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Presidents island update?
- Thread starter Turkeychaser
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TN Larry
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Hunter's toolbox showed 7 bucks killed yesterday. I'm not sure how big but a great day looks like.
bowhunterfanatic
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I've seen 4 of the 7 kills. One absolute stud 8 with a couple kickers. Other three I saw were all high 120 low 130 type deer. 2 killed yesterday am 5 in the pm. I had to quit at 1 yesterday to make it home for my oldest kiddo's birthday party. Afraid I missed all the hot action. I did have a 125-130 inch 8 point walk directly underneath my stand about 5 minutes after legal light this morning. Was a pretty sickening feeling if I'm being honest.
Good luck!
@bowhunterfanatic did not realize you were on this hunt. Good luck! Weather was definitely in y'all's favor yesterday. Hope you score on a stud!
7 of 50 hunters connecting on a 9 pt. or better in one day on 6000 acres is amazing.
bowhunterfanatic
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Only 35 checked in yesterday. Even more impressive how many were killed.
I was on President's Island for work this week and passed by the entrance and wondered when the hunt was. After I passed it I saw 2 shooting houses not far off the road so guess that's private property. That would be pretty awesome!
Buzzard Breath
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Wow. That's real good. 20% of the hunters that were out yesterday killed a buck that met PI standards.
Were you able to take a shot?
They have to have 9 points or more for PI.
Sounds like President's Island is returning to the good old days in success rates. Doesn't sound like the quality is back yet though. Used to be almost every buck killed there was a monster. I can't wait to see the pics.
bowhunterfanatic
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2 more killed today. I know of at least one miss as well. Wish the weather was supposed to be better tomorrow.
Good luck Chase!
...... or a minimum outside beam spread of 20" (no minimum points).
I killed a 10pt there Friday morning at 9:35. 20yd shot thru a small opening thru some briars thicket. When I first saw him he was in a field about 100 yds and shocked like a dog. Tells me he just got up from his bed probably. I glass him to see if he was 9pt or better and saw he was main framed 8pt with kicker on his right side. Bleated him in on a line to me and hammered him thru both shoulders. He took off low hitting small trees till I couldn't see or hear him anymore. Waited a hour and got down slowly. Walked over where I shot him found no blood. Thought dang!!! I know he is hammered! Walked 10 yds where he started running and found arrow broken with good blood on it. Tracked blood for 60yds and found him up against other side of tree. My buddy who helped track him with me got to him first and said congratulations you got yourself a 10 pt. I said what!! O my God...my first ever 10 pointer!! Main framed 10 pt. Just so focused on kill zone to know that!! Before I shot him I saw a 4pt, a 8pt, 3 does, a big body buck seem to be 1000yds away glassing him in field from my stand too! Couldn't make out what he was. Great hunt and cold morning around 22 degrees. I went back in 2010 with no success. Came close though. I saw back then the biggest buck in my life hunting behind me about 60yds. Just didn't work out back then. Since the flood happened in 2011 it did go down hill though. Just mother nature in my opinion. Hopefully bucks will get better here on out in future hunts here. I will be back one of these years soon hopefully! Good luck hunters!!
Pics??
Congrats on the buck! Don't leave us in suspense mode. Show us some pics please! Lol.
Congrats
