Lost in the Woods - Mental recharge season

[Lostinthewoods]

The draw season is here and it’s looking like incredible so far.

As of right now my September will be maxed out with 2 archery elk tags and 2 archery deer tags.

On top of that there will deer hunting in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, fishing, turkey hunting, and trapping. Add in a few other random adventures and this might be a fun season to document.


The draw season started off swell with an Archery Elk tag in Montana plus the deer tag.

I’m going with a friend who has hunted the unit a few times and has been fairly successful. I’ve never stepped foot in Montana so this should be fun.



Next New Mexico gave me a heart attack when I drew an archery elk tag and archery mule deer tag.

The elk unit is one that I hunted in 2020 and took my best bull.

See below



The deer unit is near where I use to live when I was stationed in New Mexico and there is a decent population of deer.


Ultimately my goal for this season is to slow down and enjoy my time in the woods/mountains/outdoors.

These past few seasons my brain has been on fire and my body has been on overload from work and life stuff. So it’s time I learn to recharge better and there is no better place to do it.

Hope you enjoy.

 

[MThuntr]

Looks like a busy season!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

My year really started off once Missouri deer season closed. It was time for me and my daughter to start doing our new found hobby.
In 2023 on a 280 acre farm we have access to, we started trapping. The goal was to help the turkey population in any way that we could. Well the first season we caught over 100 critters. So one this season began we were ready for another round of fun.

The season just recently ended and we took -

48 raccoons
18 possums

One thing I noticed so far this year too and there are more birds on the property than the year prior. If there were approx 5-8 birds on the property last year there are 14-20 this year. They are way more comfortable than ever. Now I just hope I can protect the nests.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I was also able to do a little shed hunting. We don’t typically find too many on this property, but I found a few!

We also have a few ponds out here and so far it’s been fun!





These next couple of weeks will really focus on turkey hunting, fishing, bow prep, season prep, farm prep, and more.

I’m going to try to spend as much time outdoors as I can.

 

[vanish]

Welcome back.

 

[WildWill]

Been awhile man! My kids absolutely love trapping and I've also seen the benefits to the turkey on my property. Looking forward to following along this year.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Been awhile man! My kids absolutely love trapping and I've also seen the benefits to the turkey on my property. Looking forward to following along this year.View attachment 323507

It really is so much fun and I had no idea she would take to it so fast. It was a really good introduction and transition for her into killing. She’s always scouted with me, blood trailed with me, and helped butcher. Now with the trap lines we have been able to practice shooting fundamentals and safety and she’s becoming more familiar with the whole process. She’s almost more ate up over it than I am!

I love seeing the smiles! You cannot beat getting the kids outdoors.

 

[Infraredice]

The draw season is here and it’s looking like incredible so far.

As of right now my September will be maxed out with 2 archery elk tags and 2 archery deer tags.

On top of that there will deer hunting in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, fishing, turkey hunting, and trapping. Add in a few other random adventures and this might be a fun season to document.

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The draw season started off swell with an Archery Elk tag in Montana plus the deer tag.

I’m going with a friend who has hunted the unit a few times and has been fairly successful. I’ve never stepped foot in Montana so this should be fun.

View attachment 323451

Next New Mexico gave me a heart attack when I drew an archery elk tag and archery mule deer tag.

The elk unit is one that I hunted in 2020 and took my best bull.

See below

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The deer unit is near where I use to live when I was stationed in New Mexico and there is a decent population of deer.


Ultimately my goal for this season is to slow down and enjoy my time in the woods/mountains/outdoors.

These past few seasons my brain has been on fire and my body has been on overload from work and life stuff. So it’s time I learn to recharge better and there is no better place to do it.

Hope you enjoy.

Dang thats a big one, good job

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Dang thats a big one, good job

Thank you! It’s a very cool unit and I had a lot of opportunities. I’m really excited to get out there and try to do that again!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I got out here a little late today because of some stuff. So I’m gonna do an afternoon hunt. I had 2 gobblers and 3 jakes right in front of my blind of course…..

I took a chance and pushed them out with my truck because they know it well and usually come right back. So I pushed them, parked, and sprinted in.


Let’s see how this afternoon goes. Otherwise tomorrow I’ll be out here early.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

This morning was bitter sweet. I was able to arrow my first Missouri bird on the farm we’ve been trapping on!

He gobbled back in the timber. After a little call action and teasing, he came sprinting into my decoys and I killed him at 7 yards.

This is the stuff I dream of and it came true. Happy Sunday!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

It’s been pretty chaotic at work, but I was out yesterday and I’m out today for the final day of turkey season.

Yesterday was full of hens, but I located a very nice bird in the evening.

So now im set up waiting on him.
4 hens in the field as we speak.


If he’s not down by 3PM I’m bringing out a shotgun for the remainder of the day.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Had a few minutes to escape to the farm tonight.

She definitely enjoyed it


This weekend I may get out there to put in some minerals for deer, burn off some dead fall, and clear a few areas out I want to add some kill spots in.

 

[bowhunter3303]

I bet it was

 

[duckhunt]

Great stuff

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Now that Turkey season is done we started on some farm chores, worked some baby kill plots, and did some fishing.

We also need to get some trace minerals out and start putting cameras out middle of June to see what we will be chasing this year.

I’ve got tons of clean up to do out there and I love playing with tractors and chainsaws.

My daughter also loves fishing. So we will be out there as often as we can!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Today was a beautiful day. I cut more trails, did some brush hogging, and got more minerals down in my year round sites.

Added some trophy rocks, some trace mineral, some salt, and a little secret ingredient I’ve found they love in the summer.





Something neat that I can get into later when things are slow - I moved to Missouri in 2022 and since then I’ve been given access to 2 farms.

A larger 280 acre piece and a smaller 160 acre piece.

Most of the work you’ll be seeing me do is on the 280.

A good majority of the stuff I do is to make the land owner happy, improve habitat, and it has its hunting benefits too.

 

[WildWill]

View attachment 326076View attachment 326077View attachment 326078Today was a beautiful day. I cut more trails, did some brush hogging, and got more minerals down in my year round sites.

Added some trophy rocks, some trace mineral, some salt, and a little secret ingredient I’ve found they love in the summer.





Something neat that I can get into later when things are slow - I moved to Missouri in 2022 and since then I’ve been given access to 2 farms.

A larger 280 acre piece and a smaller 160 acre piece.

Most of the work you’ll be seeing me do is on the 280.

A good majority of the stuff I do is to make the land owner happy, improve habitat, and it has its hunting benefits too.

Kool-aid is also great to draw hogs.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

My daughter and I took a spin on the farm and checked some things out.

6 turkeys, 3 deer, and the food plots are coming along!

I also found a turkey habitat and nesting workshop locally that I’m going to go to. I’m super excited so I can keep this effort going of growing the turkey population.

Now I’m at the point I’m gonna watch for and count fawns and get ready to watch horn growth!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Not much to report other than we are getting a lot of good rain. It’s going to be a very good year with optimal growth. So I’m very excited to see what happens the next few months.

I ended up turning some cameras on and I’ve found a few nice turkeys still, a few pregnant does (love it), and the bucks are just starting to grow.

I’ll be really paying attention to that mid June and on.