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Started by Magicman, December 23, 2012, 09:29:06 AM

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Magicman

I finally got a chance to go to the Cabin Friday afternoon for a hunt.  Our weather pattern has changed and I would not be plagued with the NE wind that prevented us from hunting the entire first season.  We simple do not go when the wind is wrong.

I decided to go to the Straw House for a quite evening of watching.  About 4:45 I started seeing deer, most of which were bucks.  Spikes, and small racks, a nice 8 point, and then a very nice 9 point with a drop tine.  I had seen 8 bucks, but by then it was getting on toward 5:30 so I decided that since PatD would be here for the Saturday evening hunt, I would not shoot.

Saturday morning found me in a favorite place.  A 24' ladder stand against an Oak on the end of a ridge which overlooks the bottom.  As it got lighter, I started seeing deer, most of which were bucks.  (I only saw 2 does?)  The bucks were restless waiting for the next 7-10 days to pass before our first estrus comes into play.  They came from all directions, and were mostly poking along with their noses to the ground.  I saw 4 spikes, forkies, sixes, and a small 8.  The 12th buck that I saw in a 2 hour period, I decided to shoot.  He was moving along fairly quickly, so I picked out a spot ahead of him and when he cleared the large trees, he presented me a shot, and he immediately dropped.  It had all happened so quickly, that I was wondering as I climbed down if I had rushed and shot a dink.


 
Thankfully there was no "ground shrinkage" and he proved to be a 10 point with an 11" G2, and a 17½" inside spread.

PatD got to the cabin about 2:00, and we climbed into the Straw House about 3:00.  It is amazing how two different day in the same stand can be so much different.  I had seen deer and 8 bucks the evening before, and today we had only seen 2 does and a spike. 

I was looking ahead when I noticed Pat easing her rifle out of the window.  I thought that this was strange because she had not had her binocular up.  I then looked to my left with my binocular, laid them down, and put my fingers in my ears.  There was going to be a shooting.

The buck was walking quickly from left to right, so I grunted with my voice and he stopped.  She told me later that she had forgotten to click her safety off.  I waited for the buck to pass the spike, and grunted again.  He stopped and put his head down to eat.  At the shot, his hind legs buckled and then his front, and he lay still.  We did not know how big he was because everything had happened quickly and neither of us had had (Tom) time to really look at him.

We did not realize until we walked up to him that it was him.....HIM.   The Sticker Buck!!!


 
12 points and a 17¾" inside spread.
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JohnM

Wow, very nice MM!  No lack of meat in your freezer this winter. 8)

I can't comprehend seeing that many deer in just a few sittings.  I spent hours on stand this season and never saw one. :(

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Nice pair of bucks there Lynn & PatD.

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   A fine pair of bucks! :rifle:  Good shooting, too!
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Great hunt(s) but I have to say it.  You're spoiled.  The vast majority of us rarely get a chance at those trophies.
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Magicman

I somewhat agree, but the "spoiled" did not come easy.  I have control over 846 acres, 346 of which are mine.  About 16 years ago, we went to a one buck per year limit when the state allowed 3-5. We did increase that self imposed limit to 2 last year.   All of my Children and Grandchildren have learned to watch and enjoy instead of shooting the first buck that walks out.  Gone is the "gotta kill something" attitude.  The surrounding properties are all on some sort of buck management program, either state or self sponsored.

I am very strict such as not allowing anyone to hunt anywhere when the wind is wrong.  Notice in the first paragraph above that I did not allow any hunting during the entire first season when there was a continual NE wind.  You walk rather than ride, and 4 wheelers are mostly for game retrieval only.  I feel that the deer have become programmed into knowing that they are not continually harassed on my property.  Also by having a limited number of hunters, animals migrate from the surrounded properties that have folks hanging on stands virtually every day for the entire three gun seasons, plus archery and primitive.  I have 200 acres that is set aside as a "sanctuary".  No one is allowed to hunt or enter that area during hunting season.  It has become a major bedding area.

All of my permanent stands have blinds covering the ladders so that they can be entered and exited without spooking the deer.


 
Notice the slabs beyond the ladder and hard to see is the boards to the left of the ladder shielding the climber from that side.

Most folks would have shot that "drop tine" 9 pointer that I watched Friday evening.  Much thought has gone into being spoiled. 
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WDH

Your management is paying big dividends.
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Corley5

  I wish we could do that but the deer jump over the back fence and die so our management system is kill them before someone else does  :-\  Can't eat the horns anyway and smaller bucks do taste better  8) 8)  There's been some talk about the state instituting the same management plan the UP has in the NW Lower Penisula.  Emmett, Charlevoix, Antrim, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse I believe.  First kill tag would have to have 3 or more points on a side and 2nd would need 4 or more.  My county, Cheboygan, wasn't included or hasn't been yet.
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Great score Lynn!  Those are some nice looking meals right there!   smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup
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PatD!, PatD!, PatD!

Awesome buck Pat!! Yours aint bad either Lynn...  ;D


drobertson

Happy Happy Happy! for you both!  Just outstanding, and Lynn you are right, it takes time and patience to grow the big ones.  Lots of decipline to let the young ones walk, but as you have shown, it pays to wait. Congradulations and a Merry Christmas to you and your family,   david
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ET

Good shooting!  Takes a good shot too!  Not just a great property.  I got 2 bucks this year in W. Va. One with bow and one with a 243.  My family (uncles) have 150 acres in the middle of W.Va. (all wilderness) and I'm allowed to bow hunt that.  I'm a member of a 7000 acre lease also in W. Va. for rifle season.  I then own 40 acre of woods here on the farm in Ohio and like you I'm serious about managing that.  I have not got one on my place yet, still waiting on Mr. Big.  My wife says we need one more to get us through this year so we still have muzzle season yet to go and bow, but I don't like that cold.  Notice I'm not attaching any pics of my bucks, lol.   :christmas:
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Magicman

Thanks guys.  For those that are interested, Pat's deer grossed 149 7/8 and was 6½ years old.   :)
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Quote from: Magicman on December 24, 2012, 01:00:47 PM
Thanks guys.  For those that are interested, Pat's deer grossed 149 7/8 and was 6½ years old.   :)

Nice score, that's pretty old for a Buck. Way to go PatD.
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drobertson

Amazing Lynn, I guess Pat's at 150 and you'rs at 130  good bucks and management!
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 nice looking animals. close to your stands are there feeding stations? or do you rely on natural deer movement?
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Magicman

The permanent stands are overlooking about an acre which is planted with a mixture of rye, wheat, & oats.

According to law, no feeders can be used in Mississippi during any hunting season, so my feeder batteries are disconnected by October 1st.  Strangely, when they are connected, the great majority of the deer that may feed are caught by the trailcam at night, even though they are located on a main travel route.  I do get some very nice turkey pictures though.
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