Sounds like a good hunt Copper. I look forward to the days when my boys are old enough to join me in the woods.

No afternoon hunt. I thought it was going to be a little on the warm side but I don't think it got as warm as they said it would. I will be back out in the morning. I will be alone though so I am really hoping to at least score a doe for the earn a buck tag for rifle season. I have one from last year so if I do see a nicebuck I will consider taking it.

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I saw your thread JM. Good for you. I am not against hunters who want to bait as long as it is legal. It makes it tough when you are going by the rules and someone 100yards away isn't. I hope tomorrow goes better for you. We are looking at storms coming through all day and then our temps are going to drop into the low 50's for a high and mid 30's for a low. I can't wait.

I got a call this morning from my mom. She was out riding her horse up above the barn where i've been scouting all season long. I've had my eye on a nice 10 point. Anyway, out on her ride she claims to have found a big dead deer with its head chopped off and a couple bullet holes through the body. Season doesn't come in until the 30th...I'd just hate to have all the work i've done this summer to be wasted by some cheater.

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Sounds terrible[:@] hopefully its not the one you've been scouting. If it happened where I huntand I found out who did it there would be hell to pay. Good Luckand hopefully your season won't be wasted.

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Thats not cool jwh. Lets hope it isn't the one you wanted to chase.

Good to hear something was done jmbuck. I don't hold much confidence in the DNR in WI.

I got out this morning to a stand that has been hung in the same tree for 3 years just never hunted. It was real busy this morning with deer. So that was good. The only bad part was the mesquitoes. I wanted to jump out of the stand they were so bad. I only mad it an hour before I had to sneak out of there. I will be going after work tomorrow, and with the temps as low as they are going to be I am sure I won't have any problem with bugs.

Copper, I've had great luck using a Thermacell for the past 2 seasons but it's not the greatest product on windy days. On those days I use the No Stinkin' Bugs spray from Scent Shield.

I bought a thermacell the other day and then a buddy of mine that I alsowork with talk me out of it. He made a good point about the weather in WI getting cold so why would I need one. I should have kept it. I also have the same spray you mentioned and I thought it would smell to much. On windy days I have no problems with bugs. I should have kept the thermacell even if I only used it a couple days. I will be hunting tonight and it is cool out and there is a nice breeze so I am not to worried. But I tell you I was ready to jump out of that stand on Sunday morning. My hands are still all welted up. But I may just bring the sent shield bug spray if you say you have used it with success.