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Come on guys and gals. Surely Billy, Fluke and Logan were not the only ones to score this weekend. It was the first day of muzzle loading here in TN. I so look forward to reading deer tails and events. Hit or miss let's hear some. emoSmile If you have pictures let's post them. emoThumbsup Jmax
 
Since I didnt get to fool with my guns last week, I planned to take Sat morning to sight them in, then meet up with Bentrod at the lease. I had issues with the gun I got for Catfinger, and while messing with it, Rick called to say he was not going to make it, so for the first time in a long time, I missed the opening smoke pole day.

Church this AM, then me and my buddy Tim took off to hunt a new place he just got access to. I was stunned when we got there, its AMAZING, giant food plot sandwiched in between a hardwood ridge, and a cutover planted 3 years ago in pines. While walking into it, we spotted a spike at about 225 yards, Tim almost begged me to take a shot, so I did. Its still running the woods tonight. LOL

Got into the stands, and about an hour later a doe and a spike pop out toward Tim, they didnt stay long and slipped back in. 20 mins later I hear a deer blow towards Tim, apparently 3 doe's came right up to him and stopped short of his cross-bow range. After a long stare-down, they blew out.

10 minutes later I hear a deer blow where the spike went in earlier, I cant find it in the binos, but im hearing a tractor getting close. I have NO idea what is around us, but this thing is geting closer and closer. I hear it enter the field, then shut off, and ask Tim, "Yall had any luck?".....Are you kidding me!!!!!!! It was the care-taker coming to spread manure.

That was about 15-20 mins before the last shooting light, we packed it in. Still a great hunt, we will be back!
 
Got this 5 pt Sat morning.
 

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The movement was slow at my property this weekend. We had 3 hunters this weekend. I saw a small buck on my way out saturday, nothing Sunday evening, then Saturday morning I saw 6 does and had a nice little 5 pointer trot right under me. My buddy Shea popped 2 mature does Sunday morning, so the rest of day was spent draging then moving stands for the next few weekends. Beautiful weather, just needs to get cooler. I'll post pics later if I can get em off this phone.
 
Lets see...

I know the pic aint the best, as its from the phone. but this little guy was on a mission, the big boys should begin moving good in the next week!!!
 

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That is a nice one Jonathan. emoApplause I hope to get as nice of one next week. emoThumbsup Jmax
 
I've been hunting all weekend in NW GA. First morning I killed my first deer! A nice doe. Same morning, about two hours later I killed my 2nd doe of the hunt. The deer are moving good. I have seen 5 other deer and all were spikes. Was told that a buck was spotted chasing a doe last night. Hopefully he chases her right into my crosshairs this morning.
I'll do a full report tonight when I get home, with pics.
 
Benrod was at our lease in Bedford Co yesterday morning and had four doe come in, he kiled one and almost got a second. I got there about 2pm, before hitting our gate I saw several doe's and one big 6 point chasing. Neither of us saw anything during the evening hunt.

Heading out this afternoon with Tim to scout and hunt a new farm he got permision to hunt in North Bradley CO.
 
I was sitting in a stand Friday on Pigeon Mtn when my brother-in-law called to see if I could come up to Nashville to hunt with him. After a morning of nothing but barking squirrels and chirpy chipmunks, it was just the excuse I needed to climb down. Got to Nashville by 6pm and hung my stand between an oak flat and a small hump covered in CRP that is a consistent bedding area. Jumped a couple deer going to the stand Saturday morning but they never blew at me, just trotted off into the darkness. From daylight til 9ish, the woods were dead. Shortly after 9, I started hearing shots from all directions on the surrounding private properties. I focused on the brushy edge of the hardwood flat and in minutes a mammoth doe and two yearlings popped out. I let her walk right up to me then smoked her with my brother-in-law's Encore...dead in her tracks. She dressed-out at 138 and I had a heck of a time squeezing her into the trunk of my wife's Civic :)
 

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I skipped going back to Bedford Sunday morning, but Bentrod went. He got bored in the stand and started walking, about to turn around he saw a giant set of antlers in the brush and set up for a shot. Turned out to be a buck harrassing a doe, she got up and ran and never allowed a shot at the buck hot on her tail.
Standing there in disbelief, he realized a four-point was on the trail with him at 20 feet....it ran, stopped and Rick cut a sappling in half with a powerbelt. LOL
 
Hey Jason I got to ask, did you leave the legs hanging out the back on the way home? I dont think the designers at Honda thought about transporting large game in the trunk!!!
 
Lol, I actually had a Saws-All in hand when I realized I could fold her legs into a fetal position and cram her in.
 
jason - 11/15/2011 5:23 AM

Lol, I actually had a Saws-All in hand when I realized I could fold her legs into a fetal position and cram her in.
LOL!!!! Never really saw a deer in the trunk of a car like that. saw em in a cooler but not like that. And to those who posted pics of bucks way to go guys!
 
Jmax - 11/6/2011 4:41 PM Come on guys and gals. Surely Billy, Fluke and Logan were not the only ones to score this weekend. It was the first day of muzzle loading here in TN. I so look forward to reading deer tails and events. Hit or miss let's hear some. emoSmile If you have pictures let's post them. emoThumbsup Jmax
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Wat the hell Jim...you start this thread then disappear and dont contribute. LOL</p>

I cant give you too much crap, your razorbacks whooped up on TN so your OK in my book. :D</p>

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