deer from my treestand

**0rion** · 10-20-2009, 11:05 AM

Took a couple pictures with my camera phone so the quality sucks. I'm gonna start carrying a regular digital camera up there with me to snap pics of the deer I won't shoot. I circled these so you can tell where they are.
These were 2 small bucks that came in this morning and hung out for about 45 minutes. The 6 point bedded down but the 4 point kinda knew something was up for a while so he never laid down. He did relax after a bit though and started feeding around my stand. Hard to gauge the distance from the pics but the deer that's bedded down is between 15-20 yards from me.
Saw a total of 6 deer. 2 other small bucks and 2 doe that came in right at dark and it was too dark to shoot them. The doe's came to within 10 yards of my stand and I could see them but just barely at 10 yards and definitely too dark to shoot. They ended up busting me and tore ass out of there.

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-20-2009, 11:06 AM

I'm soooooo jealous. I want to go hunting so damn bad, but don't want to pay a grand for a lease

**0rion** · 10-20-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by SMWS6TA

I'm soooooo jealous. I want to go hunting so damn bad, but don't want to pay a grand for a lease

federal forest here so it's free. I wish I had a better camera and I wish I had pics of the first 2 small bucks. One of them bedded down also but he was just a little spike. The first set came almost directly under me. I never thought then to snap a pic with my phone...would've been a little easier to make them out as they were within 3 yards of my tree.

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-20-2009, 11:15 AM

Could you claim me as a dependent so I can get an state resident license

**Smkn_TA** · 10-20-2009, 11:16 AM

What's your number,,,,I am going to call you next time you are hunting.

**SHines-IT** · 10-20-2009, 11:17 AM

Did you shoot them?

**0rion** · 10-20-2009, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Smkn_TA

What's your number,,,,I am going to call you next time you are hunting.

I keep it turned off. I only have 1 stand I get reception out of so normally it's not an issue.

Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Did you shoot them?

nope....too small and too early in the season. We're only allowed 1 buck and it sucks to take a smaller buck early in the season and then have a nice one come by you later in the year. Been there....done that.

**Sarge** · 10-20-2009, 12:47 PM

That is 30-30 country

**Sarge** · 10-20-2009, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

I keep it turned off. I only have 1 stand I get reception out of so normally it's not an issue.

nope....too small and too early in the season. We're only allowed 1 buck and it sucks to take a smaller buck early in the season and then have a nice one come by you later in the year. Been there....done that.

Same holds true for wifes.

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-20-2009, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

Same holds true for wifes.

so true, so very true....

**Hi-Po** · 10-20-2009, 01:35 PM

I almost made a hunting thread. Had it all typed out, and then Xed it out for some reason. I need to take pictures of my blind. My buddy shot a dow 3 days ago, and already wants to come back out.

That was the second time we went out this year. Lots of land back there, full of deer.

Cross bow is legal this year also.

**0rion** · 10-20-2009, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

That is 30-30 country

can't rifle hunt in Ohio...thank god. I'd love to be able to use a rifle but only if I were the only person in the state allowed to do so.

These yankee's can't get through a shotgun season without killing each other and people not even hunting. I can only imagine the death toll if they had rifles instead of shotguns. I use my 50 cal muzzle loader during the gun season but it's no where near the same as a 30/30.

Originally Posted by Sarge

Same holds true for wifes.

yep........

**Smittro** · 10-20-2009, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

That is 30-30 country

Nah 30-06 .........

***SMWS6TA*** · 10-20-2009, 01:40 PM

Ain't chit down here except Dobermans dress up ass deer. I've seen more meat in a bag of beef jerky then what is running around here.

***doberman 152*** · 10-22-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by SMWS6TA

Ain't chit down here except Dobermans dress up ass deer. I've seen more meat in a bag of beef jerky then what is running around here.

explain

**Sarge** · 10-22-2009, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by 0rion

can't rifle hunt in Ohio...thank god. I'd love to be able to use a rifle but only if I were the only person in the state allowed to do so.

These yankee's can't get through a shotgun season without killing each other and people not even hunting. I can only imagine the death toll if they had rifles instead of shotguns. I use my 50 cal muzzle loader during the gun season but it's no where near the same as a 30/30.

yep........

No SHIT???!!!! No gun hunting in Ohio? Fuck that.

**Sarge** · 10-22-2009, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Nah 30-06 .........

I'll go toe to toe with a .06 all day at 250 yards. Hornady changed the game with lever action rifles man....

***doberman 152*** · 10-22-2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

No SHIT???!!!! No gun hunting in Ohio? Fuck that.

I think he just means rifle Sarge, just like NY shotguns are permitted no rifles

**Smittro** · 10-22-2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

I'll go toe to toe with a .06 all day at 250 yards. Hornady changed the game with lever action rifles man....

I dunno 30-06 is just the commonly used rifle for deer here in PA. Lots of guys use the 30-30 too..

**0rion** · 10-22-2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Sarge

No SHIT???!!!! No gun hunting in Ohio? Fuck that.

well, you can gun hunt but not rifle hunt. Shotguns and muzzle loaders basically. You can use a pistol which is why my buddy bought a .45 colt last summer. Either way, if you read the hunting accidents here you'd understand why they don't allow rifle hunting. I've seen some ignorant shit done that was uncalled for. One year a guy was shooting across a highway at a deer and killed someone passing by in a car....just no sense in that.