Blind Faith

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by Bassett

Right on good luck! I saw a stand just like that near my treestand in 348 last year.

I can assure you it isn't my blind.

The Pit Boss just let a nice deer with long G1's go, because it wasn't "big enough".

I'm still waiting on my first contestant

[Dick284]

Yesterday was a bit of a non event, I had one WT buck cross by my blind at around 175yds. He wasn't "the" buck so I let him walk.
I also had this fellow come by.

[Dick284]

Today was a bit frustrating. I put a buddies kid up in the one blind, while I sat the other. Wouldn't ya know it the field where the kid was sitting turned into grand central with all sorts of vehicles coming and going, the poor fellow was some upset about it. I was pretty concerned that the lease holder wouldn't say jack about all the truck traffic. I did see a lone buck at spot on 9 am, but he was just a nice up and commer. When I went to pick up the lad, I saw what all the traffic on the lease was about. A semi hauling a track hoe took the rhubarb a few days back, and of all days they decided to pull it out this morning, they had crew trucks, supervisors, low boys with hoes, you name it go up the old lease road to turn around, they had flag people and a tandem tandem bed truck to yard that mess outta the weeds.

I then invited Bushrat, to sit the one blind tonight thinking they'd be all done with the parade, wouldn't ya know it, they walked the track hoe up to the abandoned lease to wait for a low boy to haul it out. Did I mention the blind is all but 100 yds away from the abandoned lease, no body batted an eye with people taking pictures from the blind and jesturing the WT* sign.
We came this far let's stick it out.
I drive over to my blind to find the owners neighbour beating the bushes looking for their two stray dogs! Good gawd I coulda had a cry.
But stick it out range through my head, so I did.

Bushrat was first to report sightings with a doe, then a second doe.
Soon after a fawn and its mamma came out past my blind. Followed by a cute little fork horn buck, who chased mom and her kid into the bush(you bet this must be the full rut we've heard about)
Not long after 3 more girls went by.

About 15 mins later a nice tiny 4x4 came out and walked on into the south bush.
Then with mere minutes to go in the day I spot movement in the willows to my left. It's a buck! Wait there's another shape! Oooo I'd like a better look at that buck, cmon the clocks a ticking boys! Wait there's another shape.....good lord look at that buck, he's the one, let's go boys, let's go!

All three bucks emerged as a gaggle, took their sweet time to get into the lane, and for the love of Pete the one I wanted is walking shoulder to shoulder with the next biggest buck. Oh, I'm gonna stroke out.
Then they turn.
After that

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Dick284

Today was a bit frustrating. I put a buddies kid up in the one blind, while I sat the other. Wouldn't ya know it the field where the kid was sitting turned into grand central with all sorts of vehicles coming and going, the poor fellow was some upset about it. I was pretty concerned that the lease holder wouldn't say jack about all the truck traffic. I did see a lone buck at spot on 9 am, but he was just a nice up and commer. When I went to pick up the lad, I saw what all the traffic on the lease was about. A semi hauling a track hoe took the rhubarb a few days back, and of all days they decided to pull it out this morning, they had crew trucks, supervisors, low boys with hoes, you name it go up the old lease road to turn around, they had flag people and a tandem tandem bed truck to yard that mess outta the weeds.

I then invited Bushrat, to sit the one blind tonight thinking they'd be all done with the parade, wouldn't ya know it, they walked the track hoe up to the abandoned lease to wait for a low boy to haul it out. Did I mention the blind is all but 100 yds away from the abandoned lease, no body batted an eye with people taking pictures from the blind and jesturing the WT* sign.
We came this far let's stick it out.
I drive over to my blind to find the owners neighbour beating the bushes looking for their two stray dogs! Good gawd I coulda had a cry.
But stick it out range through my head, so I did.

Bushrat was first to report sightings with a doe, then a second doe.
Soon after a fawn and its mamma came out past my blind. Followed by a cute little fork horn buck, who chased mom and her kid into the bush(you bet this must be the full rut we've heard about)
Not long after 3 more girls went by.

About 15 mins later a nice tiny 4x4 came out and walked on into the south bush.
Then with mere minutes to go in the day I spot movement in the willows to my left. It's a buck! Wait there's another shape! Oooo I'd like a better look at that buck, cmon the clocks a ticking boys! Wait there's another shape.....good lord look at that buck, he's the one, let's go boys, let's go!

All three bucks emerged as a gaggle, took their sweet time to get into the lane, and for the love of Pete the one I wanted is walking shoulder to shoulder with the next biggest buck. Oh, I'm gonna stroke out.
Then they turn.
After that

Oh the suspense, I can't stand the teasers!!!

[Moo Snukkle]

Gotta be a gooder if he folded his tag already

[Lefty-Canuck]

Typical "Dick Pic"...all show no go

LC

[Dick284]

That mass is what got me going.

Hopefully I can find a photographer so we can take some day time pics.

[Pathfinder76]

Nice buck! 6x6?

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Dick284

Here we are the night before the most important day of the year.

We moved the one blind this summer to better take advantage of the lay of the land. It's now 175 yds to the west bush, 285 to the southwest, 285 to the northwest and around 330 to the south fence.
And a whopping 70 yds to the east bush line.

I've had some trail cam failures since I've put them out, but what I do have for pics, plus the deer sign holds high promise for this location.

The other location is always a winner, so here's hoping gang.




Be safe have fun, and enjoy yourselves.

Nice place to hunker down for a total day sit,,,,maybe an overnighter!

[Dick284]

He could be called a 8x5 if you were of that persuasion to counting everything you can hang a ring on.

Forked G1 on the right, plus sticker at the burel on that same side.

[58thecat]

The ol buck gave up?

Beauty buck, rifle,calibre,distance?

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

Nice place to hunker down for a total day sit,,,,maybe an overnighter!

That isn't the blind I was sitting in when I got my deer.
Same design concept, but a different location.


Here's a pic I took about 15 mins before the boys came out.


You won't overnight in one of these 4x4 boxes. But longer sits because you aren't shivering like a dog passing a razor blade, is what it's all about.

[Mike_W]

Nice buck Dick!
I was a little jealous of your blind last night as it was a cold one in the tree stand.

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by 58thecat

The ol buck gave up?

Beauty buck, rifle,calibre,distance?

Mennonite Machine gun (Rem 760) 20" bbl
7.62x63(.30 Govt, '06)
150 grain Hornady BTSP's on top of a good dose of Varget @ 2850fps(MV)
84yds.

DRT!

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by Dick284

Mennonite Machine gun (Rem 760) 20" bbl
7.62x63(.30 Govt, '06)
150 grain Hornady BTSP's on top of a good dose of Varget @ 2850fps(MV)
84yds.

DRT!

Bam....dead is dead....no deader than that.

Great buck, heavy set buck all around.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Dandy of a deer man!

LC

[CNP]

Nice

[sns2]

This is all fine and dandy, but you can't eat horns, Richard. He might be tough and you could have had a nice meat buck. Don't know what you were thinking.

[Pathfinder76]

Bigger horns equals bigger meat.

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by sns2

This is all fine and dandy, but you can't eat horns, Richard. He might be tough and you could have had a nice meat buck. Don't know what you were thinking.

I was thinking, that I've still got a Supplemental tag, and an antlerless elk tag.
So there!

[wildwoods]

Great back man. Loved following this thread

[Bushrat]

Originally Posted by sns2

This is all fine and dandy, but you can't eat horns, Richard. He might be tough and you could have had a nice meat buck. Don't know what you were thinking.

I think that deer will taste pretty good, it's a younger deer. It's neck wasn't swelled up and no stinky rut smell at all. Like Richard said last night when he was gutting it, he's shot smaller bucks with bigger nuts!

[sns2]

Originally Posted by Bushrat

I think that deer will taste pretty good, it's a younger deer. It's neck wasn't swelled up and no stinky rut smell at all. Like Richard said last night when he was gutting it, he's shot smaller bucks with bigger nuts!

Looking forward to seeing what you nail. Sounds like you are next up to the plate!

[Dick284]

Originally Posted by sns2

Looking forward to seeing what you nail. Sounds like you are next up to the plate!

He will strike out with the bat firmly on his shoulder.

I think it's the processing of the game that scares him..........

[sns2]

Lol. The gauntlet has been thrown down!

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[Dick284]

Originally Posted by sns2

Lol. The gauntlet has been thrown down!

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He won't argue these facts, trust me.

[whitetail Junkie]

That's a gagger...congratulations dick!

[Passthru]

That's a beauty. Congrats on the tank!

[Rugersingle]

That's a good one !! Remember the old buzzard poster >>>

" Patience my A-s...."

See ya in a week

[Wolftrapper]

Great deer. Thanks for the pics and stories.