AM Hunt - Since we knew about a big 10 pt. (the one that
Brad saw on his last day) I set up my stand in that same area for this morning.
At 7:30 AM two does with two fawns busted out of the brush and stopped under
my stand. The big doe saw me and headed into the marsh.
A short time later this little buck came in and let me shoot
some great pictures. He busted me as well and headed into the marsh.



A short time later a button buck walked by my stand. I had seen
him earlier in the field chasing does. Awfully ambitious little guy he was.
PM Hunt - Steve met up with me at the farm I hunted yesterday.
We wished each other good luck and I headed to the same area as before. This
time I moved off - about 50 yards deeper into the thickets (where I saw all
the deer). At 4:30 PM this really nice buck (below pictures) headed in, I
grabbed my bow and coached myself not to choke. The buck stopped underneath
my stand from yesterday and must have detected some lingering human odor.
He stomped twice then slowly turned around and headed back the way he came.
I managed to catch some video but it was brushy and in fading light. Still
these photos will give you an indication of the rack's size. This was the
first "shooter" I've seen all week. They are just starting to rut
now - just in time for me to go home. Oh well, it was a fun trip anyway.


We hope you enjoyed our last Live Hunt for the season. My sincerest
thanks to Steve Rupert for graciously letting me hunt on his leases and bring
this live hunt to you. In all it was a slow week for bucks but lots of deer
activity in general. The next few days are going to be hot. We're just starting
to see mature bucks now.
The rest of the camp had a good time but no bucks killed. Brad
Adams (TX) had no shots but saw one really nice 10 pt. Eric Anderson (CA)
missed a doe and saw several smaller bucks. Ron College (PA) shot a doe and
saw several small bucks. Steve Rupert saw several bucks including one shooter
that was out of range.
Video Clips
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Video 1 |
video 1, small buck on day 1 |
slow (28.8, 56k modem) |
Video 2 |
video 2, small buck on day 2 |
slow (28.8, 56k modem) |
Video 3 |
video 3, small buck on day 2 |
slow (28.8, 56k modem) |
Video 3 |
video 3, small buck on day 2 |
fast (T1, Cable Modem, DSL) |
Video 4 |
video 4, button under stand on day 4 |
slow (28.8, 56k modem) |
Video 4 |
video 4, button under stand on day 4 |
fast (T1, Cable Modem, DSL) |
Video 5 |
video 5, small 5 pt. buck under stand on day 6 |
slow (28.8, 56k modem) |
Video 5 |
video 5, small 5 pt. buck under stand on day 6 |
fast (T1, Cable Modem, DSL) |
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