Whitetail deer season is in full swing!

I know I said I would write on last Sunday’s events, but I got really busy and didn’t know if anyone enjoyed the one from Saturday so I just didn’t do it.  I will give you a brief run down of  last Sunday’s hunt.  I didn’t shoot anything and it was a lot like Saturday.  There done with that!  This past Weekend was a different story and that is what today’s blog is about, The first kill of the Season.

Saturday November 11, 2017-

This mornings hunt was a lot like last weekends hunts.  The same great stuff happened .  I woke up early, got some coffee, and listened to nature wake up around me.   Not much action but small deer that I don’t want to shoot.  After I leave around 11 and no deer worth the shot has come out I talk to a friend and he tells me to use DEER URINE!  He tells me the biggest buck he has shot on his property was when he used it.  I have seen it in the store but never thought of using it, or knew why it was there, because I have never had to.

I head to the store to the outdoors section and there it is, right next to the mineral blocks and deer corn.  So I look at the different brands they have and do a little research on the ones with the best reviews online, and purchase the one I think will best meet my needs.

I get back out to my hunting spot and get some gloves on and the wicks out of their package and open the bottle of Urine.  WHEW! This stuff is strong and stinks.  I gag at the smell of it and set it down and walk away for a minute.  I don’t know what I was expecting, but that wasn’t it.  I regain my composure and and stick the wick in the bottle and let it absorb the urine.  I have 4 wicks and stick the around my the area where I hunt.  Luckily I shoot a gun and not a bow so I won’t have to smell these things.  There is a little extra stuff left in the bottle so I pour it on the legs of my feeder and other trees in the area.  I also get some hay out and spread it around  and got back up and wait for the action to start.

The action doesn’t start on this day and only small deer that I don’t want to shoot come up to the area.  I do notice there is a Spike acting weird and smelling around the feeder a lot and is chasing some of the does around, but still not worth the shot.   I live to hunt another day.  I go home and get some rest looking forward to Sunday’s hunt.

Sunday November 12, 2017 –

I wake up before my alarm goes off, and glance at my phone with one eye, because I know its going to be too bright.  Its 4:00 am, What in the heck is wrong with me?   I have another hour before I need to leave but I know I can’t go back to sleep, so I get up and get coffee and dressed up in my full camo clothing and head out.

4:45 am:  I arrive to my spot  Its really early so I know I can move around and make a little bit of noise and still be able to get something.  I throw out some hay just for extra food and attractant and get back to my shooting area and wait for the deer to start moving around.

5:00 am:   Its really hard to see because its so dark but I can begin to make out the silhouettes of some deer.  They are of good size but I can’t tell what they are and they keep crossing in front of each other.  5:30 am:  Its getting brighter out and  can tell these 4 deer are all Axis!  I cant quite tell if any bucks are out there but I can see the spots on them in my scope.  They are still crossing in front of each other so its still tough for a clean shot or I would take an Axis now since the are considered an exotic and you can hunt these deer 24/7, but I wait for a clean good shot to take.

6:00 am:  I never got a clean and clear shot on any of the axis deer and they have moved on now, and the whitetail deer are here.  The sun is about to come up and I can see a few does that a good size. It’s a little brighter and I can tel;l the deer apart in my scope. The sun should be coming up in about a half hour. I’m watching the deer through my binoculars and out of no where an 8 point buck comes running out and starts chasing the does around. He starts running back and forth not even chasing anything and acting weird. He disappears out of sight. The buck come back into sight And Is running back and forth again acting weird. 6:30 am: The buck stops and lowers his head to eat some hay. The sun has started rising. I have the buck in the cross hairs on my scope. My heart is racing. I breath in and let it out. BANG! My gun goes off. The buck drops immediately and doesn’t move, and all of the does run off. My first deer of the season! FINALLY!

Whitetail Deer Hunting Season Has Begun!

I have always had Good luck the opening weekend you can read how my weekend went this year, here are my field notes from this weekend.  I hope you enjoy!

Saturday  11-04-17 – Morning Hunt:

5:00 am: Making Coffee!   The best part of waking up is coffee, especially this early.  5:30 am: Drinking Coffee and sitting watching for the deer to start moving around. It is very humid with no breeze at all.  The moon is very bright tonight so its easy to tell there aren’t any animals moving around right now.

6:00 am:  Still no breeze and very humid, UGH!  I can hear what sounds like a hog across the river and something else walking through the tall grass to the right of me where I can’t see.  This is giving me some hope! 6:30 am:  Not much has changed its still dark and I’m hearing animals move around, but nothing in front of me.

7:00 am:  The Sun is starting to come up and making it easier to see.  The humidity really sucks and still very little breeze.  I can still hear the hog across the river and the animal to my right has stopped moving around.  My Feeder is about to go off and It should bring in whatever is on my right side waiting to be fed.  7:30 am:  My Feeder went off  and I can see clearly now.  The animal to my right ended up just being a fawn and it is quite enjoying all the corn and protein my feeder just gave out.  Usually when the feeder goes off  the deer come running  pretty quickly, but not today.  The hog from across the river run through an opening so I can see it run off.  Very nice!

8:00 am:  The little fawn basically ate all of the corn and protein and has moved along.  I am getting very inpatient and need to stand up because my leg is falling asleep, but trying to sit still and not make much noise.  8:30 am:  I finally stand up and stretch out my leg quietly, and two whitetail and two axis does run across the property.  DOH!  I sit back down quietly and wait to see if they come back. 

9:00 am:  The deer didn’t come back as I thought they would.  I am getting very inpatient again and need to move around again.  I tell myself one more hour and I’m done.  9:30am: The fawn came back for round two of eating and and I leave at 10 am.

Evening Hunt:

5:00 pm: Instead of coffee, I start this hunt with a nice cold beer!  I know I know, I shouldn’t drink and hunt at the same time but it did help numb my misery from this morning’s hunt, and its just one beer.  This weather is much nicer.  No humidity and a much better breeze.  It is a little warm but I still have hopes of deer coming out so I can add some meat to my freezer.  5:30 pm: I am all set up and ready.  I sit and await, while listening to the birds chirping and the squirrels rummaging around trying to find food.  It makes me feel at peace just listening and watching nature.

6:00 pm:  My feeder goes off and I wait for the deer to come and eat.  I hear lots of movement coming from all directions, but nothing insight yet.  I believe this is going to be a good evening.  6:30 pm:  The fawn is back and has a few friends.  They are twin yearlings, which isn’t something I will shoot.  The squirrels are still running around and making tons of noise, which is good for me so I can’t move around a little and get another beer.  

7:00 pm:  The Sun is going down and all I have seen are the really young deer.  I still have some time though and I’m hoping with  all of the other wildlife activity a reasonable sized deer will grace me with their presence.  7:30 pm: The Sun is going down quickly, so I have limited time left to shoot a whitetail, but I still see wildlife moving around.  A brave little squirrel jumped up within 5 feet of me and ran across the railing.  It scared me quite a bit and I wanted to shoot it pretty badly, but I resisted the temptation.

8:00 pm: The Sun is down and I decide to go home and end this hunting adventure.  I could and should have stayed and waited to see if the axis deer would come out, but I decide to hunt another day.  Stay tuned for Sunday’s hunt.  I should post it tomorrow!