Pretty crazy night in the stand last night but unfortunately deer didnt moved until after 6:00. Its a guess but Im thinking i saw 17 deer overall and only 2 with racks. Both 2.5 year old bucks that putting on a heck of a buck fight the first time they saw each other about 30 yards from the stand. Lots of does getting chased by these two into the woods, and in and around the corn. No big guys but the camera on site showed a huge uptick in scrape activity over the past 9 days with 10-11 different bucks visiting it. (including 4 big guys). With all the action i didnt know who was going to show up to the party. Had the bow in hand, ready to go three times...
In a different set this afternoon. Past 4 fresh scrapes on the walk in. Conditions seem perfect.
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It felt great to be back in the woods this morning. Not a whole lot to report but apparently 7 deer/ car collisions were reported before 7 am in Monroe county this morning.
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Well i havent seen a deer in eight days. High sun and Daytime highs around 27 degrees celsius probably havent helped any. Most of the trees still have their leaves and the thick vegetation makes it very tough to see from the set. Lots of goats (very few shooters) and about a dozen peacocks (not yet in season). The deer hunting has been down right terrible here in Jamaica. Apparently they dont have deer here, lol. Headed home today and back at it tomorrow in the New York woods. Sounds like the seasonal weather change finally hit, so hopefully we should have a good month ahead of us. My wife thinks i am nuts but i am ready for a bit of snow and frosty november mornings.
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Pressure is dropping, front is on its way, moon is on the rise hopefully the deer are on the move!
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On corn field overwatch tonight. The line of showers just passed and the wind is starting to let up. Let's hope for a good night!
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63 degrees, gusty winds, and a setting full moon. Not exactly ideal conditions to be in a tree but it is certainly better than anything else I could be doing.
The scrape i was hunting over this morning actually isnt a mock scrape. But for mock scrapes I use Smokeys Buck Preorbital gland lure on overhead branches and Code Blue scrape mate or Kishels buck in rut on the ground