mattys281 Report post Posted October 27, 2015 I drove out to Nebraska last week to hunt with a friend on some of his family's land. Its been a little tough, we're still in the infamous 'October lull' but any deer is legal and I've seen deer every day and a few small bucks. Last night I was able to hit this little 6 point at about 45 yards. I hit a little high and left, busting his shoulder and clipping his spine. Dropped him in his tracks. First tag filled on the third night. I have this evening and tomorrow morning to try to fill another. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted October 28, 2015 Nice job. Rut should just be starting to get fired up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted October 28, 2015 Their rubbing and making scrapes but havent seen much cruising going on. Its been very warm and a full moon so that hasnt helped with day time movements. I'm told the rut should be starting in the next week or two. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MULEPACKHUNTER Report post Posted November 5, 2015 Looks like fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted November 5, 2015 I wanted to post up some more pics and give some details on the hunt, but I've been pretty swamped since I got home. With two jobs and family stuff, things tend to pile up on me when I'm gone for a week. Anyhow, the short-short version is that I saw deer every day, had shot opportunities on 3 of the 5 days we hunted and missed filling my second buck tag on the last morning. Had a much nicer (but still smallish) 6 point at 21 yards and he busted me trying to shift into position. There's a lot of deer in the midwest, but they're by no means push-overs! These guys are hunted pretty hard and they know the game well. The deer than busted me looked right up at me 15 feet up in a tree. These are the educated/smart deer that I hate soooo much! I'll take ignorant wilderness deer any day of the week! The season is still on until mid January and I have 3 unfilled tags in my pocket, so I'm planning on flying back for another weekend 2-day hunt in December. Hopefully I'll have another grip & grin picture to show for it! At the very least, I'll throw up some pics of the area we were hunting. Absolutely beautiful! This was my first eastern whitey hunt and it was a buck-list hunt for me. Wanted to try it ever since I first got interested in bowhunting. It was a great time and I can't wait to give it another run! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
