The other 13 thread...

[Hix]

This deer had been seen a few miles away on a neighbors camera but never at daylight or on the hoof. We are just outside city limits of Longview and I hunt a fairly small area of woods. We think he’s a 4.5 year old and is run down from the rut. My neighbors pictures from the fall he’s a lot fatter.

Here’s some history since i discovered him.
Sorry for the long read.

12/12/17 I hunt that morning till 9 and chk my cam on the way out. He showed up at 12:47 that morning. My first picture of him on my place!



I think he’s a 12 point with the split 2’s and climb my but back up in the tree! 10 am i see him cruising through the timber but never comes my way.

12/13/17 I hunt and don’t see a deer nor any pics of him at night.

That night my daughter tells me to go kill the tall 8 that’s been regular at my land in another county and then worry about the 12 point. I agree and say he was probably passing by looking for doe.

12/14/17 I get up early and make the 50 min. drive and put the tall 8 down at 7:40am. This is a small 25 acre property I have and the first buck I’ve taken on in.





After skinning a taking care of him, I check my camera at home.
Crap!, he was there at 8:12 and I discover he has two splits on the right g2 making him a 13 point and earning him the unlucky name 13!



12/15/17 North wind and I’m in early. It’s cold and wind blowing 10mph. At 9:45 I haven’t seen a deer and against my better judgement and original plan I climb down to warm up. My corn pile was low so I head back up at lunch to freshen it up and as luck would have it there are 8 new pictures on my card. He was there 12 minutes after I left at 9:57! Crap!



12/16/17 I am staying all day if I have too!
Around 9 the wind shifts from N East to East and I should have left. At 9:52 I see him coming. I know he will wind me so I get ready to shoot him as soon as he clears my lane. He’s nearly to me and I draw back anticipating the broadside shot. He stops and makes a scrap and leaves me in a bind. Finally walks closer and sticks his head into my lane 15 yrds away. All I can do is shake and feel my heart race. He panics and freezes, licking his nose smelling me. He knows it isn’t right and crow hops, turns around and walks away slowly from the way he came. I let down and sit there in disbelief.

I hunt a few more days and don’t see him and only get a few night pics. I leave for work on the 20th for two weeks and return on the 3rd.
He made a day light appearance on the 22nd and a few night time pics between my place and my neighbor a few miles away.

1/5/18 I hunt the morning and don’t see any deer. I squeak in a coyote at 9 am and slam an arrow through him.
Set up the evening and get circled and busted by a nice 9 with a broken brow tine. Glad or I would have drilled him!





A neighbor says he seen him cross a field the morning of the 5th near me but I haven’t seen any pictures since the 1st.

1/6/18 (this morning) I wake up and the wind is terrible from the south. Need anything west to Northern winds to hunt from my lock on.

I decide against sitting on the ground looking down the road with a rifle as I really want to take him with my bow. I check my camera this morning at 10am. What do you know. Ol 13 is there for 20 minutes at night and 15 this morning!








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[zztex]

Dang! Get him!

[Hix]

Sorry for the long read.

I’m trying to plan on what to do now. One day left for archery and the wind sucks. To small of a bedding area to sneak in and hang a new stand for south wind. Plus he’s hitting this corn spot hard. I can set up with a rifle head on to the road and take him on the way in. If I wait till good wind it’ll be muzzleloader season.
Not sure what I’m gonna do. It’s going to rain tomorrow with south wind that’ll shift north at 4 am Monday.

Hunt the rain and hope he doesn’t wind me and maybe get an arrow in him. Carry a rifle for back up? Set up in the rain with just a rifle or wait for north wind and the smoke pole!


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[quarterback]

Is Sunday (the 7th) the last day you can hunt him? Looks like winds are gonna be predominately out of the south-se for the next couple days. Do you have another setup nearby that works for this wind? He sure is a nice one, hope you can get on him one way or another. Good luck!!

[Hix]

I can hunt him for the next 10 days all day everyday. No other options with out blowing him out of his bedding area other than sitting on the ground and shooting him walking toward me on that road. My lock on is perpendicular to the road and can’t see down it.


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[GLM]

Good luck!

[Wood Man]

Nice write up. Nice buck. Best of luck.

[Kurdawg]

Good luck hope you get him

[BW96]

I'll follow along, good luck!

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[Hix]

I hacked a slim shooting hole through the fence row so i can sit in a chair in the field edge and see him coming up the road. I’ll be in there early in the morning waiting on him with my savage .25-06. I’ll try to keep it live.



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[Pstraw]

Go for it! Whatever it takes. He's a good one.

[porkrind]

Hope you get him, good write up!

[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by Hix

I hacked a slim shooting hole through the fence row so i can sit in a chair in the field edge and see him coming up the road. I’ll be in there early in the morning waiting on him with my savage .25-06. I’ll try to keep it live.



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That would be my call.

Good luck tomorrow!

[AntlerCollector]

Good luck

[Burnadell]

If you can hunt him the next 10 days, I would keep at it with your bow! It seems that he is liking the corn, and you haven't really spooked him. It would be SO MUCH more satisfying to take him with your bow!

Don't get impatient if you have the time. Just keep at it, as frustrating as it can be. Think about how pumped you will be if you wait him out and get it done with your bow! Anybody can shoot a good buck with a rife at 200 yards, but how many can get it done with a bow at 15 yards? This buck is yours. You own him!

[BURTONboy]

Originally Posted by Burnadell

If you can hunt him the next 10 days, I would keep at it with your bow! It seems that he is liking the corn, and you haven't really spooked him. It would be SO MUCH more satisfying to take him with your bow!

Don't get impatient if you have the time. Just keep at it, as frustrating as it can be. Think about how pumped you will be if you wait him out and get it done with your bow! Anybody can shoot a good buck with a rife at 200 yards, but how many can get it done with a bow at 15 yards? This buck is yours. You own him!

Tomorrow is the last chance with a bow and the wind is wrong. Would have to be with a muzzleloader after tomorrow. Unless I read wrong.

Good luck with him however you go after him. Hes a nice buck for sure.

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[zztex]

Originally Posted by BURTONboy

Tomorrow is the last chance with a bow and the wind is wrong. Would have to be with a muzzleloader after tomorrow. Unless I read wrong.

Good luck with him however you go after him. Hes a nice buck for sure.

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I agree with Burnadell. I would bow hunt him on a bad wind. I know most wouldn't, but I would

[Hix]

Originally Posted by Burnadell

If you can hunt him the next 10 days, I would keep at it with your bow! It seems that he is liking the corn, and you haven't really spooked him. It would be SO MUCH more satisfying to take him with your bow!

Don't get impatient if you have the time. Just keep at it, as frustrating as it can be. Think about how pumped you will be if you wait him out and get it done with your bow! Anybody can shoot a good buck with a rife at 200 yards, but how many can get it done with a bow at 15 yards? This buck is yours. You own him!

I know! But tomorrow is the end of General season. The next 9 days would be with a muzzle loader.

I have a new plan now though. My neighbor is burning huge piles of leaves to my southeast. Smoke everywhere.

My clothes are hanging on the porch smoking all night.
If it’s still smokey in the morning I have a pile raked up in my back yard i will light and stand around for a few minutes and then hunt under the cover of the smoke. The smoke is going straight to my stand a few 100 yards behind my house. My 15 yard shot will be cross wind and I’ll be 25’ up a pine tree. This may actually work!


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[BURTONboy]

Originally Posted by zztex

I agree with Burnadell. I would bow hunt him on a bad wind. I know most wouldn't, but I would

Wind ruins more hunts than not. But at the end of the year, last sit, heck maybe why not. If nothing else he gets another year.

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[SaltwaterSlick]

Oh man, I hope you get him in the morning before the rain starts! I think you made a good call. I'll check in right after church in hopes of seein' some great LDP's...

[Sideler]

Good luck.

[Randy Madden]

Go get him!!! Good luck!

[Hix]

Originally Posted by SaltwaterSlick

Oh man, I hope you get him in the morning before the rain starts! I think you made a good call. I'll check in right after church in hopes of seein' some great LDP's...

I may attend church in my camo!


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[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by Hix

I know! But tomorrow is the end of General season. The next 9 days would be with a muzzle loader.

I have a new plan now though. My neighbor is burning huge piles of leaves to my southeast. Smoke everywhere.

My clothes are hanging on the porch smoking all night.
If it’s still smokey in the morning I have a pile raked up in my back yard i will light and stand around for a few minutes and then hunt under the cover of the smoke. The smoke is going straight to my stand a few 100 yards behind my house. My 15 yard shot will be cross wind and I’ll be 25’ up a pine tree. This may actually work!


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You got yourself a helluva plan there.

[Burnadell]

Originally Posted by BURTONboy

Tomorrow is the last chance with a bow and the wind is wrong. Would have to be with a muzzleloader after tomorrow. Unless I read wrong.

Good luck with him however you go after him. Hes a nice buck for sure.

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Yeah, I forgot about the bow season end since I don't bow hunt up here.

[rut-ro]

Good luck

[BURTONboy]

Good luck this morning. Whats your final game plan?

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[Hix]

Walking in. Bow only. Covered with smoke!


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[BURTONboy]

Awesome. Good luck.

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[NotJose]

Good luck!


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[Hix]

Good morning, plenty of corn left. Just need a little luck!




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[BW96]

I bet your wife is treating you like a junky! Good luck.

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[fox1]

Good luck brother, get him

[zztex]

I like it! Get him!

[gdawg]

Good luck - look like u r very high in tree - that's what I do when chasing wary deer really helps with scent detection - get em!

[Swampa]

Good luck!

[Hix]

Quite so far. All of his daylight appearances have been between 8-10am. Going to stay until 10 or so then head to church.
Wind is chilly!


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[Hix]

That’s a wrap. 220 pics last night. No 13. Big group of doe, a few young bucks and a 20” + wide 8 point with short tines.

Doubt I’ll hunt the evening but i will be back in the morning with perfect wind and the CVA .50 cal.


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[SaltwaterSlick]

Dang it man! First thing I did when we got home from church... check this thread... Hope he comes in for you with that smoke pole... followin' along!

[CSanders]

Following, good luck!

[Hix]

Evening bump, wife went in to work and my kid rode the 4 wheeler to papas house. I ended up in the tree!
Last chance with the bow.
Come on 13


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[GarGuy]

Originally Posted by Hix

Evening bump, wife went in to work and my kid rode the 4 wheeler to papas house. I ended up in the tree!
Last chance with the bow.
Come on 13


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I hope you whack his butt.

[Sparkles]

Good luck this evening


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[zztex]

Originally Posted by hix

evening bump, wife went in to work and my kid rode the 4 wheeler to papas house. I ended up in the tree!
Last chance with the bow.
Come on 13


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[Hix]

Rain started. Live decoy here.




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[Quackerbox]

Well?

Can't see peep 30 here...
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[BURTONboy]

Hope youre tracking him.

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[kruppa24]

Looks a lot like this deer my buddy's dad killed this year.

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[Hix]

Well I sat in the rain till dark 30 and the doe finally left. She kept looking back but nothing ever came in.

Hung the Hoyt up for the season.
9 days left with the muzzle loader for me to get it done. Hope this storm and wind shift gets him up and my way in the morning.


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[SaltwaterSlick]

Well, good luck "smokin' 'im"! Sure hoping for some LDP's in this thread!