A cool day in the woods

The whitetail rut is in full swing in Ohio and I spent the afternoon, a cold, breezy, rainy one, hunting on the ground. About 45 minutes before dark, I had deer all around me, as I hunkered close to a tree hoping to see the big one. Two nice 8 points, t>>>

My property and the woods behind it are loaded with them. I like them because I am up on a hill and even with the incredible winds we have had they only bend and sway.>>>

Locust is very common in Ohio. The amish cherish their locust fence posts.>>>

Hay ther Terry, I thought locust trees were only found in the TN area. I've never herd of them being anywher else. Do any of you guys have them in the areas where you live?>>>

Everything is big in Texas but them are some nice deer.>>>

Those bucks, around here, wood be considered monsters. Rarely ever do they get that size in my area.>>>

HOP, assuming they look just like, or even smaller than they deer on the panhandle coast, then I'll bet they are.

The deer around St. Joseph State Park look like german shep's with horns.>>>

Wife and I were walking the dog at a local boat launch. As we walked along te wooded edge of the parking lot, I realized 2 does were curled up 10' from the asphalt watching all the boating activity and people in general. They took off when they realized>>>

Those deer are huge compared to the Key Deer around here.>>>

No can do Shane, the yard's off limits (I know you were joking).

It's fun to watch how we can mow, weed, do all kinds of yard work, and they will continue their feeding when they are in the woods, but set just one foot inside the woodline, and any deer>>>

Jedd,

Well, fair chase is like described in the first post. I was on the ground, in their territory, trying to outfox their eyes, their ears, and their nose. I succeeded on all counts. But I passed the nice 8 point up because I knew the big one was ar>>>

Either a nine iron or a crossbow. Both would do if you got close enough. Nice rack!>>>

......."fair chase", "FAIR CHASE"??....and what would that scenario involve Mike?>>>

Mike can I go hunting in your back yard???? I'll take the little one.....>>>

That's the 10 point I'm hunting. Haven't seen him in a 'fair chase' environment yet. The big ones are so dang smart. >>>

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