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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 8, 2023 16:12:53 GMT -5
Slipping to my stand location and a flock of longbeards delayed me. 2 does already at stand and spooked.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 8, 2023 9:21:56 GMT -5
Cell cam showed the biggest buck I know is around walked by my stand an hour after I got down at dark yesterday.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 7, 2023 18:30:54 GMT -5
Small 10 point just walked by at 25 yards.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 7, 2023 17:16:56 GMT -5
4 more does feeding 200 yards out. I think they are a different group.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 7, 2023 16:27:06 GMT -5
I barely got settled in the stand and saw 6 does slip into the powerline ROW I'm at and start feeding. Unfortunately they're 150 yards away. Hopefully corn is cut this week.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Oct 7, 2023 10:36:14 GMT -5
Just finished a scouting loop on HNF. Jumped 1 unknown deer. I get so aggravated walking way into the woods into a promising area only to stumble across a fresh atv trail. Found a nice hen of the woods mushroom I packed out.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Sept 21, 2023 16:59:47 GMT -5
I'll play.
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Post by squirrelgravy on May 10, 2023 13:59:53 GMT -5
Well after a 3 year drought, finally got a longbeard. Nice one too. I gotta get him to the truck. Post later. I've only been able to hunt a couple times. Got to property about 7 central and spent several hours walking and calling. Eventually I set up watching a knee high grass or better field calling sporadically. I was there maybe 45 minutes and I realized there were two tom heads about 100 yards out looking at me. They had pegged me unfortunately. I assume they were coming to my call and slipped in on me in a dip in the field. I got one to gobble once at a call, but they wouldn't come closer, but best I could tell they were still there, at least a while. Eventually I couldn't stand not knowing and made a beeline for where I thought they were. The grass hid me until I got to the little rise between us and I saw him in a strut about 35 yards away. I walloped him and two other birds took off. One was a jake, not sure about the other. That was a surprise as I thought there were only two birds. Took some pics with the landowner and got him on ice now. 23#, beard was 11.5", spurs were 1.25". The fan is in good shape so I'm planning to try making my first fan mount.
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Post by squirrelgravy on May 10, 2023 10:01:30 GMT -5
Well after a 3 year drought, finally got a longbeard. Nice one too. I gotta get him to the truck. Post later.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Apr 28, 2023 6:52:04 GMT -5
No gobbles here. I set up on a ridge where they like to strut. Somehow didn't spook a flock of 6 jakes as they flew down right on top of me. Been 45 minutes and they won't go away even trying to shoo them away with my camo umbrella/partial blind.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Dec 10, 2022 13:47:44 GMT -5
Hunting HNF today, saw 2 does and a button buck from the saddle. Scouting around and jumped at least 8 does.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Dec 2, 2022 18:17:54 GMT -5
Between my daughter and I and hunting 2 states I have 5 deer in the freezer. Still have an Indiana buck tag so I will be out. Hunting antlers mainly.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 27, 2022 18:24:46 GMT -5
I did a big loop on HNF this afternoon to check a cam and scout. Jumped one unknown deer.
I hate hiking in far from the only access point that touches a road just to find a remote ridge some jackass is driving his 4 wheeler on forest service land by coming off private property.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 21, 2022 9:08:19 GMT -5
Spike feeding through and a far deer blew. That spike stood still for at least 10 minutes before going to investigate.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 21, 2022 8:07:12 GMT -5
Rattled in a small 8. He got my wind, blew and took off.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 19, 2022 19:56:00 GMT -5
Hunted a cut corn field tonight. Wind didn't lay down until right before dark. Saw a flock of turkeys and 5 does at the far end of the field. Watched a small 8 point feed through the field. I thought he was long gone when I started walking back to the truck in the near dark. I noticed a dark shape about 65 yards away and it was him. I was downwind crunching through the cut stalks and somehow he never heard me. I had to turn my flashlight on to get him to bound away.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 18, 2022 13:06:42 GMT -5
A situation came up at work so I unfortunately am headed in. Checked a camera on the other side of the farm I was hunting on my way out and a nice 10 point was there this morning well after sunrise.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 18, 2022 7:35:21 GMT -5
Wind is pretty strong here. Basket rack 8 just jogged by.
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 16, 2022 19:54:44 GMT -5
How old do you estimate he was?
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Post by squirrelgravy on Nov 16, 2022 8:15:46 GMT -5
Hunting in the woods this morning. A forkie and busted up 8 point have cruised through so far.
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