Got home late Monday night from Idaho. Hit the woods Tuesday morning, found all kinds of sign/rubs/scrapes....saw a buck, could not get a shot. Whent up to one of my camers I had left and had a bunch of PICs, so I went out of the woods and brought the film to wally World.
Went back in at 130, did the "Guard Tower" (Some of you know where that is)
Had a rack buck out at 250pm eating grass at 200 yds. Looked around 200 lbs on the hoof. Watched him for over an hour, decided to leave him for one of the boys to shoot. Ended up seeing 15 does. but nothing active going on, all just feeding.
When I got home, I went to Wally World and got my PICS. And of course had a day time PIC of the 7 pointer I had just watched licking a branch after he made a scrape. Really nice PIC.

Went up to the CP (Comand Post, which is a 2 person blind made by ameristep.) this morning which is also up on heart atack hill, which is 2 miles from where I was hunting the night before.
At 915, I saw a young buck working the slash. He went out of sight so I figured I would try to rattle him over and shoot him with the bow. (I carry both) I rattled easy so not to scare him off. I could hear a deer walking, so I got the bow ready and waited. It kept getting closer, but I could not see him. I glanced off to the left a little, and wouldn't you know it, here comes a rack looking for a fight about a hundred yds out in the pecker poles.
Switched up to the riffle, tried to get him to stop, but that was not happening. So I waited for him to hit a pocket which was just a little hole in the poles and put him down. When I got up to the buck, it was the same 7 pointer I had watched the night before!
176lbs clean.....
The last 2 bucks I have gotten in NH, I got on film a day or 2 before I shot them. Pretty cool....
I wont bore you all with all the PICS, but I will see if Craig/Adrien can post a couple for me.
Later and good luck to all....I'm sleeping in in the morning!!!

Happy turkey day!!

Popeye

Awesome!

Got your call today... tried calling back but had to leave a message... give me a shout on my cell when you have time.

I'd be more than happy to post the pics, just send them over.

Headed out in the morning for the first time in 12 days! Here's hoping I see one.

Congrats again. Talk soon.

Nice job, good story and congrats. Sounds like a heck of a deer population you've got your way, or many days in the woods. Keep it up.

Pictures here. Great Buck POPEYE!!

awesome! I dont hunt yet but I plan too next year. Pics like that get me pumped. Just curious whats the deer looking at is there food up there or something?

What an awesome buck...
CONGRATS POPEYE!

He had made the scrape and was licking the branch above that. They do that to leave thier scent behind.

Thanks

Popeye

Took ya long enough, now Dave and Craig need to "take a shot".

Only kiddin with ya, good things come to those that wait.

Have a nice Thanksgiving,

John S.

nice deer and nice shot. its great when everything comes together like it is supposed to

Congrat's Popeye, that's exactly how its done Good Job, I've never seen someone call one in rattling that's gotta be pretty cool, I've seen it on T.V. but never in person I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to have one come to rattling that's got to be Awesome!!!!!!!!!! Have a Great Turkey Day everyone!!!!!!!!!! I'm eating Turkey and Drinking some frosty cold one's After this Crazy week from Hell I need it LMAO Take CAre God Bless and Good Hunting LOL Dave From up NOrth

I wonder if rattling, will work with Salmon ?????

Have a nice day Dave, and get a big one soon otherwise we'll have to invite Popeye along for the Derby feast on my Barge..probably will anyhow, can't wait.

Just heading out to dinner now, enjoy all.

John S.

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Congrat's Popeye, that's exactly how its done Good Job, I've never seen someone call one in rattling that's gotta be pretty cool, I've seen it on T.V. but never in person I can't even begin to imagine what it must be like to have one come to rattling that's got to be Awesome!!!!!!!!!! Have a Great Turkey Day everyone!!!!!!!!!! I'm eating Turkey and Drinking some frosty cold one's After this Crazy week from Hell I need it LMAO Take CAre God Bless and Good Hunting LOL Dave From up NOrth

Thanks everyone....Hope you all had a great turkey day.
Capt Sampson,
If I got done early, I would have to go back to work!!!

Dave, it is such a rush when it works, but there are countless times when it does not, especially here in NH.
I took my 16 year old out tonight who wanted me to rattle him in one.....We had fun, but saw nothing. It will be harder now with the bow, but I'm out for the rest of the week. Carl/Bill/Danny/and the G-man still have to get one, so I guess I'll be the doggy all weekend!!!!

Thanks Adrien for the posting...
Good luck everyone. The big boys are out traveling down here now. Saw 8 does today at 1215 when I went up on the hill to get all the stuff I left there yesterday.
The kids and I put the camera out yesterday. When I went up today, it had taken 11 Pics already, and there were like 6 trees all hooked up.....It will be interesting to see what else I got on film.

Popeye

I hear ya on taking your time for the right one, it sure looked like a dandy.

Speaking of taking time, yesterday at our Thanksgiving dinner I asked my niece where Bob, her significant other, was. "Oh he went up to our place in Plymouth deer hunting". They had just bought a nice log cabin, etc. the main purpose was for hunting, etc.

So I asked has he got one yet this year, she says "no, he's never got one in 23 years". She said it like it's to be expected, like they are hard to find, scarce, etc.. I told her all my fishing buddies get 2, 3 or more every year and that they see so many they wait for just the right one. She said he's only seen one this year. I know he fishes some, but not that hard, maybe he takes the same approach to deer hunting ???? Oh well, sounds like the Plymouth area Deer are safe, from Bob anyhow.

John S.
"Whos' a little bigger today than yesterday"