Magic Bucks, 2016

Magicman · December 29, 2016, 07:42:19 PM

A Grandson got this buck this morning.

I had tractor work to do this afternoon and planned to go and sit this evening but the wind was wrong. There is no need to let them smell you when you are not planning to shoot anyway. I would like to sit tomorrow but again, it all depends upon the wind.

POSTON WIDEHEAD · December 30, 2016, 05:57:29 PM

Very nice Buck young man.

Magicman · December 30, 2016, 09:13:34 PM

I went to sit and watch this afternoon. The wind was out of the NE which is not good, but I gave it a try.

Four does and this six point came out just before the wind changed and that was that. I went ahead and climbed down knowing that I should not have gone anyway. I was only taking pictures, but there is no need to let them smell you.

Magicman · January 02, 2017, 07:25:52 PM

A Grandson shot a 10 point this evening. Bad thing is that it ran and fell into the swollen creek but he has a buddy coming to help him drag it out. They will have a long night but young folks are made for long nights. :D

Magicman · January 02, 2017, 08:07:00 PM

He got it out of the creek and sent me a picture.

Yup, that is a dandy!

Peter Drouin · January 02, 2017, 08:21:35 PM

Very Nice, 8) 8) 8) 8)

Jeff · January 02, 2017, 08:22:04 PM

Big antlers! Does he look kinda lean to you, or is it just because he's wet?

Magicman · January 02, 2017, 08:48:57 PM

He should be coming by here so I will get a look. He is wet there and is lying in mud big time. He was shot from the Wheel House and bailed off into the big creek behind it. He said that the water was up to the new bridge.

gspren · January 02, 2017, 09:50:07 PM

I'd get wet for a buck like that.

Magicman · January 02, 2017, 09:56:46 PM

He was a small bodied buck, probably no more than 140-150 pounds. Happy Grandson though.

Magicman · January 03, 2017, 08:18:14 PM

Pat and I left 18 deer grazing in the Strawfield this evening, about ½ of which were bucks. The largest buck that we saw was a smallish 8 point.

There were several small fawns without their mothers, so they are on a 3 day hanky panky trip.

Magicman · January 04, 2017, 07:55:56 PM

Each day is different and today was no exception. There were 13 deer in the Strawfield when I left this evening, 5 of which were spikes that we did not see yesterday. Today there were only 2 mature does, so hanky panky is in full swing.

This flock of 11 are as regular as clockwork. There is one old boss hen, so this must be her hatch. There are at least 3 jakes with their beards sticking out about an inch. Another large flock comes occasionally and then there are the 4 old big gobblers.

Peter Drouin · January 04, 2017, 09:59:10 PM

Nice feed plot Magicman.

WV Sawmiller · January 05, 2017, 08:51:59 AM

MM,

Sounds like your rut is at least 4-6 weeks later than ours up here which peaked around mid November. I remember seeing small fawns in S. Ala. in November and December while ours up here have already lost their spots by then. Our peak fawn birth months are May & June.

Our season ended Saturday. I brought in the feeders and stored them in the barn until next season. I had a lot more turkeys this season than usual which is nice but they did not help me to attract the deer to my hunting areas.

Enjoy the remaining season you have and keep us posted on on any more late season successes.

Magicman · January 05, 2017, 09:01:08 AM

Thanks Peter, it is amazing what some moisture can do.

My Grandson brought me the antlers from my opening day kill, so I finally got to look at them. 17" inside spread and the longest G2 is 9". The mass was lacking a bit, but he still was a good buck.

Yes, last week and this week covers our peak breeding time. The does will start coming back to the fawns and we should start to see bucks roaming and looking for does again.

Magicman · January 05, 2017, 07:49:02 PM

The 4 longbeards showed up today proving that you never know. I had 13 deer in the Strawfield, but the 4 spikes from yesterday were not there. The interesting thing was that a "shooter" 8 point showed up. It was too late for a picture, but I still enjoyed watching him rubbing his antlers in an Oak limb and making a scrape.