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Quick recap:
Opening day Friday Nov. 20 furious action from the get go. Hot does crashes through the creek and crosses with a small 8 pt in tow, then a few minutes a 120 8 pt follows, the about 7 am a super wide buck is cruising my way with his nose to the ground i throw binos and he is staring my way at 40 yards, probably a mid 130's with a 20' spread, lucky for him I just decided to pass on my first 130's buck. laetr 10 does cross then anoth 130 9 pt, then from behgind a good 125 8 pt. some other does and 120 class bucks, never the truly big that I am looking for. Clearly one of the best hunts I have every had!!!! 33 deer within easy shotgun range. The next two days were good but no shooters that i wanted.
Second season: Thursday evening December 3 windy as all get out and cold, one deer spotted, obviously picked the wrong area of the farm. Friday morning a couple small buck and 1 slick to far away. Friday afternoon, position my buddy in an area that has free on hunters as this was his first sit this season in IL, I went to a different area, I smashed a big old hawg head doe (made sure to shoot a mature doe, not a button
), picked him up, well it was him who shot twice and killed a 130 class 8 pt (still waiting on him to send the pics I took). Party very hard that evening and into the next day, Saturday saw a couple drives and passed opportunites and no shooter. Sunday, again very hungover and more drives with no shots fired. Incredible camp with great times and many lies told. I hope half of them bucks I passed on made it!:cheers:
Lots of MO bowhunting treestand time remains.
Good luck to everyone!
Opening day Friday Nov. 20 furious action from the get go. Hot does crashes through the creek and crosses with a small 8 pt in tow, then a few minutes a 120 8 pt follows, the about 7 am a super wide buck is cruising my way with his nose to the ground i throw binos and he is staring my way at 40 yards, probably a mid 130's with a 20' spread, lucky for him I just decided to pass on my first 130's buck. laetr 10 does cross then anoth 130 9 pt, then from behgind a good 125 8 pt. some other does and 120 class bucks, never the truly big that I am looking for. Clearly one of the best hunts I have every had!!!! 33 deer within easy shotgun range. The next two days were good but no shooters that i wanted.
Second season: Thursday evening December 3 windy as all get out and cold, one deer spotted, obviously picked the wrong area of the farm. Friday morning a couple small buck and 1 slick to far away. Friday afternoon, position my buddy in an area that has free on hunters as this was his first sit this season in IL, I went to a different area, I smashed a big old hawg head doe (made sure to shoot a mature doe, not a button
), picked him up, well it was him who shot twice and killed a 130 class 8 pt (still waiting on him to send the pics I took). Party very hard that evening and into the next day, Saturday saw a couple drives and passed opportunites and no shooter. Sunday, again very hungover and more drives with no shots fired. Incredible camp with great times and many lies told. I hope half of them bucks I passed on made it!:cheers:Lots of MO bowhunting treestand time remains.
Good luck to everyone!
