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Post by esshup on Oct 4, 2020 11:59:19 GMT -5
schall, that is great country. I'd bet that you could call in a few coyotes from that vantage point too!!
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Post by bowonlykindofguy1 on Oct 4, 2020 12:25:08 GMT -5
Now that I harvested my buck now the real fun begins. My son wants to bowhunt this year,but he had reserve duty this weekend. Now I can try to help him get one. Should be a fun time. Good luck everyone and keep the stories coming.
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Post by treetop on Oct 4, 2020 12:40:07 GMT -5
My view from live from the stand this morning. Be hard to pry me out of the stand
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Post by medic22 on Oct 4, 2020 12:50:32 GMT -5
Heading out here shortly, I have a little ways out of the way to walk to keep from being seen so I figure ill scout on the way in.
I wanted to saddle hunt the corn, near where I last hunted. NW is good for that, variable NNW is not.
Going to sit a couple hundred yards south of the big buck bedding, it's the only spot that the brush is short enough to make a bow shot. This will be an all or nothing spot, if I do my part i'll either kill a deer, or not see anything. Its a coin flip.
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Post by treetop on Oct 4, 2020 13:00:12 GMT -5
Good luck let the air out of that big one
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Post by michaelc on Oct 4, 2020 13:21:26 GMT -5
Well here we sit on yet another piece of public ground. We squirrel hunt these woods from opening day to about mid September. The farmer for no visible reason was gracious enough to leave about a 20 yard wide strip of beans all around the woods. Got here way early to do some looking and according to the evidence I've seen we should stand a good chance of going home with something in the back of my truck if the deer are on my play book. The wind isn't exactly how I want it, a little swirly but I sprayed down pretty good. We'll see how this hunt plays out and update later on when I'm home.
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Post by mission5 on Oct 4, 2020 13:30:43 GMT -5
Went racing last night so skipped out on this morning and will be skipping this evening to spend some time with the fam. I am going to wake up early as tomorrow morning looks to be a good one with calm winds. Good luck to everyone out there this evening.
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Post by deadeer on Oct 4, 2020 14:40:32 GMT -5
It's off to the stand...
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Post by bullseye69 on Oct 4, 2020 16:44:39 GMT -5
I'm 5.5 miles from Lake Michigan......its not slowing down here. It's picked back up considerably. I'm about 13 miles give or take off the lake between Range Rd and Fail Rd on 725. Just west of ya
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Post by deadeer on Oct 4, 2020 17:44:28 GMT -5
So far so good. Wind is exactly wrong, but had a 7pt walk by anyway at 20yd. He is next years model, considering what the cams are showing. Then had 2 deer walk by about 80yds. Hopefully they are moving good with the cold coming overnight.
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Post by michaelc on Oct 4, 2020 18:12:58 GMT -5
I have to say, if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any. Had 2 coming to me and not from the direction I wanted them to, but I had turn to get a better shot and I stepped on the 1 stick that I guess I didn't see.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2020 18:17:55 GMT -5
I have to say, if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any. Had 2 coming to me and not from the direction I wanted them to, but I had turn to get a better shot and I stepped on the 1 stick that I guess I didn't see. Atleast you are trying. Family celebrated my oldest sons birthday today. See what next week brings. See it's going to be warm.
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Post by medic22 on Oct 4, 2020 19:25:52 GMT -5
Well this showed up about 50 yards south of where I was tonight. Assuming he knows the deer movement in the area, I would guess its a morning blind for a south wind, (I hate to rag on others) but since it's not brushed in, I doubt it. I sat anyway (first come first serve), thinking deer would stage up. No joy, I heard them moving after legal shooting ended. There goes my honey hole. ETA: on the subject of an all or nothing sit, nothing wins. Oh well, stick to the playbook and keep chipping away at random places.
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Post by greghopper on Oct 4, 2020 19:53:11 GMT -5
You be surprised how many Hunt out of a blind not bushed in and have success!
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Post by freedomhunter on Oct 4, 2020 19:53:25 GMT -5
Deer will get used to it unless he in there alot but yes with no brushing in and it being new that spot is dead for awhile
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 4, 2020 19:56:38 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I did not know I was supposed to brush it in. I'll get right back out there tomorrow and do just that. What day(s) are you going to be there? I would not want to mess you up. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Post by medic22 on Oct 4, 2020 20:09:12 GMT -5
You be surprised how many Hunt out of a blind not bushed in and have success! I'm not saying he won't be. I do hope the best for him (or her). But Ive been down that road at this property, those does know better.
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Post by medic22 on Oct 4, 2020 20:11:35 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I did not know I was supposed to brush it in. I'll get right back out there tomorrow and do just that. What day(s) are you going to be there? I would not want to mess you up. . . . . . . . . . . . . When did you start slumming on public land? Lol
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Post by drfleck on Oct 4, 2020 20:26:18 GMT -5
Decided to go out for a couple hours tonight. I set up in a blowdown 20 yards from the field edge on an inside corner. This field went unplanted this year but I suspected the deer would be passing me as they moved from bedding to the west to the recently picked corn field across the road to the east. Ended up seeing 7 total. 5 of which cut across the field corner right in front of me at last light. They were 50 yards. They went right to the picked corn field. Most of the neighbors have beans this year so I hope they keep on this pattern until next weekend.
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Post by michaelc on Oct 4, 2020 21:23:14 GMT -5
I have to say, if it wasn't for bad luck I wouldn't have any. Had 2 coming to me and not from the direction I wanted them to, but I had turn to get a better shot and I stepped on the 1 stick that I guess I didn't see. Atleast you are trying. Family celebrated my oldest sons birthday today. See what next week brings. See it's going to be warm. I've never been the type to give up, but I have never harvested a deer the very first week of season ever and that was my 1 and only goal going into this year regardless of the sex of the deer.
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