Warm = nice sitting but late deer movement

It was a great weekend as far as temperatures go but not so nice for deer movement. The deer we saw were really late (15 minutes before dark) We still saw some bucks this past weekend but they were either small or out in the dark. I did have a little visitor in my stand Saturday afternoon. Here is a picture of him. Its always cool seeing the wildlife.

Bow hunting update

Just an update on how the season is going for me and my wife Julie and some friends and family. I am feeling a little bummed today because I made, what I felt, a really good shot on a doe last night but ended up never recovering her. I found my arrow and that was where the blood trail ended. I must have hit her a little high in the shoulder area.

Above is a 4pt we jumped while tracking her.

The younger bucks are really starting to rut. I saw 2 last night chasing does. Julie saw the same 8 pt that Ross and Matt video taped. She saw him on Wednesday. So its getting really exciting where we hunt hope it is for everyone else.

Video of nice buck

I invited Ross and his camera-man to hunt for some does on the farm, Tuesday October 27. They were not able to get one but did have this really nice 2 1/2 year old come in. They passed him up, per my request, and I thank them for it. Now its up to me and Julie to get him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCgpnPm3t3w

Here is the link to the video its pretty dark but it was a really good night for those guys.

Ross G and his Nebraska early season buck

Here is Ross and his Nebrask 11 pointer. Nice job man!!!

Work Fishing Trip

We went salmon fishing out of Grand Haven last week Friday. We did really well our boat caught 11 (mostly Steelhead) and the other boat caught 16. Here are some pictures.

Some motivation for this coming season.

Here are a couple pictures of a buck that Scott shot a few years ago in Borculo. Its official measurement is 149 5/8"'s I believe. A true trophy of a lifetime.

More Trail Pics

I've been having trouble catching some bucks on camera lately but here are some more pics from this past week. I did do some scouting and found a lot of really good size tracks. So they are still around.