2018 updates from the field

Wanted to start the 2018 updates from the field.  Sometimes helps to know what is going on with patterns and movement.  Sometimes is just the little more motivation to sit an additional hour.  Look forward to adding to here Saturday morning for the opener.

Did not go out yesterday so instead of driving home decided to go out hunting until 9am.  Saw one big buck right next to my stand at 5am, one decent buck walked past at about 5:50am, one nubby fawn. Marquette. 

Hunted Jackson county on Saturday and saw a lot of deer but got nothing.  My cousin did however get lucky and at  6pm connected with a real nice 9 pointer with 17 1/2 inch spread and 10 inch g2's. Probably a high 130's buck

2 yearlings n 2 small bucks so far hopefully mr big comes threw sitting all day 

One cruising buck at 7.  Only able to sit til 815.  Hoping...

Whew! Got wet Sunday morning in marathon county but saw two does walking in wet snow. Nothing Saturday am or pm but it sure was beautiful in the woods.  Really expecting something to show cause...it's THAT time of the year! Get out and enjoy cause they're on their feet and following their nose to the girls! Good luck!

saw big half rack in corn field with doe at 3:00. looked like half of 10 pointer.

Deer slow in Crawford county, couple of doe, nice 8 mid morning, sailed one over his back. That took care of Friday.  Saturday morning 3 doe early I passed, about nine a small fork can in passed again with rain in afternoon and all day today that might have been a mistake.  Back on Thursday............

Was in woods Friday and Saturday new Sunday was going to suck. Friday what a show bucks chasing. Passed on 2 8 pointer 2 1/2 years old a 9 & 10 pointer both 2 or 3 years old maybe 5 to 6 1 1/2 old young bucks.  Only 1 doe close enough to shoot.  Saturday what a change same stand 6 to noon not one deer seen.  Friday was all day 6 am to 6 pm.   Went took nap and back out at 3 pm on fields edges by standing corn and beans for a doe new Sunday was going to be wet seen one doe being chased by small 8 pointer 3 does 200 yards across valley and to other bucks by me took the smallest 8 pointer out of them.  Now off to Colorado for 4 th season Elk 

Glad I waited. This'll make for better seeing and tracking...

I didn't go out either after waking up to pouring rain in the Wautoma area and no sign of it letting up. Just headed home and will be back out Thursday for a four day weekend.

Good activity yesterday morning but quiet last night.

2 yearlings at first light nothing after

Had an 8 chase a doe by.  Had a split second to make a decision when he stopped in a window at 25 yards.  I passed.  When he turned I saw he was a little bigger than I thought.  Oh well. 

Hunted this morning near Coleman, just a nubby. Hunting in Wasaukee now, 2 small bucks in the field. Can't get anything to respond to the calls.