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William - don't sweat the miss, it happens. You can't possibly see every stick in the woods. Just be glad it didn't happen on a big buck.

Rybo - things are heating up around here - I have a feeling that one of us is going to put one down soon.

I went out last night after work to hunt over a scrape in a little saddle/funnel/thicket that skirts below an acorn flat, and it turned out to be a really exciting night. My goodness, I wasn't in the stand for 10 minutes before 4 doe showed up. They hung out for a while, then a 2x3 buck came in. He hung back in the thicket and never paid any attention to the scrape. I saw four more doe (all singles) the rest of the evening (two of them were pretty far out, and could have been small bucks, but from what I saw, they were bald). The deer are definitely traveling this little draw very heavily. Tonight I'm hunting a field corner and tomorrow I'll be back in that draw. No chasing activity at all since last week.
Man, that just never gets old.
Dave-predictions for tonight's game?

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Hi Guys - sounds like there is some action going on - which is good news. Sounds like we have everything moving - bucks, does, turkeys, bobcat, etc.

Fran& Ryan - sounds like you guys need to don the kevlar this time of the year - best of luck putting one on the ground -and staySAFE!!

Dave I am not going to say a word about forgetting anything:eek:good luck out there. -but do have to admit -my 5 year old is routing for the tigers - and ascubs fans -my wife wouldkill me if I was pulling for the birds!

OH - some mayknow but not everyone - we are expecting! - Have a January 31 appt.for an amnio - so either then orwithin 48 hours from then.

HOT DOG - I am heading out in two short days -camo all washed up -have to scrub some boots & reactivate some scent Lok - I have a good feeling aboutthis weekendfor everyone!!

Take care - Mike

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Oh - Fran - I was also going to say - last year I lost a long post or two in to cyber somewhere. After that I started typing the long onesup in word and then doing a cut and paste to get it in. That helped a bunch!

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Hey guys. Today was a good day. 1st, I'm at work, we got some new employees, go thru the basic where ya from...yadda yadda yadda the next thing I know this girl is going to talk to her mom about letting me hunt thier property where about 3 years ago I saw one of the biggest bucks of my life. A 53 acre haven loaded with some whoppers. Her parents live right down the road from me and have only let 1 other guy hunt it in recent memory, and I think it was with a gun.:D

So then I am out hunting today. WINDY and cool. Had a nice big doe show up, while deciding on whether to shoot her I see a buck behind her. 1st year 7 pt, not what I'm looking for, had him at 20 yds feeding in a shooting lane. After a while with no more bucks showing up and my finger getting itchy, I zip one thru her at 7 yds. She piles up exactly 48 yds away after running TOWARDS the field edge.It was nice pulling up to the edge of the woods and having a 10 yard drag. :D
Here she is, her tenderloins will be cooking in less than 5 minutes.

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Congrats Rybo, way to put em down!!

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Congrats on the doe, Rybo - and the prospective new hunting grounds.

I only saw two deer last night, a fawn doe and a nine pointer. The buck was a mainframe 4x4 (12-13" wide?) with a small eyeguard kicker at the right base. He had a thick rack with long, high main beams, but his G3's were small (around an inch or so). G2's were 5-6" each. Had them both under me for quite a while.

I argued with myself several times about taking him, and even went so far as to draw on him and settle the pin behind the shoulder, but in the end, I just didn't have the heart to do it. He's just not the caliber of buck that I'm looking for.

Oh well, he doesn't know how lucky he is. He'll surely be nice next year, if he survives the onslaught of rifle season.

Mike - I started doing the cut and paste trick. It really chaps ya when you lose your post like that. And by the way, big time congratulations.Good luck on the hunts too. Keep us posted on how everything is going.

Dave - Carpenter was lights out last night. I think he was doctoring the ball.

By the way, are any of you guys hockey fans? I was watching the Pens game last night, and I almost jumped through the ceiling when Malkin scored that goal on Brodeur. Crosby and Malkin - those kids are completely amazing.

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Ryan, congrats you deerslayer you! Another fine addition to the Williams freezer. Thats one thing I would like to experience here. "Doe Tags" if for no other reason than getting more whitetail shooting practice in and filling the freezer. The predators here alway seem to keep our deer in check. Our populations never seem to get out of hand in my neck of the woods. Ryan best of luck on that 53 acre piece, I hope you get a shot a dandy in there.

Quick, yes Boise State is undefeated. They had a tough game with Idaho though. Dennis Erickson has Idaho back on the right track. BSU should run the table and end up undefeated. As far as the BCS goes..I am not sure their schedule is strong enough to get them in. They are good program though. My buddy loves working there.

Good luck with your hunts Fran, I know your working your tail off this season and you have passed up many PA bucks. Good for you. I hope a whopper comes by here soon.

Good luck to everyone else. Mike I hope you get a big ole Iowa monster on the ground this weekend!

I get to hunt Thursday evening after work. I have been working with my 8 grade girls B-ball team at a clinic the last two days and will be finishing up today. So I havent hunted since Sunday. I'll be out this weekend as well.

Good luck fellas...

Troy

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Ryan - there you go again making me hungry! - (at least you did not post after dinner and tell me how delicious it was!) Congrats bud! - and best of luck on the new prospect, hope it works out and you hammer a big dude out there!

Fran - you are showing a considerable amount of restraint! - I know how itchy your trigger finger must be getting about now. I am thinking it will pay off big this weekend!

Troy - good luck tomorrow and this weekend.

Guys - I do have a good feeling about this weekend for the team, things just feel right!

Best of luck to everyone!!

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Hey guys. Everyone seems to be doing well.

Quick,
Man I hope you get to see a moster soon, you've been sparing a lot of bucks lives. Good luck. I missed most of the game last night, but I do like hockey and the pens. Probably goingto tryand get to a game soontoo.

Mike,
Congrats again onexpecting, good luck this weekend, they are going to be running.

Troy,
Itis fun shooting does. I'm so very fortunate to live in an area where I can. Its just amazing for experience in blood trails, deer reactions, practice in fieldsdressing;), excercise dragging;).


And one final note guys regarding the fun of shooting does.... I drilled #4 tonight.Gave it to my parents(who in turn will split it with my brother and sister). It was a pretty neat shot in that she had her head turned away scratching so the shot went thru her chest AND her neck about 3" below where it meets her skull. It was a double lung neck shot:D4 holes, 1 arrow. Pretty wild.

No more does for me until I have a buck down. Time to concentrate here and get after a biggun.
Later

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Here's a shot of the exit thru the chest and the entrance in the neck.
It blew thru everything and buried in the ground. Knocked her flat upon impact but she recovered and ran 50 yds before piling up.