bored in deer stand

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Well its mid morning here in southern tennessee and someone seems to have stolen all the deer. When are these stupid things rutting this year? The one doe today didn't seem to have a care in the world! Anyone seen any activity in south tenn or north alabama?


Btw the new motorola droid kicks butt! THR while you hunt!
 
Lol no kidding. It is squirrel-a-palooza though. Geez one of the little toots might just catch 165 grains before its all over. Stupid rats!
 
that's sorta what I like about duck and goose hunting, not so boring as to require a net capable phone or, in my low tech case, a good book.

You haven't tried it at Lake Sutherland, east of San Diego, obviously.:D
 
I could have bagged my limit of 25 coots. At the time, I didn't know they could be made edible.
 
I could have bagged my limit of 25 coots. At the time, I didn't know they could be made edible.

:barf::barf::barf::barf::barf:

Only yankees eat those things. I'd read about 'em eating 'em in New Jersey or some such God awful place when I was a kid. I tried to pick one. Smelled like rotten fish and I just couldn't do it. :barf: I don't even know why they bother calling 'em game birds. My dog won't even retrieve those nasty critters. He's got his standards, ya know. :rolleyes:
 
LOL

They can apparently be brined for a long time, then marinated and barbecued, and they are good. I talked to a guy who cut them up, grilled them and served them as hors d'oeuvres. People liked them. He said they were ivory-billed water chickens.:D
 
@ Armendbear
I could have bagged my limit of 25 coots. At the time, I didn't know they could be made edible.

Anything can be made edible with enough marinade, meat hammer and a bottle of tabasco sauce...still dont mean I want to eat them.
 
Only yankees eat those things. I'd read about 'em eating 'em in New Jersey or some such God awful place when I was a kid. I tried to pick one. Smelled like rotten fish and I just couldn't do it. I don't even know why they bother calling 'em game birds. My dog won't even retrieve those nasty critters. He's got his standards, ya know.

This yankee does not! Still laughing after this one!
 
When I was a kid we used to shoot them with slingshots and use them for catfish bait. Most likely agin the law but at the time I didn't know any better.
 
Ive done that same thing, played either brick breaker or bubble breaker on my cell while sitting and waiting in the woods. also ive planned nights out drinkin and ive had txt arguments with friends tryin to see how over the top and rediculous things i could txt them. all while waiting in the woods. Damn if there were more deer I wouldn't get this bored.
 
You get cell reception and internet access in the stand, and you're bored?
I pack a bunch of books on every trip, and I usually go through most of them.

EDIT: We start off with plenty of deer, but that doesn't last long. Several of the hunters on neighboring leases will shoot literally anything with antlers.
 
I didnt see any rutting this year either. I talked to people who did, but I swore they didnt. Untill yesterday. I shot my first big deer (big to me) he was in full rut and on his way to check his scrapes that he made through almost 2ft of snow. I was shocked. the rut here in VA is usually first couple of weeks of November and then a short 2nd rut in the begining of December
 
one thing about sitting in a blind deer hunting is it gives you time to think. use it wisely! you do not get that kind of time often. there are lots of things yo think about, your carrer, your family, finances, where any of them are going. make plans, set goals, etc.. it can be a long day, just sitting there, not seeing a single deer. i have blasted a few of those stinking tree rats myself. usually, when they are sitting up there chucking thier fool heads off telling every creature in the woods that there is danger near by. when they do that, they have got to go! my favorite one was the first year bow hunting. i had brolen my leg, but i was determined to go. i used a three wheeler to get to and from the woods. probably a good thing i didnt get one, it would have been hard to get it out, as i was there by myself. anyway, one was in an oak tree about 30 yards away, i was sitting in a ground blind. and after roughly an hour without shutting up, i let him have it. hit him right in the lungs. he kind of twitched himself down the whole length of the shaft, and dropped onto the ground. it cost me an arrow and broadhead to shut him up, but it was the most satisfying shot i ever made in my life. i think it still is. i have killed many an animal, including many deer. but not one of them was as satisfying as that da** squirrel!
 
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