Ha! That's funny. I killed her on the edge of a corn field. She then ran through the woodline and expired on a recently cleared farm field. It hasn't rained in so long that the soil looks and feels like concrete.
Question: I notice most of these pictures are of does. Now that I've got a doe in the bag, I'll be moving on to being patient for a buck. Has anyone noticed daytime buck activity picking up recently? For those of you who hunt muzzle loader every year, do you typically get a buck in the morning or evening? I have Th-Sat set aside for hunting...I am planning to duck hunt in the morning and deer hunt in the evening. These surf and turf days are my favorite few days of the year! But this year I'm really interested in getting my first mature buck. Do you think I'm missing out on major opportunities by skipping the morning hunts? I'll hunt all day next moth during the rut, so I figured this is my chance to get out for ducks in the morning. Any thoughts welcome!
Personally not enough experience. I’ve had some good bucks through my property, but I haven’t seen them in more than a month. I’ve got a couple button bucks and a spike I see during the day and in the evening.
So far both nice bucks I’ve shoot were in the evening, early ML. But I’ve also only shot that nice 8 and big 5. Everything else has been a doe, button or spike. This is season 5 for me and 9 deer total.
I’ve seen nice bucks during the daytime between Columbus Day and during early ML.
Still remember 3 years ago scouting Patuxent and having a BIG 6-pt walk within 20yds of me on Columbus day at about 11 o’clock . I don’t scout without a crossbow in tow anymore unless it’s not hunting season.