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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 7:19:04 GMT -5
All set up and ready to go! I could see turkey tracks in the snow just 10 yards in from the blind. Fingers crossed!
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 7:56:09 GMT -5
Little spike buck feeding in the field now. 133 yards away. Good marker point for the smoke pole
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 7:57:10 GMT -5
Make that 2 spike bucks...
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 17, 2020 8:07:54 GMT -5
Got all the way to the top of the tree with my climber, opened my bag to get my coat out and down goes my left hand glove lol. I think this is the last year with using climbers they’re just too much of a pain. Went to rural king the other day and picked up a few ladder stands anyways. So this summer I’ll be getting a few more set ups
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 8:11:08 GMT -5
I can hear a little turkey chatter in the woods behind me.
The property owner said they were all in front of the blind last night at 3:50 (CST). With it getting dark by 4:30, I would only assume they're roosting near by.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 17, 2020 9:16:10 GMT -5
Got all the way to the top of the tree with my climber, opened my bag to get my coat out and down goes my left hand glove lol. I think this is the last year with using climbers they’re just too much of a pain. Went to rural king the other day and picked up a few ladder stands anyways. So this summer I’ll be getting a few more set ups I still prefer loc ons and climbing sticks BUT we have been adding couple ladders each season as we get older. I particularly like some of newer ones. 17' man and a half stands. Best time to buy is next 3 months. Picked up 2 last year for under 100 each.
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 9:35:58 GMT -5
Turkeys are making an appearance. 7 so far. One strutter chasing the others.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 17, 2020 10:17:23 GMT -5
Turkeys are making an appearance. 7 so far. One strutter chasing the others. Choot'em!!
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 17, 2020 10:21:17 GMT -5
Three doe just worked the ridge up from behind me. Cold mornings get them moving late. First deer seen today
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Post by colts1888 on Dec 17, 2020 10:53:58 GMT -5
Put one in the freezer last evening. Thought it was a doe but ended up being a button buck. Had only been in stand maybe 15 minutes and watched 5 come out of my woods and cross the road into our 8 acre cut corn field i was overlooking. 4 of em slowly worked toward me and i was prepared to take one but for some reason they got real skittish and stopped and then turned and jogged off. The one i shot stood there but i could tell it was gonna bolt as well so i let rip and dropped it where it stood. About 100 yd shot. Will be back out tomorrow and the weekend looking for one more.
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Post by deadeer on Dec 17, 2020 10:59:23 GMT -5
Very tough week at work for me. So havent even considered hunting at all. Gonna give her heck this weekend for mz tag, then a little more in the late antlerless for last bonus tag. May check reduction spot, but it's usually dead now. See how it goes!
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Post by treetop on Dec 17, 2020 11:54:20 GMT -5
Taking off early today going to hit the stand seen lots of tracks in the new snow maybe they all happen at night don’t know but I’m going out to find out
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2020 12:33:52 GMT -5
Got all the way to the top of the tree with my climber, opened my bag to get my coat out and down goes my left hand glove lol. I think this is the last year with using climbers they’re just too much of a pain. Went to rural king the other day and picked up a few ladder stands anyways. So this summer I’ll be getting a few more set ups I still prefer loc ons and climbing sticks BUT we have been adding couple ladders each season as we get older. I particularly like some of newer ones. 17' man and a half stands. Best time to buy is next 3 months. Picked up 2 last year for under 100 each. I turn 60 next year and thinking of getting a couple ladder stands. All four of my stands are climbing sticks and hang-on. Just like guns you can't have enough deer stands.
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 17, 2020 13:25:47 GMT -5
I still prefer loc ons and climbing sticks BUT we have been adding couple ladders each season as we get older. I particularly like some of newer ones. 17' man and a half stands. Best time to buy is next 3 months. Picked up 2 last year for under 100 each. I turn 60 next year and thinking of getting a couple ladder stands. All four of my stands are climbing sticks and hang-on. Just like guns you can't have enough deer stands. The more the merrier! I might go back to the rk in martinsville again today. Two years ago I bought the hawk Denali 1.5 man 21 foot ladder stand for $200. It’s a dream to sit in, I can pick up one now for $120. I do like the hang ons better for archery hunting
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2020 13:28:25 GMT -5
I turn 60 next year and thinking of getting a couple ladder stands. All four of my stands are climbing sticks and hang-on. Just like guns you can't have enough deer stands. The more the merrier! I might go back to the rk in martinsville again today. Two years ago I bought the hawk Denali 1.5 man 21 foot ladder stand for $200. It’s a dream to sit in, I can pick up one now for $120. I do like the hang ons better for archery hunting That's good to know when archery hunting. Thanks
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 13:40:31 GMT -5
Struck out this morning. The property I was hunting butts up to DNR ground. DNR was out there cutting trees and spooked the birds. I'll try it again soon.
Home for lunch then headed back out.
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Post by willy7948 on Dec 17, 2020 14:01:33 GMT -5
Headed back to the reduction zone with some targets. Gonna get the 7mm shooting straight again, then hunt a different parcel for the last couple hours.
At the tail end of a gout attack, so those two hours will probably be painful.
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Post by boonechaser on Dec 17, 2020 15:16:10 GMT -5
Neighbor texted me last night of a pretty good buck that had shed yesterday. Had a a.m. pic of him carrying both sides and 8 hours latter same camera he had shed both.
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 17, 2020 15:33:58 GMT -5
I've been set up for about 40 minutes now. I did not see very many tracks on the walk in.
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Post by mstr2175 on Dec 17, 2020 15:40:24 GMT -5
I’m just going to say that all these does I’m seeing are actually really big bucks that already shed their antlers so I don’t feel like I’m just a bad hunter 😆
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