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Good Luck with that big boy there. I have seen a spike and a couple of does the last two times out. I heard a loud crash to my right this morning but nothing came from that direction. Better luck next time.

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That's a nice looking buck MO. Tall brows and almost a 3rd beam kinda thing going on there. Good Luck with him. Congrats to PA for getting us on the board.

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Last Night

Well guys I was on stand by 4pm and never heard a thing till 6:20. Then it was only the deer jumping the barbed wire. So it was time to get up and be alert / At 6:30 I did my last bit of ratteling and then I just relaxed and that's when he snorted cause I put my arms down and hung the antlers and made unnessary movement. So to say the least it, was a boring night and I blew my only chance cause I got lazy. I learn something new every time onstand guys. I'll be out in the am.[:@]
Rocky

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The Am Hunt

Actually it was sorta downer to start off with as I had to rearange my stand in the dark at 6:30 in the morning with no lights,LMAO.At that time I'm all thumbs trying to hang on with out falling with a stand in one hand and hanging on with the other, :D.So much for getting into my stand an hour early as it didn't get light out till 7:40.
The winds picked up at about 9 and I had the perfect wind for this location and I've seen good bucks cruise this ravine alot, They use it as a corrdior to get to thier bedding area. Well I was just about to pack up at 9:30 untill I saw movement across the fence. One doe, one button buck ,another doe and some horn ,but it stopped.They bolted for about 60 yards and their were two more bucks in tow too. They stopped about 70 yards away from me and I got to watch them browse for the next 40 minutes.
I tried calling, and to top it of, I forgot my antlers cause I carried a stand in [:'(]. The other 2 would go in the140's and the good one would hit 160 ish.I then I got down and made a scrape line and headed home at 10. All in all it was a great morning.[:-]Good to see some bucks again and their still bunched of ,I mean the bucks so it should be a bit till they start laying their scrape lines and breaking up. Good luck guys and be safe out their. I'll be back in the saddle Thursday night.[8D]The morning Temp was a balmy 13 c and tomorrow's hig is 5c ,so a cold front coming up from Idaho might get them moving.;)
Rocky

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Team #40

This is a 1st for me on a team that even the team captain doesn't show up,what's up with that. I'll continue to post ,but it's pretty shabby when no one shows up cept the same 3 guys. Come on #40 ,if were to kick some butts we need team comradrieship. We got a guy with a buck down for over a week and it's still not posted. Sorry guys but that's the way I feel. I guess if someone needs a boost it's the whole team as a whole,we need to lift each other up and kick some butt, Encouragment[>:]. Let's go Team #40
Rocky

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i work too much :(

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Whats up guys? I went out Wed. afternoon and saw 7 does throughout the evening. Still no bucks though. I am spending 4 days on my Fairfield property starting on the 9th. Trying to catch a big rutting Buck. Good luck everyone.


Youngfart
it is a little slow on our thread but not as slow as some of the other teams. Hopefully everyone will be putting some Bone on the ground.

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Rocky,

I do apologize for bein that guy that hasn't posted the score yet [&:]My fiance and i have been extremely busy finalizing wedding plans and house shopping. I promise i'll get it up before the end of the weekend. I know i haven't been posting much, but im still here reading checking on you fellas. I know its anyday now that one of you guys will stick a good one.

-Jerry

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passed up a few does and a fork horn this evening. im hoping to get out one or two days this week, but work will decide

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Hey Jerry
Congrats on the weddiing, you must be getting pumped huh! when's the big day? Joshman ,hang in their bud, they should start moving soon.
I got one tonight at 6:45,could just make out antler as he came out to my grunts,I did say I would shoot the 1st one for meat.Well we went back in till 9:30 looking with flash lights and didn't find him. We'll be back out in the am[:o]. I'm hoping we find him before the yote's do llike last year. Arrow stayed in him and I shot him broadside at 20 yards. I watched him bolt for about 30 yards then he turned and came back and jumped the fence 30 yards away.He bolted again and then I heard the crashing of the bush and then silence. Sounded like he broke some good trees while crashing through the bush.
I got in my stand at 4pm and at 4:20 out came 2 doe's. They came in to range and I drew only to see button 's on the top of the one doe,so I let off. They were both last years fawns. Then at 5:30 I turned to look behind me and there were another 3 does and one buck which would go 130. I started to watch them then out stepped an ole nasty buck with a mess for antlers.
Well I moved and the fawn that was bedded down in front of me caughtmy movement,busted I thought.She got up and started for me,she held up just as the big guy started the run on the does. Man he was huge awsome body,had to be in the low 300lbs. Well they all took of and I rattled to no avail as the big guy looked a few times but was more interested in the ladies. He left the field at about 6:30. I heard some grunts coming from behind me so I grunted back softly and right away he was on the move. I had just enough time to pick my bow up draw as he entered the field and shoot. I saw a big body and that is why I shot and I noticed antler too. So I'm not sure if he's big with a good set of antlers or not.
Guys if ya have it in ya,say a prayer that the yote's don't find him before we do in the am. Oh yeah we did find blood at the fenceline where he jumped it, but that was it. Hopefully we get no rain over night and all will be good in the am. I'll let you know in the afternoon as I need to be at church in the am. .
Rocky