2010s

2010

Weather:
  • Very wet, no snow, full moon
Stands:
  • Auto – Prom Stand by food plot
  • Horseshoe – Receiver Pt. (off Lease)
  • Warson – Buck Scrape off of food plot
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Junior  – Ice Shack Stand
  • Puker – Kicker
  • Giggles – The Junction
Deer:
  • Horseshoe: Doe from Pine stand on P-Head Drive
  • Big Al: Doe from Viewing Hut
  • Auto: Two bambi’s on Receiver Drive.
Notes:
  • Saturday:  20’s, cloudy. Sat until 9am and no one saw any deer.  Tags Drive, no deer.  Shaft Drive, 1 fawn moved by poster.  P-Head Drive, 1 doe seen and killed from big pine by Horseshoe.  Sack Drive, 1 fawn.  Waterlog Drive, 0 deer. Stands at 2:30.  Big Al kills doe.
  • Sunday:  30’s, icy rain in AM.  Showers in PM. Did not sit in morning due to weather.  B00b Drive-kicked 2 deer to west. Receiver Drive-2 bambi’s killed by Auto. Shaft Drive-0 deer.  P-Head Drive-0 deer.  Sack Drive-0 deer.  Push from Sack to High Bank-0 deer.  Tags Drive, 2 deer kicked up by poster (no shots fired).  Horseshoe-0 deer.  No sit in PM.  Awesome venison feed for dinner!
  • Monday:  30’s and sprinkles Breakfast at The Junction.  B00b Drive, 0 deer.  Pine plantation, 0 deer.  Receiver Drive, 0 deer.  Lease Drive (road to junction), 0 deer.  Lease Drive (south end to Auto/Warson stand), 1 deer kicked to Junction. Lease Drive (north of buck scrape to west), one 4 pointer kicked between drivers (Junior experienced 1st case of trigger lock and Warson rubbed belly of buck as it strolled past him). Junior laid off one useless long shot.
    Notes:
  • On wet years, don’t even try to drive Waterlog or Horseshoe Drives
  • Tags Drive seems to regularly kick out one or two deer with each drive
  • Receiver Drive renamed to any of the following (due to bambi’s shot):
    • Mike Vick Drive
    • Nursery Drive
    • Milk Drive
    • Mama’s boy Drive
    • Puppy Drive
  • B00b Drive has real potential.  Be sure to put post along pines on west side to cover kickouts.
  • Giggles told story of how he saw a steaming pile of chewed up corn just before doe kicked up (sounded like a steaming pile of something!!!)

2011

Stands:
  • Auto – Prom Stand by food plot
  • Horseshoe – Ladder Stand on Theiler lease
  • Warson – TreeHouse Stand on Theiler lease
  • Big Al/Drewstain – Viewing Hut
  • Junior  – Ridge Hut on Theiler lease
  • Puker – Azz Kicker
  • Giggles – The Junction
Deer:
  • Auto: Doe on Tags Drive
  • Warson: 4 Pointer from TreeHouse stand
  • Warson: Doe from Viewing Hut
Notes:
  • Saturday:  30’s, cloudy, snow started at 2pm (approx. 3”). Sat until 9am but saw no deer.  On Tags Drive, Auto shot doe from stand.  One buck kicked out, but no shots. *Puker got lost going to post by big maple.  He walked about 1 mile up river (instead of 300 yards!).  Group thought he was lost or hurt or worse.  After 90 minutes of searching, we called 911 and DNR.  After 3+ hours, Puker walked down river bank.  He though we were tracking a deer and stayed in stand.  Drive renamed to “Man-Hunt”.
  • Warson, Horseshoe, and Big Al sat in stands at 3pm (everyone else too wet and tired to sit).  Warson kicked 2 does of corn pile when attempting to hoist his fat ass into tree.  Then, he proceeded to shoot a 4 pointer at 4:30.  Big Al saw does and fawn from Viewing Hut.
  • Sunday:  30’s cloudy, Icy and snow No Morning sit.  Horseshoe Drive: Kicked does and 2 fawns.  No shots.  Man-Hunt Drive: no deer.  Shaft Drive: one deer kicked out by west driver.  No shots.  P-Head Drive: 2 deer kicked across river to receiver Drive.  Does crossed west across river.  Giggles shot 5 times but missed (no surprise!).  Waterlog Drive:  1 doe kicked south.  Horseshoe shot once, but missed.  Evening sit: no deer seen.
  • Monday:  30’s cloudy Breakfast at The Junction. B00b Drive: No Deer. Horseshoe drove knob north of B00b Drive and kicked a 4 pointer to Drewstain who was standing on the trail by the river.  Drewstain got one shot off when the buck crossed over the trail.  Missed from 9 yards (we stepped it off!).  Receiver Drive:  One deer wounded and ran back between drivers and across river.  Tracked it all the way back to tags Drive and over to private land.  After 3 hours of searching, we never recovered it.  Lease Drive (south to Prom Stand).  No deer.  Lease Drive (East end to Viewing Hut): No Deer.  Warson sat in Viewing Hut and shot doe at 4:30.
  • Wednesday: Horseshoe Drive: no deer.  Tags Drive: no deer. Shaft Drive: no deer. P-Head Drive: 1 deer ran past NE ridge…missed.  Sack Drive: no deer.  Waterlog Drive: 3 deer kicked across river to Horseshoe (1 killed).  Another kicked across river by cabin.  B00b Drive: no deer.  Boob North: no deer.  Receiver Drive: 1 deer crossed river by rock point.

2012

Stands:
  • Auto – Prom Stand by food plot
  • Horseshoe – God Stand
  • Gruber/Goober – Ladder stand on Theiler lease
  • Warson – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Big Al/Drewstain (Sir Awesome/Free Baller) – Viewing Hut
  • Junior – Ridge Hut on Theiler lease
  • Giggles – Buck Scrape
Deer:
  • Horseshoe: Doe and 4 pointer from God Stand (Sat)
  • Gruber: 3 pointer, Spike (Sat), and 8 pointer (Mon) from Ladder stand on Theiler lease
  • Giggles: Doe from horseshoe Drive (Sunday)
  • Auto:  4 pointer from Viewing Hut (2nd Sunday night)
Notes:
  • Saturday:  40’s, cloudy, turning sunny. Sliver of a moon. Horseshoe shot doe and 4 pointer from God stand at 7:30am. Saw one other bambi. No other deer seen sitting. Did Tags Drive from north to south by crossing river by north bend. Posters sat at the tower, in the swamp, and on the ridge covering the river by our land. Next year instead of posting in the swamp, post on the ridge to the east. No deer. Shaft Drive:  No deer. P-Head Drive – 2 doe came out on the point and then kicked back in to the drivers where Giggles shot at them and missed.  They then ran up towards the bucket where Big Al did not let Sir Awesome shoot because he thought they were too little. Sac Drive:  No deer. Waterlog Drive: No deer.
  • Note: Had Auto sit across river for P-Head and Waterlog.  This does provide good shooting angles for deer crossing river.  Did not do Horseshoe Drive until Sun. due to sitting in God’s Stand. Recommend not doing it until Mon.   Got back in stands by 2:30.  Goober shot 3 pointer and spike from Ladder Stand on Theiler lease (and saw one other spiker).  Big Al saw fawn from Viewing Hut.  No shot.
  • Sunday:  40’s and sunny. No Morning sit.  B00b Drive: No deer.  Knob Drive: No deer. Drive to Receiver: No deer. Receiver Drive: No deer. Horseshoe Drive: Kicked 1 doe and 1 fawn. Giggles shot five times at doe crossing river and took it down by shooting off back leg. Shaft Drive: No deer. P-Head Drive: two deer ran IN to drive. They were seen by the posters at the Bucket and the Pine Tree Stand and ran down the hill towards the drivers.  Drivers saw two doe (not sure if same ones). Sac Drive: No deer. Waterlog Drive: No deer. Evening sit: no deer seen.
  • Monday:  40’s Got up late due to late night at Bear Creek Lodge (Evan’s Shack…needs to be a part of every year). Ate at The Junction and drove the Deitz Lease – 0 Deer. Back in stands in the evening. Gruber shot an 8 pointer at the Ladder Stand. The Dog Pound saw a fawn. No other deer. Recommend doing the Horseshoe drive Monday morning instead of Sunday.
  • Wednesday: Met at the Junction at 5:30 went to Swamp Lake. Walked back to “Big Pine” and ran into another group doing the same drives. Drove the sections to the north of the road back to Swamp Lake Rd. Moved about 6 deer. Shot a fawn. Moved to the west about a mile and pushed some new area. Moved 3 deer, a bear, and a bobcat. Moved a lot of deer but it is difficult to get shots off because of the thick woods.
  • Horseshow, Giggles, Drewstain, Big Al, etc. made drives around the farm.  Giggles shot the Grinch’s Dog (according to Drewstain).
  • Rest of the Week: Auto sat in God’s Friday night, Saturday morning, and Saturday night but did not see a deer. Sat in the “Viewing Hut” Sunday night and shot a 4 pointer. 2 years in a row the “Viewing Hut” produced on the 2nd Sunday night.  As Auto was gutting the 4 pointer, he looked up to see a doe heading to the corn. No shots fired.
  • Warson sat in the Tree House Saturday night.  Sunday morning, saw a doe and his gun would not fire.  Sat Sunday night and did not see anything.

2013

Stands:
  • Auto – Azz Kicker
  • Horseshoe/Smokey – God Stand
  • Gruber/Goober – Ladder stand on Theiler lease
  • Nelson – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Drewstain – Prom Stand
  • Junior  – Dog Pound on Theiler lease
  • Giggles – Buck Scrape
Deer:
  • Gruber: 6ptr from Ladder stand on Theiler lease
  • Auto: 5ptr from Azz Kicker
  • Junior: Bambi from Dog Pound
  • Big Al: Doe from P-Head Drive
Notes:
  • Saturday: 5 degrees, cloudy, windy. Six inches of snow including an additional two on Friday night. River 2/3 frozen. Gruber shot 6ptr at 6:30am from stand.  No other deer seen sitting.  Plan was to take canoe to and drivers to north end of Tags Drive and push south. Horseshoe had to chip out ice to cross river with canoe. Finally got across with Giggles. Came back over to pick up Junior and Drewstain. Drewstain hops in canoe as if it was a boat and flipped it. All three hunters and three guns dumped in river. Everything instantly frozen. Sir Awesome renamed to Sir Dripthong. Horseshoe took Gruber across to start drive. Horseshoe, Drewstain, Junior, and Smokey head back to cabin to unthaw. Tags drive (with 2 drivers) push a doe towards Auto where he shoots 9 times at a doe and injures it.  Never found.  Remaining hunters complete Mounds drive: no deer. Waterlog drive: no deer.  In stands by 2:30. Drewstain sees doe, but gun is jammed and can’t shoot. Junior blasts bambi…claims victory over the dog.  Auto shoots 5 ptr. Warson sees 3 doe and misses long shot.
  • Saturday evening develop dice game of Wine, Brine, or Nut. In essence, Ship, Captain, Crew. 3rd to last place does shot of Mad Dog, 2nd to last place does shot of Gorilla Nut brine, loser eats Gorilla Nut.  Junior loses and pukes like a baby.
  • Sunday:  0 degrees and sunny. River frozen completely. Horseshoe and Smokey sit in God stand: no deer. Other hunters drive B00b drive: no deer. River was frozen and we walked across without incident. Although, no one wanted to walk behind Warson. Not sure if it was the damage he did to the ice or his underwear. Shaft drive: two doe moved towards P-Head. Giggles misses (again). P-Head drive: Doe and fawn come out past big pine. Auto lets go by for Smokey to get shot. Smokey wounds doe. Track north past tags drive, but could not find it. Horseshoe drive: 2 bambi’s moved. No shots. Receiver drive: Smokey chucks pumpkins at doe, but missed. Another doe steps on Warson’s foot. The pain prohibits a shot. No night sit.
  • Monday: 10 degrees. Ate breakfast at Deakin Shores Inn. Walked across frozen river and didn’t bring “Johnny B”. Mound Drive = 0 deer. Shaft drive = 0 deer. P-Head drive, 2 deer moved. 1 between Big Pine and Bucket. Auto hit it in the leg and Big Al brought it down with his trusty(if you can call it that) 30-30. The other deer came up to Sir Dripthong by the Ridge Stand. It ran back down into the tags and and Sir Drippy shot twice (“long shots”).  By this time the temperature rose up to 25 degrees.  As we were dragging the deer back over the high bank we realize that there is open water on the river. We have no way of getting back across. Well, what looked like open water was really water flowing over the ice. They must have opened the dam so the water level rose, however, the ice did not.  We walked back acrossed in 2 inches of water on top of the ice.  We have great pictures of “Sir Dripthong” walking on “water.”  Made the Receiver Drive moved 0 deer. In the stands by 2:30 saw nothing.

2014

Stands:
  • Auto – Azz Kicker
  • Horseshoe – God Stand
  • Gruber/Goober – Ladder stand on Theiler lease
  • Nelson – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Drewstain – Prom Stand
  • Giggles – The Junction
Deer:
  • No Deer
Notes:
  • Saturday: 35 degrees, cloudy.  Eight inches of snow. Nelson and Drewstain each saw 1 doe sitting in morning…no other deer seen. Receiver Drive: 2 doe seen and Sir Dripthong shot 4 times from 13 feet and missed. Did new drive east of river south of Shaft drive. Moved a spike and doe, but no shots. Then, ran drive north to the big pine trail. One doe moved, but no shots. Night sit: Nelson saw 2 doe, Gruber saw 4 does, Big Al saw 1 doe, Sir DripsALot saw 1 doe, and Auto saw a doe and a fawn.  No shots (no doe tags).
  • Sunday: 40 degress, foggy and rain. Conditions were too poor to sit in the morning. Kicked up 2 doe walking back to river. Shaft drive: no deer. PHead drive: no deer. Night Sit: Big Al saw 1 doe, Warson saw 3 doe, and Gruber saw 1 doe.
  • Monday:  45 degrees, foggy and rain. Conditions were too poor to sit in the morning. River drive north of house kicked up a doe and fawn. Adjascent drive west of road moved no deer.  B00b drive: no deer.

2015

Weather:
  • Mid twenties; very light snow cover
Stands:
  • Auto/Addison – Azz Kicker
  • Horseshoe – God Stand/Ladder Stand
  • Sir Dripsalot – Prom Stand
  • Giggles – The Junction
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Junior – Junior’s Hut on Theiler Lease
  • Warson – Ladder Stand/Tree House on Theiler Lease
Deer:
  • Warson – 8 Pointer from Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
  • Giggles – 6 Pointer from The Junction
  • Horseshoe – Spiker from Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
Notes:
  • Friday: Met @ Wally’s and had a few. Went back to the cabin to unpack and have a few. Watched the Trail Cam video. Went to Boomba for a burger. Came back to the cabin to play the Wine, the Brine, or the Nut. Corey ate the nut, John drank the Brine and Jr drank the wine.
  • Saturday : Drove South on the corner drive. Next time drive it north. Better spots for posting. Sir Awesome saw 2 – Horseshoe saw 2 and Devin heard the grass moving? Did the North River drive – Sir Dripsalot saw one. South River Drive no deer. Receiver Drive – 1 Coyote. Boob Drive – no deer. Regroup at the cabin for the evening sit. In the stand @ 2pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-1 doe
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • Jr’s Hut-0 deer
    • Tree House-3 deer (Spike, Doe, and 8ptr).  Warson shot the 8ptr, although was aiming for the doe.
  • Sunday :  Drove Gate to Gate. Moved 2 deer through the poplar at the end of the drive. No shots fired. Shaft drive – 0 deer. P-Head drive moved 4 deer(all ran past the bucket stand). Sir Dripstain’s gun was misfiring. “It would not shoot the bullets.” Waterlog drive – 3 deer. None of which were down in the tags…all were up on higher ground to the east. Giggles shot at a deer and missed (surprise). In the stand by 2:45pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-Giggles shot a 6ptr
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • Tree House-1 doe
    • Jr’s Hut-0 deer
    • Ladder Stand-Horsehoe shot a spiker.

  • Monday : Up at 7:30…late start to the drives. Horseshoe-0 deer, Tags-0 deer. Made Tags drive from North to South. Forgot plug in USS Albert so we had to run back to the house and get it. Big Al floated down in the boat using the trolling motor.  No deer or fish.

2016

Weather:
  • Mid thirties; very wet; windy; light dusting of snow
Stands:
  • Auto
  • Nub Buck – Azz Kicker
  • Horseshoe/Smokey – God Stand
  • Drewstain – 6’er
  • Giggles – The Junction
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Puker/Special K – Prom Stand
  • Junior – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Warson – Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
Deer:
  • Nub Buck – 1 doe from Azz Kicker
  • Drippy – 1 doe from Shaft drive
  • Nub Buck – 1 spiker from Azz Kicker
Notes:
  • Friday: Met @ cabin as Wally’s had closed. Headed out to Boomba Bar for a burger and a couple cold ones. Headed back to cabin for further refreshments. Watched the Trail Cam video to enjoy seeing big bucks that we never will see in the woods. Shook dice and played the Wine, the Brine, or the Nut.
  • Saturday : Drove east on the corner/curve drive. Next time drive it north and have 2 guys in the climbers. One doe seen; no shots. Did the South River drive and drivers kicked up 2 deer walking in; no shots.  (Doesn’t pay to do North River drive during wet years)  Drove plantation east.  Two doe kicked south.  Doe and buck kicked north past last 2 drivers; no shots.  Need to have last driver stay back a bit in future years.  Receiver Drive; no deer.  Boob drive north; no deer.  Nipple; no deer. Regroup at the cabin for the evening sit. In the stand @ 2pm.
    • Azz Kicker-1 doe shot
    • Junction-0 deer
    • 6’er-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-1 doe (Special K forgot to put bullet in chamber)
    • God Stand-1 doe, 1 fawn
    • Tree House-2 doe
    • Ladder Stand-0 deer.
  • Sunday :  Drove Gate to Bend; no deer. Poppel to east; no deer.  Shaft Drive; 2 doe and Sir Drips-a-lot, amazingly, shot one of them. One spiker kicked back through the drivers; no shots. PHead; no deer.  Waterlog; no deer.  Mound south; no deer.  In the stand by 2:45pm.
    • Azz Kicker-1 Spiker shot
    • Junction-0 deer
    • 6’er-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Tree House-2 doe
    • Ladder Stand-0 deer
  • Monday : Plantation north; no deer. Curve drive east; no deer. Curve drive north; no deer. Lease drives; no deer.

2017

Weather:
  • Saturday : 35 cloudy and windy, light dusting of snow, (received about an inch of rain on Friday).  Wet year.
  • Sunday : 28 partly cloudy
Stands:
  • Auto/Nub Buck – Azz Kicker
  • Smokey – God Stand
  • Horseshoe – Ground stand on North River Drive
  • Drewstain – Prom Stand
  • Giggles – The Junction
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Puker/Special K – Radish house behind Auto’s pad
  • Junior – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Warson – Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
Deer:
  • Drippy – 1 doe from Prom Stand
  • Giggles – 1 bambi from The Junction
  • Horseshoe – 4 pointer from PHead
  • Warson – 6 pointer from Ladder Stand
Notes:
  • Friday: Met at cabin to prep gear and hydrate. Horseshoe brought new River Buck Lodge caps for everyone.  Headed out to Boomba Bar for dinner, hydration, and big talking. Back to cabin for further refreshments and annual ritual of Wine, the Brine, or the Nut. Junior and Smokey (twice) were the losers (or winners depending on your point of view).
  • Smokey given secondary name of Fumando due to his feeble attempt at growing a mustache.
  • Saturday : Drove Curve north(2 guys in the climbers). Two deer kicked over road to South River Drive…one spike shot by another hunter.  The doe kicked back into the drive and Big Al trigger locked.  Poster saw a flash of two deer coming into the drive from the north.  Did South River Drive (posted one guy north of creek).  Dripthong was a driver supposedly heading due south…well he ended up 400 yards west nearly to the road.  He headed Westbound on a Southbound train.  No deer.  Drove Plantation drive north.  *Need north west poster to have a climber.  Two deer kicked directly west.  Giggles was in climber and the footer dropped so was hanging from the seat and gets stuck in tree.  Moron.  Luckily for him, he got down before we all got there or we may have had to shoot him down.  Receiver drive; no deer.  Next year need to drive slashings east before Receiver drive. B00B drive; posted kicked up 2 deer going up in climber by pines.  Regroup at the cabin for the evening sit. In the stand @ 2:30pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-0 deer
    • North River Drive-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-1 doe and fawn (Dripstain shot doe)
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Radish house-0 deer
    • Tree House-1 deer
    • Ladder Stand-2 doe
  • Headed back to cabin for big talk and big venison feed.  Awesomeness.  Giggles dry shaved the moisture missile.
  • Sunday :  Puker leaves camp due to illness (CB next year, perhaps??)  Drove Gate to Bend; no deer. Smokey kicked up 3 deer while setting up post on hard wood ridge west of Poppels.  Poppel to west; no deer.  Shaft Drive; one deer kicked west.  PHead; Horseshoe shoots 4 pointer from big pine.  One other doe kicked out towards bucket stand.    Waterlog; no deer.  B00b drive (started way on south end); 2 deer kicked west in between the Gajewski brother arguments.  In the stand by 2:45pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-1 bambi (Giggles decides to shoot the dog)
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Radish house-3 deer seen (Special K missed doe)
    • Tree House-2 doe and 1 spiker seen (Junior decides to spare their lives, apparently)
    • Ladder Stand-0 deer
  • Monday : Auto, Nub Buck, Warson, Sir Awesome sit in morning; no deer.

  • Sunday : Warson shoots 6 pointer from Tree House

2018

Weather:
  • Saturday : 24, cloudy, and light snow in the morning.  Wet year again.
  • Sunday : 1 degree; clear
Stands:
  • Auto – Sixer
  • Nub Buck – Azz Kicker
  • Giggles – God Stand
  • Smokey – The Junction
  • Horseshoe – Ladder Stand on North River Drive
  • Drewstain – Prom Stand
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Puker/Special K – Radish house behind Auto’s pad
  • Junior – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Warson – Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
Deer:
  • Giggles – 1 doe from Plantation drive
  • Smokey – 8 pointer from The Junction
  • Warson – Dog with devil horns from Ladder Stand
Notes:
  • Friday: Met at cabin to prep gear and hydrate.  CB was not happy about job responsibilities again.  “Forgot” official CB blaze pink gear; major violation for which there will be consequences.  Continued Boomba Bar tradition. Back to cabin for further refreshments and annual ritual of Wine, the Brine, or the Nut.
  • Smokey given second name of Fumando due to his feeble attempt of growing a mustache.
  • Saturday : Drove Curve north (2 guys in the climbers). One deer kicked east over road to South River Drive.  Did South River Drive.  No deer.  Drove south B00b drive from road and kicked out 4 doe; Giggles shoots twice and misses…again.  North B00b Drive.  No deer  Plantation drive (pushed north).  Doe kicked east and ran into Giggles bullet.  Receiver drive; 2 doe seen.   Regroup at the cabin for the evening sit. In the stand @ 2:30pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-8 pointer shot (came up trail from east)
    • North River Drive-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Sixer-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Radish house-1 doe seen
    • Tree House-0 deer
    • Ladder Stand-Warson shoots devil-dog
  • Headed back to cabin for awesome venison feed.  Sandusky tells grand tales of the Cheese Hut.
  • Sunday :  Drove Gate to Gate; 3 deer kick east.  Poppel to west; no deer.  Shaft Drive; two deer kicked west of Sandusky ridge.  PHead.  No deer.  Waterlog; no deer.  B00b drive.  No deer.  In the stand by 2:45pm.
    • Azz Kicker-2 doe
    • Junction-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Sixer-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Radish house-0 deer
    • Tree House-2 doe
    • Ladder Stand-0 deer

2019

Weather:
  • Saturday : 35 degrees; clear.  Wet year again.
  • Sunday : 42 degrees; clear.
  • Monday : 45 degrees; clear.
Stands:
  • Auto – Prom Stand
  • Nub Buck – Azz Kicker
  • Giggles – The Junction
  • Drewstain – God Stand
  • Big Al – Viewing Hut
  • Horseshoe – Saddle on Theiler Lease
  • Junior – Tree House on Theiler Lease
  • Warson – Ladder Stand on Theiler Lease
Deer:
  • Warson – nub buck (Glovebox Buck) from North 40 drive
  • Horseshoe – nub buck from The Bronto
Total Deer Seen : 27 Notes:
  • Friday: Met at Oak Pub around 5pm for pre-hunt smart talk.  Headed to cabin to prep gear and hydrate.  Missing Puker, Special K, and Fumando this year.  Next year will have plenty of CBs!  Continued Boomba Bar tradition. Back to cabin for further refreshments and annual ritual of Wine, the Brine, or the Nut.  Horseshoe loses multiple times; his luck is running out.
  • Saturday : Drove Curve north (2 guys in the climbers). 3 other hunters were sitting in middle of drive again.  No deer; no sign.  Drove North 40 drive (to north) by road: lots of sign.  2 does kicked west over road while setting up drive.  One doe kicked west over drive; Big Al missed 3 times.  One doe kicks north east of last poster.  Brought same drive south, but just east further.  Warson shoots only deer seen; a nub buck so smal could fit into glovebox.  Drive named Glovebox Buck.  Drove B00b drive north from road all the way to Plantation.   Doe kick west over road mid-drive.  Buck and doe kick out right at corner where park trucks.  Big Al and Drippy both miss.  Next year, need to have poster in climber along west trail. Sow and 2 cubs walk 10 yards past Nub Buck.  Sharts himself. Plantation and slashing drive east: No deer. Receiver drive; doe and buck kick out. Auto misses doe…no shots on Buck. Need to clear out for better shooting. Regroup at the cabin for the evening sit. In the stand @ 2:30pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-0 deer
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Tree House-0 deer
    • Ladder Stand-0 deer
    • Saddle Stand-1 doe seen
  • Headed back to cabin for awesome venison feed..probably the best ever.
  • Sunday : Shaft drive: 2 deer kick south between drivers.  Phead drive: 3 doe kick across river and Horseshoe blast one but it starts to float away.  Searched down river for 2 hours, but could not find it.  Waterlog: no deer.  North 40 drive by road (north to south down to creek): no deer.  Little Big Drive: one deer kicks north; one doe kicks east and Sir Drips-A-Lot missed twice (Named Little Big Drive because one person said was little deer; another said was a big deer).  In the stand by 2:45pm.
    • Azz Kicker-0 deer
    • Junction-0 deer
    • Viewing Hut-0 deer
    • Prom Stand-2 deer seen (very late)
    • God Stand-0 deer
    • Tree House-0 deer
    • Ladder Stand-1 doe seen
    • Saddle Stand-0 deer
    • Headed back to cabin and watch Packers get spanked by 49ers.  Drown our sorrows in Old Milwaukee light, Jack Daniels, and church wine.
    • Monday : Dead deer drive: no deer (Named Dead Deer Drive because Nub Buck finds dead deer on drive).  The Spackle: no deer (Named The Spackle because Junior destroys woods with anal explosion; although shows top notch commitment as didn’t leave post during drive).  Lots of sign.  Clean Wipe drive east: no deer.  (Name Clean Wipe because Nub Buck completes first gun season back woods deposit).  Lots of sign.  East river drive north: no deer.  The Bronto: 3 deer kick across river(no shots).  Horseshoe blow face off of nub buck.  Named Bronto because drive looks like a brontosaurus head.
      • Azz Kicker-4 doe seen
      • Junction-0 deer
      • Viewing Hut-0 deer
      • Prom Stand-0 deer
      • Ladder Stand-0 deer