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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 7, 2006 9:31:32 GMT -5
I made it out opening afternoon around 3, I wanted to get set up in the stand and give it plenty of time for the woods to get quiet. I chose a bean field that had a tree line around 3 sides and had a creek that separated it from another bean field that was bordered by a big woods.The little nook I positioned myself in had me tucked back in out of sight of everything and left me with 2 good lanes for shooting and could see fairly well in all directions but behind me. The grassy area beside the creek was beaten down with deer tracks and looked like a major crossing so I figured when they used the creek as a hiway I would possibly see some deer. But another hunter came in about 40 min`s behind me and was making alot of racket then in 2 hours changed his stand location 3 times.so at that point I pretty much figured out I would see nothing but stuck it out. As darkness fell I gave up and left the stand, driving home I saw no deer where I usually see them feeding. The temps were in the upper 70`s so I figured with the cool morning the hot afternoon had them tucked away in the shade.
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Post by stilllearning on Oct 8, 2006 13:44:18 GMT -5
It still sounds like a sweet spot. good luck to you as I am trying for my first bow kill.
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Post by 4pointer on Oct 10, 2006 3:38:23 GMT -5
Good Luck Buddy,, Git a Biggin,
Sounds like we ya'll need some cooooooooool weather ;D
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Post by stilllearning on Oct 11, 2006 6:09:21 GMT -5
It is starting to cool here abit but not cool enough I guess. As far as the biggen. I am actualy wanting to take a nice spike or fork horn so the meat will be that much better. As nice as a big rack is (on deer that is) you can't eat the horns. ;D ;D ;D
with only one deer a year up here I want good meat that the hole family will like.
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Post by admin on Oct 13, 2006 8:21:08 GMT -5
Hope you are getting out this weekend while it is cold. Good Luck buddy.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 14, 2006 20:10:30 GMT -5
Heading out south of Terre Haute,IN at 4AM in the morn. The wind will be less than it was this morning and will be around the freezing mark. The moon is moving into the last quarter and getting closer to the dark moon so things are looking up ;D
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Post by stilllearning on Oct 15, 2006 14:24:27 GMT -5
Go get them. ;D
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 19, 2006 18:08:46 GMT -5
Well didn`t make out last weekend, figured I would wait till the new moon was in full swing this weekend and go try it. I have really been seeing the deer out alot during the day now so that is a good good sign.
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Post by 4pointer on Oct 19, 2006 19:18:43 GMT -5
Good Luck Buddy, Wack a big one  |
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 19, 2006 19:27:45 GMT -5
Thanks bro,,right back at ya
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 22, 2006 6:17:24 GMT -5
Well me and bowslap went out to an old favorite of mine yesterday, I saw 1 about 60 yards aways moving through a thicket but couldn`t tell what it was. Then a coyote came in and couldn`t get my bow off the hanger in time to get a shot into it. The old place isn`t what it used to be, the state allowed people to use any counties doe tag back in 94 and in 1 weekend they practicaly wiped out the entire herd, that used to be a great hunting spot but it looks like it never fully recovered. We checked out 2 other places, the state property was a joke. The private land that slap got permission to hunt looked great, can`t wait to get out there and try it.
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Post by 4pointer on Oct 22, 2006 6:41:39 GMT -5
GOOD LUCK TO THE BOTH OF YA'LL~~WACK A BIGGIN~~~
The State did the same here in some zones, ( doe a day fer the whole season) The heard really dropped off quick,,,
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 22, 2006 6:49:19 GMT -5
Sometimes I think the only thing they are managing is to keep the hunters from having deer to hunt.
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Post by jerseyhunter on Oct 22, 2006 7:56:49 GMT -5
Sometimes I think the only thing they are managing is to keep the hunters from having deer to hunt. YOU GOT THAT RIGHT. |
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Post by admin on Oct 22, 2006 13:26:00 GMT -5
Hang in there Tracy, plenty of time left.
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Post by bowslap on Oct 23, 2006 4:49:12 GMT -5
Yup.....lots-o-time left......that private land is GOOD huntin', father-in-law and brother-in-law nail at least 2 every year from there.....consistently! I plan on draggin' one out this year as well......plus, I don't think we've played out Ravinia Woods just yet....we've got options yet, Hoosier.......'slap......
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Post by 4pointer on Oct 23, 2006 5:24:35 GMT -5
Good luck,, They will make a MISTAKE & THE BROWN IS DOWN ;D
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Post by bowslap on Oct 23, 2006 13:04:03 GMT -5
Thanks for the reassurance, guys.....we WILL strike harvest gold this season......come Hades or high water, we WILL.......'slap....
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Post by 4pointer on Oct 24, 2006 22:14:25 GMT -5
I can see it now, Bone's on the ground & Meat in the Freezer  |
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Nov 17, 2006 16:50:21 GMT -5
Well I know I swore off small woods but I talked with a guy on a jobsite and he gave me a so-called HOT TIP about a woods west of Indianapolis that is state owned and suppossedly over run with deer and under hunted. So will be heading out in the morn and check it out and see if the hot tip is hot or cold.
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Post by 4pointer on Nov 17, 2006 17:58:03 GMT -5
Hope the HOT SPOT is RED HOT fer ya & ya make a big one eat dirt
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Nov 17, 2006 19:24:44 GMT -5
Thanks Larry..I hope so too ;D
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Post by jerseyhunter on Nov 17, 2006 20:20:38 GMT -5
hey good luck. ;D
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Nov 18, 2006 17:24:01 GMT -5
Well I didn`t make it out the hot spot I heard about, slap had to work and I don`t like hunting new woods alone as I can split up and cover more new ground twice as fast. So I decided to hit the woods about 30 min`s from the house around noon. I figured with it being opening day most of the weekend warriors would be done shooting up the place. I got in and hit our old area and was up in the tree and set up by 1:00, I did some buck grunts and hit the doe can a few times and let the woods settle down. I kept hearing movement up on a ridge to my right, so I grabbed the rattle bag hoping for a curiosity call. Well it worked only I didn`t know it did, about 15 mins later I heard a truck door slam out by where I park and then I heard the snort of a lifetime behind me to my left. I whipped around in my stand and saw the 14 pointer I had seen while scouting back when he was still in velvet. He was hauling up the ridge and vanished over the other side. Needless to say I was nearly in tears, his tracks where he wheeled and took off were only 35 yards from my stand, another 10 min`s and he would have been under me then 2 hours later he would have been on the lodge mantle,,LOL. But thats deer huntin, hopefully slap will be able to go check out the new spot in the AM.
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Post by bowslap on Nov 18, 2006 18:48:03 GMT -5
I hear ya......working on a hunting day sucks, but I gotta pay the bills.....first priority.
Let's try that new area tomorrow....I'll give ya a holler here in a few minutes......'slap.....
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Post by bigskyscott on Nov 18, 2006 20:39:19 GMT -5
Hoos & Slap ~ Good Luck to ya !!!  |
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