2017-18 Bowhunting Thread

So since we're 18 days out, I'm going to do a little write up, for yall, about my plan for the first week. We lease some land out in extreme Western Oklahoma and we will be leaving the day before the opener to hunt for 8 days (10/1-10/8) then drive back on the 9th. Last year was me and Dad's 1st year hunting out here but it was a blast. We killed 3 does and could have gotten more. This year I am making an effort to get a couple of does but also work on trying to shoot a buck.

Here is the property layout. Red pins are my stands, Blue pins are Dad's stands, and Green pins are spots we are likely to hunt but haven't set anything up yet. As you can imagine, my dad and I are allowed to hunt each other's stands, this is just a way to distinguish them lol



#1 is my "main stand" (as of now) and a stand that I set last year on a fence line. Access is from the well site which makes it ideal to get in without disturbing anything. I killed 2 does off of this stand and have a camera out there now taking pictures, hopefully lets me know if any bucks are walking down that line at any time. This is a picture of that stand and the view from it.








#2 is a spot I am very excited about. We put the stand up a month ago but there is a lot of sign and it is a quiet corner of the lease. There was a decent buck we had on camera a little further north of this spot, last season. I think there will be a lot of movement through this corner.

#3 is a lock-on I had in a cedar tree that was so well hidden, you could have done jumping jacks in the tree and the deer wouldn't have seen you. Problem is, I only saw 1 deer, a 4pt, from the stand in 2 hunts. I think I was hunting it on the wrong wind. I expected deer to travel north onto the property but now I believe they are bedded north of that location. First time hunting a property mistake. The Green pin to the east is a potential move spot depending on sign.

The Ground Blind also has me excited (see a trend?). The trees there are about 15' tall but branch off at the ground and you can't get a stand in them. There is a creek running through them and a few major crossings. When we get there I plan on setting the blind up there with a camera and trying to hunt it later in the week.


Oklahoma allows 1 fall turkey tag and I plan on trying to get that filled, the place is loaded with birds. We killed 4 in the spring.


There are other guys hunting with us on the place, so if you see spots that look like ideal places but can't figure out why there aren't pins there, that's your answer.

So pumped that opening Sunday of bow isn't squirrel season in area 6. It'll be nice getting a weekend hunt in with no one else in the woods

Gonna reserve this spot for (hopefully) a decent kill. Good luck, OB! Bring on the cool weather, fires, and camp life.

I have a lease in Caldwell Parish just west of the Ouachita river north of Grayson, LA.

I'm not quite ready for bow season yet.
When I was shooting regularly I was fairly proficient out to 50 yds... Now I limit myself to 20-30 yds because I don't practice as much.

I put a couple of cameras up last weekend but haven't checked them yet.
I will be bringing my camper up to the lease next weekend.
I will check my cameras and make sure my bow stands are trimmed up and ready for October 1st.

Looking forward to being in a tree on Oct 1. Will drill the first nanny I see. I'll probably pass on a big nuts to allow my kids more to shoot at later in the year. But if he's a real big nuts who knows.

Thanks for starting this thread. Seems like a good place to leave this before season starts - please check safety belts and lanyards as well as any safety strap that may have been left in tree over the summer. Goes for lifelines as well. Strap in when checking stands! Seems like we always see a post about someone knowing of a hunter that fell and was seriously injured or worse. Stay safe and live to hunt another day brothers!

First time bow hunter here. Excited to get the season started.

Today is the last Sunday without deer season for 4 months!!!

It's suppose to be 79 degrees the day Alabama Bow Season starts where I hunt on October 15th.
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SUNDAY, OCT 15 AVERAGES 79°/ 55° -- Waning Crescent Record High91° Record Low34° Sunrise6:56 am Sunset6:19 pm Moonrise2:43 am Moonset4:10 pm

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