Got out today!

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Well, I finally found some time to break away from everything and get out and scout some of my plots of land I'll be hunting this year. I brought along my 870 20 ga. just in case I saw a squirrel or two. I did have one cross out in front of me (a big fat grey) and he was about 35 yds and runnin. Didn't want to take that shot with the 20 low brass so I passed. Saw a bunch of chipmunks and heard lots of squirrels. Just no shot opportunities presented themselves. Man it was hot out there today. Bright and sunny and with all that clothing on and hiking up those ridges made matters that much worse. But I took my time quietly and patiently through the woods. Jumped a good sized deer on my way in.... within 2 minutes of getting out of my vehicle which is always a great sign! Couldn't tell what it was. It was bedded down in a little hedgerow that was only about 3-4 feet wide that divided two open fields. It let me get within 2-3 feet before it spooked!! Almost chit my pants. Funny how that gun still points so quickly and steady when somethin jumps right beside me. Well anyway... here's some pics I took of my little trip out in God's Country:











This is the field I set up in on opening morning of NY turkey season. It's about 75 yds square and the birds were roosting right on the very edge to the left. I had birds gobbling everywhere around me that morning!:


Good staging area with beds and a few runs going through it that runs into the field above:





[glow=red,2,300]Found this sucker while scouting through the hardwoods. Guess where I'm hangin my stand come bow season??[/glow]



Almost stepped on this little guy:

[texasrack]

Dude when we going hunting? Don't worry about a little garter snake..they don't eat much ya big pansy!!

Awesome looking hunting area bro...

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Thanks TR! I've got so much scouting left to do though. That was taken on the 500 acre plot. I still have the 200, 250, and 400 acre plots that I need to hit up and that's not including the land up north! But that run was HUGE and led right down into a hollow that meanders into a 4 way logging road that leads to one of the open fields pictured above. Some big hoof prints in the dirt too. It was real tuff finding sign today though. The dirt was dry so no real prints to look for... it's way too early for scrapes and rubs and food sources are literally EVERYWHERE. So when I saw that huge run and how it looked to be "well used" and frequented, I figured I'd start my quest there this year.... until I find something better that is... which may be hard to do!

[Win Mag]

Nice looking trac Gob-Glad to see you got room for all of us!!

You can pour water over the trail before dark and check for track in the morning

[THE GOB-FATHER]

Here's an aerial of the land I scouted today (legend below pic):



[glow=blue,2,300]Blue Squares[/glow]= Treestands we already have in place

[glow=green,2,300]Green Squares[/glow]= New stands I plan to put up

[glow=white,2,300]White Circles[/glow]= Known bedding areas

[glow=orange,2,300]Orange box[/glow]= Overlooked area that always has ALOT of sign it ... very small in circumfrence

[glow=red,2,300]Red Circles[/glow]= indicates last years scrape and rub lines

[glow=yellow,2,300]Yellow Circles[/glow]= Staging areas

[trkyhntr]

Nice country you got there! ;D

[RodnGun]

Hey GF.....you got a lot of nice looking ground to cover over there..... ;D I'm not opposed to taking a ride over and helping ya! Looks perfect for a two man drive.... Glad to hear the Captain is out "taking care of business"!!!

[timhicks]

I know as member of the month I get a free INVITE!!!!!!!! YAHOOOOOO Man it looks like srping here in texas!! Now I am pumped!!!! Gob Looks like a promising place!! And jumping a deer on the way shows good promise of whats to come!great Pics.. Tim

[kahuna]

Looks like you got the area patterned pretty good. Looks like great country.

[THE GOB-FATHER]

rodngun said:

Glad to hear the Captain is out "taking care of business"!!!

Oh, I don't play around!

[turk2di]

Great pics! Gods country, u were in Ky? I thought u were in Ny

[Phishy]

How ya liking that dare camera Gob, eh, next ting its da GPS

good scoutin, here's to hopin all the work pays in the end

[Airoh]

Beautiful land.
Looks like you got a lot to look forward to this year.
Enjoy.