Hunting & Fishing A long weekend in a tree stand...

[cbosshog79]

I spent about 23 hours in different tree stands this weekend and saw quite a few deer for our part of east Texas. The deer are beginning to get the rut on their mind so the bucks are moving a little and some of the bigger boys are roaming during the daylight hours for a change. I had three mature deer in front of me at different times but didn't get pictures of them as I was busy trying to get a shot off at the time... These first photos are some of the more interesting young deer that I saw and was able to get pictures of, the last five are the mature deer that I have seen at this point. These first five are all of different bucks except for the last two of the freak deer.

These are the three better bucks I got a look at(but no shot) this weekend. Another day I guess...

 

[psinclair]

Re: A long weekend in a tree stand...

Being selective will pay off in spades....good on you! Leaving a lot of bucks for next year and the year after. Nice pics!

 

[knockemdown]

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Cool pics, Cody!
If you can snap them with the camera like that, then the rifle part should be manageable when Mr. Big pops out...

 

[cbosshog79]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: knockemdown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cool pics, Cody!
If you can snap them with the camera like that, then the rifle part should be manageable when Mr. Big pops out...

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Yea it would be easy with a rifle but for now I'm trying to kill one with a sharp stick. That makes it a little more difficult... I will probabaly switch over to rifle hunting sometime in late November or December.

 

[Ray11bb4]

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Nice bucks!

 

[matchking]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cbosshog79</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I will probabaly switch over to rifle hunting sometime in late November or December.</div></div>
I find mature bucks easier to get with an arrow later in the season. The last two weeks of January are my favorite with the bow.

 

[cbosshog79]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: matchking</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: cbosshog79</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I will probabaly switch over to rifle hunting sometime in late November or December.</div></div>
I find mature bucks easier to get with an arrow later in the season. The last two weeks of January are my favorite with the bow. </div></div>

I wish we could hunt into Jaunary but as it is our season shuts down at the end of December. As of now, most of the bucks I am getting pictures of are during the night and we are seeing very few during day light hours. Oh well, it doesn't mean I won't try...

 

[JCH]

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looks good. I am giving up on the deer for the year, time to focus on the dogs!