Southern Indiana Whitetail: October 8th hunt report

Friday, October 8, 2010

October 8th hunt report

This morning was not a traditional hunt. I did some scouting on some territory that I have not hunted for several years. I did a lot of walking, but I did stop and hunt on the ground for about an hour. The end of that hour provided some excitement as three does came in and nearly ran me over. The first was about to step into an opening with me at full draw when she caught a whiff of me and bolted. The hunt was thrilling nonetheless. After all, how often do you get face to face with an animal like that? I know stand hunting provides a distinct advantage, but the thrill of a good ground hunt can be quite worth it.

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Properties

My only property in the Cincinnati area right now is a 50 acre tract on the Great Miami River that I call "The Sanctuary". 50 acres does not sound like much, but the setting of this property is what makes it great. Sitting adjacent to a park, it is protected from hunting pressure and receives deer traffic from the vast amoun of wildlife habitat in the park. The 50 acres is about 1/3 native grass field and 2/3 wooded area and thick burr patch. My first year hunting this property was 2008. Though I filled my tag on Thanksgiving morning on a different property, I saw a good amount of mature buck activity on this property that fall. Having worked hard all summer to get ready for the 2009 season, I was able to arrow a mature buck on Halloween.

The Dream 80 is an 80 acre tract in southern Orange county that is surrounded mostly by Hoosier National Forestry. We started our lease at the beginning of December, 2010. Dad had lusted after this property for many years, so it is now called The Dream 80 and referred to as TD-80. At this point (12/12/2010) we are just beginning to make plans for TD-80. We are beginning to map out sanctuaries and food plots that we will break ground on early in the spring (map seen here http://siwhitetail.blogspot.com/2010/12/preliminary-plans-for-td-80.html). The innitial goal for this property is to make it home to two mature bucks a year. That seems like a realistic goal that will push us to want more out of the property. If this property produces one mature buck (four of us will hunt it with bow only) per year, I will consider it a major success.