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Post by jjas on Jan 2, 2018 9:56:01 GMT -5
Woody Williams
It takes a hearty soul to get out there in the weather we've been having. It does look like Saturday (but especially Sunday) may warm a bit in the southern part of the state.
Will that translate into more deer? I guess time will tell, but I don't know if we'll match last year's antlerless total or not.
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Post by tynimiller on Jan 2, 2018 10:59:28 GMT -5
IF one can bare to get out...the deer are extremely predictable and IMO the easiest to harvest at this time and weather....food food food.
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Post by boonechaser on Jan 2, 2018 11:25:22 GMT -5
IF one can bare to get out...the deer are extremely predictable and IMO the easiest to harvest at this time and weather....food food food. My problem is with amount of cloths I would have to wear to stay warm I don't think I could draw my bow back without being restricted and the 2 bucks that I would shoot, 1- a 150 class 9 pt. has completely broke off one brow tine and the other a 150 class 10 has broke off a G-4. They will just be that much bigger come fall. Socking the new deer blend feed mix to them I got from a deer farmer. Anxious to see what they grow into and hope to find their sheds. I have the 10's set from last year as a 4.5 yr. old. be super cool to find his this year and harvest him this coming season..... At least a guy can dream. lol
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Post by tynimiller on Jan 2, 2018 11:34:03 GMT -5
IF one can bare to get out...the deer are extremely predictable and IMO the easiest to harvest at this time and weather....food food food. My problem is with amount of cloths I would have to wear to stay warm I don't think I could draw my bow back without being restricted and the 2 bucks that I would shoot, 1- a 150 class 9 pt. has completely broke off one brow tine and the other a 150 class 10 has broke off a G-4. They will just be that much bigger come fall. Socking the new deer blend feed mix to them I got from a deer farmer. Anxious to see what they grow into and hope to find their sheds. I have the 10's set from last year as a 4.5 yr. old. be super cool to find his this year and harvest him this coming season..... At least a guy can dream. lol Yup, only thing that may get me out to try is the wounded buck I got that I fear would never be able to get away from determined yotes.....3 legs just don't get it done like 4.
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Post by jjas on Jan 2, 2018 11:36:24 GMT -5
IF one can bare to get out...the deer are extremely predictable and IMO the easiest to harvest at this time and weather....food food food. I would agree with that. If you have food, you should have deer.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 2, 2018 12:20:25 GMT -5
IF one can bare to get out...the deer are extremely predictable and IMO the easiest to harvest at this time and weather....food food food. My problem is with amount of cloths I would have to wear to stay warm I don't think I could draw my bow back without being restricted and the 2 bucks that I would shoot, 1- a 150 class 9 pt. has completely broke off one brow tine and the other a 150 class 10 has broke off a G-4. They will just be that much bigger come fall. Socking the new deer blend feed mix to them I got from a deer farmer. Anxious to see what they grow into and hope to find their sheds. I have the 10's set from last year as a 4.5 yr. old. be super cool to find his this year and harvest him this coming season..... At least a guy can dream. lol Get yourself a crossbow...
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Post by boonechaser on Jan 2, 2018 13:43:27 GMT -5
My problem is with amount of cloths I would have to wear to stay warm I don't think I could draw my bow back without being restricted and the 2 bucks that I would shoot, 1- a 150 class 9 pt. has completely broke off one brow tine and the other a 150 class 10 has broke off a G-4. They will just be that much bigger come fall. Socking the new deer blend feed mix to them I got from a deer farmer. Anxious to see what they grow into and hope to find their sheds. I have the 10's set from last year as a 4.5 yr. old. be super cool to find his this year and harvest him this coming season..... At least a guy can dream. lol Get yourself a crossbow... I actually considered borrowing one from buddy, but since both bucks I would be after are broken up I am calling it quits. Both have been staying near the feed station and there is heavy bedding cover nearby. I can hunt adjoining property but not sure they are even using it as no food in that direction so not only be freezing my tail off I doubt I would see them.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 3, 2018 7:11:21 GMT -5
Current reported deer harvest: 111,023 From Sept 15, 2017 to Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 6:07 AM CST That is 208 registered since yesterday. 2,558 deer have been registered since the start of the "Special Antlerless Season". There was 4,202 deer taken in the 2016 "Special Antlerless Season" Deer harvest numbers are updated as deer are checked in via CheckIN Game. All numbers are raw data that have not been verified by the Indiana DNR. www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8367.htm
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 4, 2018 7:35:09 GMT -5
Current reported deer harvest: 111,249 From Sept 15, 2017 to Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 6:34 AM CST That is 226 registered since yesterday. 2,784 deer have been registered since the start of the "Special Antlerless Season". There was 4,202 deer taken in the 2016 "Special Antlerless Season" Deer harvest numbers are updated as deer are checked in via CheckIN Game. All numbers are raw data that have not been verified by the Indiana DNR. www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8367.htm
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 4, 2018 11:16:37 GMT -5
Just a casual observation while following this...It seems the biggest jump of the day is after dark and before the next morning. That leads me to believe that most deer being killed are in the evening. More deer moving then OR more hunters out after work when it is a tad warmer than morning?
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Post by jjas on Jan 4, 2018 11:33:02 GMT -5
Just a casual observation while following this...It seems the biggest jump of the day is after dark and before the next morning. That leads me to believe that most deer being killed are in the evening. More deer moving then OR more hunters out after work when it is a tad warmer than morning? My guess is both the hunters and the deer are out in the "heat" of the day right now. I've seen the deer behind my house in the fields a couple of times, usually around 2-3 in the afternoon this week. They pop out, pick around and head right back into the woods.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 5, 2018 6:34:38 GMT -5
Current reported deer harvest: 111,494 From Sept 15, 2017 to Friday, January 5, 2018 at 5:30 AM CST That is 245 registered since yesterday. 3,029 deer have been registered since the start of the "Special Antlerless Season". There was 4,202 deer taken in the 2016 "Special Antlerless Season" Deer harvest numbers are updated as deer are checked in via CheckIN Game. All numbers are raw data that have not been verified by the Indiana DNR. www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8367.htm
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 7:20:27 GMT -5
Just a casual observation while following this...It seems the biggest jump of the day is after dark and before the next morning. That leads me to believe that most deer being killed are in the evening. More deer moving then OR more hunters out after work when it is a tad warmer than morning? This past week I have does bedded down just behind the new wall and they get up around 5pm to head to the corn food plot that is down the ridge a few houses. I get home from work around 4:30 and by 5 they move on. It's taken that long (August) to have the deer bedded down back where they did before the project last summer.
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Post by tynimiller on Jan 5, 2018 10:40:20 GMT -5
Just a casual observation while following this...It seems the biggest jump of the day is after dark and before the next morning. That leads me to believe that most deer being killed are in the evening. More deer moving then OR more hunters out after work when it is a tad warmer than morning? Honestly, this time of the year, morning hunts I don't worry about getting their so early as normal. If I'm climbing up at light I'm fine with it as most likely I'm set up back off of food and the deer often times I've seen will feed into the first light and then sometimes won't head back for an hour or so due to the extreme cold. Last hunt at my property exhibited this movement to a "T" with no action till 2 hours after sunrise and by end of hunt I had seen 11 different does funneling back off the food to daytime bedding.
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Post by boonechaser on Jan 5, 2018 12:26:26 GMT -5
Majority of pics on my feeders are from 9 till 11 a.m. mornings, 4 till 7 evenings and another spike around midnight to 2 a.m. Many times same deer show up at same time as if on a schedule.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 6, 2018 7:19:23 GMT -5
Current reported deer harvest: 111,733 From Sept 15, 2017 to Saturday, January 6, 2018 at 6:17 AM CST That is 239 registered since yesterday. 3,268 deer have been registered since the start of the "Special Antlerless Season". There was 4,202 deer taken in the 2016 "Special Antlerless Season" Deer harvest numbers are updated as deer are checked in via CheckIN Game. All numbers are raw data that have not been verified by the Indiana DNR. www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8367.htm
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 7, 2018 7:27:02 GMT -5
Current reported deer harvest: 112,314 From Sept 15, 2017 to Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 6:25 AM CST That is 581 registered since yesterday. 3,849 deer have been registered since the start of the "Special Antlerless Season". There was 4,202 deer taken in the 2016 "Special Antlerless Season" Deer harvest numbers are updated as deer are checked in via CheckIN Game. All numbers are raw data that have not been verified by the Indiana DNR. www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/8367.htm
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 7, 2018 8:53:25 GMT -5
581 since yesterday.. some folks are still out there after them..
Do you think we will hit 113,000 by season end in January 31?
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Post by jjas on Jan 7, 2018 10:16:27 GMT -5
581 since yesterday.. some folks are still out there after them.. Do you think we will hit 113,000 by season end in January 31? The weather is finally going to warm into the mid-upper 30's around here. That should get some hunters out for the mid-day/evening hunts. We're sitting @ 112,377 as I post this. That's only 623 deer to 113,000. If we manage another 500+ day today, then 113,000 is certainly right there. If not...then I doubt it.
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Post by Woody Williams on Jan 7, 2018 14:45:43 GMT -5
581 since yesterday.. some folks are still out there after them.. Do you think we will hit 113,000 by season end in January 31? The weather is finally going to warm into the mid-upper 30's around here. That should get some hunters out for the mid-day/evening hunts. We're sitting @ 112,377 as I post this. That's only 623 deer to 113,000. If we manage another 500+ day today, then 113,000 is certainly right there. If not...then I doubt it. 112,605 at 1:45 pm CST.
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