn't make it 60 yards.
Sorry about the blood, I'm not really good at the grip and grin stuff.....




I didn't hunt again until the following Wednesday, woke up to snow on the ground, so I immediately called off and went back across the state line. Went to a different WMA this time, it's one where I generally do well during rifle season. With the cold temps and snow falling I had deer moving literally all day. I was prepared to sit all day. I saw 6 buck all pushing doe plus 20 plus additional doe throughout the morning. I had this fella roll through at 1:15 cruising the back of a ridge heading towards doe bedding.



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Great stuff, congrats!
Never apologize for blood in a trophy pic. I don’t care what social media tells you, if it’s part of hunting you should keep it in the pic. Besides, we all are looking for the shot placement anyway :sunglasses:.
Awesome deer man.
 
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