2017-18 Bambi wacking thread

gwchem · Nov 17, 2017

Yep, I'm heading out after 10 this morning. They're not moving at daybreak by me right now.

retafshooter · Nov 17, 2017

6pt Buck down in Virginia this morning

In Louisa Country with CVA Optima at about 50 yards. He walked out at about 8am where I had my smoke pole pointed.

Neot · Nov 17, 2017

My buddy just killed this 13 pointer this morning in Brandywine.

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Melnic · Nov 17, 2017

retafshooter said:
In Louisa County with CVA Optima at about 50 yards. He walked out at about 8am where I had my smoke pole pointed.

Congrats!

Dave · Nov 17, 2017

hopefully can get something a little bigger than this tiny buck once I actually have time to spend out in the woods!

iH8DemLibz · Nov 17, 2017

You guys are tearing Bambi up.

newmuzzleloader · Nov 17, 2017

retafshooter said:
In Louisa Country with CVA Optima at about 50 yards. He walked out at about 8am where I had my smoke pole pointed.

Congrats!

lazarus · Nov 17, 2017

gtodave said:
I saw a giant buck out in the middle of a field in Cecil Co yesterday about 11:30, right off 95. Makes me think they're moving mid day now. I've had no late afternoon action recently.

Edit: just checked Scoutlook...says major moving times are midnight to 2am, and 11:30am to 1:30pm, so I guess I was right.

Yeah, I think that is the issue I was facing. They are moving late at night and mid day right now. I’ve seen nothing in the mornings and evenings. Not exactly been doing serious scouting, but o have noticed that pattern change. Like out on the pipeline I’ve seen them at lunch time and nothing mornings and evenings, which is the opposite of what it was 2 or 3 weeks ago.

outrider58 · Nov 17, 2017

retafshooter said:
In Louisa Country with CVA Optima at about 50 yards. He walked out at about 8am where I had my smoke pole pointed.

Neot said:
My buddy just killed this 13 pointer this morning in Brandywine.

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Dave said:
hopefully can get something a little bigger than this tiny buck once I actually have time to spend out in the woods!

Congratulations all you deer slayers. I'll be heading out in the morning. If they're not moving yet, I'll sleep.

gwchem · Nov 17, 2017

gwchem said:
Yep, I'm heading out after 10 this morning. They're not moving at daybreak by me right now.

Turns out I was dead wrong. Every deer on my camera in the past week has been at 9 am or 5 pm. Oops.

Derwood · Nov 17, 2017

It seems like the consensus is "deer are moving at either 8am, 9am, 11am, 2pm, or 5pm"

I suppose that means I should get out there in the dark tomorrow and sit there for as long as it takes!

If someone with lots of experience hunting the rut thinks I shouldn't waste my time with a 4am wakeup tomorrow...let me know!

The forecast is for 35-50 degrees with on/off drizzle tomorrow afternoon. That tends to be good hunting conditions in my experience. Good luck everyone!

gwchem · Nov 17, 2017

Go get em!

I'm taking a break til Monday, then headed out for 2 days in WV for rifle season.

BigCountry14 · Nov 17, 2017

Moving this afternoon. Have had two bucks in shotgun range already. Nothing close enougg for the xbow though.

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outrider58 · Nov 17, 2017

Derwood said:
It seems like the consensus is "deer are moving at either 8am, 9am, 11am, 2pm, or 5pm"

I suppose that means I should get out there in the dark tomorrow and sit there for as long as it takes!

If someone with lots of experience hunting the rut thinks I shouldn't waste my time with a 4am wakeup tomorrow...let me know!

The forecast is for 35-50 degrees with on/off drizzle tomorrow afternoon. That tends to be good hunting conditions in my experience. Good luck everyone!

New moon will be directly over head at noon tomorrow. The two optimal times for animal(including fish)movement are when the moon is directly over head and directly under foot(These times change daily by aprox 48 mins. per day). Deer have two major and two minor feeding periods a day.

I will be in my tree when the sun rises. Remember, there are other things that influence deer movement. Both human and natural. I don't take chances. Plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead.

wilcam47 · Nov 17, 2017

retafshooter said:
In Louisa Country with CVA Optima at about 50 yards. He walked out at about 8am where I had my smoke pole pointed.

Neot said:
My buddy just killed this 13 pointer this morning in Brandywine.

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engineerbrian · Nov 17, 2017

outrider58 said:
New moon will be directly over head at noon tomorrow. The two optimal times for animal(including fish)movement are when the moon is directly over head and directly under foot(These times change daily by aprox 48 mins. per day). Deer have two major and two minor feeding periods a day.

I will be in my tree when the sun rises. Remember, there are other things that influence deer movement. Both human and natural. I don't take chances. Plenty of time to sleep when I'm dead.

I dont know what the hell that means, but i'll be huntin' tomorrow too :toothless

wilcam47 · Nov 17, 2017

engineerbrian said:
I dont know what the hell that means, but i'll be huntin' tomorrow too

Dave · Nov 17, 2017

Mine was moving between 930 and 10. Saw the doe, called twice, and 30min later buck was poking his head out of the bushes. Silly buck :p

BigCountry14 · Nov 17, 2017

Saw 3 bucks today. Only one that gave me a shot was a young 4 pt. He lives to see another day. No one responded to any calls, just went about their business.

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lazarus · Nov 17, 2017

Suggestions on what to do if I bust a deer where I was going to put a stand up? Put my stand up anyway figuring it might come back later in the day? Or find somewhere else? Yesterday nothing came through in the evening, but I did bump a big doe about 30yds from where I ended up setting up my stand at 3pm. Earliest I could get there after work.

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