Legacy

Well my kid scored on his second buck ever with a bow this past week. He saw this buck earlier in the week so we made a plan for him to go after it. We went through pictures and figured we had him patterned pretty good. He was a regular visitor on cam. We had a good idea on where he was bedded and we knew he was looking to fill his belly with acorns. So we hung his saddle to intercept him a little closer to where he was going from the field and into the woods. That cold front settled in on Wednesday and he shot him at less than 10 yards on his first afternoon sit. Wide 2.5 year old.

Thought I would share this. It's a great reference for after the shot.

The rut must be approaching ...

Count me in... When ?

October 2 PM 70 Degrees NE wind 10-15 becoming calm sunny skies High Pressure 30+ Sat out the AM hunt due to the fact that SE winds work for none of the sets I need to be in. However, unfortunately for me, one of my target bucks walked past my stand at 738 am yesterday morning. The wind was supposed to switch from SE to NE for the PM so I made the move to hunt that stand yesterday afternoon and boy was I rewarded. All in all yesterday was quite slow until about 6pm. Then the flood gates opened. Cameras were firing and deer were on their feet. I kept a close eye on my right assuming that if I was going to get a shot opportunity it would come from my right (bedding). Cameras have been showing me this pattern for almost a week with multiple shooters crossing just past my stand during the daylight. From west to east in the AM and east to west in the PM. On opening morning I was one step away from closing the deal however I never had an opportunity of a broadside shot present itself. At approx 620 I put eyes on one of my targets. He was on a string and I knew where he was headed. I patiently waited for him walk past me and stopped him with a mouth grunt once he was in my shooting lane. The rest is history. I hit him maybe 3 rib back quartering away. I saw blood pouring out of him 20 yards later and figured he wasnt going far. I never saw him drop but I figured he was just inside the wood line. I snuck out after dark to give him time. Tommy joined me on my search and we returned 3 hours after the shot to find him piled up just before the hedgerow. Game over! What a week!!!

Deer warts buck this AM...

Got him!

BBD!!!

Sat on the sidelines this morning due to the south east wind. I really don't have much that works for that wind so I took the morning off. Of course multiple good bucks on camera this morning including one of my shooters. I'll be back this afternoon as the wind looks to be shifting to NE late in the day.

October 1 pm NE wind 15+ becoming calm at sunset Sunny skies High pressure 30+ Sitting on the oak flat tonight. Lots of deer moving throughout the entire time of my sit. 4 bucks this afternoon (3 1 year olds and a decent buck possibly an 8pt). I also had 15+ deer in the field as I was walking out.

A little early for rattling in big bucks imho however they may come in out of curiosity. Tickling antlers together and keeping it less aggressive might do the trick. As appose to smashing them together and being very aggressive with them as you would in the last week of October. I had 2 small bucks yesterday afternoon that were sparring and it pulled a small buck (which walked right past me) right to them. He was eager to also get in the action.

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Deer are all over these acorns! It has been nonstop actions since I got here.

Hunting the acorns this afternoon!!!

October 1 H64 L46 Gusty becoming calm at day break NE 5mph Sunny clear skies NYS southern zone archery opener I left Ohio early (and tagged out) and headed home to catch the cold front for the opener. I'm glad I did because it was the most insane archery opener ever for me. Lots of deer on their feet this morning including 6 bucks. I missed an opportunity to kill a stud 10 this morning. I just needed him to take one step to his right. But that's the game. My camera has been catching bucks leaving the acorn flats and heading to bedding about 730-930 for the past 1.5 weeks. I'll be there again in the am to intercept.

My cameras have been dead since I hung them until 2 days ago. Now they are on fire. My plan right now is to leave Ohio early and hunt the NY opener on Wednesday morning. I have day walkers!

Ohio 2025 My luck in Ohio has been far from good but that ended last evening. After a decent walk from the road and through 2 corn fields I found my set. It was a turtle blind on the ground 30 yards off the field edge in a thick staging area. The woods is extremely thick there and it is on a ridge leading from bedding into the crop field. First deer to come through was a 2.5 year old buck about 545. He seemed preoccupied by something behind him. And eventually my target buck showed himself. I could just make out his tall brows through the thick stuff. About 605 he finally made his way past the blind and I smoked him with the new Xbow at 27 yards. I saw the bolt enter behind the shoulder and I knew he was a goner. He ran about 40 yards, stubbled, and tipped over. Couldn't have asked for a better playbook from the boys here at Southern Ohio Outfitters.

The Ohio curse has been extinguished!

BBD!

Locked and loaded! First sit in Ohio!

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Well I am a week away from the start of my 2025 season. I will once again be in Ohio for the bow opener there. No doubt I am looking forward to spending some time in the woods. The outfitter has shared pics on what seems to be an impressive herd of some really great deer. Ohio has been nothing but nothing but a nemesis for me and last year was heartbreaking. I shot a stud there last year that we never recovered. After sunset that evening we were met with heavy rain and fog which quickly ended our search. We even tried with a drone that night but the fog made it impossible. That lead to 2 days of blind searching which turned up nothing. It was a tough way to start the 2024 season. Fingers crossed the 2025 season starts off with some success in Ohio.