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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 5:58:41 GMT -5
I have more pictures on my camera that ill post tomorrow. Pictures? Heck, we're waiting on the video. Lol! Congratulations on a great buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 15, 2017 5:50:08 GMT -5
What is ( A bifurcated left G2)? I have never heard of this before. Forked.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 14, 2017 20:50:37 GMT -5
Congratulations! I'm hoping that MY Ruger American (.25-06) will score a nice one this season.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 14, 2017 20:47:38 GMT -5
Beautiful buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 14, 2017 20:17:50 GMT -5
(Writes down everyones' phone numbers and scurries off giggling. Lol!)
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 14, 2017 18:54:02 GMT -5
I got home this afternoon at 4:45 PM and there was a buck chasing a doe around the field in front of our house. My wife said that a lot of deer have been running around that field all day. That's the first chasing either of us have seen this year. The three separate bucks I saw last Saturday were all in search mode.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 14, 2017 14:15:28 GMT -5
Awesome buck, swilk! And Happy Birthday too! Conceived on Valentine's Day, ? Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2017 20:15:31 GMT -5
More along the lines of micro-analyzed, not micro managed. Correct.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2017 18:47:07 GMT -5
The survey also contains a map of the county in which the deer was killed, and the county is divided into sections (4 square mile, if I remember correctly). You click on the correct section so that the county can be micro-managed, yet not tell everyone on which property you killed your deer.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2017 18:27:11 GMT -5
I get a kick out of people saying, "You should have let it walk." They have some sort of delusional dream that if everyone only shoots 4.5 year old or older bucks, that there will be thousands of 4.5+ year old bucks running around. Okay, let's say for one minute that such a fantasy does occur. What kind of satisfaction can a trophy hunter get from killing one when they are everywhere?
If the hunter is happy with a 1.5 year old buck, then age is irrelevant. The bully berating them is simply hoping that everyone will pass young bucks so that he has a chance to get an older one in the future. Obviously the bully cannot get his own 4.5+ year old buck, and relies on others to "grow" them for him. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2017 15:23:45 GMT -5
I agree that bundles probably lead to more deer being killed, as I've posted that numerous times in the past, but I doubt rifles have anything to do with it.
People think there aren't deer, when in fact they are there and just not being seen. I got tons of deer on camera in August, and can count on my fingers how many I've seen this year on stand. I got videos of probably two dozen bucks, and have only seen a tiny one and the same small 8-pointer three times. I'm not really seeing any sign either. I'd swear that the deer were wiped out if I didn't know better.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2017 15:14:51 GMT -5
I just got home from a rainy hike of the 350-acre farm behind me that is being logged. There's no way that they can call that "selective". Pretty much every tree larger than a telephone pole is being cut. It was so unrecognizable that I had great difficulty finding my hang-on stand back there so I could remove it -- all my landmarks were demolished. The 18-20 acre sanctuary was razed.
One farm being logged and a tornado destroyed the 250-acre back-up farm. Lol! It's not funny, but at least humor keeps me from deep depression.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2017 11:23:30 GMT -5
I saw a small buck dead on the road this morning just east of the road Duff lives on. Lol! Headed out your way yesterday to pick up my son's friend. That stretch between you and Poplar Ridge was hammered. Can't believe none of the houses were damaged or anyone got hurt! Yes, they were very lucky! The woods across from my house were literally destroyed as the tornado continued its easterly trek. I saw a 3-foot diameter tree yesterday that was pushed right over with a rootball diameter of 10-15 feet!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2017 10:02:20 GMT -5
I saw a small buck dead on the road this morning just east of the road Duff lives on. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 20:51:47 GMT -5
Me! I've owned a lot of .25-06 rifles over the years, and am glad to finally be able to pack one during deer season.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 20:43:08 GMT -5
Rain here all day tomorrow, so I'm probably done until the firearms opener.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 19:29:40 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 15:35:21 GMT -5
Good to see you back, Dennis!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 14:08:59 GMT -5
6 does feeding in the hayfield across the road from my house right now at 2:00 PM. Lol! I can hunt there -- but not deer. They had a bad experience with a deer hunter 20 years ago, and it has soured them for life. I am the only one allowed on the farm, and they did tell me once that if they were ever to allow a deer hunter on there, it would be me. A lot of good that does me now. Lol! The farm is like a deer sanctuary. I can hunt the farm behind it (that's where I hunted this morning), so I guess I need to set up on the property line this evening and hope to catch a buck searching for those does.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2017 13:03:18 GMT -5
Nothing from the stand yet. Hopefully we'll get some midday activity here. When I hunted there with "Fullrut" he killed two bucks from the spot you are set up in, a 8-pointer and a 10-pointer. One was around 11:00 AM and the other 1:00 PM. After he tagged out, I hunted his spot until dark. There were some huge bucks in the NW intersection, but they never made it to me.
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