2022 Live From The Tree

Some of these suburbs/cities have special archery hunts. My friend is an avid archery hunter and he signs up for them regularly. On Friday, November 11, in the evening he arrowed this nice buck during a lottery drawn special archery hunt in the city of Shorewood. He is required to pass an annual archery marksmanship certification to participate in these urban hunts. Sometimes they only allow the harvest of anterless deer since the goal is to reduce the herd. But in this case he could take a buck, and it was a nice one.

I have dreams of shooting a giant fork. Beautiful deer.
DT

Bearcat89 wrote:

Used to rent a house in Chanhassen down the road from target, we had huge bucks in the back yard. I always wanted to stick one. But with 3 neighbors being lawyers I didn’t find it to be a good idea.

Yeah, still to this day the biggest buck I’ve ever seen was 5 years ago right behind the office, it was a monster 12 point with double drop tines. Unfortunately, it got hit crossing highway 5 later that week.

Seen a giant yesterday evening crossing a busy county road in town. It was chasing a doe. We almost had a city hunt this last fall but the city council ended up voting no.
DT

deertracker wrote:

I have dreams of shooting a giant fork. Beautiful deer.
DT

He thinks that one side broke off because it only has 3 points. The other side has 5.

Sometimes he’s hunting right in a city park. People will be walking by with their dog and they have no clue he’s there.

gimruis wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>deertracker wrote:</div>
I have dreams of shooting a giant fork. Beautiful deer.
DT

He thinks that one side broke off because it only has 3 points. The other side has 5.

Sometimes he’s hunting right in a city park. People will be walking by with their dog and they have no clue he’s there.

Lots of cities do this. It actually a great opportunity to shoot a huge urban deer. Anoka is one place I’d love to get in on. Or any where near federal. Working at federal I’ve seen the biggest bucks of my life.

On that note, here’s a couple little 6’s sparring out my office window just now.

And just a minute ago a real big 10 came thru, making it 6 years since we’ve been here I’ve seen a monster from my office chair. Should be in the woods instead of the office, they are up and moving right now! lol

I’m headed to the stand shortly!
DT

Question for all the Wisconsin hunters how is the hunting pressure near you? I’m not complaining, but it is amazing. How little pressure we have around us. I had to make a run into town today and it’s almost white ghost town. Just no one I would hunting. This is the most peaceful deer hunting season in Wisconsin I have ever experienced.

Randy Wieland wrote:

Question for all the Wisconsin hunters how is the hunting pressure near you? I’m not complaining, but it is amazing. How little pressure we have around us. I had to make a run into town today and it’s almost white ghost town. Just no one I would hunting. This is the most peaceful deer hunting season in Wisconsin I have ever experienced.

I drove by some wi public land 2 nights ago and there wasn’t a spot with out 17000 foot tracks.

Home sweet home.
DT

deertracker wrote:

Home sweet home.
DT

You name that Highway er no?

BigWerm wrote:

And just a minute ago a real big 10 came thru, making it 6 years since we’ve been here I’ve seen a monster from my office chair. Should be in the woods instead of the office, they are up and moving right now! lol

cool pic. you saw more action from your office than most people do from the stand. good stuff.

Ended up seeing a fork at 3. A small 6 at about 350 and a very big buck chasing a doe about 5. Found this giant scrape on the way out. Watched the small 6 pee in it as it passed.
DT

DT

Good morning. Buck I’m after has used 5 lives so far. Hopefully he doesn’t have 9 like a cat. 5 encounters and can’t get it done. Unreal. Have a great day everyone

Pretty quiet this morning.
DT

Least amount of people out I’ve seen in my neck of the woods. Been hunting this area 30+ yrs, was on handful on the public land opening weekend. Weather was a factor for sure, crazy wind and now it’s foggy, getting hard to see my farthest out tip-up. Wife was able to catch a dandy 10 ptr trying to sneak by this morning. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Gorgeous morning to be in the stand.
DT

My step son climbed into the stand I shot my buck out of last Sunday and shot this guy this morning a couple minutes after legal shooting light.

Awesome!
DT

Congrats to your step son!

Meanwhile this fn buck gonna be the death of me. Everytime out there’s a new rub and about a dozen total in 200 yards. Fresh tracks after the last snow, so pretty sure he’s still alive and nearby. Still never seen him while hunting, just saw him bedded once nearby in the no hunting zone. Running out of time and ideas so I might even break out the climber this afternoon against my better judgment

Michael Best wrote:

shot this guy this morning

Muzzle loader?

Yep muzzleloader buck.

Buck movement has been decent this holiday weekend.

We called coyotes thanksgiving morning and seen 3 good bucks out either looking for a doe or trailing a doe.

I sat last night with the muzzy, saw 5 but were all on neighbors property. On a side note, when I left my ma’s house about one yesterday afternoon not far from her house a 6 pointer went cruising across the road mid day. Also, a couple nice bucks this past Wednesday by my house were out in shooting hours on the prowl, rut is still happening to some extent

Thank you guys

Back out this evening, dang nice out. See what happens.

My favorite view from the stand tonight…

I’d say, what you get? I saw nothing.