NC Deer Camp 2023 - Outfitter Style
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- It's off to North Carolina for what is becoming our annual Southern deer camp for the year. Join Shawn (@Sintax77), Marc, and myself for our 3 day deer hunt in the Rocky Mount area. Was great to be there spending time with them both.
The weather was pretty good in the mornings, but that heat in the afternoon was a little much. Pushing to about 80F every afternoon except for the last where hit the upper 80s. The full moon didn't help either, but you play the hand you were dealt. That didn't stop us as we saw many deer during our trip. We passed on at least 10 deer or more hoping for the right one. It's not always about the hunt, but the friends and family that you're there with. Marc was able to get a nice 5 point on the first morning. Good size body and the back-straps were cooked up as soon as he got home on Sunday afternoon. I can hear and smell the butter and garlic sizzling right now!
We had some good food along the way as, Miss Trude was back again this year and made some more fantastic meals for us. Breakfast and the dinners each night were great tasting, and really hit the spot after a long day.
Finished up with some drone shots of Daughtridge Farm. Andrew has 13,000 acres that he leases each year. There are generous bag limits, and being helped by your guide at every turn makes it 'vacation' like. Our guides this year, Thomas and Thomas (TK) were great again! Thanks to both of you for your help.
If your interested in going down for a fantastic time and hunt, here's all the contact information, and don't forget to tell them WhiteRook85 sent you down:
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Phone number: 252-903-4382
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Great vid as always. Hunting camp in my opinion is about the Family,Friendships, Memories, and Food, the Harvest is just a bonus
Thanks John, you really said it best family, friendship, memories and the food! Glad Marc got his buck.
great video as always! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Great as always Tom.
Glad you enjoyed it.
yes Sir 🦌
Thank you for this video. Looking forward to the next one…Boy, there is ALOT to hunting that many folks do not know! Hunters must be patient (not much of that now a days) knowledgeable about natures ways, aware of those around them, helpful and willing to help those who were able to harvest an animal. They must also know the laws of the state they are hunting in and FOLLOW them, even if it means they cannot harvest an animal because of those laws. Before shooting they must clearly determine if they can hit the mark for a fast kill, and to see that the animal suits their need- not their ego. Kudos to everyone who hunts! Thank you Tom for educating those of us who never had the opportunity to learn to hunt. Also, so good to see Shawn!
Thanks Barbara, good time down there with Shawn and Marc. Lots of family talk in the middle of the day on that back deck, that made the trip all worth it. Shawn will have more videos out in the future, big changes that you will see. Take care!
Great video Tom. Paints an excellent picture of everything about our adventure. I hope everyone watching feels the same way. Next time you will have to include some of those stories we exchanged while sitting on that back porch. Makes me smile every time I think about it.
P.S. Thanks for leaving out the part about me missing a nice doe on the last evening out!!!
I would like to hear some of those stories on the next fire pit chat. Congratulations on the buck Marcus.
Was a great time, I think we really had some fun. I enjoyed sitting out on the back deck talking as much as I did the hunts. Think about next year, not like you will be busy, and we will make sure the old .308 is tuned in to a dime. And you're welcome, would have been anti-climatic, haha. I forgot to add in our stocking pic, so I guess you have to come next year!
Rook- great video as always and thanks for taking us along. It’s about spending time with your brother and son more so than the harvest. Glad you enjoyed the trip.
Look forward to your deer camp video. Enjoy the solo time and best of luck on
Thanks 👍, we did have a good time, deer or no deer. One or two more would have been nice, but we really enjoyed ourselves.
I really enjoy your videos. We have a group between 12-16 guys who go every year to Daughtridge farms. We have been going the 4 years and we always leave the day after Thanksgiving and hunt 3 days Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Andrew and his crew do a great job every year. This year I got a really nice 7 point. It’s a great time at Daughtridge farms with friends.
Glad hear you have a great time down with the guys from Daughtridge. That is a pretty big crew you go with, I bet there's a lot of laughs along the way. Congrats on your 7pt, will be booking another hunt for 2024.
Great video again. Very important to spend quality time with family. My son and I go to Kentucky every year for a velvet hunt along with my cousin and this year we did a Montana elk/mule deer hunt also. We have been quite successful but that isn’t the why we do it. When we left Montana for pa I had a hard time leaving wondering when will can return. I like you are fortunate to be able to hunt and own a cabin together. Looking forward to pa deer camp 2023 good luck.
Thanks, I agree completely, spending time with my brother and son made the whole trip. We had a great time talking for hours between hunts. Congrats on your out west harvest, I bet they are something to remember. Good luck in 2023 in PA, will see what happens this year!
Nice, opening morning!
Great Siri .
Had fun as always there, more of a vacation hunt.
@@whiterook85 I hear that
Back again, i guess its good to see you again.
Hope you stayed to the end, gave you a shoutout. I think I said garage instead of barn. I will have to get that right next time!
Thanks@@whiterook85
Great video! I wish you had better luck seeing a mature buck. Congratulations to your brother on his harvest. I hope to catch your Pa. Camp coming soon. Until stay safe and God Bless you and your family!
Thanks, next time as they say. My brother hasn't deer hunted in a long time, I know he was really happy to get that one. Deer camp is around the corner.
Love your videos. Reminds me of family/ friend hunts I used to have.
Glad you like them! Just trying to have some fun along the way, and maybe get a deer or two.
Thats some good livin right there!!!!
That is true sir!
Tom, you men got 1 it's successful hunt. Everyone had a good time that you know is 90% of the hunts we do. Good luck in 3 weeks up at camp.
Oh yes, as you can see I passed up some doe, and Shawn passed up doe and smaller bucks. We had a great time there.
Yes! Can’t wait for PA Deer Camp! More footage of you guys messing around and having a few drinks and smoking pipes please!
It should happen, I get a little more around the cabin video in Deer Camp.
Hey Tom !!!!
Another great video
Watched it in my tree stand 😂 at my cabin Downsville New York , you make it feel as if we are there enjoying the outdoors with you 💪🏽
Keep up with the great videos and great luck this season as well ….The chairman is a funny guy he should be a comedian… Thanks for always honoring the veterans 💪🏽🇺🇸
That is awesome! Glad you enjoyed, try to make it seem like we are together. I'm sure the Chairman will be in rare form again this year! Proud to honor our Vets, taken for granted by too many. Want them to know their appreciated.
Great video Tom !! Looks like a nice place to hunt , might have to check it out sometime. Seeing the stands makes you miss your stand back at camp , lol !! Can't wait till gun season
It's pretty fun Pete, you worry about almost nothing. get dressed, go to the stand, make a decision. They do the rest. 4 deer limit is pretty nice also.
That food looked good at that Lodge. They don't Mess around.
Was very good, enjoyed it all. There is plenty to eat, you don't go away hungry.
I am here,week late,but shall enjoy, i am sure. Snack,well ham and eggs for dinner, carry on.
Thanks Vernon. 😆
A long drive back to Maine, but just got back this morning from Daughtridge. Waited till after we had gone to watch your hunt. Had a great time but temps in afternoons were very high compared to what we're used to here up north. My dad got a couple for the freezer, but I came up empty handed due to some scope issues. Thanks for the recommendation, was great to get him back out hunting after having a knee replacement a couple seasons ago.
Hope you enjoyed, and Andrew and the gang treated you right. Can imagine the temps were a little different, but it doesn't seem to stop the deer movement. Hunting in a t-shirt, nothing like it. Glad you got back out hunting again, I'm sure you made some good memories with your Dad.
Hey Tom, Thanks for the great segment from NC. Spending time with family is priceless….taking a good deer is a bonus. Glad you had a good time. Good luck in PA! Take care & stay safe.
Thank you, we had a great time there, had the place (lodge) all to ourselves. We watched some TV in the evening and talked about everything. Glad Marc was able to get that buck on the first morning, set the tone for the rest of the trip.
Looks like a good time guys. I used to hunt all over coastal Carolina when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune NC & not deployed. Lejeune is chocker block full of deer. Took a guy hunting one time who'd never hunted before. He was from Mass.I loaned him a 16 ga double barrel with #1 buckshot. He bagged a nice 8 pt. Can't wait for your Pennsyltucky vid in a couple weeks. Take care... ~Marty
Thanks Marty, and thank you for your Service to our Country. I bet that hunt was a blast, not bad for the first time out! About 5 weeks til the video comes out or so. Hoping for a turn around year for us. Take care!
Nice vid opener…a sad and languishing version of On the Road Again. Nice touch. Best.
Just picked out a few songs I thought would go with the ride.
Beautiful scenery, picturesque with the fog and fall colors. I hate it was so warm on you. Lows were in high 20s this week in NC. Nicely edited also. You should plan on a few weeks later next year here in NC. Every year it is like a switch flips the second week of November and the racks appear from nowhere. As always, good stuff and thanks for sharing. Good luck at camp with the boys.
Thank you, yes, a little later would be good, but that butts up against the start of the Delaware season. We just didn't hit it right with the temps, before and after they were much better, it happens. Thanks again and take care!
Thanks for sharing the video Tom. I sure wish you and Shawn were able to harvest a deer, but it looked like a great hunt with or without the harvest. The european mount turned out great with the snow camo. Looking forward to your next video and good luck on the upcoming hunt.
All good, I had my chances twice on a doe, but was hoping for a buck, all good as they say. I did see five bucks, but wanted one the size of last years. I thought that mount turned out really well, thanks Josh for the work!. Deer Camp is running up on us soon.
Nice video as always glad your brother got one 🦌 the skull mount was cool look 😎
Thanks, was really glad he did, he doesn't deer hunt too often, so it was great when the text came in. Have to find a good spot for that mount, it may make it's way up to the cabin.
You should invite your brother up to pa sometime . It's always more fun to go to camp with company.
Would like to have him, but it's about a 10 hour ride for him. You never know though, he may get the urge.
As always thanks for sharing your trips and story’s, it was hot but the bug situation didn’t look too bad at least, can’t wait for deer camp video.
Thanks, bugs weren't too bad, had the termocells going a few times. I think the full moon hurt more than the weather. Deer Camp is coming up next!
Tom always enjoy these videos! Thank you for brining us along on this trip. Great to see you spend some time together with Shawn and your Brother. Nice to see your brother connect on a very good eating deer for sure. That hot weather definitely affects the deer movement and you just have to play with what you’ve been handed. All in all looks like a great trip. Look forward to seeing how you do in Delaware and of course Deer Camp!
Thanks Tim, will be up there right after you bag a nice one in NY. Was great to be there and spend the time with them.
Thanks for the video Tom!! Great to wake up and watch this with a coffee!
Morning! Hope you enjoyed the video and your coffee!
Sure was glad to see this video in my notifications!!!! I’m grabbing a beer and going to sit back and enjoy! Thanks
Enjoy!
I just got to my little cabin in the woods here in Southern Kentucky. I love watching your videos. Can't wait until the deer season 2023 video.
Hope you enjoyed the video, and your time there! Deer Camp is coming up quick.
Great video as always Tom I just sent Daughtridge farm an inquiry about possibly hunting with them in 2024.
They are good people there, you'll have fun and see some deer. It's basically a vacation hunt, you worry about you, they do all the rest. Tell them I sent you down.
Thanks for taking us along..
Can't wait for Deer Camp in Pa
Can't wait!
Good video.. I hunted North Hampton County NC for over 20yrs. Now I hunt NW NC MOUNTAINS. Was awesome seeing the footage of the flat land down east again. 🤝
Glad it brought back a few good memories for you. It is very similar to Delaware, I don't mind the flat lands at all.
Looks like a great time, successful or not. I am hoping to get a chance to try an Outfitter one day. Would be nice to have someone else take care of things for me. This year has been bad to say the least. Lost 2 uncles and a close friend before the season. During the season rainy weather, losing my grandfather, and a Treestand mishap in archery. It has resulted in 3 camp trips canceled so far and a lot of PTO used up. I am resting/recuperating and hoping to get out some for the coming rifle. Good luck on the coming season and can't wait to see the coming videos!
The outfitter hunts are very enjoyable. Nice to have someone do, not sure if I want to call them mundane tasks, but it does free you up to do something else. Sorry to hear about the loss of your family and friends, as well as your mishap. Get well soon and good luck in rifle season, looking forward to it. It's right around the corner.
Great video Tom. I enjoyed the intro music with the southern vibe .Congrats to Marc on a fine deer. I was wondering what make and caliber he used to harvest that one. A Tad warm but lots of nice blue skies going on. Nice that Shawn could join in and become part of the extremely rare RITP's trio at 14:55 . Won't be long until your pointing the Cherokee north to the PA cabin . Looking forward to that vid. Until next time TC stay safe and keep'em RITP's !
Hello Ian, hope all is well with you. That was my Browning X-bolt .308 that he harvested that one with. And congrats to Shawn for (most likely) unintentionally joining the RITP's club! Yes very soon for PA, first Delaware starts at the end of the week. Will be getting things ready for the trip! Take care!! RITP's!
Great video keep them coming 👍👍🦌🦃
Thanks, will do!
Great video Tom, it's almost deer camp again woohoo 🎉. Went out yesterday with my nephew and dad it was opening day for pheasants, rabbit here. And yes it's about the time spent with family and friends in the field . Been along time since the 3 of us got to hunt together 😊
Thanks Aaron, glad you enjoyed. Good luck this year with your group, lots of fun, food, memories, and a buck along the way.
great hunting got all 4 the same day not what us Vermont boys are use to we were there nov 3 -6
Glad you had a great time, I'm sure Andrew and the boys treated you right.
Nice job Tom. Today I had the guts and it was the right timing to ask why SR. Refused the purple heart. I understand now.
Got me a beer and ready to roll ! Let the games begin !!
Hope you enjoyed!
GLAD YOU MADE IT DOWN HERE AGAIN!
Was a really nice time, weather was cool before and after, but still enjoyed! Will be back!
Excited to start this video!
Outstanding video Tom, I want to go just for the food. LOL
Looks like you guys had a great trip and as usual you captured so many aspects of it well.
Those Leaf cigars are hard to beat. Sounds like you had some great family time during the trip certainly happy for you all.
Regards
Mark
Thanks Mark, was a great time. Shawn flew in to Raleigh, so it can be done. Message me if your interest for next year. Very surprised by the Leaf cigars, 10x better than what I expected from them.
been waiting for this video! can't wait to watch!!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@whiterook85 I did! sucks that you didn't get one, but the memories are what matter the most! my deer season officially started Saturday with crossbow and in two weeks will switch to gun. Had two bucks come by on Saturday but they didn't get close enough for a crossbow shot unfortunately.
All good, I did pass on the two doe, so it was my choice not to take one. Good luck this season, hopefully the weather will hold and the bucks will be running.
@@whiterook85thanks! good luck with the rest of your season as well! can't wait for the PA video!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Being from Michigan, it's interesting to see the southern crops and how they hunt deer in NC. I could never get my buddies interested in an outfitted hunt, so I did one by myself once. Not as much fun.
I think if you were with your buddies you would have had a good time. It's what really adds to those adventures.
I’ve lived and deer hunted for 55 years here in North Carolina and the peak movement time here for mature bucks is 11 am
Thanks for the info, what time did you go out in the morning, normal before light and stay late? Or later in the morning so you could catch the mature bucks moving.
@@whiterook85 I have several acres in Alexander county,that for over ten years monitored with 20 plus gardpro trail cameras,,set them all to two minute videos, and I have learned a lot , I plant Austrian winter peas every fall ,,right now they are a foot deep due to irrigation,,I will tell you that for my statement to be true one has to be in or near a bucks bedding area otherwise that statement is false , that said let me tell you this ,,they will bed in places that you would never dream of ,,but the most common two facts I have learned is this ,,they like to bed on north faces,,so they can move around in the long shadows at mid day also they usually try to keep that,near a water source that they can get to at midday ,,the last but not least tip is ,,they will bed in the wide open so as to hear n see hunters movements and they never forget where they watch one go.
@@whiterook85 all that is according to the area hunted ,,but for many years now I have left my stands at or near sunset ,,evenings ,,mornings are so good that most guys want to be in place well before sunrise like one hour ,,some stands I’ve hunted like one near a million acorns falling ,,7:30 is just right because all the deer are there in the dark.
Thanks for all the information Bobby, sounds like you have them dialed in there. Good luck this year. Very generous bag limits there in NC.
@@whiterook85 I usually just take one each year to eat ,,I am not a antler hunter , I am an old man that can not stop the habit of eating venison,,when younger I did get my tags filled but don’t want to anymore,,I’d rather the neighbors boys got em
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any luck this year
Great trip Whiterook!! Looks like you had spectacular weather. Food looked delicious too. Better than Camp Cook 😃?
Miss Trude can cook, enjoyed it all. He is now know as 'Dutch', he will be cooking in the dutch oven again this year.
Wake county NORTH CAROLINA HERE & welcome to the land of 100 class bucks and 150s are far & few between and 180-200 inch deer are rarer than a unicorn 🦄 in camouflage 😂
Think that is just about all over, except a few places out west. We had a great family time, and the deer just made it better.
Good stuff ! I killed my first buck at 13 and was biggest deer killed by youth in 1993. At NC DIXIE DEER 🦌 CLASSIC & scored 146 5/8 so hunting has been a challenge to say the least to kill the few bucks I have killed bigger within a mile of my home of wake county so I’ve always had or tried to hunt big mature bucks and that’s hard down here in the flat lands of central North Carolina and I can say hunting for theophy deer after my first buck kept a fire 🔥 lit inside me but I go hunt ghost 200 inch deer about everyday 😂
Are you going to the Dixie Deere classic in Raleigh this year?
No, just normally the one trip to NC a year. Take care.
On your way back but I'm guessing your back already, but stop in Princess Anne Maryland at Winks Sporting Goods, right behind McDonald's, you will go right pass it. You will enjoy it
Yes, back now, but looks like I'm only about a little over an hour from there. So I can just run down some day. Thanks for the info.
Poor Shawn. I feel so bad for him. He never seems to harvest a deer.
All good with Shawn. He is very particular about the deer he wants to take a shot at. Been that way since we first went out together.
Looked like I seen Sintax 77
You are correct, Shawn flew in from out West. I know it was a bit of a hassle for him, but glad he made it.
@@whiterook85 nice. He’s a great dude.
light weight hunting clothes from Cabela's try that they have clothes made especially for early season in the southern states where does Shawn live now
I have some light weight clothes, but wanted to keep the bugs off. We did have the termocells. Shawn is here and there, moving with the weather. He should have something on his channel coming up.
just got back from my n c hunt 2 nice 7 pt and 2 doe what dates were you down there ?
Congrats! We were down, Oct 26th-28th, right in the middle of that hot afternoon spell.
What time do you get picked up in the morning? Is that time compulsory or can you stay in blind?
It seems you all are leaving to early, especially during the rut.
Depending on how far we have to drive, between 5:30 and 5:45. You can stay in longer if everyone agrees to it. Unfortunately my back can't take those long sits. Had an emergency visit to the Chiropractor when I returned and a few uncomfortable nights.
I enjoy all of your videos & look forward to next one. Thanks for replying. My son was hunting on the Eastern Shore this week end, said rut is all in. He passed on 5 small rack bucks in 2 days, but said bucks were moving just about all day making scrapes & chasing does. Said it is good to just watch it happening.
how do you like you winchester xpr looking into the stealth 7mm08 to fit in the stands betterb
Yes, I had two (I just sold the 6.5 creedmoor) though. Just wanted something different (.270). The .350 legend and the 6.5 hit everything I aimed at with zero fails. If you are looking for an intermediate (priced) rifle it is just the ticket. Love the 7mm-08 (Browning) gave to @sintax77, harvested many whitetails with that.
Are you doing a hunting video this year for Pennsylvania for 2023 for opening day
Just got home Monday, give me time to clean up, catch up, and edit. Hopefully early next week.
Ok
i went a dfferent place than you did we we near scotland neck
They have so many farms, never sat in the same stand twice, except for 2 times we requested it. That was 4 trips.
Got any gun season camping for this year
Is it the camera or are those blinds moving that much?
Camera, they are pretty much rock solid.
Is Shawn living out West ?
Let's put it this way, that's where he is now. Could be a different spot depending on the time of year and weather. He should have something on his channel soon.
Too bad you didn’t see many bucks
Saw 5 bucks, just not big enough though. Was on management farms (8 and up) each evening. I should have taken one of those does on the 2nd morning.
Howdy Whiterook85 , I'm tossing around the idea of booking a hunt similar this. Do you by chance have an email address that I could contact you ? I have several questions about your experience there. Keep up the great videos. I love the old time friendship and commodity you guys have. Everyone be safe.
Hello Keith, send an email to rook.lxxxv@gmail.com Will be glad to answer your questions.
I really enjoy your videos. We have a group between 12-16 guys who go every year to Daughtridge farms. We have been going the pass 4 years and we always leave the day after Thanksgiving and hunt 3 days Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Andrew and his crew do a great job every year. This year I got a really nice 7 point. It’s a great time at Daughtridge farms with friends.