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Good luck on that buck BOW MAN.

Went scouting yesterday at my farm. For some reason there is a hillside that runs about3/4 of amile, and it has not been hunted by anyone in the last 20 years. At the north end of this there is a little part that come out and splits 2 bean fields.

I started looking around and instantly jumped some deer out of this spot. Found some trails and acorns were littered all over the ground. To the east of me there is a large spring that runs through and on the other side there is a thicket about 5 acres. Beyond that is another bean field. All the deer that go to the bean fields, must cross by me eventually, as it is very difficult to cross the spring anywhere else.

Won't hunt it until early Nov. but then I will hopefully get a big one down.

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Guys I just saw maybe the biggest wild deer I have ever seen. I was coming back from a friends house tonight and going past one of my properties I hunt on,and there stood a monster non-typical.

I couldnt tell much of his width, but it looked like he was a little past his ears.I got a pretty good look at both sides of him and he had 5 points coming up on each with a ton of kickers and forks everywhere. He was very massive, and on a rough guess I would say he is comparable in size (maybe a little smaller) than the 195 18 pt. that my cousin killeda few years back.

If I get off work tomarrow, I am going to set up back in the woods by a bedding area to see if I can at least get a look at what these deer are doing. I hardly ever hunt this land, but I think this just changed my mind. BTW I am going to have a guy running a camera tomarrow, so hopefully I will be able to get some footage of him.

Sorry for the length, but I am pretty pumped about this.

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IBH, Careful who you let know about this deer. Word gets around and you'll have hunters and poachers alike all over your woods. I'd keep it mum until he's on your pole.

I had a repeat of last week. Friday night I had a deer coming to me, on the ground, "she" got to within six yards and noticed two pencils on his head. Our buck fawning rate must have been great this spring because I've seen almost a dozen small bucks. No sign of the three bigger bucks from the first day. Saturday I hiked/hunted 5 miles of National Forest but didn't see anything spectacular to set up on so I went back to my place. Saw a few turkey hens and does far off.

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Talondale I doubt anyone here knows what land I hunt, and if they do they still would have to figure out which property, field, etc. I don't think this buck is bedding on my land however, which will make things difficult.

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Anyone had any luck? Lots of reports of rutting activity around my area. A couple of people have already taken bucks that were grunting, nose to the ground, with dark hocks. Seems a tad early but seems they're on the move. I pulled a zilch last night, area's been hunted too much. I scored a new property, a dairy farm, Wed night. I meet the owner Sunday afternoon to show me around. First farm I stopped to ask at.

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Congrats on the new property and good luck with it. I got permission from a land owner to hunt some new land this year, but the guy already hunting on it was not to friendlywhen I talked to himandI think hewould havepretty muchmy season the best he could had I tried to hunt it, so I backed off and figured it wasn't worth the time or trouble.

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Im still here havent been able to get out as much as I would like working 70hrs a week . I came close the other night in the rian had a 150ish come with in 40 yards just enough to get me real mad Im working alot of hours .

Works going to let up next week be able to hunt almost every day . I have the deer here just need to get out and put some time in the stands. My brother owns the farm right behind the land I hunt and been seeing a huge nontipical and he thinks a 160 small.
Im going to try to get him on cam .

Good luck all
Shane

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Wow, that farm is 1,200 acres!!! about 400 acres is lush alfafa and the neighboring property is probably another 400 of standing corn. Mostly open fields with a few patches of oaks and thickets. Probably 80 acres total that's wooded but all the surrounding area is wooded or fields. Just wish my schedule would let me hunt it more. I have no time off left and hunts in other areas planned for the weekends. About 7 other people have permission to hunt but sounds like most are gun hunters. Next year should be real good.

Hunted my neighbor's property yesterday for the first time this year. He is an absentee owner and has given me permission to his 80 acre piece. I set up on a saddle with my back to a corner fence with the wind blowing into the fence area. From the fence there's about 30 yards before the saddle drops off so I figured it was a good funnel. I set up on the ground with a screen of leafy branches and two trees behind me. At 6:05 I had that small spike come over the rise. He stood on the ridgeline 15 yards away broadside for several seconds and then came past the fence corner and stood 5 yards from me. He looked my way and gave two head bobs but I remained still and avoided looking at him directly. He walked on presenting going away broadsides from 5 yards on, tempting me to shoot but that's not what I was looking for. I don't know why the does won't do that for me. A good hunt none the less.

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Well guys, we had the baby this morning, so hopefully I will be able to get out during the remainder of my vactation atleast a handfull of times.

Here is a picture if you are interested. Follow the link.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1773790

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Also...quick note.

Please see Robs post stuck to the top about the other hunters and not quite following the picture rules.

I was just hoping to get a couple other guys opinion off the team before I make a statement for the whole team.

Please PM me in the next day if you can and let me know what you think, and I will pass on the majority rule from our team.