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Started by Magicman, October 01, 2017, 02:37:26 PM

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Magicman

Yup, it's another year and time to start thinking about Deer Hunting.  My prep activities during the past several weeks have included bushhogging, herbicide spraying, subsoiling, disking, and finally planting this past week.

We also did some needed low limb tree trimming and fallen tree removal from some of the trails.  This work will continue when Marty and I return from Colorado the end of the month.


 
Our Archery Season opened yesterday and a Grandson took this yearling meat Doe fairly early.
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Magicman

The same Grandson took a tall 8 point this morning with his bow.


 
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coxy

hes going to shoot them all MM  :D   that 8 point is tall  8)

drobertson

nice harvest,,,,,,,,,,, that young buck is a dandy!!
he has some mast, any idea on the age?
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Magicman

Young buck, my guess would be 2½ years old.  This buck was taken on my leased property (300 acres) where the adjoining landowners have no particular age/size management program.  Legal is all that matters.
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Magicman

I finally finished my bushhogging yesterday and a Grandson spent yesterday afternoon trimming overhanging limbs on most of the trails.  I did not get any trail cameras out this year but the bucks are really scrapping.

Our gun season opens Saturday the 18th.
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Magicman

PatD opted to pass on this buck this evening.  He was feeding at ~150 yards and we watched him for 15-20 minutes.


 


 
He is an 8 point probably 14" inside spread.  The G2's looked to be ~8".  Just a good solid fairly heavy antlered probably 2½ years old.  Today was his lucky day.
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LaneC

  Yep, lucky is correct :), around here that is huge, and I assure you, within 15-20 minutes, at least 20 bullets would have been heading his way :D
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Magicman

I wish that he had not been in the shadows and the picture would have done him justice.
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Magicman

Here is a buck that a Grandson opted not to shoot:
https://youtu.be/qrO8Ie-shjs
Probably a 2½ year old.
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Magicman

No pictures but a Granddaughter just called.  She and her husband took three does yesterday and today.  They saw some bucks but opted for the does.   smiley_thumbsup
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coxy

they taste much better than a buck to  ;D

Magicman

We saw 7 deer this evening, all bucks.  Two nice ones.
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Magicman

One buck came out this evening and then a coyote and that was that.   :-\
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Chuck White

I would have taken that coyote out!    :rifle:
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WV Sawmiller

   That's what I did first evening of rifle season last year. First coyote I've seen in the woods when I had a gun along. Was a young one weighed 23 lbs. I'v let bears, foxes and bobcats go but not as tolerant with a coyote.
Howard Green
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Magicman

I kept hoping for a shot but fleeting glimpses is all that I got.
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coxy

was talking to different people this year that shot bears and they all said the bears came in to a fawn bleat

Magicman

I saw 6 deer this morning, 3 bucks, and then guess what showed up?


 
Today was not her lucky day.
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Magicman

The evening deer are moving soooo late.  We finally saw 8 this evening with two bucks; the largest was a tall either 4 or 6 depending upon whether there were brow tines.  Too late for us to tell.

It is hot and dry, but we are forecast for some weather the middle of the week.  Maybe I can get some nitrate out and hoping for some rain.
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Lynn,

   Sounds like maybe hunter pressure or other factors are making them go nocturnal. Congrats on the coyote. Don;t know what you are doing/did with the hide. Up here I'd sell it to my hide buyer who also gets all my old deer hides and even a road killed mink last year (which did not thrill my wife).
Howard Green
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Magicman

I would say that it is more weather and moon related because there has been no deer scaring activity in the 400 acre Spring Hollow/Strawfield area.  Where the does were shot last weekend by the Grands was in a separate 40 acre section of the property.
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Chuck White

Deer travel patterns are really weird in this area this year!

I don't think the rut has really kicked in yet either, and tomorrow is the last day of the regular rifle season!   :-\

Maybe it's a climate change thing, warm weather and no snow!  ::)
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Magicman

Our deer season continues in one form or the other until the end of January.  Rifles are allowed on Private property through the "Primitive Weapon" season.
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trapper

Got a doe last Tuesday in our muzzle loader season. We can hunt with one weapon or another (bow gun muzzle loader) from middle of September to middle of January.
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