November 2024

Sunday, November 03, 2024
9:01 AM

11-1-2024 (Friday)
Up at 6:00am, out the door by 7:00am. Adam went to Acorn Stand, Dave went to Saddle Stand and I (George) went to the Field Stand (relocated Offset Stand). Dave and Adam both heard Cayote/s that sounded like it/they were around where my deer was gutted. Dave thinks we need to trim the limbs on the Saddle Stand after sitting in it. No one saw deer this morning. Afternoon hunt Adam went to the Back Ridge Stand, Dave went to Dave's Ridge Stand and I went to George's Ridge Stand. Adam saw where one had been lying down at the high point at "T" on back ridge. Dave had one come busting over from the big holler into the ditch in front of him at about 50 yards but winded him and booked, couldn't tell if Doe or Buck but believed it to be a good size Doe.

11-2-2024 (Saturday)
Up at 6:00am, out the door at 7:00am. Adam went to Back Ridge Stand, I (George) went to Acorn Stand and Dave went to Food Plot Stand. Dave had one grunting over the downed tree tops but didn't come in. Dave also had dogs chase a nice 8 point under the stand but straight on shot and didn't want to take it and all were moving pretty fast. George saw a real nice 8 point come out the bottom about 100 yards up the big holler and slowly walked up opposite hillside towards Davis and our property lines. I also had another decent 8 point bust over the hill from the Ditch to the Big Holler, stop about 30 yards to my right and then slowly walk up the holler toward food plot stand parallel but about 50 yards down from the 4 wheeler path. I also heard a turkey off the point but it did not show itself. Afternoon hunt found Adam at the Saddle Stand, me at the Back Ridge Stand and Dave went out to George's Ridge Stand. I think Back Ridge Stand needs tightened up, squeaks too much! Needs seat fixed/replaced and knot in tree is directly in the middle of my back. No one saw anything but mosquitoes were relentless after 5:00pm.

11-3-2024 (Sunday)
Daylight Savings Time ended early this morning so we are all up at 5:00am. Adam and Dave out the door by 6:00am. Dave going to Back Ridge Stand and Adam going to Food Plot Stand. I (George) stayed in, got a shower and wrote out a menu and shopping list. Dave had 3 deer "blow" by him on the bulldozer path on neighbors clear cut by property line. Came from down the hill up and went out the point on the neighbor's property. Adam didn't see anything. Adam left after morning hunt for North Carolina. Dave and I went grocery shopping for this coming week. Dave and I processed front quarters for deer burger. Mike arrived at the place about 5:30pm.

11-4-2024 (Monday)
Up at 5:00am and out the door at 6:00am. Dave went to Honey Hole, Mike went to Glen's Corner and I (George) went to Huberts Corner. I jumped one going in, only saw tail. Also had a small rack 8 point come out of woods between Davis and Huberts house into Huberts field (one Davis cuts for hay), went catacorner in field toward driveway, crossed driveway and cut catacorner toward me through the weeds stepped out into the our cut field and came up path to stand starring in my direction the whole time! Once he got to top he proceeded (with head down) to go on path we take to the back and cut on backside of tree line toward Huberts (where Dave and I put a licking stick). Could have shot this deer several times over. Dave and Mike didn't see anything. Evening hunt Mike went to Glen's corner again and saw 2 doe's up high on hill. Dave and I stayed in and ground deer burger.

11-5-2024 (Tuesday)
Up at 5:00am, Dave and Mike out the door at 6:00am. Dave went to "U" Holler stand (one Nathan and Adam put up). Mike hunted up the hill at Glen's Corner where he saw the deer yesterday. I (George) went to Walmart to buy stuff to clean up the deer head. Mike didn't see anything, Dave saw a small doe on path (one we made just inside the woods) coming from Honey Hole toward Hubert's. As he made his way into the field on his way back to the house and saw a buck chasing a doe in the field coming from Ervin Hill Road and ran path same as doe above. Nathan's stand needs reset, Dave says it leans forward and you keep sliding forward and there is a downed tree in the creek bed (by where the old offset stand use to be) that needs cut.

11-6-2025 (Wednesday)
Trump has won a second term as president. We stayed up late last night watching returns, plus it was forecast to rain this morning. As forecasted, it rained and no one went out this morning. Evening hunt I (George) went to Glen's Corner, Dave went to Huberts Corner and Mike was at Honey Hole. No one saw any deer tonight, had lots of mosquitos and neighbors out getting caught up on their lawns with such warm temperatures.

11-7-2024 (Thursday)
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:00am. Mike went to the Back Ridge Stand, Dave went to Acorn Stand and I (George) went to Dave's Ridge Stand. No one saw anything, Dave heard one grunt over the hill behind him. Dave went to plot stand in the evening and Mike went to back ridge stand, no one saw anything.


11-8-2024 (Friday)
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:10am. Mike went to the Back Ridge Stand. David went to the Acorn Stand, and I went to the Plot Stand. Mike jumped A buck and a doe on his way out, in the head of the big holler. The buck and the doe ran past me at the Food Plot Stand, went down by David’s Ridge Stand made a right, headed down and back over the hill towards the Acorn stand where they met up with David did 180° and headed to Hubert‘s corner. David and I did not go out on the evening hunt. Mike went with Glen to the Eastern high school football game.


11-9-2024 (Saturday)
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:10am. Dave went to Saddle Stand, Mike went to Dave's Ridge Stand and I went to my (George's) Ridge Stand. Dave saw a buck come in from back ridge but stay lower in holler behind Glen's pond. Mike saw a "monster" buck (Mike's words) come in from his right (out of the big holler) straight toward him, he tried to move to get a shot but was busted and the monster ran down the hill and up and over toward the Acorn Stand. Mike and I did not go out on evening hunt, Dave went to Huberts corner but did not see anything.

11-10-2024 (Sunday)
Raining this morning, everyone slept in. Mike left for home about 11:30am. David and I went to the grocery store. Ron showed up about 2:30pm. It’s 3:15pm and Ron is out hunting at Hubert‘s corner even with the rain. Ron returned, no dear had dinner good evening, went to bed.

11-11-2024 (Monday) Veterans Day
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:10am. David went to the saddle stand, Ron went to the David's Ridge stand and I (George) went to my Ridge stand. I saw Doe (too small to shoot) at 7:19am and a nice eight pointer following her exact path at 7:33am, both deer came down through the woods to my right between Ron and I and crossed below me at about 15 to 20 yards (took video of both). Ron saw the same 2 deer. Ron saw them come up over the ridge from Glen‘s corner logging road at about 40 yards to his left and then down to me. onto the path and come down to me. Ron also saw a nice buck come up on the ridge logging road about 20 yards further down toward the head of the "U" holler, said it came toward him and at the tree line cut into the woods to his left on old logging path, went in front of him toward the right ridge of the ditch holler, and up and over into the big holler. David had nice size 4 point walk under the stand he was in, and he also saw a small doe right under the stand about 15 yards that dropped back over hill. Good morning hunt! Evening hunt, Dave went to Field Stand (old offset) and jumped a small, small doe. Tree in front of Field Stand needs removed and we need to cut shooting lanes to right of stand to trail we put in just inside wood line. I went to Honey Hole and Ron went to Glen's Corner, we did not see anything.

11-12-2024 (Tuesday)
I (George) went to Back Ridge Stand, Dave went to Acorn Stand and Ron went to Plot Stand, was a relatively cool morning, no one saw or heard any deer. Evening hunt Dave and I did not go out, Ron went to Huberts Corner Stand. Nothing seen or heard.

11-13-2024 (Wednesday)
Up at 5:00am, Ron and Dave out at6:15am. Dave went to my (George) Ridge Stand and Ron went to Dave's Ridge Stand. I went out at 6:30am and walked to Nathan's Stand. This stand faces East. Several improvements could be done to this stand. As mentioned earlier by Dave this Nathan's stand leans forward due to placement in tree and perhaps due to angle of seat. Other improvements include platform for foot rest is very small, it is too close to where I have seen deer (on a consistent basis) travel, needs moved back about 10 - 15 yards and towards Hubert's, bag hook is in tree in a downward angle and almost lost my backpack when I hooked it there, pull rope missing and sun blasts you in the morning. No one saw deer on morning hunt. Evening hunt, Dave went to Back Ridge Stand, Ron went to Saddle Stand and I went to Hubert's Stand. Dave saw Buck on edge of big hollow travel around the head of the hollow toward the Saddle Stand. Ron saw the same buck but it headed toward bottom of big hollow. I saw a doe at 5:15pm followed path up from field and took path by property line with Hubert and went into the weed field. Deer was too small to shoot at this late of an hour and with expected temps.

11-14-2024 (Thursday)

11-15-2024 (Friday)
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:15am. Ron went to Saddle Stand, Dave went to Acorn Stand and I went to Dave's Ridge Stand. Ron saw 2 Doe's (believes them to mother and baby) come from back ridge at the top of Glen's pond holler, said he could have shot either one but didn't take shot since it was his last hunt and no time to process it. Both Deer headed down into the big holler. Dave saw the smaller doe come down the logging road behind him and cut over into the ditch holler about 50 yards up the ridge. Ron left for home, Dave went to Plot Stand and I went to Back Ridge Stand on evening hunt. I had one (not sure Doe or Buck) wind me and started blowing at me from over the rim of the big holler. We did not see any deer

11-16-2024 (Saturday)
Up at 5:00am, out the door at 6:15am. Last hunt of bow season, Dave went to his Ridge Stand and I got to sit in Saddle Stand (first time this season). I heard a deer that came in behind me (over ridge where we park buggy) and finally saw it on rim above saplings at head of pond holler, it was headed to back ridge where Adam wants to put a stand. Couldn't tell if it was a buck or doe. Dave heard a good size deer move through timber at first light but couldn't see it. Saddle Stand needs reset or moved? Seat leans forward and tree is angled slightly wrong so you feel like you are falling out of stand. Glen said he has set in this stand and felt the same way. Dave indicated he would like to change this stand to other trunk and reorient it so it is looking more to back ridge and easier shot at top of pond holler.

11-17-2024 (Sunday)
Cleaned house up, Dave cleaned the bathroom and the room he sleeps in and went home about 1:00pm. I stayed and finished cleaning house up.

11-18-2024
I finished packing up, swept and moped floors, set up heaters and blanket at kitchen door so water doesn't freeze before gun season. I (George) headed back to Maryland about 8:30am.