08MSDHC Team #8 - Whitetail Nation

[theredmission]

Here is your official thread for the rest of the season guys.

Your team representative in the MS vs OS contest is: plewy

Good luck to ya!

[michigandeerslayer]

awesome

Let's go boys

[PLewy]

Now we have an identity guy's.
Go gett'em.

[doggk9]

Got a name finally. Nice to see, and fine by me. Jus checkin in, good luck for anyone looking to take an early doe.

[MakoWish]

Staying out of the woods for early season. Gonna do some maintenance next Monday. Can't wait to hang some meat:D. Good luck to anyone heading out.

[QDMAMAN]

Now we have an identity guy's.
Go gett'em.


It took you this long to come up with Whitetail Nation ?:rolleyes:
This is going to be waaaaaaay to easy!:lol:

Big T

[MakoWish]

Shhhhh.......some of us are hunting :gaga:

[doggk9]

1 down plus a bonus. Too bad i used the mossberg, but the other guys on the property were all usin guns so, keep up with the jones's right?
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/520/SSPX0056.jpg

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Oh well plenty of time to worry about points now that the freezer is not bare;)

[PLewy]

Nice job Dogg. And a double wammy with the yote. Looks like someone's been busy.

I see you location says Ingham County. Do you hunt anywhere near Dansville?

[michigandeerslayer]

Nice Job Dogg

It is all about having fun

[PLewy]

Hey dogg, dont forget to post a picture in the 2008 contest picture thread so we get the points.

[doggk9]

I hunt in Eaton Rapids. As far as I understood it I don't get any points because I used a shotgun and my weapon of choice when I registered was bow. Am I correct? Contest was much easier when it was all bow only (no offense.....I gun hunt too):D

[PLewy]

I guess I didnt see you signed up as bow only. No big deal.
You have meat in the freezer now!

[MakoWish]

Great Job regardless!!!!:D

[PLewy]

I cant make opening morning for the first time since I can remember, but I'll be out in the afternoon.
Good luck to you guys.

[Yarcher]

Yeah, sitting at work here too. Will be headed out this afternoon for sure. Wish the wind was a little different so I could hunt my favorite spot, but I will make due with an alternative spot.

On a side note, the Idaho Elk hunt was awesome. Had a shot at a nice 4x4, but it was not to be. In a nutshell, the terrain out there is a little rugged and rough on equipment, and I had a bit of an issue with my rest. Oh well. Managed to call in a spike elk and stick an arrow through him two days later. Man, I underestimated the amount of work involved in hauling an elk up and over a mountain. I would have gladly traded my hunting partner and friend of 26 years for just a few hours with a horse (that really sounds wrong if taken out of context). Anyhow, it was a great time, beautiful country, and awesome hunting. We had some really close encounters with some monster elk, and had many cows within bow range. I will be back at it again in 2010 if all goes well. Here's a pic:

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_2920.JPG (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/IMG_2920.JPG)

Gonna try and get us some points this afternoon. Good luck team.

[Bobcat]

Good Luck guys, I'll be up north Sunday thru Tuesday. Still have a Bear tag, so I'll be hunting Deer in the morning and Bear in the evening.

[PLewy]

Nice job Yarcher. Thats a great picture also.
I made it out tonight with those hurricane winds. I only saw 3 does right before dark. I'll try again tommorrow.

[MakoWish]

That wind sucked. I only hunted the morning. Skipped the evening. Might go out tonight if this wind settles. Any one else have any luck.:confused:

[Yarcher]

No Luck.... a little too windy. Will be out Saturday Morning and Sunday Evening. Might try Friday night as well. Good luck.

Plewy, unfortunately I was not able to roll this elk over and tuck his legs for a nice glam shot. Luckily a small log stopped his fall, or he could have rolled further down the mountain, which would not have made the hike back up any easier.

[doggk9]

Great job on the elk! if they're anything like deer the smaller ones eat better anyway. still no luck since EAS. Good luck team!

[PLewy]

Whats the good word guys? I've been out 3 times. I've seen 9 deer including 3 different bucks. I passed on a 6 pt. that sniffed my tree steps. I'm gonna let him grow for next year.

[doggk9]

Went out this morning saw 6 does and 4 little ones, no bucks, and no shot oppurtunities.

[michigandeerslayer]

went out sunday and seen 3 bucks with in 20 yards but no shot they seen me. I was on the ground, but they were young but nice racks 2 6 pointers and one 8 pointer

[Yarcher]

Well, told the Mrs. I would be home by 10am on Saturday, since she had plans for us all day. Lowered my bow to the ground at 9:15 and tossed the string down. Turned to take down a scent bomb I had hung from my stand and out of no where a doe with two yearlings comes walking by. Right behind them is a split brow 9 point that I had pics of from earlier in the year. He proceeded to walk past me broadside at 20 yards and I had no way of pulling my bow back up. :(

At least he was unaware of my presence. I'll be back after him Friday if the wind is right.

Went out to another spot last night and saw some does. I will be back out tomorrow night, hopefully we can put some points on the board.

[MakoWish]

Haven't been out yet. I'll be going Thursday :)

Come on guys. Go get'em!

[doggk9]

That sucks on the split brow.:( Passed up a 4 and a small 6 last night looking for something bigger than the small 7 I got 2 yrs ago. Shouldn't be hard to top but we'll see. So waitin em out, next doe that comes in range will drop tho!

[Yarcher]

Does the wind seem a little strnage to you guys? I seem to recall alot of days with SW winds most past seasons, and have several great stands set up accordingly. This year we have had plenty of SE and NW. I can deal with the NW, but anything with E wind puts a damper on a few of my spots.

Yeah, watching the split brow walk by was a bummer. Although I will be back out there as soonas the wind cooperates. Planning to hunt Friday night, Saturday morning, maybe Sunday morning, and for sure Sunday night. I am going to try and score a few points, maybe even get a doe for the freezer, depending on where I am hunting.

Good luck guys and would someone please get us off the schneid.

[PLewy]

I've kinda had the same problem Yarcher. Those south easters limit me to one stand. I've seen a few deer there, but its nice to be able to have a few more options.

I'll work on a doe also, but it won't be until they take the beans out. I can't drive anywhere that would be even a medium length drag. Most of my stands are at least 1/2 a mile from where i park. My old back cant take that drag anymore!

Good Luck guys

[MakoWish]

Saw two baldies last night. They were walking right towards me along the creek bed until the neighbors dog went on a barkfest, the kid starting singing at the top of her lungs and the other neighbor started his leaf blower. All within a 5 minute time span. They blew and split. :sad:

[PLewy]

WOW! those mosquitos where thick tonight. It's no wonder I did'nt see any deer with all the extra movement of me swating at them. I cant remember the last time I hunted in swarms of the little leaches like tonight.

I'm ready for the full moon to pass also. The daytime movement always seems to slow down when they can move all night in the light.

I'll be back out in the morning to give it another try.

Good Luck Guys

[PLewy]

I did'nt see a deer all weekend. Thats three sets in a row with nothing.
I'm done with the full moon and the warm temps. Bring on the real October!

How are you guys doing?

[Yarcher]

Me and the Thermacell hunted Sunday morning and evening. Saw a couple does, and the beans were being taken out right next to me all day. At least I will be able to drive back there now to recover my deer (provided I actually start seeing some horns again). Saw alot of fresh sign in the field that had the beans taken out on Saturday. Looks like the deer were pretty active overnight. Will probably let these temps drop and then get back at it later in the week. Man, someone on this team must be having a good season... what gives?

[Yarcher]

Well, got tired of waiting. Snuck out of work a little early and slipped into a stand were I have been seeing does. Had a decent doe come in about 6pm, and figured I would have time to track her and get her out of the woods before dark. She gave me a nice broadside shot at 30 yards, and I put an arrow through the boiler room. Home made lighted nock worked like a charm. She ran about 40 yards and folded up. Couldn't ask for much better, especially with the heat. Went and got the truck and had her out of the woods in no time. Thanks to a couple friends, she is already quartered up and in the fridge. I will post the pics up tomorrow, and we will finally be on the board. :)

[PLewy]

Nice job Yarcher! Double bonus, venison in the freezer and you finally get us on the board.

I'll be working on a doe as soon as the beans go down. Should be anytime now.

[Yarcher]

Missed the scoring update, but we are on the board. I am a bow only guy, so we have a couple extra points there as well. Not headed back out until saturday, to a place I have not hunted all year. It used to be my honey hole, but it is a little to far to drive regularly. Should be interesting. Anyways, I took one for the team...

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Doe-08.jpg (http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/Doe-08.jpg)

[MakoWish]

CONGRATS! Finally on the board! :)

[Yarcher]

Made us a Banner, now we are official. Add this to your signature and we are all set...

[Yarcher]

Well, the "hosted by michigan-sportsman" kinda got in the way. Wasn't expecting that. Here is the banner, I will see if I can correct that later.

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/500/Banner08.gif

[Yarcher]

http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd337/yarcher76/Banner2.jpg?t=1224000616

[PLewy]

Someones been busy!
Our first points, then our signature.

Thanks Yarcher
Looks great.

[SPITFIRE]

Deer and banner looks good guys, keep up the good work.

[Bobcat]

Great job Yarcher !!! I'm going north for a 4 day weekend this week. Good luck guys !

[doggk9]

Congrats on the Doe, way to get us on the board. Like the banner too! Been tryin but no luck yet.

[Yarcher]

Yeah, I had a bad case of Attention Deficit Disorder yesterday and got distracted by the idea of a banner. Now to focus my attention on a buck....

[PLewy]

Saw 5 bucks tonight! Had opportunities to shoot at 4 but decided to pass.

They were doing lots of grunting and chasing, at least the 1 1/2 year olds were.

[Yarcher]

Awesome! Hopefully something with a little size will wander too close to you soon. It is always cool having bucks up close.

I almost went out last night, but took the Mrs. out to dinner instead to keep the peace. Will be out Saturday night and Sunday morning, so hopefully I will see something with horns. Good luck this weekend everyone.

[MakoWish]

I like the banner :)

[ishot3bucks]

Hey guys...sorry I have not been on here, but I connected with an 8 pointer this morning...I was geeked!!! I will get some pictures here on later...need to first figure out how I get credit for the team points....I will go back and read up!!

By the way: Banner looks great!! How do I add it to my signature??

[ishot3bucks]

Here he is an 8 pointer that is good for 13 team points!!!:D


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[PLewy]

Way to go ISHOT. Nice looking deer.

I'm still waiting for my chance. I saw a total of 24 deer friday and today, but nothing to shoot at.

[doggk9]

Nice 8pt. Sounds like you guys are doing better than me. Only seeing like 3-4 deer a day. Keep passing on the same 4 and 6pts, waiting for an old doe to come in range. Trying to hold out for a shooter buck, but if things don't start to pick up I might quit letting the 6 walk.

[Yarcher]

Great job Ishot. I went out Saturday and saw nothing, but my young nieces gave me the scouting report and said they saw a nice 8 point in the backyard recently. There was plenty of sign, so I will give it a go again this coming weekend. Got out Sunday and saw a couple does and some button bucks. Good sign for the coming years I guess.

In order to add the banner to your signature, you need to right click on the banner and hit copy, then click on "User CP" at the top of the page, right under the "home" button. You can then edit your signature, just go in there and right click, then hit paste. Sorry if that is either to simple or too complicated, not sure how computer savy you are. You made it on here and got a pic posted, so your ahead of about 95% of the users on here. Let me know if it doesn;t work.

Congrats again and go Team #8!

[MakoWish]

Great looking deer Frank! Good luck tonight. Call me after the hunt.
Congrats Again Bro!!!

[ishot3bucks]

Thanks YARCHER!! I got the banner to work!! Would make a cool shirt!!

[MakoWish]

So I was out this morning. It was perfect, but only saw squirrels and.......:gaga::16suspect

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[doggk9]

Looks familiar, I've been watching 14 were I hunt. All bearded birds, haven't seena nay hens. Could've shot a 4pt this morning, only deer I saw. Saw nothing this evening, on a brighter note I saw my first shooter of the season last night. Well yesterday, walkin to my stand I caught him working a scrape but wouldn't come closer than +40 yds. Too far to shoot without knowing the exact range and no definite windows. Anyone been hunting midday? When are you guys seeing most activity?

[MakoWish]

When are you guys seeing most activity?
Night hunts. 6-7 pm

But Ishot3bucks has been seeing them at both times and he's only 100 yards from me deeper in da woods.

[Yarcher]

Gonna be out Satuday morning and Sunday morning or night (maybe both). Not much hunting lately, too many Haloween parties, birthday parties, weddings, work, etc. Hope the weekend forcast changes...windy and wet here. Good luck guys, hope a big one makes a mistake this weekend.

[PLewy]

Ive been seeing alot of rut activity. Seems awful early. Even the 2 1/2 year old 8pt was on the tail of a doe last night. I guess there is a possibility of an early estrus doe in my area.

I'm still looking for my shooter. I'll be out tomorrow night and maybe pu in an all dayer on Sunday.

Its gettin close to primetime guys. Get out in those woods!

[ishot3bucks]

My deer was aged at the DNR as 2 1/2 and he was definitely chasing the girls!!!

[doggk9]

Went out in the rain, saw 2 bucks chasin. Total of 7 deer altogether. Both bucks were young haven't seen my shooter again tho.

[Yarcher]

Headed out pretty quick, looks like this rain should pass. Good luck everyone. Glad to here the bucks are chasin'. Should see some action this morning I hope. I'll let you know what I see.

[PLewy]

I was out last night and tonight. They are most definitely in at least the pre-rut. Lots of bucks running mature does. I had a six and a seven come in and sniff at my buck decoy. They both circled it a couple times, then back to the does.
Now if the big boys would start moving!!

Keep at it boys. Its a great time to be out there.

[Yarcher]

Got out yesterday morning, saw a three point and a couple does. Went out this morning and saw five does. At least I am seeing deer. Was hoping to see a little of this chasing I keep hearing about. Was gonna hunt tonight, but looking at the wind, I think I will stay in. Gonna try and sneak out at least a day or two next week and see if all those does in my area draw some bucks in. Good luck guys.

[PLewy]

I went out tonight. Saw three small bucks cruising the bedding areas early. I still havent seen a shooter yet. Maybe tommorrow will be the day. Its suppose to be warmer, but still windy (10 to 20).

Good Luck

[MakoWish]

I haven't been out in over a week. Need to get out soon though. Just haven't had time :(

[MakoWish]

No new updates :yikes:

[Yarcher]

Headed out this evening. Hopefully I will see something other than does. Jumped a buck going into my stand the other night, he was bedded down 30 yards away. Other than that, I have been seeing groups of does around. Just waiting to see the big dog chasing these does one of these days. Gonna hunt this weekend pretty hard, if time and weather permit. Looks like rain right now...:mad:

[Bobcat]

Going North the next two weekends for a 4 and 5 day weekends. Sadly all vacation time gone then:sad: Good luck Everyone.

[PLewy]

I went out sunday night and this morning. Still just seeing the small bucks chasing the does. I had an 8 pt. pass 10 yards from the base of my tree this morning. Its getting harder and harder to pass the little guys up, but I keep telling myself to be patient.

Goog luck!

[PLewy]

Who on our team signed up for bow and gun? I signed up for bow only. I was just wondering who to root for in the gun season.

[ishot3bucks]

I'm bow and gun.....and I have a doe permit burning a hole in my pocket!!

[Yarcher]

I'm bow only. I do rifle hunt, but usually I have my best chance at a nice buck early in the season. This year I might stick around home for the opener and hunt a couple of my bow spots. With my luck I'll plug a nice one I can't enter into the contest.. oh well. I am saving a tag for late bow, as I have a permit to hunt the Shiawassee Federal Refuge with a bow in early December. I also have a friend with property bordering a secluded piece of the Refuge, so we have easy access to an otherwise hard to reach place. Lots of sign there during hte scouting period, adn they see plenty of nice bucks that time of year. So if nothing else, I will be out there still trying to get us some bow points in the snow...;)

Good luck guys!

[Bushwhacker]

Will be heading down to the UP,( doesn't that sound funny) on Wed. Hunting gun only in the Huron Mt. country. from the weather it looks like there may be some snow. Will check in when I get back on the 25th, hopefully with some pictures. Good luck to everyone.

Bushwhacker

[MakoWish]

Frank, are you staying down here this weekend? I'm going to get out both Saturday and Sunday. I haven't been out in weeks :( Did you have any luck last week?

[ishot3bucks]

You will get something on opener!! I saw acouple 1 1/2 yr. old bucks and a bunch of does. Get those bald 5 pointers :D(points in the contest) over with!!

[PLewy]

My last night of the early bow season was tonight. No Luck. I did see a little 8 pt. tending a doe. They bedded down together 60 yards from me. He was definitely keeping a close eye on her.
Looks like I'll have to lake one for points during the late season.
Its off to deer camp tommorow for me.

Good Luck Guys!

[MakoWish]

You will get something on opener!! I saw acouple 1 1/2 yr. old bucks and a bunch of does. Get those bald 5 pointers :D(points in the contest) over with!!
I think I'm going out tomorrow morning to look everything over. Still going?

Trust me. I'm not waiting anymore. 1 1/2 years or older, it's dead. I'm starving. Can't afford beef and sick as :evilsmile of eating chicken!

I have a 250 gr powerbelt with a deers name on it.

[MakoWish]

Buck down! Taking it to the dnr in the morning. 4 1/2 pointer as it sits. 3 tines are broken off including the right main broke off at the end. :confused: Weird because he doesn't really have a big rack, about 12" wide, but obviously been through a fight or two. Should have been a 6 or 7 I believe. More to come. Pictures too for our points!

[ishot3bucks]

I can't wait to see the picture!!! Way to go Kevin!!

[MakoWish]

Saturdays 4 1/2-6 pt and Sundays lost cause tbd 3 yo buck :confused::confused::confused::confused::sad:
Went out Saturday in the monsoon. saw two does and a button. Getting ready to call it when I see this buck coming into my decoy. 20 yard shot. Boom. Ran 20 yards or so and dead.
Sunday had some family helping to do. Ended up doing a "what the heck" hunt at my Step bros property. Set decoy on bean field, sat in stand. Hunted between a standing corn field and plowed beans. Saw a deer butt....couldn't see what it was. Watched it for a while. Deer came my way, still to thick to see the head. Nice deer though. Next thing I know, my Step bro's buddy mike is standing at the base of my stand. I told him that I had a deer 15 yards behind me. He started talking about all the deer he saw. I had to cut him off and tell him that there was a deer standing right below me at this current moment. He said SHOOT IT. LOL. Told him I couldn't tell what it was, but my step bro said that if I saw a big doe, to shoot it. Well, I stood up and turned around and then the deer took off down along the standing corn. Stopped about 60-70 yards out and turned broadside. It was a big buck. I know there was 3 on one side (I risked the chance of a decent brow somewhere) and that's all I needed. I cranked the scope up to 9x and pulled the trigger. He stumbled and busted into the thick hedge row, clothlined himself, fell over some dead fall and then came back into the corn and disappeared. It's a long story, needless to say, the picture shows what I found and still stands to be the TBD buck. My left side is sitting out there in the woods somewhere, right side must have been broken off from fighting. Details to follow after some more searching. So much for my trophy 8 pt. :mad:

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[Yarcher]

You think he crashed into a tree or something and snapped it off? Seems like that would leave a mark on a tree, or would have messed up the ground/leaves from him falling and getting up, etc. How far did this deer go? If he only busted through a hedgerow, I would think your horn would be laying right there. Maybe I missed something. Hope you find it and it is bigger than you first thought...

[MakoWish]

You think he crashed into a tree or something and snapped it off? Seems like that would leave a mark on a tree, or would have messed up the ground/leaves from him falling and getting up, etc. How far did this deer go? If he only busted through a hedgerow, I would think your horn would be laying right there. Maybe I missed something. Hope you find it and it is bigger than you first thought...Ran about 50 yards (perfect heart shot. Heart was in two pieces when I pulled it out!) I watched it crash in the thicket, fall ***** over applecart, get up and it came back out to the corn, so I avoided tracking through that crappy area. It's got to be in there. Tried looking but the blizzard and poor lighting made it impossible. It looks like and old break on the right. The left looks like it was barely connected. Old injury took a good chunk of the base away.
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/5292/dscf8867xf7.jpg

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[Yarcher]

Crazy. Reminds me of my friends caribou hunt, where he shot a nice bull and the horns fell right off...Hope you manage to find it.

[MakoWish]

Crazy. Reminds me of my friends caribou hunt, where he shot a nice bull and the horns fell right off...Hope you manage to find it.We shall see. :help: On a good note. Freezer will be full :D Backstraps for dinner tonight :corkysm55