Ohioruts 2012 In the Stand Hunting Blog

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Missed a coyote at 30yds...

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200yds down the creek 3 does hauling with buck in trail...going opposite way though :(

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Ok, ended this morning hunt with ok movement. I stepped out of the woods and into the bean field at about 945a this morning to see a doe headed across the field my direction. I laid down as to not spook her and she went on through to the bottom from which I came.

Tonight going to hunt a 'gun season' stand but which is in the bottom but south 200/300 yards from my stand.

It's where I seen the does hauling early this morning. It's a ladder stand, never hunted before.

Let's see how they are moving tonight.

41*
NNW @ 5-7mph
Overcast



Gettin ready!

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Another awesome evening.

Had a doe and shooter come in to 60 yards about 1/2 hour before legal shooting time was over. She got nervous, he followed.

Then 10 minutes before getting down, had a doe bed down for 5 minutes below my stand.

Seen 9 deer, 1 shooter.

Tomorrow should be GOOD!!! Sitting in the same stand in the morning.

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Good morning!!!

Got a good feeling about today. After seeing what I seen last night in the area I was at.

In that Stan this morning. Won't be the most comfortable stand but I will sacrifice comfort if it rewards me with deer walking by me.

Going to stay in stand until probably 11 or so unless sightings diminish before hand. Leave the all day sits until later in the week when it's crunch time.

Good luck, will report back later after day break and the opportunity is allowed.

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Had something skirt by me up to my left across the small cut before light this morning and just had a small buck heading the same way.

Also a raccoon

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With the uneventful morning that I had, I got down at 10a. Went home, ate, napped, and now on stand at 2p.

43*
NE winds @ 5mph
Stand facing northwest

Sitting in the 'dump stand'. 22' up and close to the corn and a trash dump.

A good 8 was seen out of this stand by another hunter last night so fingers crossed.

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Right

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Just had a doe come in from the corn behind me but headed away from me. Moving fast but nothing behind her as of yet...

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1 deer 2 coyotes...full draw on a coyote but didn't give me a shot