LFTT 11/7/14

I'm set up on a red oak ridge and they have the ground covered. I'm 150 yards from bedding area and there is no white oaks within 2 miles. Good luck to everyone today.

Day 7.....

Fixing to head into an acorn flat on the edge of some beaver ponds down here in Greene County at a buddy's place.

Just seen one big deer , but couldn't tell what it was at 60 yards. Still was a little to dark. I must have brushed up against some bushes when walking in because when it got to where I walked it snorted and run off back the way it come from.

Up a tree in the flat where I drew blood opening morning hopefully something will come through again. I hope the wind settles down.

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Just settled in on a oak ridge between a big as field and a bedding area. Hard to walk back here with all of these...

Running a little late, but slipped into an area next to a bedding area. Has some oaks mixed with a few hickory. Three were bedded under my stand when I walked in. This place has paid off before, maybe it will again today. Good luck

If you're hunting, does that mean Eddie is in charge?

Just had a deer come trotting by at 100 yards. This wind is lightly blowing every which way.

I'm in an oak flat where 3 trails converge, just easg of a bedding area. finally got the wind I needed. Hard to believe I'm 2 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.

Come on backstraps or bacon.....

Hunting an old road bed between the thick bedding area behind me and the slightly less thick area in front of me that leads to the oak trees. Last year I climbed hundred yards in the thick stuff, I tried to get to my tree for the first time this year and couldn't get that far in.

Just had two little ones trot by.
They need to grow a little more.

Just had 2 big does come by just out of shooting range.

Good luck guys!

On my way to the stand now. Planning to stay till 1p

Place I'm goin in has hogs around and sightings within half a mile. Just started seeing them last year. Gonna have the pistola handy walking in.

Aaaaaand I forgot my boots. Dang!!

Least you remembered your bow.

Finally a shot on a big nanny head. Looked like I hit her a little back to far , but she was quartering away so maybe not that bad. I had rather shoot a doe with a bow than a big buck with a gun any day. Even after around 100 deer with a bow it still gets my blood pumping.

Good luck everyone

Congrats JD.

Shaw - What part of Greene are you hunting today?

Congrats JD

Congrats JD!

Boligee area.

I shot a small buck but I'm nervous about the shot. I hit him and he went down. Thought I spined him but I think I shocked the spinal cord. He rolled down hill and I lost sight of him. Got down and it's obvious he is on his feet. I've got blood but I've gone 150 yds. I'm gonna stop and back out. Nothing big but I haven't killed a deer in two years. I've spent 35 hrs in a stand the past 6 days in 4 different areas. This is the first deer I've seen period. Public land.

What kind of penetration did you get?

Congrats JD...Good luck Reyn!

Pretty good. Not a pass through completely so I hit something hard. Not shoulder. It broke my arrow rolling. I'm shooting FMJs with a Rage. There was a lotta blood where he was laying and rolling.

I'm high but I'm not forward or back. I thought I was gonna walk up and put another arrow in him but he has to be on his feet. I hate it too. Second deer ever I've hit high like that.

Give him a little while. May have cut some liver if he's bleeding decent.

Good luck guys! Congrats JD, and good luck on finding him Ryen.

I'm hoping the angle helped. It was 28 yds and I was 25ft to my top rail

Very nice

I wish the wind would make up its mind which way it wants to blow!

Well chit, looks like I got gar holed this morning. Fixing to climb down and help my buddy find his doe.

Way to go JD

Dang, who needs enemies with friends that gar hole you.

80 yard recovery with grim reaper fatal steel.

Congratulations JD

Congrats JD

Congrats JD.

Good Deal JD!

Congrats JD. Hope you find your deer ryen.

Shaw,
You knew he was gonna Gar Hole you!!!!!!

Congrats JD!

Had two does show up at 11. They fed around and under me for about 30 minutes. I gave them a pass and they've finally eased out of sight.

X2!

Second time I drew back on a deer this morning and had my second clean miss. Sent one right over a does back. Had my hha set to 30 and forgot to compensate an inch or so down, she was standing at 20. Also rushed the shot cause they were moving pretty good, need to really take my time next time.

Saw a big buck with a tall rack after 20 minutes in the tree about 70 yards away. Also got my first bow kill officially , but it was a dang coyote. Pretty good shot too, he was moving at a dog trot at 22 yards and I put one thru his chest.

By far the most action I've had on a hunt this year. Saw 4 total plus the tote. Good times! Now I just need to connect with a dang deer. At least this new spot seems to be a honey hole.

I am no way a professional bowhunter and I just recently got my 1st kill..however I have no problem going with you to the honey hole and trying to sling an arrow ..just letting you know..

Congrats JD.
Reyn, hope you find your buck!

I'll keep you in mind big al.

Congrats JD!

What part of Tusco County if you don't mind me asking. We hunt on the extreme northern end of the county where 43 crosses into Fayette.

What part of Tusco County if you don't mind me asking. We hunt on the extreme northern end of the county where 43 crosses into Fayette. [/quote]

Not sure about Dirk..but I hunt in East Tuscaloosa...a couple miles from Mercedes

I hunt a few areas consistently. My farm is in the southern part of the county off of 69, so southern Tuscaloosa county. I also hunt some near Bankston and some private land down in Bibb co just across the line.

Set up on a food plot this afternoon. Dang wind is swirling

Hunting TVA, set up in the middle of some thick crap with flooded swamp to my right and behind me. I'm in a pin oak clearing that's about 25 yards wide and 80 yards long that they been hitting hard, wind is good so hope it stays this way.

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Trying a white oak/water oak flat this afternoon. The white oaks are still dropping, the wind is good, now just need a few deer to feed through here.

Just got settled in for the afternoon here in northern Madison county. Set up in my favorite spot but the last 3 times I've sat it I've seen nada. I've killed way too many deer here not to sit it again. We'll see if it pays off!

Back in the woods this afternoon. Sitting on a plot at the bottom of a ridge with 20 yo pines bordering a hardwood drain and 250 yds off a 400 acre cutover. First sit in this stand. Tracks are everywhere and this field is holding moisture better than most of our plots. North wind in my face at 4-6 with ocassional gusts to 10. Hot pics of a shooter in daylight here, so here we go.

Turnips came in good!

I'm on the edge of a pine thicket close to wheat and oats. Hoping for a shot at one this evening. With all the acorns to my east this spot has been kinda slow so far this year, but as the acorns disappear this place becomes magical.

I'm here in the tree i ear holed the doe in. Maybe her friends will come back.

Well if I'm gar holed this evening it's my fault. I'm set up in a flat along a beaver pond on the northeast corner of the property. Got in here a little later than I would've liked. We were trying to find the doe my buddy shot this morning. Ended up getting within 10ft of here about 10:45 this morning and she jumped. Went back with his lab about 1:30, no luck.

I smacked an ol nanny this morning at 0710. Saw 7 total. Deer moved a lot better, and earlier than I thought they would with the moon the way it is. Good luck to you guys still out there.

Congrats.

Awesome!! Say, where did you find that old Mossy Oak Bottom Land camo???

A little late but just settled in a field corner plot on one side road about 90 yards the other way. Makes a nice funnel. 4 different white oaks within range.

I intentionally slept in later than normal this morning, with intentions of hunting mid-day til dark (because of the full moon). I checked 4 cameras this morning, then about 10:00, Dad and I discovered a leak in the roof of the camphouse. We worked on the roof instead of hunting, so my mid-day plan got busted. We got the roof fixed and now we're posted up about 300 yds apart on a hardwood ridge...I feel confident that we will see some deer!

We spooked a doe and twin fawns off of a white oak when we were headed to our stands.

Good luck, everyone!

Congrads John.

ikill, a good friend o mine got it for me last spring when woods n water had it on sell.

Thanks guys. It was fun. I had watched too many this year and got an itchy finger. I was shooting the first doe or 3yr. old buck that walked by. Ha!

Just saw a 3pt a 6pt and gave a NICE 3yo 8pt the pass. My trigger finger was twitchin'.

I'm in my fav stand for a NNW wind. Got in late heard deer moving as soon as I settled in. It end up being 2 bucks sparing didn't get good looks at them but could hear them pushing back and forth about 60 yds to my left in some really thick stuff. There are a few bucks in this spot I would love to shoot. It's a beautiful afternoon in the woods! Hopefully the good Lord will bless me with an opportunity tonight!

Obvious high fence kill

Just watched a small antlered buck chase 2 does...lol what the hell

Shaw - you in the woods or on a plot this afternoon?

Congrats johnal3!

Congrats on the kills.

Congrats guys. I'm on one of my favorite food plots for the first time this year. Had one blow at me when I was walking in. Maybe it didn't ruin my hunt.

Just had a 4 point cruise through. 9 yards, why not his daddy.

I sat till 1100 today and didn't see anything. Pulled cards from the cameras on the way out and have pics during mid day all week so lesson learn there.

Congrats johnal3!

Sat in my favorite spot at the farm till one this afternoon. Shared a tree with a hawk and had tree rats all around but no deer. Gonna go to club in the am instead of the farm in hopes of getting my buddy a deer. He's active duty Air Force and just got back from Iraq. I owe him a deer for protecting my freedom.

Thanks JD. You too man!

Didn't find mine. According to GPS the blood stopped at 300 yds. Shot mine at 7:30 and was hunting Bankhead. I've played it over in my head and the only thing I can come up with is it ducked which resulted in the high hit. I just hope it wasn't fatal.

...beast....again....second evening in a row, came 70 yards away and went into some brush. What a blessing just to be able to see him, especially when he was rubbing some limbs with those massive antlers. I'm right on his tail, if he keeps coming out during light hours he ain't gonna make it much longer

Had a spike come by 10min. before dark. Great day to be in a tree.

I slipped off a few minutes early from work and got sat down about 3:30. Started seeing deer as soon as I got still. Finally shot a big nanny a few minutes before it got too dark to see good.

Seen 2 does

I had a great hunt this evening! I had 2 nice bucks come in behind me to 35 yds, but I never could get a shot. Two small bucks were with them as well, and of course, they took the trail in front of me (in the wide open)...The biggest buck was a 3 year old 9 point that I have lots of pictures of. I'm thankful just to have seen him, but I sure wish I could've gotten a shot off! He's no giant, but this is the biggest buck I've ever had in bow range in 17 years of bow hunting...Maybe I can get on him again tomorrow.

Congrats guys. Gotta work in the morning but should I should be in the stand by 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Hope one comes close enough.

Illusion

I was in the woods. Wound up seeing a doe and her twins. Big boy didn't show up.

Congrats on the nannerhead BrentM.

Congrats guys!

Shaw I tried some of those NAP Killzones like you've been using. I got the cut on contact ones. They didn't make as impressive of a wound as the pics you had the other day but they did open her up pretty good.

I prefer the Trophy Tip version. For some reason they seem to cut a little wider. Emmett killed his 8pt with the cut on contact version last Sauturday. It did its job, but the entry hole wasn't a quite as big as the pics I posted a couple of weeks ago. It was still plenty big though. It sliced 3 ribs in two. He didn't get an exit because his bolt buried up in the opposite shoulder. Emmett has shot Rocky Mountain Gators for years and swore by them. When he saw what the Killzone did to my second doe, he wanted try one. Now he's swearing by the Killzones.

I've been told that the trophy tips do cut bigger because they push the skin down on impact which in turn creates more skin to cut. Kinda like cutting 3" flat but folded your cutting more due to inward angle of the skin. I can only see that theory coming to light on entry. I imagine all the other compartments receive the same amount of trauma.