PLP's hunting Journal

**PLP** · 07-13-2009, 06:18 PM

Went out with brandon,and caught some while slipping around.

4hrs hunting time,12 deer,and 2 hogs seen

Total 186hrs 15min hunting time.

161 deer seen
162 hogs seen

1 deer taken(January at the end of 08-09 season)
8 turkeys taken by me
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
18 hogs taken by me
11 hogs taken by co-hunters

**PLP** · 08-25-2009, 08:14 PM

Glen took a hog on 7/31/09 with me,I took a hog on 8/4/09,Tommy took a hog on 8/14/09 with me,and I went 4 other times.Total of 10 more deer seen,14 more hogs.17 more hours of hunting.

Gooseberries played out around the first week of august,and now they have swithced over to palmetto berries,and lowbrush acorns.

Total 203hrs 15min hunting time.

171 deer seen
176 hogs seen

1 deer taken(January at the end of 08-09 season)
8 turkeys taken by me
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
19 hogs taken by me
13 hogs taken by co-hunters

**PLP** · 10-06-2009, 07:08 PM

Only got to go bow hunting about 8 times.total of 18 hrs in the woods.Saw 6 deer total while bow hunting.I can't really figure out what they are doing.Just been getting lucky..Missed a nice 8pt with bow.I have had alot of bad luck with the new gun (300 win mag).Lost 2 recovered 3.Lost 1 with the muzzleloader,got 1 with the muzzleloader.Now muzzleloader is not shooting right..Wow what a rough start..Lost more deer in the first 3 weeks this year than I have in the last 10 years.The deer were taken on sept 27,Oct 1,2,and 3.All 4 were on WMA check in hunts,so I got bonus tags for all of them.

sept 17,18 went and saw nothing 7 hours hunting time

sept 19th saw 2..hit a doe and lost her 3hrs hunting time

sept 20th slept in,and went late,Sat 1.5 hours,and decided to leave.Shot a sow on the way out with the 300 win mag. at 10:25pm,saw 8 hogs total.

sept 25,and 26 nothing 7 hours of hunting time

sept 27th went with my youngest,and saw a spike cross the trail behind me.I slipped up to the edge with brandon,and shot the spike in a clearcut.1st deer of the year!YAy 3hrs hunting time

Oct 1 got to the spot at 6:10 saw 1 doe on way in,but got busted,6:25 saw 2 more does,hit one lost it,and got the 2nd one.Getting VERY disappointed in either me or gun.15 min hunting time

Before going out on Oct 2nd I checked gun..Not shooting on..Tried new bullets.It liked them.On the way to stand at 6:20pm saw a deer the same spot as the day before.Shot it.deer #2 down. 5 min hunting time..

Oct 3rd,muzzleloader hunt..Lots of people seeing rutting.I figured out there was no water in a large area,so I found one water source,and it pulled deer from 11am to 2:30pm when I shot the last one.I shot the first one at 2pm.A 4pt.recovered him.At 2:30pm saw a 6pt He was chasing a doe,and they both were hot and very thirsty.Made a bad shot on him.Gun is OFF!!! AAargh!!Saw 5 deer on that hunt.Hunted from 10am to 7:40pm.

Not hunting again until equpiment gets checked,rechecked,and sighted in again!Absolutely no excuse. ;(

Total 262hrs 45min hunting time.

189 deer seen
184 hogs seen

5 deer taken(1 was January at the end of 08-09 season,4 in the 09-10 season)
8 turkeys taken by me (3 in ga,2 in Nebraska,2 in Kansas,1 in south dakota)
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
20 hogs taken by me
13 hogs taken by co-hunters

**PLP** · 10-07-2009, 08:50 PM

Scope was not properly mounted on smokepole!! GRRrrr!Looks like I pinched the tube on my $250 nikon...maybe that is why the gun is shooting everywhere.Put on another scope.Going to shoot it back in.

**PLP** · 10-26-2009, 07:51 PM

OK..had another WMA check in hunt to go to on oct.8,9,and 10.

Went for a quick hunt on thrusday oct 8th,and had no luck.Just sat on a gas line..had hardly no time to hunt after the 3 previous spots I went to had people already there ahead of me.Hunted 2 hours.

Same thing on oct 9th. short 2 hour hunt with no success.Deer weren't moving thast good.I did find a decent clearcut that the deer seemed to be using,and I went back there saturday morning.

Oct 10th right at daylight I had a nice 8pt walk in to me on a string.I think he smelled the doe p I put out the evening before,and just hung around the area.I sat a few more hours hoping my friend wes would get a shot on something,but nothing happened.3hours of hunting time.

Did not get to go back until October 12th.Borrowed my friend Rob's muzzleloader..can't figure out what is wrong with mine..Got skunked that morning.Hunted 2 hours.Found a good spot..real good because on my way out I noticed someone had allready drug one out..dang..Went that evening with my friend Tommy,but the rain just messed us up.Right before dark.3 hours more hunting time.

Oct 15th I figured out my problem.Like an idiot I was crushing my pellets when I loaded my gun..So I started over,and voila!Gun is on!

Oct. 16th One last shot with my muzzleloader.I went after work to a spot I have seen deer before in the past,but decided to check out a new part of it.I decided to hunt Around some cypress ponds in the longleaf hill flats.Jumped a little doe on my way in.I noticed where she went there was a cluster of trees.I eased over that way and noticed it was some oaks,and they were putting out good..no other trees like this around..surely they would be a magnet.Right at dark I noticed a doe slipping in to me,and at 60yds I let thr tc triumph loose,and when the smoke cleared I saw a deer running away!!Dawg on it!How could it be!I was dead on,and this stupid gun was finally sighted in.I had to check anyways,and walked to where she was standing,and there she laid.Dropped her in her tracks!...there was another deer with her that I had not seen..I decided to come back the next morning for opening day.3 hours hunting time.

Total 277hrs 45min hunting time.

192 deer seen
184 hogs seen

7 deer taken by me(1 was January at the end of 08-09 season,6 in the 09-10 season)
8 turkeys taken by me (3 in ga,2 in Nebraska,2 in Kansas,1 in south dakota)
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
20 hogs taken by me
13 hogs taken by co-hunters

**PLP** · 10-26-2009, 08:05 PM

Oct 17th!Opening day of rifle.Shot a hog where I got the doe the evening before.Shots are everywhere ringing out.About 7:45am a nice little boar comes charging in.He was running from danger,and ran right into me..lol..Dropped him at 45yds with the winmag.Later went to a different piece of land,and got a doe while checking it out.came back with some friends to another spot,and passed up a doe,yearling,and spike in hopes I could take my friends GF kristy in there the next day.Had sent my friend glen in close to us,and he popped a nice doe.He had gotten one that morning close by us as well.7 hours of hunting.

Sunday I put Kristy up,not exactly where I wanted her,but she got a doe around 8am!Yay..first deer for her in 21years.She just started back last year.I missed one at my other hole when I came in late on the way in,and then KO'd one at 8:30am.Went back to get with the group then hunted a spot on a big tract of public land where my friend saw a nice buck before daylight on the road.Magically I found him after some midday hunting,and moving my stand 2 times.He was in a grassy flat pond.I made a real good 165yd shot,and brought him down...a nice 9pt. at 4:30pm.hunted 8 hours.

Total 292hrs 45min hunting time.

198 deer seen
184 hogs seen

10 deer taken by me(1 was January at the end of 08-09 season,9 in the 09-10 season)
3 deer taken by co-hunters
8 turkeys taken by me (3 in ga,2 in Nebraska,2 in Kansas,1 in south dakota)
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
21 hogs taken by me
13 hogs taken by co-hunters

**PLP** · 10-27-2009, 06:46 PM

Thursday Oct 22nd.Took my oldest son out here to the farm to hunt over an oak tree on the fields edge.6:45pm had a doe and yearling come out to feed.We waited 15 minutes for a buck,but none came so I let him shoot her.His first deer!He made a perfect 68yd shot.

Friday Oct.23rd.I went to one of the local WMA's where I usually get a little lucky,I got nestled in my stand at 6:20pm.6:30pm I hear a shot about 400yds away.It was a hit.I stuck with my spot,and right at darl I saw a small doe feeding behind me. about 35yds away..mind you I am 8ft up..lol.I managed to get turned around and make the shot.Lucky me!

Sat oct 24 I took 3 of my friends back to the same area.I set them all of them up,and just sat out of the way.6:30pm one friend shoots a little doe,and at 7pm one of the other friends shoots a big doe.Season is looking great!!

Total 294hrs hunting time.

201 deer seen
184 hogs seen

11 deer taken by me(1 was January at the end of 08-09 season,10 in the 09-10 season)
6 deer taken by co-hunters
8 turkeys taken by me (3 in ga,2 in Nebraska,2 in Kansas,1 in south dakota)
3 turkeys taken by co-hunters
21 hogs taken by me
13 hogs taken by co-hunters