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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 27, 2018 13:59:53 GMT -5
...of chasing going on. Also, I have noted an uptick in roadkills around these parts. What are y'all seeing?
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Post by butlerj on Oct 27, 2018 14:17:06 GMT -5
I'll second the uptick in roadkill. I've seen 3 small bucks and one doe all in last week.
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Post by firstwd on Oct 27, 2018 14:40:04 GMT -5
I will have to agree that activity is picking up.
Two poachers we're caught on the farm last night.
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 27, 2018 15:18:35 GMT -5
I will have to agree that active is picking up. Two poachers we're caught on the farm last night. Too bad you have to deal with that!  s! |
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Post by swilk on Oct 27, 2018 15:25:41 GMT -5
Saw my first yesterday evening... stiff legged run, head down, grunting, growling. Of course the does wanted nothing to do with it...
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Post by firstwd on Oct 27, 2018 15:30:02 GMT -5
I will have to agree that active is picking up. Two poachers we're caught on the farm last night. Too bad you have to deal with that! s! Actually haven't had much issue the last several years, but the first 5 or 6 we're interesting. From what I hear, these two are the same pair that we're caught helping themselves to the fire rings we have at mine and my dad's camper spots. Sorry about the thread highjack. I have heard from a few guys that the boys are starting to get interested in the ladies but the ladies around my area still look like a group of uninterested highschool girls. |
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 27, 2018 15:33:55 GMT -5
Too bad you have to deal with that! s! Actually haven't had much issue the last several years, but the first 5 or 6 we're interesting. From what I hear, these two are the same pair that we're caught helping themselves to the fire rings we have at mine and my dad's camper spots. Sorry about the thread highjack. I have heard from a few guys that the boys are starting to get interested in the ladies but the ladies around my area still look like a group of uninterested highschool girls. Ha! No prob. If the school girls don't cooperate, hopefully you'll run into the quarterback of the football team. (or perhaps the linebacker. "refrigerator" would be a good name for a deer...) |
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 27, 2018 19:24:18 GMT -5
A friend of mine killed a nice buck working a scrape yesterday morning. I have been seeing a lot of does around the yard and field and no bucks around them yet.
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Post by ukwil on Oct 27, 2018 19:37:09 GMT -5
Drove I-74 from St. Leon to the first exit in Ohio tonight and there were several fresh dead deer. Had a spike pushing a doe tonight and had a 2.5 year old 8 point on a mission right before dark.
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Post by Huntnfreak on Oct 27, 2018 19:38:31 GMT -5
I will have to agree that active is picking up. Two poachers we're caught on the farm last night. I hope they throw the book at them!!😠😠|
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Post by firstwd on Oct 28, 2018 10:03:59 GMT -5
Rain started and wind picked up a little before 10 this morning so I headed home to my sanding.
About a mile east and north at about 10:15 I passed a tall 8 point (140+) out in a standing bean field concentrating on something I couldn't see.
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Post by doeboy on Oct 28, 2018 14:58:26 GMT -5
Anyone ever tried bomb during the rut?
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Post by duff on Oct 28, 2018 15:25:50 GMT -5
Bombs are one of the rare weapons IDNR does not allow for deer hunting. Anymore I stick to a crossbow or rifle.
Sorry couldn't resist. I am not a fan of scents so no I don't know if it will be better or not. Just hunt!
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Post by jbird on Oct 29, 2018 11:40:33 GMT -5
I saw some chasing Saturday...young buck, but it's starting. Starting to see bucks (some nice ones) on cam I didn't see all year long as well... Starting to see dead deer in the ditches as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 11:46:37 GMT -5
Thinking of taking Friday and Monday or Monday and Tuesday off to hunt. Going to check with weather mid week on best days.
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Post by bigbuckd on Oct 29, 2018 14:10:41 GMT -5
Hunted in Parke County this past weekend and only saw two deer. One prior to first light and one after last light. Drove around a bit and saw no roadkill, was pulled over for speeding (Thank you for the Warning ISP!) and talked with the officer who said he hadn't worked or seen many roadkill accidents. Not much movement, but would think the next couple of weeks should heat up.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 29, 2018 14:31:20 GMT -5
I'm scheduled to leave for Colorado on Friday, but may push that back 2-3 days depending on the weather here. I have 1.5 weeks to get my mule deer hunt in and shouldn't need that long. Anxious to go, but don't want to miss some of the best hunting days here either.
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Post by solocam79 on Oct 29, 2018 14:50:36 GMT -5
I havnt see much of anything pre rutty yet except for a few more scrapes showing up Little bucks cruising around, but i bet were still a week or so out before it starts getting good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2018 14:55:36 GMT -5
Bombs are one of the rare weapons IDNR does not allow for deer hunting. Anymore I stick to a crossbow or rifle. Sorry couldn't resist. I am not a fan of scents so no I don't know if it will be better or not. Just hunt! I get the orange Tink`s scent bombs with the scent-wick and use them during the pre-rut and rut. I buy my doe-in-estrus urine from Hoosier Trapper Supply in Greenwood. They sell it in whatever bulk size you want, and that makes it very affordable. I have had at least 5 instances over the years where I know a buck that I killed came directly to me because of the doe pee. It doesn`t always work, but it`s one thing to use that might make the difference in any given hunt. |
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Post by jbird on Oct 29, 2018 15:51:42 GMT -5
I tend to see rutting activity on sundays.....because the $%#^ing deer know I have to go to work on Monday!!!!
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