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Post by 10point on Oct 2, 2006 13:25:19 GMT -5
I got selected for the Dec 3rd Crane hunt. Trying to decide if I am going to go or not. Would be more excited if it was in the rut.
Is it worth the 2 1/2 hour drive?
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Post by hornharvester on Oct 2, 2006 13:47:03 GMT -5
I got drawn for Crane for the last two years. I really enjoyed the first hunt two years ago but last year on very first hunt it sucked. out of 500 hunter only 60-70 deer were checked in.
i didn't apply for it this year because its a 4 hr drive one way and you have to check in between 1:30 - 5:30AM. Both times i had to be there at 1:30 so had to leave my house at 9PM the day before. Then you sit in the parking lot until 6AM or so. In order to hunt there you have to pay 20.00 per person.
So i conclude it wasn't worth what i had to go threw in order for me to hunt there. If i lived an hour or two drive from there i might change my mind. It sure made for a longgggggggg day. h.h.
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Post by tskiller on Oct 2, 2006 15:02:30 GMT -5
I was drawn for Dec. 3rd also. Went last year when my buddy was selected. He is in the navy, so we were able to drive around a little bit before we went out to hunt. At night we saw a TON of deer and got fired up. When we went out and set up, it was a different story. I saw approx. 0 deer and he missed a spike, which was the only deer he saw. There are a lot of big deer there, so I am going this year to take a chance at an extra buck.
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Post by goodyz71 on Oct 2, 2006 17:29:10 GMT -5
I feel it is worth the drive for sure. I have a nice 8 pointer on the wall from area 15. We hunted area one which is in the very northeast corner. Ther is a jeep trail you can drive in on and where it makes a 90 bend the area looks great. We didnt get drawn this year, but we have scored about everytime we have been drawn. Goodyz71
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Oct 2, 2006 18:49:45 GMT -5
I'll be there on the 12/03 hunt as well. All those big bucks they kill this year were left over from last year. The same goes for next year. There will still be dandies there for taking on 12/03.....
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Post by 10point on Oct 3, 2006 6:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by hunter7x on Oct 3, 2006 7:06:15 GMT -5
No archery hunt there this year ? I like hunting down there as you never know what might happen.
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Post by arsnider1 on Oct 3, 2006 7:19:50 GMT -5
1:30-5:30 and there is a 15 minute safety video to watch
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Post by Decatur on Oct 3, 2006 7:33:18 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 3, 2006 8:18:17 GMT -5
Woodmaster and I put in for Crane and have recieved nothing back from them s-o-o-o-o I'm guessing we were thumbed down.
Crane is a great place to deer hunt..
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