LFTT 10/29

Headed out for my first bow hunt of the year. I am just hunting the morning and gonna watch football the rest of the day. Good luck and be safe..

Me and daughter headed out for youth hunt in TN.

Going to go sit in a tree awhile and take a nap.

North Al LAWRENCE COUNTY checking in from the timber!! Gonna be a fine morning!!

About to walk in.. hunt safe and good luck!

Present. Is it turkey season yet

I'm in an old permanent stand at the intersection/funnel of two food plots. Our fields have done pretty well in this bottom along the creek and deer are all over them. My Dad's been seeing a bunch of deer in this area, but they continue to stay out of range for him...My BIL is in a ladder stand about 350 yards east of me, hoping for his first ever bow kill...Here's my view to the east of me (it looks just about like this to the west too):

Good luck guys and gals.

I'm in a lock on 20' up about 50yds from our dirt field. Lots of acorns falling and I seen 6 deer before I made it to the club so hopefully they are moving.

Just pulled my now up. I've got a good feeling about today.

In the stand I've killed 2 does out of. Hopefully a buck will ease through heading down to the watering hole.

Is it legal to shoot a racoon with a bow?

Sitting behind the house this morning watching turkeys eat my seed out of my dirt field. Only sitting for a few hours, got about 40 youth coming over tonight for a birthday party

In a hardwood funnel on some family land in farm country. Been waiting to hunt this spot. Have a watering hole in the adjacent pasture about 75 yards away. Good luck folks.

Man I hate going in blind!!!!

I've never seen so many squirrels in one sitting.

Absolutely

Way to many bugs for this time of year. I have a dang yellow jacket that won't leave me alone!

Just has 2 dogs show up. Wonder around. Peed in my field then left. Not sure how long I'll stay after that.

Good luck everyone. I meant to get up and go this morning...but I forgot to set my alarm. When I got up at about 7:30 to go out anyway, the wife said she would cook a big breakfast and we could go look for a new CCW for me....so I stayed in today.

Acorns raining in Tuscaloosa. Only tree rats so far. Most movement on my cams have been 8:30 to 9:30. Maybe one will slip up

Sitting in a pine tree on public ground in NC with the smokepole. Figured I'd post anyway since this is the only LFTT thread. Had 5 does come through at 8:45. Never presented a clean shot. Best of luck gents.

No deer here yet, but these 7 hens are having a big time

Missed a squirrel.

2 Nannies and a yearling all got a pass. I'm gonna put my son in this stand in the morning for his 1st bow kill hopefully. I've already killed 2 out of it this year and have seen deer every sit.

Had a huge Coon at 31 yrds trying to tear a stump down.

In a bottom full of oaks this morning they aware dropping acorns like crazy but nothing so far but 8 million squirrels.

Good luck

I hate it when that happens

Tough day...

Observations/thoughts from a pine tree this morning:

1. It takes a LOT of Dead Down Wind to mask sweaty odor on a 60° morning.
2. It needs to be 20° - 30° colder than it is.
3. It's amazing how a squirrel sounds just like a big 8-point.
4. Things are looking somewhat better regarding Hitlary, given the FBI's reopening of her case. (But I don't expect her to ever be found guilty)
5. My son (Andrew) is running in his third Spartan race (Beast for those of you in-the-know) in Winnsboro, SC this morning. The "Beast" race is a 12-15 mile race with 30+ obstacles. Andrew is very fit, in great shape, etc. but this race is going to be tough for him. I'll have pics later today and will start a thread.
6. Why am I still in this tree???

4 doe and a yote so far.

14 does and yearlings. All together, and then had a small eight behind them. He fed under my tree for 15 min. Took some pics but I have no idea how to post pics on here!

Just had a squirrel make me reach for my range finder.

Dustie check your PM's.

Hunted in my ground blind. Had a 4 point come in but he busted me drawing. I don't discriminate, my freezer needs filling

Yeah me too. I took pics of them and sent them to club prez. He's going to find out who they belong to and try to talk to the owners.

Ended up seeing 15 today. All does and fawns. No shot on em though. Still a good day to be in the woods. At least until it got hot.

Got sorta boogered up this morning... felt lazy and decided to go in later than usual to public land, there were 9 trucks parked every 100 yards around the area I had a permit for. Finally found a remote corner (most folks don't know it's part of the same area) where nobody was. Wound up seeing 1 deer, just glimpses as it went through some thick stuff about 100 yards off. Looked very big and made lots of noise is all I could say. Back home now, gonna go to the JSU homecoming game.

Got in the tree at 6. 830 heard walking sound stood up and got busted by a doe. She stomped and ran back down the trail. I grunted. She stopped and walked back stairing right at me. After a few minutes she walked off into some cover. To far for the recurve. Got down at 10 and moved the stand about 15 yards and will try her again in a few days. Beautiful morning.

Anyone going this evening? I know it's hot but I'm gonna try it. I've have good wind for this spot and I've only hunted it one day this year. I didn't see any deer but it was covered with sign, I mean covered. I think the full moon messed me up that day. We will see

I'm debating on going.should have went this morning but I was hungover

I shoulda went this morning but I hung out with the little lady. I think she pulled the wire on my spark plug beadlescomb.

Im going this evening. hung out with the wife this morning, bought a new gun, found out a friend is in town that wants to hunt so I'm going with him. Not expecting anything, but we always have a good time.

What'd you get jono?

I'm on the same ridge as yesterday afternoon just moved within range of the white oak I saw some feeding at yesterday

I'm set up in a small acorn flat in Greene County. Bumped a yearling, a sow and 4 piglets coming in. I'm off work til Nov. 14.

My buddy just whacked a nannerhead.

No luck for me this morning. Was half way up the tree and had one blow at me for several minutes.. got settled in and shortly after, got a few more snorts and that was it. Nothing but squirrels till 1030. Posted up on the couch now

Pigs 1 - Shaw 0

Shot right under a big ol' sow.

I've been dreading the walk thru this 3 year old cutover to a pretty island of mature oaks but I'm in here now. I shot 2 and missed a 3rd in the first 3 days of the season last year. I hope a big ol hammerhead shows up

Shaw do you need someone to teach ypou how to shoot or are you just gonna buy an x-gun ?

Bite me you old bastard.

I'm in a random saddle on a friends place in st Clair county. Got too dang hot lugging this climber so I just stopped and climbed a tree lol

Been pretty tough for me so far this srason. Seeing plenty if deer and have had several within range. Just seems all the mature doe that come by have spotted fawns still with them. Wish I could get one of those old nanners to come in solo.

I went this morning and slept in my climber.

Doe and fawn feeding on the opposite ridge. Of course when I set up to get within range of the tree they ate under yesterday they don't come to it.

Sitting on the southeast side of a mountian. I've got a beding area in front of me about 200 yards with a cross wind blowing down the mountain. Ran twondeer off climbing up the mountain. I haven't seen a deer while in the stand all year so I'm hoping to change that today.

I'm at the opposite end of the field that I hunted this morning. It's miserably hot, but I feel confident that I'll see something. Good luck to y'all

I'm sorry Shaw I don't speak sign language ! Could you express that in ENGLISH ?
You can insult me, but somewhere theres a piggy laughing at YOU !

Pigs 1 - Shaw 1

That bastard ain't laughing Perch.

I opted to do a little work this afternoon. Trying to get my son his first bow kill. He's gotten busted trying to draw twice this week.

The hot stand we've got is on top of the trail and you have a very small window of opp. but it's the best tree. We moved some brush this afternoon to try and turn them a little in one direction or another. Hopefully that will help.

Dang perch don't cuss him out he is only on post six

Heart shot.....

Well don't use a guide dog! The deer will bust y'all every time.

Skunked again.

Ended up getting a m&p shield. Shot a bunch of 9mm and like that one the best.


Friend and I just got back. Saw just about every other animal other than a deer. Millions of squirrels, 2 possums, 4 raccoons, chipmunks, a coyote, and 5 armadillos. Saw a deer coming in, but that was it. I'm almost glad we didn't shoot one, that hike out about killed me.

Good weapon.

Nice!

Had a doe and 2 fawns feed in front of me for 20 minutes. I let her pass. Heard a grunt then a high and tight 6 point came in. Swing and a miss

I got skunked this afternoon

Damn Shaw, if that's your "Hey look at what I killed!" excited look, I'd sure hate to see your madder-n-hell-ain't-gonna-smile-if-it-killed-me look...!

Nah, that was my "I hope I don't look like the goober in this pic" look.

Did that one commit suicide and stand under your stand ??? LOL
Boy I've heard they have great BBQ ribs ! I prefer mine with spicy sauce. When will you have them ready ????
Congrats Shaw

S-T-U-D!!!

Congrats on the pork loins Shaw! Did you take it by Grants? He's the best at processing hogs. IMO.

Nah, we donated it to the coyotes. It was a boar. I want to get one ground up into sausage for my dad. Gonna wait til I get a smaller sow when it's colder.

I'll take any carcasses you won't use. Just let me know.

Maybe Claims Rep will come give you some "shooting help/instructions"

It was outside of his effective range.