Reel Doc

Any time in the woods is a great time and you two put it together. Congratulations on getting it done with a nice animal. Something tells me you have a pretty good idea how the deer flow on that property. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Patience is virtue. You put In the time and get great rewards. Love the story on a nice buck. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Did you happen to look at her teeth? Curious to know how old she was. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

One wild hunt. You will always remember how you got him. Congratulations! Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Let me know when your uncle gets him back from the taxidermist. Legend has it touching horns of a trophy local buck gives you good luck the following year!! Greg [ Post made via Android ]

The closest farmed ruminants to whitetails are sheep and goats as they typically start to cycle with decreasing daylight in the Fall. The first 15-19 day cycle 70-85% come into heat and 60-75% actually conceive. That leaves 25 to at most 40% to cycle during the second 15-19 day period. For whitetails that second cycle is now. A mature buck who took care of most of his does the first time around is more inclined to expand his territory now in search of does, provided hunting pressure has not turned him nocturnal. Even so he'll wander but only in view of a trail cam. One of my wall hangers I took a few years back in late November. He walked through with a doe. I had hunted hard that year all bow season and never saw him or sign of a buck like him on our property. Last year during late bow season saw 2 different beauties come through, one from the kitchen window, and one who bedded down 60 yards from my stand then got up and headed around me. With him, the doe in heat can and the buck grunt did not spur his interest. I'm hoping he comes around again this year. So I for one believe the next 3 weeks offer some good opportunities to see a good one. I will add that a large portion of farmland around me sees heavy gun hunting pressure which definitely adds to the late season opportunities including does who tend to bed in some of the really thick areas on our land. I would do the same thing if I were getting constantly pushed and shot at on the neighboring land. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Definitely a buck of a lifetime! Congratulations. Since I live in Seneca county I'm glad he came from Ontario. Hoping his brother is still hanging around here! Let us know what he scores. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Found a beautiful skull of a 3 year old basket 8 when scouting in early October. Mother nature does the best work so long as the coyotes don't crunch it up! Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Congratulations on the double!! Our prayers go out that no one was seriously hurt. Where were you hunting? Greg [ Post made via Android ]

The smiles tell the whole story. WTG! Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Congrats Tristan. Looks like you have set the bar high for Dad to try and match you. Get to work Andy, you represent all of us in the Dad group! Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Nice to see they are still active. Greg

Glad to know the downhill horn is not unique to our area. We are about 8 miles from the old Seneca Army Depot site in Seneca county and I would hate to think some radioactive fallout might be altering horn growth. Also glad to know he is out of the gene pool now just in case it is a heritable trait. Greg

I have to admit, I did not expect it to be the way the horn grew in. The way he responded to the rattle made me think he broke that side fighting. His teeth said he has a 2009 birthday, so I wonder what he looked like last year. Greg

Sunday morning was my first chance out this season so hit the treestand well before first light. Always good to have a single doe meandering in the area when the rut should be starting. Was not long before the action started with grunts nearby and the buck in the photos moved through in view but out of range. By 8 am the doe scooted to my right on the edge of some really thick cover about 20 yards off, and a minute later a nice rack was on her trail, but on the wrong side of the cover for me. Decided to try some rattling as it was a hot topic on the site here recently, and many of you said early rut is the time to try it. Well, I was still in a short sequence when one of the bucks came in right behind my tree no morre than 10 yards away. Tried to sneak a peak and he busted me before I could barely turn. All I saw was the white flag. Well, all the deer were headed South into the wind which also had them heading into a bottleneck of good cover on our land. I decided to try moving that way as the wind was good and I could slip out into an open field and move to another stand 500 yards South. Barely in the tree and the doe in heat came by, and the bigger buck intercepted her on the far side of a pond on the edge of the woods. I doubted I could turn him, but tried the grunt call and some rattling anyway. Well, who comes zooming right in but Mr. Funky horn here. At 10 yards and with such a great response to the rattling, I had to put him down. History has taught me not to pass on a perfect setup for success, and he has plenty for the freezer despite the strange rack. He must have damaged the horn bud at some point. The side growing down iwas right next to his face, but not touching it. Will never forget him for that and the rattle response. Greg

Congrats. I hope to share similar moments with my kids as they reach hunting age in the near future. Put out a blind this year as they have expressed an interest in sitting out there with me. We'll give it a try when gun season opens. Greg

WTG. We all know the feeling & the best part is you feel the same way every time with a successful bow hunt. Enjoy the rest of the season. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Those boys have that look in their eyes that they were ready to have a good time. As we would expect you delivered for them Sean....wtg ....& thanks for the report. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

I agree with the farm scent but only if you hunt the farmland. Take the cow smell into deep woods & the deer will get one whiff & be gone. With any animals that rely on their nose you do not want them saying "What is that smell?" Greg [ Post made via Android ]

I agree with the farm scent but only if you hunt the farmland. Take the cow smell into deep woods & the deer will get one whiff & be gone. With any animals that rely on their nose you do not want them saying "What is that smell?" Greg [ Post made via Android ]

For breath odor control I always take some apple slices to suck on. Maybe it helps but in cold weather when you see your breath I think you may be busted downwind by an alert deer [ Post made via Android ]

The big question is did that big 7 incher try eating a lure bigger than him. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Really nice fish! [ Post made via Android ]

So now the question changes to leader length.......you fellas have narrowed it down to between 5 & 40 feet. Hmmm. When I purchased the setup from ATomik last year it had about 25 feet of leader....looked to be 20-30 lb test. Most of you seem nervous below 20. What are you using for leaders on rigger & planer rods. Greg [ Post made via Android ]

Electrical properties of the copper? Have not heard of that before. Is there some thought that some current is generated along the line caused by the friction of it moving in the water? Would like more comments on that and only the 5 foot leader.....sounds short Greg