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October 6, 2008

Dave Boush with an opening day 10-pointer

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Virginia's early archery season got started on Saturday, and it got started well for Dave Boush of Roanoke. Boush was hunting the Bent Mountain area when he killed this nice 10-pointer about 8:30 a.m.

I was out Saturday morning with a couple of conservation police officers from the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. They were checking on some baited stands. All of the stands were empty, as it turned out.

I had another commitment on Saturday evening, then had to work early this morning. So no hunting for me yet. I hope to get out at some point this week but am not sure when.

In recent scouting of a couple of my spots I've found spotty acorn crops. That could actually pay off because at least then if you find the productive oak trees you have a better chance of seeing deer.

Over the weekend I did take a quick scouting trip to a spot I hadn't hunted in a few years. I'd actually left a stand in there because it was locked to the tree and I had long ago lost the key to the cable lock. Well, turns out it didn't matter. Someone had cut the cable and taken the stand. That's the first stand I've had stolen (knock on wood). At least it wasn't an expensive one.

If you have pictures of deer, send them my way and I'll post as many as I can.

Comments

# 1

[October 6, 2008 3:49 PM]

jeff

nice buck

# 2

[October 6, 2008 4:49 PM]

Mr. P

Gets your juices flowing, doesn't it?

Question. I was watching a hunting show the other evening - it was a bowhunt with the hunter literally placed in the middle of a field in a "round hay bale" blind. It was phenominal! I've heard about them for duck/goose hunters, but wow, was it cool for the being right in the middle of the action for the deer.

Where can you buy these? This one was pretty elaborate, may have been home made. But I'm sure someone makes these that is close to the same design.

Anybody?

# 3

[October 6, 2008 6:03 PM]

Backlash

Good going Dave!!!

Mark, your first stand stolen. Why do people have to seal another mans hunting material.

I have seen at least 6 stands on national forest property and I have never thought to take one.

This weekend instead of hunting I went fishing on the New River where I helped some folks that ran out of gas to get them on their way I went fishing since I didn't st out long they wave bye and they were gone.

And so was my life jacket my fishing hat and glasses you talk about theft, Mark I will say this if I see those crooks again it's "Going to be Black Eyes and Fat Lip Season"!!!!!!

# 4

[October 6, 2008 8:53 PM]

Moe

Nice buck Dave, congrag to ya. opening day at that. Good luck the rest of the season...........Moe

# 5

[October 7, 2008 7:19 AM]

Brent

If you 'google' the words "hay bale deer blind", a couple of sites come up with them. They look realistic, so they might work.

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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.

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