LFTT 10/21

Live from the truck this morning. Headed down to Portland Landing SOA for the weekend. Will be in the tree after lunch, hopefully we’ll stack some deer up!

Set up on an acorn flat in Greene County again. I’m in a different area than the previous few hunts. Might pop a nannerhead if I get a chance.

Seen 6 so far here in KS. Lots of chasing, fighting, and grunting starting to happen. Saw a broke up buck that would have gone in the 20s if he had all his horns. However, I’m on a farm with a 150” minimum. There are 2 absolute giants on this farm I’ve been playing musical stands with.

Which unit are you going to be in? My dad and I are in 11.

Good luck. MD appointment today

We’re on unit 6

Just got settled in but damn these blood suckers are about to tote me off, sounds like a bunch of buzz bombs coming

Got in the stand a little early today, I’ve had three prior sits and saw deer but they were either too young or it was too dark to shoot. Hoping to drop a slick head today

Just got set up for the first hunt on Portland. Man is it hot. Watching a couple red and water oaks that have been getting hit pretty hard in between a thick stand of pines and an open hardwood bottom.

Set back up in the same spot as this morning. I haven’t had to break the thermacell out at my club, but down here in Greene County it’s another story. I’ve never seen the skeeters this bad in the 16 years I’ve hunted her. The walk to and from the stand is downright miserable.

I'm settled in a blind on a clearcut had a good deer in here Tuesday evening maybe he will show tonight

I bet it feels like a dang sauna in that blind lol

Coosa and Shaw our stands look like they could be 10ft apart.

Got two does, two fawns, and a four point eating at 30 right now

Good luck

I’m here in Bankhead getting a wet tail right now. This visor is not helping!

I’ve been in the stand since about 3. First time I’ve bow hunted in probably 4 years or better. 1 doe so far.

One more doe just came through at about 70. I wish a big nanny without a fawn would come into range.

Unit 5. Seeing tons of deer. This makes me want to say the hell with hunting Alabama. Our deer hunting absolutely sucks!

Coming a toad strangler here

Doe down

Get her with the truck? 😁

Passed a 3yo 8 point. Took some pics of him, will upload when I’ve got better service. Headed to help another group get a buck out

Ha! Nah. Shot her before 6 but waited a while to get down and load her up.

I passed a 3yo 8 point up there last year. It’s some great hunting up there.

15+ does and a 10 point this afternoon. He never got closer than 75 yds unfortunately.

Mine hung in the thick. One got downwind. Stomped and blew.

Here’s the buck I passed this afternoon. I think he probably would have just made the antler restrictions but I didn’t want to chance it plus I know there’s bigger deer here.

Looks like a pretty damn nice buck to me. What are the antler restrictions?

16” inside spread or 18” main beam

I think he was safe on the main beam length.

He probably was, and I’m not saying I wouldn’t shoot him on our last hunt sunday. But I really do feel like there’s a chance of seeing a much bigger deer here.

I don’t blame you I wish we saw what you’ve seen at Uchee last week.

Coosa done leveled up this year 🤣

Nah, he’s just trying to start another 3 year drought of not killing a buck

Kudos to you, Elijah!!! I would’ve been slinging an arra!!!

Here’s the one I passed last year at 12 yards.. I saw 5 other bucks that were bigger, but weren’t in bow range..

Coosa are you hunting unit 6?

Yep! We are

Good job passing up those bucks guys. Nothing exciting about either one of those bucks. That’s how big deer are made!