12/28

[Dupree]

About to hit the road for my Clay county Alabama club. Won’t have service to post where I’ll be sitting. It’s a creek bottom between clear cuts and is being used as a highway. Beat down trail with scrapes and rubs. They say the first week of January is when they are chasing the most there.

When I was checking my cell cams not long ago, I discovered I had a new visitor in my back yard. Unfortunate for him, it’s a full moon and I was awake. I’ll deal with his stinking carcass later today. Hunting until around 11, then I’ve got to drive back and take care of a few things at work.

 

[B. White]

I checked a little ridge that runs between big drop offs right off the paved road yesterday afternoon. Bedding areas full of those big clumped up type piles droppings and a couple of rubs.

Oaks and beeches that are in the right places are too big for the tree seat and small stuff isn't big enough, so will sit in the turkey chair at the head of a spring where I can see down the ditch and across the ridge where they've bedded. Wind is supposed to be out of the west according to the forecast, which would not be good, but it has been steady out of the east on my weather station, so I'll take a chance and try and get lucky.

 

[Dupree]

About to head in. 20 minutes until legal shooting light. 37* and crisp. Should be a good morning for movement.

 

[pse hunter]

Elbert county public land again this morning in a different spot. saw two sets of eyes walking in. then bumped a deer at the tree I climbed up in I hate when the deer are already in here but maybe i didn't spooked them to bad GL everybody

 

[HarryO45]

In a tree in Lee

 

[HarryO45]

Moon is up as i walked in

 

[flatwoods]

Good luck everybody. Foot seems to be doing better. I miss being in a tree.
Haven't located a buck to hunt yet but I have a niece that wants a doe.

 

[1eyefishing]

Got two GONers at my place checkin things out for next year...
Planted them both in ladder stands and I'm back at camp.
GLA!

 

[slow motion]

Following from work. Good luck folks.

 

[pse hunter]

Nothing yet. nice morning but the deer sighting have been slow the last few weeks

 

[HarryO45]

Bit of a swampy bottom
this morning, woodpeckers but no deer

 

[B. White]

Seen a few cars a cement truck and about 7 slick heads so far.

 

[Core Lokt]

At lab giving blood (500ml) then heading to deer camp. Buddy is seeing chasing and I’m ready to shoot.

 

[Core Lokt]

Good luck and be safe.

 

[bulletjig]

We have 4 pans like this getting ready for some deer jerky.

 

[sprewett]

We have 4 pans like this getting ready for some deer jerky. View attachment 1279048

Made some myself last night. Didn't put enough red pepper in it though ain't got near the heat I like for cool weather.

 

[RedFoxx]

We have 4 pans like this getting ready for some deer jerky. View attachment 1279048

what do you use to cut it up like that.. gonna buy a meat slicer saw but there are so many to choose from i would like to get a kind that someone has already tried and confirmed that it works

 

[Dupree]

Saw a doe and 2 babies. Headed home to load up that stinking hog.

 

[bulletjig]

what do you use to cut it up like that.. gonna buy a meat slicer saw but there are so many to choose from i would like to get a kind that someone has already tried and confirmed that it works

Just a cheap meat slicer then use a knife and make strips.

 

[HarryO45]

Left yhe woods at noon. Four hunters on lease and only my son saw deer. One four pointer and three does. He let them walk