Saturday, November, 19, 2016 pm

Saturday, November 19, 2016 pm. Sunset: 4:35 pm. Hunting closes: 5:05pm. Temperature: 37 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: N-NE 20-25 mph. Don and I ran into town for lunch and to watch the end of the Badger game. I put Don on the west end of the field by the hay bails and I went to the Creek stand. At 3:45 pm, I had 2 nice does and a fawn come through from north to south about 50 yards to the west of me. They walked through and ended up out in the field. Something spooked them and the came back in and mulled around for 45 minutes to the NW of me. At 5:00 pm, I could hear something walking in the swamp behind me. One went to the SE of me, but I never saw the deer. Another doe came in from the north and beaded down 10 yards from me. It finally walked off when I got down. Totals: Bob - 4 deer, 4 does. Don- 8 doesn't

Saturday, November 19, 2016 am

Saturday, November 19, 2016 pm. Sunrise 7:11 am. Hunting opens: 6:41 am Temperature: 31 degrees. Mostly cloudy. Wind: N-NE 15-20 mph. Don and I went up to Romance. We dropped the Samurai up there yesterday on our way down to Copper Creek. Don went to Everest and I went to Sherpa. At 6:55 there was a shot to the NE. Don had a decent buck run down the hill and die about 30 yards from his stand. The neighbor came down to recover it. I told Don to tell him to drag it down the hill and we will haul it in for him later. At 7:30 am, I had a small spike buck trot in from the SE. He headed up the hill 30 yards away to the NW. At 7:45 am, I had a small doe sneak in behind me at 20 yards moving from east to west. At 8:00 am, the neighbor came by to thank me. He left his buck by Octopussy. I told him we would bring it in for him this afternoon. At 8:20 am, I had a nice buck chasing a doe come off the hill from the NW and head down the hill to the south. It was 100 yards away and in the brush. No shot. At 10:25 am, a big doe came across the hill from the NW above me. She stayed for about 15 minutes and then went back to the NW. At 10:40 am, I heard something behind me down the hill. A nice shooter was cruising across about 100 yards down the hill going from east to west. Through the brush. No shot. We hunted until noon, and then we got down and helped the neighbor drag out his buck and doe with the Samurai. Totals: Bob - 6 deer, 3 bucks and 3 does. Don- 2 bucks and 1 doe 

Saturday, November 12, 2016 am

Saturday, November 12,  2016. Sunrise: 6:52 am. Hunting opens: 6:22 am. Temperature 31 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: N-NE 2-5 mph. Final morning of my Wisconsin bow hunt. I went to Double D and Steve went up to the fort on the north field. It is the coldest morning of the season by far. I even wore my heavy boots. Charley has her first dance recital and Lon and Sue are going to the Badger game, so I can only sit until 10:30 am. At 6:50 am, 2 does came down the hill from the NE. They got to about 35 yards and turned around and went back up the hill to the SW. At 7:50 am, I had a small 4-6 point buck come down the hill from the NW. He hung around and sniffed where the foes were. He headed off to the SW. At 8:00 am, I had  6 Toms come in the valley to the south of me feeding down to the east about 60 yards away. While I was watching them, a doe and fawn snuck in from behind me coming up he hill from the east. They cam through at about 25 yards and dropped over the ridge to the NW. At 9:30 am, I had a small 4-6 pointer come through from north to south 60 yards behind me to the east. I tried to grunt him up the hill, but he just kept going. Too small to shoot anyways. I had to get back inside so Lon and Sue could go to the Badger game and I needed to get back to Cannon for her dance recital. I got down at 10:30 am. Totals: 6 deer, 4 does and 2 bucks. 

Friday, November 11, 2016 pm

Friday, November 11, 2016 pm. Sunset: 4:42 pm. Hunting closes: 5:12 pm. Temperature: 51 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: N-NE 5-10 mph. I have been waiting for this wind, and I finally got it. Mom and Charley gave me a ride down the road so I wouldn't spook any deer. I was all ready to go by 2:15 pm. I laid down a scent trail through the field and I put the buck and the doe decoy out front to the north of me in the field. At least I should see some deer tonight. Hopefully a big boy steps out, as I am running out of time. At 4:15 pm, I looked to the south and there were several does getting pushed/chased around by a nice shooter buck. I grunted and bleated hoping they would come up to investigate. At 4:45 pm, a two does came out in the field from the east 150 yards away. At 4:50 pm, a small 4-6 pointer came out into the field from the SE and scared the does away. Does and the same buck kept coming into the field down in the SE corner of the field. There were a total of 14 does that came out until dark. At 5:20 pm, a nice shooter buck came into the field to the NW of me. I could see him scent check all of the does, but none seemed interested. Totals: Bob - 16 deer, 14 does and fawns and 2 bucks. 

Friday, November 11, 2016 am.

Friday, November 11, 2016. Sunrise: 6:53 am. Hunting opens: 6:23 am. Temperature 42-62 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: S-SW 5-10 mph. Steve arrived late last night. He went to Gasoline Alley. I decided to go up to QDM stand. I was settled in by 6:00 am, ready for a marathon if necessary. At 11:00 am, I had a small mutant spike come through behind me going from south to north. I sat until 1:30 pm, and since I didn't see anything more, I decided it was time for a change of scenery. Totals: Bob - 1 deer, 1 spike buck. Steve - 1 deer, one 2 1/2 year old buck. 

Thursday, November 10, 2016 pm

Thursday, November 10, 2016 pm. Sunset: 4:45 pm. Hunting closes: 5:15 pm. Temperature: 64 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: W10-15 mph. After helping Don clear out Everest at Romance this morning, I decided to head down to Copper. I went up to the North side to the single ladder to the far west about 100 down off the west field. I got in a lot later, then I wanted to, but was settled in by 2:30 pm.  At 4:30 pm, I had a small 4-6 pointer that was up in the field moving from east to west. At 4:45 pm, I had a nice 2 1/2-3 1/2 year old 8-10 pointer come through from east to west about 35 yards away. Too small and too far. Totals: 2 deer. 2 bucks. 

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 pm in Cannon Falls

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 pm. Sunset: 4:50 pm. Hunting closes: 5:20 pm. Temperature: 58 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: N-NW 10-15 mph. It is gun season in MN, so I had to put on the blaze orange, but there is no way I was going to pick up a gun. At 2:45 pm, I grabbed my Matthews Heli-M and headed out to the ladder stand. I am hoping that a good buck will come cruising through during daylight hours scent checking for a doe in heat. We will see. I only heard 3 gun shots tonight. They were all after 5:00 pm. Totals: Bob - 0 deer. 

Sunday, November 6, 2016 am

Sunday, November 6, 2016. Sunrise: 6:44 am. Hunting opens: 6:14 am. Temperature 49 degrees. Mostly sunny. A little foggy  in the morning. Wind: S-SE 2-4 mph. Almost slept through my alarm this morning with the time change. I set my alarm for 4:40 pm instead of am. I woke up on my own at 4:55 am. Thank God. This morning I decided to go to the QDM stand out between 2nd and 3rd point. I was all set by 6:00 am. I decided to set up the buck and die decoy about 15 yards to the south of me. We will see. At 6:55 am, I had a different really dark rack 8-10 point nice 2 1/2-3 1/2 old buck come through. He came up the hill from the west, directly in front of me. He got to 40 yards and saw the decoys. He was not impressed and trotted off to the SW. At 10:45 am, I heard some leaves rustling behind me to the east. I looked back and it was 5 Tom's all together. Cool to see, but not exactly what I am looking for. At 11:00 am, I had a small mutant spike come up the hill from west to east about 40 yards to the north of me. That was it. I had to get down around 11:15 am. Totals: Bob - 2 deer. 2 bucks. 

Saturday, November 5, 2016. All day.

Saturday, November 5,  2016. Sunrise: 7:41 am. Hunting opens: 7:11 am. Sunset: 5:51 pm. Hunting closes: 6:21 pm. Temperature 41-62 degrees. Mostly sunny. A little foggy  in the morning. Wind: S-SE 2-4 mph. Back at it again this morning. I decided to give Double D another shot. I told myself that I will sit until 12:00 pm. If I don't get any action  by then, I will head in, recharge the battery, watch some of the Badger game, and head over for the evening sit at Twin Towers or Blue Square. At 8:40 am, I saw my first 1 1/2 year old buck. He was 75 yards away going across and up the hill to the NW. I think he was a small 6 pointer. Fun to get some action. At 10:10 am, I heard something coming through behind me. I turned it it was a nice 8-10 pointer coming up the hill towards me. I had laid down a scent trail on my way in, and I thought he was going to follow it right in. When he got to 30 yards, he turned south and headed across the hill. Too small, but no shot anyways. At 11:50 am, I heard a branch break behind me. I looked down the hill and there was a small 4 pointer moving from north to south about 80 yards down the hill from me. At 1:30 pm, I heard something walking towards me from the south. He walked by heading towards the NE down the hill from me. The closest he got to me was 40 yards away. I saw him go all the way down to the main road through the valley. At 5:25 pm, I could hear a buck chasing a doe below my in the valley to the NE. He never came up my way. Totals: Bob 4 deer, 4 bucks. 

Friday, November 4, 2016. All day.

Friday, November 4, 2016. Sunrise: 7:42 am. Hunting opens: 7:12 am. Sunset: 5:52 pm. Hunting closes: 6:22 pm. Temperature 43-62 degrees. Mostly sunny. Foggy in the morning. Wind: W-NW 3-5. This morning, I decided to give the double to the north of first point a try. I was ready to roll at 6:55 am. Sat all day and nothing!  Finally at 5:40 pm. Three does came in from the west about 75 yards down the hill to the north of me. One doe stopped and kept looking back. Nothing came. The ended up heading off to the NE. That was it. Totals: 3 deer. 3 does. 

Thursday, November 3, 2016. All day

Thursday,  November 3, 2016. Sunrise: 7:49 am. Hunting opens: 7:19 am. Sunset: 5:53 pm. Hunting closes: 6:23 pm. Temperature 43-62 degrees. Mostly sunny. Foggy in the morning. Wind: W-NW 3-5. This morning, I decided to go to the QDM stand between 2nd and 3rd point. I was ready to roll at 6:55 am. I sat there until 11:30 am. I just could not take not seeing any deer anymore. I was packing up, a I looked up and there was a doe sneaking through from north to south the to west of me 35 yards away. I let her leave as I was already committed to moving. After I got down, I spooked another doe that was bedded behind me. I grabbed all my gear and walked over to the north point stand out on 2nd point. At 12:45 pm, I just caught a glimpse of a pretty good buck. He could have been a shooter. 70 yards away in the brush. Moving from north to south to the west of me. I grunted and bleated, but he just kept on moving. At least I am seeing some deer. At 1:05 pm, I heard a buck chasing a doe below me coming from south to north. They ended up circling me and heading to the east. The closest he got was 40 yards l, but he was in the brush. They were heading the direction of the stand I had just left. So close!  I forgot my safety strap at QDM and after the hunt I went back to get it. Of course, there were deer all around that stand. Go figure. Totals: 4 deer. 3 does and one 9 point buck. 

Wednesday, November 2, 2016. All Day

Wednesday November 2, 2016. Sunrise: 7:48 am. Hunting opens: 7:18 am. Sunset: 5:54 pm. Hunting closes: 6:24 pm. Temperature 53 degrees. Mostly cloudy Wind: W-NW 3-5. I'm back at Copper creek. I decided to head back up to DD. I brought along the pair of Montana decoys and put them uphill of me to the SW. I have the buck facing me and the doe facing to the north. I was all set by 7:00 am. Let's hope for. I rain and some action. At 8:00 am, I had a nice 2 1/2-3 1/2 year old 8-10 pointer come through behind me about 80 yards down hill moving from north to south. I tried grunting and bleating to him, but he just kept on walking and feeding slowly. At 9:50 am, I had a buck chasing a doe up on the hill above me. Grunted to him, but couldn't get him to come down. At 3:30 pm, I had a coyote come through. He was a little too far for a shot. Damn!  That was it. Totals: Bob - 1 deer. 1 buck. 

November 1, 2016 pm

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 pm. Sunset: 5:55 pm. Hunting closes: 6:25 pm. Temperature: 71 degrees. Mostly sunny. Hot. Wind: W-NW 3-5 mph. I left Cannon Falls at 12:15 pm. Made a couple of stops and headed to Romance. I just had a feeling. I was hoping to get up into the back valley, but with all the flooding this summer, I was afraid that I was going to get my car stuck. So, I decided to go to the Creek stand. I was at the base of the tree by 2:45 pm. As I was preparing to climb in, something spooked behind me and took off to the east. It sounded like a freight training crashing through the brush. The stand has not been hunted in a while, so I had to clear out some brush. If anything comes through here tonight, I will be able to hear it coming from a long ways away. At 4:15 pm, I had a big fat doe come through from the NW. She walked right down the road slowly at 10 yards. I thought seriously about popping her, but I really didn't know how I was going to get her out of there. I would have had to have gone back to Copper and grabbed the cart, and then driven back up here to get her. I didn't think it was going to be worth all of the hassle, so I decided to let her walk. At 6:05 pm, I had a beautiful 3 1/2 year old 8 pointer come down the trail from the north. He stopped about 25 yards to the north of me. I got some good video. He was tempting, but still too small. He ended up circling me and walked through the brush around me and out to the field edge. He walked along the edge of the field heading south. Totals: Bob - 2 deer. 1 buck and 1 doe. 

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 am

Tuesday, November 1,  2016. Sunrise: 7:49 am. Hunting opens: 7:19 am. Temperature 57 degrees. Mostly sunny. Wind: W-SW 3-5 mph. This morning I am in Cannon Falls still. I decided to stay overnight, hunt MN in the morning and then leave for Wisconsin. I was up and out the door and settled in at the dump stand by 7:05 am. At 7:30 am, I hear a grunt up the hill to the south of me. I look and there is a guy sneaking on the ground at the top of the hill with a cross bow smoking a cigarette. What a #%*~&$ idiot. I whistle and waved and he finally saw me and left. Moron. So pissed. Sat until 10:15 am. Decided to pack it in early so I could get to Sconie. Totals: Bob-0 deer. 

Sunday, October 30, 2016 pm

Sunday, October 30, 2016 pm. Sunset: 6:02 pm. Hunting closes: 6:32 pm. Temperature: 44 degrees. Mostly cloudy. Wind: E-NE 3-5 mph. We got back from Copper around 2:00. Right as we pulled in the driveway, Gary Samuelson was getting ready to cut our corn. I knew that I needed to get set up while he was cutting. The setup was perfect, I was in the stand by 2:55 pm and I was able to sneak in undetected. I decided to try a scent wick, do I lit it and placed a bucket with holes drilled into it about 10 yards to the east of me. He had everything done, picked and out of here by 4:20 pm. At 5:45 pm, I heard something behind me. It was a small nubbin buck. He stayed back about 40 yards and fed. He never came through and he went back to the west. That was it. Totals: Bob - 1 deer, 1 nubbin buck.