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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 2, 2020 7:06:47 GMT -5
Did you go hunting out of state? Yep, fresh back from Montana. “Did you catch anything?” 😆
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 2, 2020 9:52:46 GMT -5
Sat in a ground hide with my wife last evening in Jasper County. She's still after a buck with her crossbow. Saw 2 buttons, 2 does and 3 bucks. One nice 8 came to check out our doe decoy. But, stayed just out of her comfortable range. That makes for 3 close calls she's had with good bucks this year. Losing count of her hours on stand. Gotta be close to 80 though. Fun hunt last night. She had a long stare-down with one of the does the buck was dogging from 20 yards. Keeps her coming back! I live/hunt in Jasper County too. I haven't met too many others on this forum from here. Best of luck to you both!
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 2, 2020 9:58:13 GMT -5
Man I feel terrible, here I am about 950 yards from where she bumped. I was so drained after climbing a hill. Came over the top to glass the bottom and she jumped up and crippled off on 3 legs. All I had were my binocs while my gun was 20 yards behind me. She stopped around 150 yards enough for me to see fresh blood on her. Crept back to get my gun and came back and she was gone. Tried to slowly creep down the hill, 200 yards later she bumped again. I’m giving up, I can’t keep up with her. Doubt she will make it through the winter. Thanks for everyone’s input and help Sorry it didn't turn out well. But, kudos to you for putting in a great effort to find her.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Dec 2, 2020 11:18:00 GMT -5
Yep, fresh back from Montana. Did you score?? It was a really slow hunt, didn't see a lot of game, but managed to fill a tag at least.
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Post by treetop on Dec 4, 2020 6:28:39 GMT -5
Got today off can’t hunt but going to go sit in a stand see what’s moving and were they are going Finally been seeing deer again probably went a week and a half with out seeing any deer hopefully tomorrow works out
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 4, 2020 6:55:35 GMT -5
Got today off can’t hunt but going to go sit in a stand see what’s moving and were they are going Finally been seeing deer again probably went a week and a half with out seeing any deer hopefully tomorrow works out Hunt the FOOD.....
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Post by treetop on Dec 4, 2020 7:06:50 GMT -5
That’s were I’m watching just need some daylight
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Post by parrothead on Dec 4, 2020 7:17:30 GMT -5
They have been hitting my corn field every night this week. I have the farmer leave some corn standing in my field.
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Post by treetop on Dec 4, 2020 8:14:23 GMT -5
I planted oats this fall got two decent size plots I planted one by the house so I could watch it and the other is by the back woods both are just as green as you can get I’ve never had great luck with plots but I live in a ag area so they have food every were you look but I put them in anyway
This AM not long after light I watched 6 does and two fawns walk out of the front woods stop and get a drink from the pond and walk right to the oats and eat they hung around for about 30 minutes and walked right into the back woods should of took the bow with me never really gave it a thought oh well
Going to sit another hour or so see what happens and again tonight but have a good idea what stand I’m going to be in tomorrow hopefully the fat lady is warming up cause I believe tomorrow is the day
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Post by sculver7 on Dec 4, 2020 8:16:35 GMT -5
I went out in the swamp on public last night. 2.5 hours before end of legal, have a 135"-140" 10 point working my way at 60 yards. I was hunting from a deadfall on the ground, I start to turn to get ready to draw and all of a sudden he busts and circles the same direction he came, going upwind. I was frustrated because I thought there was no way in heck that he had any idea I was there. Well, on the way out, I saw why the deer spooked. There was a guy about 150 yards to the south of me 6' up a tree in a climber. On its way to me, the buck got downwind of him and bolted. Frustrating, very frustrating... but also encouraging seeing deer of that caliber. I press on.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 4, 2020 8:46:50 GMT -5
I planted oats this fall got two decent size plots I planted one by the house so I could watch it and the other is by the back woods both are just as green as you can get I’ve never had great luck with plots but I live in a ag area so they have food every were you look but I put them in anyway This AM not long after light I watched 6 does and two fawns walk out of the front woods stop and get a drink from the pond and walk right to the oats and eat they hung around for about 30 minutes and walked right into the back woods should of took the bow with me never really gave it a thought oh well Going to sit another hour or so see what happens and again tonight but have a good idea what stand I’m going to be in tomorrow hopefully the fat lady is warming up cause I believe tomorrow is the day Things look good for daytime movement. Red Moon period is on. (Firm believer). This weekend should be great hunting. Might go set just to video and shoot a yote if one comes by.
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Post by treetop on Dec 4, 2020 9:16:42 GMT -5
I planted oats this fall got two decent size plots I planted one by the house so I could watch it and the other is by the back woods both are just as green as you can get I’ve never had great luck with plots but I live in a ag area so they have food every were you look but I put them in anyway This AM not long after light I watched 6 does and two fawns walk out of the front woods stop and get a drink from the pond and walk right to the oats and eat they hung around for about 30 minutes and walked right into the back woods should of took the bow with me never really gave it a thought oh well Going to sit another hour or so see what happens and again tonight but have a good idea what stand I’m going to be in tomorrow hopefully the fat lady is warming up cause I believe tomorrow is the day Things look good for daytime movement. Red Moon period is on. (Firm believer). This weekend should be great hunting. Might go set just to video and shoot a yote if one comes by. I’m not sure what it is but I do know that’s two days in a row I’ve seen deer moving in the day I know two days is not much but they seem to be back on the routine and route they were before gun season
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Post by treetop on Dec 4, 2020 9:23:00 GMT -5
Done for the morning got some stuff I need to do today will be back out tonight see what’s going on
Did not see anything more other than the neighborhood cat I don’t know who owns it but I see it hunting mice around here all the time it maybe just a stray idk but it’s been around for a few years now so I figure it’s somebody’s
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Post by budd on Dec 4, 2020 9:29:08 GMT -5
Getting pictures of bucks together on the food plot now. There is a group of 4 and another of 3. Im hoping the swelling in my leg will be down enough i can get out the last weekend of muzzle season.
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Post by BOBinIN on Dec 4, 2020 9:30:04 GMT -5
Done for the morning got some stuff I need to do today will be back out tonight see what’s going on Did not see anything more other than the neighborhood cat I don’t know who owns it but I see it hunting mice around here all the time it maybe just a stray idk but it’s been around for a few years now so I figure it’s somebody’s Sounds to me like it's yours now!
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Post by esshup on Dec 4, 2020 9:51:39 GMT -5
Even in AG areas, food plots are valuable. Once all the crops are harvested, there isn't much left to eat in the AG fields except what was left behind by the combine.
I'll guess I will have to look up Red Moon phase. The 2nd rut should start kicking in also in about a week or less.
I will be concentrating most of my efforts in the reduction zone, about 80% of my hunting time will be there.
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 4, 2020 11:14:07 GMT -5
Even in AG areas, food plots are valuable. Once all the crops are harvested, there isn't much left to eat in the AG fields except what was left behind by the combine. I'll guess I will have to look up Red Moon phase. The 2nd rut should start kicking in also in about a week or less. I will be concentrating most of my efforts in the reduction zone, about 80% of my hunting time will be there. Doesn't help around here that the farmers have been chisel plowing shortly after harvest and burying all the waste grain!
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Post by SFC (R) B on Dec 4, 2020 13:17:15 GMT -5
I am packing now, getting ready to load my truck. Meeting my buddy at his house and then carpooling up to the Silverthorne, CO area to chase late season cows. There will be three of us there with tags. Not as much snow as we had been hoping for to make them a bit more predictable but we will give it our best.
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Post by coaldust on Dec 4, 2020 13:52:56 GMT -5
Even in AG areas, food plots are valuable. Once all the crops are harvested, there isn't much left to eat in the AG fields except what was left behind by the combine. I'll guess I will have to look up Red Moon phase. The 2nd rut should start kicking in also in about a week or less. I will be concentrating most of my efforts in the reduction zone, about 80% of my hunting time will be there.
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Post by coaldust on Dec 4, 2020 13:53:29 GMT -5
Believe that has come & gone
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