Hancock/Washington 2012 Deer Reports

[jtomczak]

Lot's of deer over the weekend, first part of this week. No mature ones on the move though. Good rain on Tuesday, wishing I was in the woods now.

[Kudos555]

Hunted yesterday all day. Had a few does in the AM just crusing, and had a buck bust me last night just before dark. Saw lots of activity on the road just after dark on my way out of camp...of course. Last Saturday seemed to be very active pre-rut, but has calmed down a bit. Should pick up this weekend and into next week.

10mi W/NW of Sparta

[fishingtiger]

Been in the woods since Saturday the 3rd. Putting in around 7 hours a day in the stand I have seen many does and 1 spike. Between my two buddies and me, it has been the same story. Zero rutting activity seen by any of us. This same week the past 4 yrs has been lights out. Not sure what is gong on. This is in north Washington county off Linton rd

[rover95disco]

Not complaining but I was hoping for more activity. Our guys saw bucks all last week, not chasing but on the prowl. I can't walk 50 yards without seeing a scrape or a rub but nobody on our lease is seeing bucks. I got an 8 in the rain Tuesday morning and that was the last legal buck seen.

[smitty]

In NW Hancock does still with fawns, had a nice 8 come in checking does n fawn today but needed another year ! Like everyone else said either its coming or it's all over ,last weekend they were on fire , crusing , chasing and now in a little lull ! And I've never heard so much gobbling from the turkeys in November !!

[youdontknowdoya]

killed thursday morning waiting on next year now

[hunt4em]

Glad to know I'm not the only one,killed a nice 9 pointer last saturday,came to the can.stinking and swollen,then....it all stopped.hunted all week,didn't get home till today,we just saw little bucks and young does.just not at all like we were use to on our place.

[jameson]

it seems to be the best season we have had in the past 5 years. even though we have only takin 1 good buck this year we are averaging about 15 deer sightings a weekend with over half being bucks. yes smaller bucks but it will be good for the future. done somethin i aint ever done before this weekend. i let an 8 point walk on 2 different hunts.. wow, kinda tough but he was a younger deer for sure and man he has some potential.. i hope he makes it thru. if i wouldnt have already takin a buck this year he woulda been on the ground! but i want a bigger buck to tag out on. if my dad or girlfriend wanna shoot they can have it but hes getting a pass from me. it was cool! this weekend seen 5 bucks that were boarderline shooters neither of us pulled the trigger though. had a dern monster come in saturday mornin after i rattled he chased a doe into the field and stopped but he only had one side of his antlers the other side had been broken off he woulda been my biggest to date for sure! this weather is awesome looks like the rut is starting to dwendle out

[mylastnameisHUNTER]

Been slow in the davisboro area too. Hope its not over

[jameson]

its raining!! pretty heavy dang we need it!

[warthenbooner]

I don't think its near over I have heard of a lot of bucks being killed that the glands are still dry

[BuckinFish]

Not a single deer seen over weekend from my stand, only spikes and does seen from the other guys. We've had 2 bucks killed recently, Nothing huge, one last Wednesday and neither had dark glands. I only have 3 small bucks on a camera at a massive scrape and they barely have any color to their glands, I think the weather pushed it back some. I bet they'll be running in the morning after this rain. Off 24, 5 miles from / Tennile

[jlmartin25]

Deer in Hancock on our 1700 acres have been abducted by aliens I think! VERY SLOW SEASON FOR US!

[droptine06]

I just got back from 7 days in Harrison(WACO). Deer movement was very very slow. Majority of my hunts saw no deer. Normally the week of 11/3-11/12 is our prime time....the rut was non existent this year. I think the rut occurred in our area around the last week of Oct. into the first couple days of Nov.. have had two bucks killed with clean hocks. Thinkin' the week of Thanksgiving ought to be a strong 2nd rut as the does come back into estrous. Time will tell.

[aaron batson]

Caught this one all alone at 10:30 this morning.

[rover95disco]

Anybody seeing real movement this weekend?

[Keith48]

Went this morning, and it was really windy. We saw nothing between several of us. I'm thinking this afternoon in the hardwoods might be better. At least I hope so!

[jtomczak]

Saw decent activity over the weekend. Watched a nice young 9 point last night. Button head chased the does off the plot.

Got in the stand late today ~3:45. 4PM I see the sun reflecting off this guy's antlers coming through the young pines. He stops at the road to my right about 80 yards out. I size him up and quickly realize he is mature in my book (3.5+) and a shooter and down he goes.

The whole thing took about 20 seconds. I thanked the Lord, texted my girlfriend and thought to myself...did that really just happen? Wow!

I believe he is the same 6 point we have on camera last year...rack looks similar, just much better this year. My neighbor had one photo of him from earlier in the year, and we haven't seen him since. Though we have made a few mistakes over the past 3 years we've hunted Windy Hill, letting the young bucks walk is paying off. 2nd mature buck for me in two years.

God is good.

[fishingtiger]

Nice one jt! Congrats!!

[jtomczak]

Thanks buddy.

[rover95disco]

Looks good, a lot of mass. Trumps my goose egg for the weekend.

[SPOOLFED]

Nice deer T. Did you see another other activity? Looking forward to coming up next week and have not heard alot of talk and just starting to check the forum. Congrats.

[SPOOLFED]

any other activity. dam phone spells every thing wrong. I should wait to get home to the computer!

[smitty]

Congrats JT ! Not alot of movement except from the other clubs filling the coolers with deer or alot of target practice on weekends !Back after them this week !!!

[FMBear]

Congrats on a fine, mature buck, Justin!!

[jtomczak]

Thanks for all the coaching Fred!

I think in our area they are in the breeding phase. Lot's of rutting to go!

[thaney10]

Congrats JT. Nice buck.

[preacher]

NICE Justin!

[karculeo]

Congrats JT! Great Buck! Good to hear your let'em walk young is paying off for you now.

[droptine06]

They're in the second rut in our area around Wrightsville. Saw a lot of chasin' Sunday and Monday. One 3.5yr old 7pt shot Monday am chasin' with 3 other bucks.

[jtomczak]

Hearing rumors of a 175" buck shot in Linton. Anyone able to verify?

[13ptbuck]

This was the deer I shot at and missed a couple of weeks ago. It was taken by a guest(former member).

[jtomczak]

Awesome buck!

[hancock husler]

JT the buck I think you are hearing about came off Hitchcock cemetery rd. Some say prosser rd. Killed by a older fella,I have trail camera pics of the deer just none dead.

[jtomczak]

Nice. Saw a pic of the dead deer...awesome buck. Looked like a double main beam. Just trying to verify he was a local and not some Iowa recycled photo.

We've got the Legend of Linton buck on camera for 3 years. Not a175 class...now a 6 year old probably 140's 10 pt with double brows. Think he's still on the hoof.

[hancock husler]

No doubt there are some mega bucks in the linton area. Not a lot of people talk about big deer being killed in linton and neither do I .

[foxdawg]

where is the linton area? i hunt around mayfield, is it far from there?

[jtomczak]

10 minutes south of Sparta.

Slow week from what I've been hearing. I saw 2 does on Saturday and that was it.

[SPOOLFED]

Merry Christmas to everyone. Finally back in the stand tonight in the pouring rain to see 3 small bucks and nothing else throught the pouring rain. First hunt for the vacation and I was wondering if anyone is seeing anything? Doesn't look like much since the last post was the 17th. Anyway, Merry Christmas.

[13ptbuck]

I know this is not the correct place for this. Does anyone have any openings for next season? Just send me a PM.

Thanks,
Chris

[jtomczak]

3 does Friday evening.

[Kudos555]

We took 2 does thurs morning and one more Fri night. They were moving pretty good at the end of last week. Until next fall, Hancock County!

[jtomczak]

Activity seems to be slowing down. Passed on a few does and buttons this past weekened.

Neighbors took at 3 point Saturday (http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?...32553)...Grrrr.

QDM partner harvested a big doe this morning. Congrats to him for his patience and for passing on a dozen different bucks this season.

[BeauWitherspoon]

Headed to Washingtong County for my final four hunts of the 2012 season Monday & Tuesday...I will be 8 miles south of Tennille.

We've had a successful season on a first year lease. Seen a lot of deer - including two bucks that should be nice if they make it to next season, harvested six deer - nice number off of 400 acres, and the property should be even better next season with a little work and low traffic.

[BeauWitherspoon]

Promising signs in Washington County - hunted Monday & Tuesday, saw 20+ deer over 3 hunts and took a mature doe. Scouted for an hour around mid-day both days and located a ton of late season buck sign - already excited about next season.

[jtomczak]

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The contest is sponsored by State Farm and is the real deal. Help em out if you will!

[imkevdog]

will do, just done it

[jtomczak]

Thanks! This could save our lives at some point. $25k for Washington County Fire is a big deal!