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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 19:23:26 GMT -5
Everything worked exactly as I had hoped on my oak finger. A buck got up from oak island and came right to the finger. Only problem was, he spotted me before I saw him. 😑 Big buck. He came in silently and somehow must have caught a bit of movement at 60 yards. Gave me the whitetail salute as he bounded off. At least my plan somewhat worked and now I know that there is definitely buck bedding on that oak island. Ahhhh, so sorry he picked you off, that stinks. But, like you said, you learned a lot there, and there`s always tomorrow...
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Post by esshup on Dec 13, 2020 19:26:25 GMT -5
I got home this morning, sat in front of the computer and started to fall asleep. The plan was to leave by noon to go hunting this afternoon. Crawled in bed for a nap, sort of woke up shivering and pulled more covers on and went back to sleep. Woke up at 2:30, feeling OK, just too late to go where I wanted to go. So, I ended up just doing things around the house outside until dark. Tomorrow I'll be there in the evening. Gotta work in the morning. Glad you`re feeling ok and not down with flu or worse buddy... Thanks. I do a great job of playing hermit. LOL
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Post by butlerj on Dec 13, 2020 20:02:21 GMT -5
Seen some moving in the bottoms this am headed south but then crossed over to my side and was coming up the hill kept waiting theylle either cut north towards me or cut farther south... they never came north though. Backed out went to the south end using the logging road went to check my trail cam by the little pond and nothing on it for two weeks except a couple pictures of me leaving and returning and some squirrel going up and down his tree. Pretty disappointed of no pics in 2 weeks. They must be using a different trail now so I moved it further south to try and find their route they would have used today. Picked a tree to sit by next week to add in the game plan if I go way back in there again.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 20:27:58 GMT -5
I haven't been out lately. Been seeing does and small bucks working from home. Might take one this week with the better cooler weather. Been building bee hives and 200 frames. Getting ready for spring. Decided to double the hives. So around 25 or 26. Need to build more boxes. Building my own. Moving a little slow lately. Darn RA flaring up.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2020 20:31:52 GMT -5
I haven't been out lately. Been seeing does and small bucks working from home. Might take one this week with the better cooler weather. Been building bee hives and 200 frames. Getting ready for spring. Decided to double the hives. So around 25 or 26. Need to build more boxes. Building my own. Moving a little slow lately. Darn RA flaring up. Take your time buddy, it`s the marathon, not the sprint that wins the race.
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Post by willy7948 on Dec 14, 2020 6:51:01 GMT -5
Willy, It’s way late for EHD. I’d say she had other problems. Good to know. Thanks! I’m not all that knowledgeable about it at all. I searched “dead deer foaming at mouth” and that popped up. 😂 I’d wondered if it was too cold for it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 7:52:32 GMT -5
I haven't been out lately. Been seeing does and small bucks working from home. Might take one this week with the better cooler weather. Been building bee hives and 200 frames. Getting ready for spring. Decided to double the hives. So around 25 or 26. Need to build more boxes. Building my own. Moving a little slow lately. Darn RA flaring up. Take your time buddy, it`s the marathon, not the sprint that wins the race. You are right on. I guess I don't like to rest. MY goal was 5 years for 25 hives and this will only be my third. Maybe only 20 hives for 2021 and get those 100% in production. Thanks!
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Post by buckert on Dec 14, 2020 12:38:03 GMT -5
Like several of you guys it’s been a pretty slow year for me. I harvested a doe and I’m still hunting although I’m not seeing hardly anything. I keep thinking the next period is going to bring more action. My priorities have totally shifted to meat. I’m going to get out this afternoon but I’m not expecting much.
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Post by sculver7 on Dec 14, 2020 12:58:17 GMT -5
Like several of you guys it’s been a pretty slow year for me. I harvested a doe and I’m still hunting although I’m not seeing hardly anything. I keep thinking the next period is going to bring more action. My priorities have totally shifted to meat. I’m going to get out this afternoon but I’m not expecting much. It's been a weird year. I'm also in the mindset of harvesting meat. I will shoot anything that will put a decent amount of meat in my freezer including a young buck if the opportunity is presented to me. Just gotta keep after it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 13:28:25 GMT -5
I think the best time is after a bad winter storm. When there is a few inches on snow on the ground and cold. That will get the deer moving in the daytime. I would only hunt a food plot this time of year. I might be finished since the weather has not arrived yet and I don't have a good food plot to hunt. My radishes are okay, but the rabbits did a number on them this fall. All deer pictures have been at night.
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Post by majyang on Dec 14, 2020 13:57:37 GMT -5
Like several of you guys it’s been a pretty slow year for me. I harvested a doe and I’m still hunting although I’m not seeing hardly anything. I keep thinking the next period is going to bring more action. My priorities have totally shifted to meat. I’m going to get out this afternoon but I’m not expecting much. I feel you. After so many passes during archery I was confident rifle was gonna be "easy"... I didn't even get to scope one in probably 6 sits (public land hunter). Finally scored my 1st deer of the season yesterday. I thought it was a momma and fawn trotting away from something. Well "Momma" turned out (after the shot) to be a spike. So you just never know, keeping after it is all anyone of us can do.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 14:21:55 GMT -5
I moved my one camera to where I plan to move the stand in a month or two. No later than March. The camera is about 10 feet from the tree, but looking at the same area.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 14, 2020 17:53:05 GMT -5
Pulled cards over 2 of my feeders and very happy to see lots bucks and doe's visiting on a daily basis. 3 bucks 130+ and 1-140+ with several 1 and 2 year olds. 2021 prospects looking good.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 14, 2020 18:16:24 GMT -5
While I'm away.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 14, 2020 18:27:54 GMT -5
While I'm away. They just seem to know, don’t they.
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Post by medic22 on Dec 14, 2020 18:30:23 GMT -5
Like several of you guys it’s been a pretty slow year for me. I harvested a doe and I’m still hunting although I’m not seeing hardly anything. I keep thinking the next period is going to bring more action. My priorities have totally shifted to meat. I’m going to get out this afternoon but I’m not expecting much. It's been a weird year. I'm also in the mindset of harvesting meat. I will shoot anything that will put a decent amount of meat in my freezer including a young buck if the opportunity is presented to me. Just gotta keep after it. Yep. 2 year olds are fair game now.
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Post by treetop on Dec 14, 2020 18:50:54 GMT -5
While I'm away. Out riding the mower around pulling stumps or something was ya That will learn ya
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 14, 2020 18:53:59 GMT -5
Sat out tonight about half way up the hill looking towards a logging road. Around 430 had that same 8 point and doe work the lee side. Last week the buck was cruising everyday. That’s two days in a row with them together. She must be in heat, or is about to be, and this bucks locked down with her.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 14, 2020 18:58:59 GMT -5
While I'm away. Out riding the mower around pulling stumps or something was ya That will learn ya I was at work. 🤨
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2020 20:48:20 GMT -5
My buddy took me to one of his spots this afternoon. It`s the place where he and landowner bumped 9 does and 2 nice bucks. At just before 5:00 pm. we were sitting on the ground and had 7 or 8 does milling around in front of us anywhere from 25 yards, with several further behind them, likely 35-40 yards. I was just about to shoot one of the bigger does when more deer came in behind them. Hoping there was a buck in the newest few deer, I held off shooting the bigger doe. The other deer that came in were yearlings and fawns, and by now, the bigger doe has moved into thicker cover and I have no shot...
I really want a buck, but at this point, the next time I have a deer in front of me that isn`t a fawn, I`m going to shoot. Time is winding down for me.
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