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that looks like a realy nice deer!...i cant do much scouting do to the fact that my timber is all surounded by cornfields so it kind of sucks! ive been shooting a little but it would help if i would quit changing my set up haha...i just bought a MZE and am waiting for it to get here!

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I was out in the 104 degree heat today thinking that season opens in just a little over a month. Here's to a cooling trend before then. p.s. if any of you guys are in the path of that monster hitting La. hunker down and stay safe , our prayers are with you.

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Hey guys...doubt I'll get a deer this year with my bow.

I never actually have. Plus, the deer in my area of the state are smaller than most other states' deer.

I'm not sure about this contest. Perhaps the rules oughtta be revised sometime.

Not all of us have multiple buck tags to fill, have enough money to hunt 4 different states, or have big mongo bucks dwelling in the areas we hunt. Seems like even if I shot a big buck it'd be dwarfed by someone in MO, or KS, or MI, or somewhere else.

Anyways...I'll try my best to shoot a deer.

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hey its no big deal if you get a deer or not aslong as you have fun trying! To me thats what this whole contest is about anyways just having some fun! I too have yet to shoot a deer with my bow. I hear ya on the whole not being able to afford hunts and eveything but like i said im just out there for the fun im not there to kill a monster. Ill shoot the first thing that comes by me whether its a p&y buck or a little spike. i just want to get that first kill under my belt! besides im a meat hunter anyways!

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Wow are we a chatty bunch or what,lol. Sure hope everyones prep. is going well, mine seems to be . Good luck and stay safe

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i finally got the name of a landowner amazing woods right behind my house got pis of 150's buck great deer management can't wait.

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Don't worry about it FroMan, the trophy is in your eyes, not theirs. Trust me I've shot a lot of small bucks, and there isn't one that I'm not proud of. I guess if it's something that you wouldn't enjoy taking then don't, but if a spike comes through and you wanna take him go for it. Don't worry about what they're gunna think. All that does is ruin your fun. Good Luck

-Hoyt

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Hey all just checking in. Season is not even 2 weeks away and there are still no crops out where i hunt so it may be a toss up wether i even make it out opening weekend:( on a good note though my bro and i did spot a really nice 8 pointer out in the bean field with the binos about 60 yards north of my stand so thats a good thing. He was with a couple of nice does too. He was really wide but not all that tall so we shall see if hes still around in the next few weeks!

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Hey guys how bout everyone checking in to make sure we are all still on board.Not many post being made so I think it might be time for a quick check in. Good luck and stay safe. Mark

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Just wanted to check in and wish everyone good luck. Illinois season starts tomorrow and I am more than ready. I will be in Brown County tomorrow morning waiting for the big boy. Sure cant wait to spend some time with mother nature.

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Tagged a doe this morning. 15 yd shot from 20 ft up. Deer took three leaps and fell over not more than 15 yds from where my arrow passed through and stuck in the ground. Never saw one drop that fast in all my years of bowhunting.

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oh man put a bad shot on a doe saturday tracked it for a 1/2 mile then lost it

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well, I went out opening morning (oct. 1) and had a monster doe and a little six pointer come in to the rattle bag. they hung around for about a half hour as i was waiting for big daddy to show. finally i said what the heck and had a perfect 25 yd. double lung shot on the doe. The slick trick did the job. talk about a exit hole. i about crapped when i seen it. well i wanted to share with you. good luck in the upcoming month.

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Didnt get out yesterday due to the heavy rains. Plan on going out tomorrow morning (I could put up with a light drizzle that they are calling for). Some areas here got 11 inches of rain in 2 days but I think we were around the 4.5 inch range) Is anyone else on this team having any luck besides me andryan with the 2 doe we killed?

ps. congrats on your deer, ryan

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Hey Team 14,
Just reporting on my son (Hoyt14). You guys are on the board but it is nothing huge. He is 17 and working a lot of weekends now so his time to hunt is almost nothing. Anyway he had a great season all in one weekend. Started out on Saturday night the 1st. He missed TWO does that night. Well the next morning he got a 7 point off the same stand. He will get on here sometime to tell you all about it but I wanted you to know that he got one. Either he or I will post it on the official score card sometime. Not sure how they feel about me posting his deer. Either way it will get on there. He does have to get it scored yet. Not even sure if all the points are scoreable. Here is the picture.

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Congrats to Hoyt 14 for getting us on board.
I went out this morning and had the drop on 2 small deer at 6 yds but decided to hold out for a more mature animal. Mamma doe came down to be with the twins but she also was on the small side. I let all three walk without spooking them in hopes that a shooter buck would come by. He never did and unfortunately I couldnt get out this afternoon.
The three stayed under my stand for about 10 minutes. One little bb was butting and chasing the other small one from eating "his" leaves off a small sapling. It was cool to watch.As long as Ialready have one in the freezer, I will continue to hold out for a shooter.. I wont be out again uintil the 15th ( antlerless in-line season). c- ya

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nice work hoyt 14 good deer

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come on you guys lets get some deer

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well fellas sorry i havent been around to post in here but ive been at it hard since opening day and i finally seen my first deer tonight. I had 7 does come to about 50 yrds from me out in a field feeding but couldnt get them to come in any closer. they werent responding to the grunt call yet. Though they werent close enough to get a shot off it was such a great feeling to finally see some deer and know that i havent been wasting my time

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shot a b-b buck a week ago so now i'm after my big buck good luck guys

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I am starting to forget what a buck is!! I have not seen anything but does for awhile now. I have shot a doe with my bow, and with my muzzleloader. Hopefully things will pick up.

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Got my second deer this morning.First one was a doe.This is a six pointer, but nothing spectacular.
Here is a link to the photo. Should I score it and enter it in the contest?
If so how?

http://img343.imageshack.us/my.php?image=crop6rg.jpg

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yea u better score it because in the rules it says u have to score the first buck killed with a bow so if u want to enter a deer u have to enter this one

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Will do. Getting him back from the butcher tomorrow. Had to work yesterday afternoon and had no time to butcher him myself and nowhere to keep him cool (70+ degrees).

Where do I post his score???

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I sent a pm to Rob to see if he could help upload the pic and the score (66 2/8) to the official scoring thread.

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Hey guys, my bow season is over, I took a BB (first deer with bow) last saturday, and a big doe today to tag out...however I might take the bow along for gun season depending on how the bucks look! Sorry i couldnt get some bone, maybe next year :) Good luck all!

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can't wait my hunting gets good when the snow falls and the deer get in the fields

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season is over for me sorry i could not help out.