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well gang, after being gone for work to NY for 10 days I took all of last week off and hunted Seen my shooter twice but didn't get a shot. Sat. I saw 3 bucks and 5 does and 1 was a sure shooter and 1 was marginal. The marginal chased a doe all around my stand and finally "caught" her about 60 yds out. I really wish I had brought my cam cause he "serviced" her 3 times. After the last they both laid down for about 30 min to rest LOL. He never got back close enough. GL to all

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Well gang I have given up for now. Day after day I have sat and no matter where I sit I see deer. The only problem has been not getting a good shot on any.I have been real critical about my shot selection lately. I just don't want to be the guy to post " I hit one and can't find it". But I have plans to hunt the late season here which has produced my last few bucks that I have gotten. Gun season starts here on the 18th and that is always a fun time. We have a traditional wisconsin hunting camp that my family goes to every year since the 30's. Getting a deer isn't #1 on the list so it is fun. I am hosting 6 youth hunters on my land for the doe hunt in December. I am in need of 2 more volenteers but I am sure they will come. I really hope to get some pics for you guys with the kids and their deer. We have done it the last 2 years and it has been a blast. Not to mention it helps with the doe count. But not to worry I am 90% sure I will still harvest a buck with the bow.

JmBuck hope all is well with your wife. My boys ask about her when they sit on my lap and I read them stories and show them pictures of deer on the HN. Thought are still with you.

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Well guys I am off to the north woods of WI for the 9 day rifle hunt. Good luck to all talk to you when I get back

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What happened to the rest of you guys? Nothing to report? It seems our team has fallen apart. I hope all of your seasons aren't over already. I am still going to be out there whenever I get the chance. I have a few more tags to fill after gun season is over.

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I'm still lurking but haven't been on the forums much lately. We're in between seasons right now so I've just been relaxing and getting ready for the holidays. I'll be back out there when the season picks up again on Nov. 27th.

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I am back from the north woods of WI and getting ready to stuff my face with turkey tomorrow. Can't wait until the gun season is over. The last day is sunday and then we have a muzzle loader season and then a doe only four day hunt. We can bowhunt as soon as the rifle season is over we just have to wear blaze orange during the muzzle loader. There has been some really nice bucks spotted by my bow stand. My inlaws rifle hunt out there and I am very confident that the deer are very safe. That and I told them if any of them shota deer out of any of my bow stands they would never hunt out there again. We had a little proplem with some friends of my inlaws messing up my stands a little so now they are off limits to all. Well I hope all is well and every one has had a safe and productive season.

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I havnt been out in a while, Lost my land close to buy that I hunt on and license is suspended so can't really drive at all. I get them back after traffic school which is the 4,5, and 6th so ill be out hunting again when I get them.

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I'm headed back out tomorrow but the weather here has been warm for this time of year. Supposed to be in the 60's until Friday. [:'(]

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GOT SOME GREAT NEWS FROM MY WIFE TONIGHT!! The doc came in and told her if her blood counts continue to climb the rest of the week she can go home this weekend. She has been in the hospitol since Oct 24 battling Lukemia. After 2 rounds of chemo it is in remission, but she has to build her resistance back up. It will be a joy not to have run to the hospital to visit every spare minute I have.

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I didn't realize she was in the hospital all this time. WOW. That is great news. I hopethe chemo wasn't to rough on her.I havea gentlemen that works for me that has been fighting cancer for a few months now. Just hearing his stories about chemo, I can't imagine. He says it really kicked his butt. But that is wonderful news. I was getting worried nothearing from you at all.

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That is great news JM. We will keep her in our prayers.

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I have been hunting for the last few days and I was able to see a very nice buck on saturday night. But that was the only deer I have seen in the last 3 days on hunting. I am not use to that.During the regular bow season I can not remember the last time I haven't seen deer when hunting. I can now understand the frustration that some go through when not seeing deer. I will try again tonight after work. I am getting a little tired of wearing blaze orange though. It is ML season so it is a must. It just makes me look fat. Not my color at all.

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Go get that big one Copper. Here is a pic of our ice storm. We were out of power and phone for 4 days. I tried to talk Rob into coming over to climb some poles and help us out but I guess he was too busy. Anyway it is back on now.

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I wish I could but I was out again last night and did not even see a deer. I don't know what is going on.I have hunted these woods since I bought them 4 years ago and this is a first as far as not seeing deer. I have always seen at least one. I did however see a Bald Eagle that landed about 20yards from me. I had the camera but the batteries were cold so it wouldn't take a picture. I watched for about 10 mins. I am going to play hookie tomorrow and hunt all day.

Those are some nice pics. It is hard to believe that something that can look so nice can cause so much damage.

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Next up is our extended archery season. Things have been extremely hectic lately. Work has been busy. My son's birthday is Wednesday. Christmas is not far behind. Then after that it's New Years and then my wife is scheduled to deliver our baby on Jan. 5th unless she goes into labor before then.

Somewhere in that time I'll find a couple more days to hunt. :D

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Hey, how is the rest of the team doing. I went out last night and had 4 deer playing tag down in the creek below me. Chasing one another around for 10 minutes. They finally settled down and came my way. It was 2 does and 2 button bucks. The buttons passed by at 20 yds, but the does never got any closer than 40 thru brush, no shot. I let the little guys go to grow up.

It was neat hunting in the snow and ice the past couple of weeks. But it will be gone soon. Temps are supposed to be in the 50*'s this week.
I did learn one thing, when the birds eatthose red berries on the honeysuckle bushes it leaves a mess that looks just like a blood trail on the snow. Glad I didn't have to trail one thru those bushes.

I havn't given up yet. Let's get a few more bucks for the scoreboard.

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JeremyK you need to have your wife go a little early to get that tax deduction this year.

WE EXPECT BABY PICTURES!!!

Yeah it does get a little hectic this time of year.

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Congrats JeramyK on the kid. Good point jmbuck.

I have been sick the last week and haven't been able to get out. Weather has been crap to. I haven't given yet. Just wish it would get cold.

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I went over to IL hunting today. Saw 2 does and a young one from my stand about 80 yds away. Then I took the long way back to the truck to check out the woods, since I haven't been there in a while. While sneaking along a ridge I hear a deer snort. Look over and see a nice buck bounding over the hill. The ridge leads down into a big ravine and there are rubs everywhere. There are a lot of small hard maple trees there. I bet 50 trees are tore up in an area the size of my house. I sat there this afternoon but didn't see anything. I think it was early season sign. But I will keep that area in mind for next year.

I also visited my friend the taxidermist. He has about 200 deer to mount so far this year. The biggest is a 188 incher taken the first week of bow season. Tons of racks over 150 inches. And lots of really large bodied deer with huge necks. He is down somewhat this year because the second shotgun season came on the weekend we had the ice and snow storm. People could not get to their hunting areas. Some of that area got 14 in of snow.Hopefully that means more bucks left for next year.

One of the neighbors to the farm I hunt got a nice 10 point with bow between the 2 shotgun seasons. It scores 152 in.

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Getting ready for our extended season. Starts a week from today. The weather here has been above our average. Spent most of last week in the 50's. Supposed to cool down today and tomorrow but back up to the 50's by the weekend.

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nothing to report here.... gun season is over, no luck.....and now i'm waiting for muzzzle loader to start on the 27th.

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I hope all is well with everyone. I have been hunting but the hunting has been hard. No deer even seen the last few times I was out. I don't know but it sure has me wondering. I am going out to hunt tomorrow and then I may walk a bit just to see what the heck is going on out there. never had this happen where I didn't see deer in any stand. I am trying to pull of a Christmas eve hunt with my wifes uncle. He will be up for Christmas and would like to get out a couple times. We wish me luck I still have until the 7th to get a buck on the board.

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Let me be the first on our team to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year. Good luck to all of you still out there hunting Tho it seems most have called it quits or their season has come to an end too early. I still plan on getting out a few more times before my season ends on Jan 15. My best buck so far was killed on Jan. 2, 2000. He scored 165 gross and netted 155.They are out there, they just don't make many mistakes. I also harvested a doe last year on News years day. The late season has been good to me and I usually have the woods all to myself.

Here is a picture of my 2000 buck.

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We seem to have lost Campo as a team member. I see he has changed his AVATAR. Must have been the comments I made about his beloved Mets when the Cardinals put them out of the playoffs. I was only having a little fun with it. He must be the sensitive type. HA HA HA!!!!!

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Going out this week with my muzzleloader. Just trying to get some meat now.

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Hope everyone had a good Christmas. Iwas able to finally see some action in the woods this pastweekend. On Christmas eve morning I was able to get a dandy 9 point with a real heavey base and a split brow tine to stand about 40 yards broadside. To far for me. I am a 30 or closer kind of guy.I then had this samebuck come by a different standyesterday morning (tuesday). He was about15 yards to my right, I waited with my bow drawn for him to move another five steps for a clear shot and he layed down. I looked at this deer for 45 mins just laying there and I couldn't shoot him. He got upwhen a 6 point came cruising through but he went deadaway so I had no shot. I sawthe 9 point again lastevening but he didn't offer aanything closer then a 50 yard shot.We will try againthis week a fewtimes as the weather is starting to turn a little colder.

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Went out last night. The wind was bad for sitting where I wanted, on a trail leading to a wheat field. So I went to a stand I had hung earlier in the season. Saw no deer, but the coyotes lit up about dark. Sounded like they must have jumped a rabbit or something. I am going to try again tomorrow evening. I got a doe last year on New Years Day.

Happy New Year to TEAM TEN POINT!!!

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I made it out again yesterday but had no luck. Some young bucks passed by around 35 yards but neither were legal in my area. Saw a nice fat doe but never got in bow range. It's been an odd year. Temps here have been unseasonably warm. We averaged almost 50 degrees for the whole month. Our warmest day was 70 degrees and our average low was only 30. On top of that we're 10+ inches below our average snowfall for this time of year. Just seems that the unusual deer activity coincides with this warmer weather. Still have some time left in our extended season but my wife is delivering our baby on Friday unless he decides to come on his own before then.

Good luck to everyone still out there!

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Well, my last post didn't end up where I meant it to be. Is there anybody else still hunting on our team? When does your seasons end? Mine is over on the 15th. Saw a nice buck tonight but dind't offer a shot.

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Well that is it for me. My season ended the 7th(Sunday). I had started to see more deer moving around this last weekend and could have taken a couple of 8's and 3 6's but none were all that great. Was really hoping for a shot at the 9 point I had been seeing. Now I just have to wait for the spring turkey season. I am going to attempt a fall repeat and take another with the bow. Until then I will try and down some coyotes with the rifle and sit on the frozen waters staring down a hole hoping for a fish to bite. It was great talking and sharing with you guys. Keep in touch and I will see you around the boards.

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Well my season ended with an ice storm and it was too dangerous to get in the woods this weekend.

I guess it is time to switch AVATARS. It was a good time being a member of TEAM 10 POINT. See yall on the forums.

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I also had a good time being a member of TEAM 10 POINT this year! Talk to you guys on the forums.

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Guys, I am sorry I have not checked in since early Jan. Our boy was born Jan. 5th and my life has been hectic ever since. Having a newborn and also a 3yr old as well as a wife on maternity leave is just driving me crazy. ;)

I did manage to go out on 4 hunts during out extended season but I had no luck. In fact I didn't even see a single deer until the 4th hunt and the deer that I did see were well out of my range.

Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and congratulate everyone. Even though we may not have all filled our tags we did have time to get out there and enjoy ourselves. I look forward to next season and maybe with some luck some of us will be on the same team again.