2024 Whitetail Season (South Carolina) for WNC2500 and family (Live hunt)

[WNC2500]

11/4/24: Saw a large racked 8 pointer driving in this AM in the dark. Saw a doe at daybreak, and a button buck around 8:30. Both were small deer. Rain started around 8:30 and did not stop. It has since stopped and I am thinking deer will be moving this evening. Barometric pressure 30.28

 

[WNC2500]

Bucks are following does

 

[WNC2500]

11/4/24 PM: Barometric pressure was 30.30. Temperature was 65. Got into the stand at around 3pm. Dad decided to sit where I did on Saturday night and overlook the area full of rhododendrons. 5pm a small doe came from my right and walked by me. She is too small, and not one I want to hang a tag on. The woods felt extremely "deery" but nothing seen until right before shooting light. I heard movement behind me and looked over my right shoulder. A very large doe was 10 yards below me. Before I knew it, she was 30 feet away to my left. I put the gun up on her and could still see her fine in the scope. But, as was looking at her in the scope, she was looking over her shoulder. I took my eyes out of the scope and noticed a buck was close. He was more of less "tending" her. She was not being chased by him. I put the crosshairs on him and squeezed the trigger. He dropped instantly. Neck shot.

 

[WNC2500]

11/10/24: Saw a small fawn walking in this evening. Rain went from drizzling to steady rain. No deer seen this evening except as I was driving out in the dark (when I saw 6 does). Dad and I are hunting in the AM. It is supposed to be wet until around 8am and then break off for a couple days. It has yet to be cold enough in my opinion to get the deer all fired up.

 

[WNC2500]

11/11/24: Walked in and the woods were quiet from the rain last night. Barometric pressure was 30.02. Temperature was 58 degrees. Saw a small yearling doe before sunlight as well as a large doe that came to my right underneath my stand. Ended up seeing the fox before 8am. Nice wide 6 point came in around 8:05. Another taller buck around 8:45. Fox came back around at 9am.

 

[WNC2500]

Deer are moving early! 35 degrees and already seen two does and a buck tending/following them.

 

[WNC2500]

 

[WNC2500]

I think I shot the you know what out of him.

 

[WNC2500]

Good blood!
Where’s Waldo!

 

[Valley1320]

Good blood!
Where’s Waldo!

Okay did you shoot a big buck???

 

[WildWill]

 

[WNC2500]

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Can't get nothing by you @WildWill

 

[WNC2500]

The story: Small doe came under me at around 7:10. Meanered around browsing and then took offf and ran 10 yards behind me. Momma looped over to her. Both are behind me. I look to my left and see movement. It’s a buck and I see horns but a good bit of his head is blocked. Give him time but my feet are baby stepping 90 degrees in my climber. He starts walking and I see he is a nice buck and one of the nice deer I’ve seen while hunting. He is walking slowly…I get my scope on an opening. When he enters the opening, I squeeze off the trigger. He donkey kicks and takes off. Time of shot was 7:16am.

I give him 30 minutes then climb down. The Waldo pic was what I saw at the first blood spot when I looked around.

 

[Valley1320]

Good job!!

 

[duckhunt]

Great buck

 

[WNC2500]

12/5/24 @ 3pm EST: Temperature was 52 but getting down to 45 by sunset. Ended up being rather windy until an hour before sunset. Saw five deer total. One button buck, one large mature doe, and three yearlings. I was going to get the doe and a scrub buck came out and bumped her into the woods. Did not want to shoot one of the yearlings. BP is rising (30.16 now) and I think in the AM is going to be nice. When I walk in at sunrise it will be 22 degrees and 30.40 BP. Wind has died down, thank goodness. Saw the albino skunk again. I don't like him.

 

[WNC2500]

12/6/24: Absolutely beautiful morning. One of the quietest days I have ever had in the woods. There was a squirrel parade that made me think I would be infested with deer multiple times. 9am, temperature was a balmy 27 degrees and BP was 30.34. I look to my right in the pines/hardwood and hear walking. It ended up being 7 deer. Does, button bucks, yearlings, etc. I waited until one of the largest does got by itself and squeezed off a shot. Doe down, and another tag filled. The other deer ran off, and then came back and blew at me for about 5 minutes. Never knew I was around.

 

[WNC2500]

Headed back into the woods this afternoon. I am ready to see some more bucks running does. I saw a scrape being made last night and would love to see more activity around it.

 

[WNC2500]

I did not see any deer this evening. Dad saw two big does. There were squirrels like crazy. Hunting in the AM. Temperature is going to be 19 when we walk in. BP should be 30.38