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| Jim Krueger w/Jack Nicholson, September 21st, 2013 |
As done in previous years our tree stands are positioned based on deer activity shown by multiple trail cameras. This year's cameras were placed on habitat edges and natural deer corridors. Tree stand placement was based on scouting information throughout the year, trail cameras and visual sightings. Also, much time has been spent doing in-season scouting and re-hanging stands in strategic locations based on trail camera information, along with identifying scrapes, rubs and the sign of mature buck.
Several deer have been harvested starting with my deer in mid-September. Most have been harvested within a couple hundred yards of the creek. Here are a couple of hunting stories, starting with my own.
On September 21st before the height of the fall colors, I harvested a buck that I had named Jack Nicholson. I named him Jack when I saw him on trail camera photos and decided that he was mature, unusual, but very cool. I harvested this deer at the same location that his photo was captured a couple of times on my trail camera. Those photos were taken at 7:12 and 7:15 in the morning. This particular day he came in at 7:19 AM wearing his sunglasses and his Laker hat and I just couldn’t let him get away with that in our woods.
He obviously had stayed out all night and I was ready and waiting for him. He is a non-typical with a drop tine and bladed main beam. I have been looking for a non-typical like this for years. He's not built to score, but I just liked how he looked. Thanks to Don VanderMey and Ward Pierson for their help in scouting and thanks to Ward for help in hanging a stand at this location. His experience and knowledge played a large part in me taking this trophy. So thank you Ward. You picked the perfect tree.
Ward's Pierson's Hunt: If this buck would have come out and given me time to size him up better I might have let him walk. He would have probably been a giant next year, but he only gave me a split second to decide to shoot or not so I shot him at 35 yards. I was drawn back when he stepped out of the swamp into the open. After my shot he went about 70 yards and died 30 yards from the creek.
I am thrilled and have no regrets. Any "book" buck is a trophy in my eyes and I scored him at 131" and he has less than 1" of deductions. He weighed 182 pounds which surprised me a little. I guessed about 170 pounds. This was the first time I sat in this stand. Thank you Jim for helping me with this setup on Tuesday in the rain. I appreciate you getting wet for me! As you can see by the picture we transported the deer by canoe.
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All bucks harvested were the direct result of hard work, attention to detail and the willingness of the pro staffers to adapt to the daily location changes of the rutting Whitetails.Several deer have been harvested starting with my deer in mid-September. Most have been harvested within a couple hundred yards of the creek. Here are a couple of hunting stories, starting with my own.
On September 21st before the height of the fall colors, I harvested a buck that I had named Jack Nicholson. I named him Jack when I saw him on trail camera photos and decided that he was mature, unusual, but very cool. I harvested this deer at the same location that his photo was captured a couple of times on my trail camera. Those photos were taken at 7:12 and 7:15 in the morning. This particular day he came in at 7:19 AM wearing his sunglasses and his Laker hat and I just couldn’t let him get away with that in our woods.
He obviously had stayed out all night and I was ready and waiting for him. He is a non-typical with a drop tine and bladed main beam. I have been looking for a non-typical like this for years. He's not built to score, but I just liked how he looked. Thanks to Don VanderMey and Ward Pierson for their help in scouting and thanks to Ward for help in hanging a stand at this location. His experience and knowledge played a large part in me taking this trophy. So thank you Ward. You picked the perfect tree.
Ward's Pierson's Hunt: If this buck would have come out and given me time to size him up better I might have let him walk. He would have probably been a giant next year, but he only gave me a split second to decide to shoot or not so I shot him at 35 yards. I was drawn back when he stepped out of the swamp into the open. After my shot he went about 70 yards and died 30 yards from the creek.
I am thrilled and have no regrets. Any "book" buck is a trophy in my eyes and I scored him at 131" and he has less than 1" of deductions. He weighed 182 pounds which surprised me a little. I guessed about 170 pounds. This was the first time I sat in this stand. Thank you Jim for helping me with this setup on Tuesday in the rain. I appreciate you getting wet for me! As you can see by the picture we transported the deer by canoe.
Enjoy our woodland treasures, and take care of our natural resources.
Jim
