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Sorry...little late checking the thread.

Congrats on the doe! Thats great. I always like to get a doe first and then I can concentrate on getting a buck.

Still waiting on Oct. 6th. I've seen a monster and hopefully I can connect on this guy.

Good luck everyone and be safe out there.

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Guys i came close saturday afternoon.Had a nice buck that came out right at dark. It was very hot and humid and i was getting ready to climb down when i heard something comming up behind me? With out daubt i knew it was a deer but i could not hardly see anything[:'(]he came within 15yrds of my tree i could hearhim eating and popping acorns in his mouth he was that close! But i just could not make out much untill he walked by a little opening that a little light was getting threwwhen i seen his head as he walked by i could tell he was a nice buck but that was about all he then made his way around me and then left.
I just could not see good enough to take a shot and i wont unless i know i can make it.
But i did take my seacond doe of the season from another area saturday morning around 8:20am she ran about 40yrds.
Is anyone else hunting and seeing anything? Good luck men! terry

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Good call not taking a shot. He'll be back, also congrats on the SECOND doe. Still waiting for the season to begin here. Starts Oct 6th. I took the 8th thru 11th off, I plan on hunting hard those 4 days. Wife and I will be staying in the camper, it'll be nice to have a warm body next to me for those chilly nights...if I could only figure out how to have her get up earlier than me and have my breakfast ready....HHHmmmmm

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Sounds like you made the right call. Congrats on the doe......I probably won't be getting out until 2nd weekend of Oct. due to a new youth firearmhunt the first weekend. Keep up the reports.....it's nice to hear.

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Congrats on the 2nd doe RTA. Sounds like you're having a good season.

I'm still waiting on October 6th. I think I might miss opening day. I gotta work nights during that time and don't get off until 6:30 that morning. BUT...I have 12 days off after that.:D

Good luck everyone and be safe!

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Hey everyone,

Took a doe Sunday morning. Trying a different area this weekend, weather is looking pretty good this weekend.
Well I will keep everyone posted. Got sick this week, haven't been sick in over 3 years SUX. Hopefully no sneeze-in or cough-in.

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Hey man those days your taking off sounds great! Plus spending time alone with the wife in the outdoors camping and simply just getting away from the house. (nice);)Enjoy and good luck.

Thanks! I had made plans this yr to take a couple of does in the early season and then hunt strikely for bucks after that.
Well luck was on my side:) so thats what i have done.
So now i amlooking for antlers only!
Like i sead came close last saturday maby not muck longer there really using the area i have been hunting "rubs popping up all over".
It wont be long now for you as well what? a couple more weeks! Looking forward to hear whats going on in your neck of the woods. Good Luck

You only have another week! missing opening day is not bad if your going to be able to hunt 12 days;).
Hey men thanks for the kind words.
I am doing my best to put a buck on the board for our team. And like i sead i will not be verypicky. The first buck that looks like he will score over a 100inchs i will do my besttake him.
"Came close with a much better buck than that last saturday evening".
I will back out there again this weekend trying again seeing lots of deer and lots of rubs;)!
Good luck to everyone on this team for the wholeseason!
Hunt Hard! Have fun! But most of all Be safe!.. rta47.terry

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Congrats on the fine table fare.....Man, it would be nice if this state allowed Sunday hunting....but, that's another topic!

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Congrats on the does. My season starts tomorrow and I will be filming instead of hunting. I am going to video one friend in the morning. Thenhook up withanotherbuddy for the afternoon. First time I will not be carrying the bow on an opening since I started twenty years ago....

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Congrats on the Does!!! Sounds like everyone is either off to a good start or waiting just like me for the season to open.

Got to go out of town the whole first week but will be in the stand on the weekend. Still alot of crop in the field right now and the buck sightings are slim.

Good Luck!!!

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Finally got out for a couple hours friday morning. saw about 13,all does except for one young 6 ptr. about 10 yards away. Watched him eat acorns for an hour. He'll be nice in a year or two. One tree was loaded with acorns. I think i'll be back there monday. Just watched the does to see what they normally did. Tucked away some good info. Hope everyone is enjoying the season.Sorry ducsauce, i guess your still waiting your season to start :(. Good Luck everyone.

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It's all good. Glad to hear everyone is out hunting and seeing game.

Sportsfann, congrats on the doe.

Hey guys, don't forget to post pics of any of your kills if you took a picture. I know I will be.;)

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Just keepin' our thread from reaching the bottom depths of the 2nd page.:eek:

Hope you guys are seeing some deer. I have a week to go.

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Went out today and got my permits to hunt the Army base. I usually do well there...lots of deer. They've uped the bag limit to 2 does per day or 1 buck 1 doe per day. BUT...a two buck per year limit, of which, one antler must be 4 pts or better They started the antler restriction last year. Anywho, I was doing some scouting while I was there and when walking back to the Jeep, I was coming up to a Sawtooth Oak plantation. It sounded like hail with all the acorns falling. I spotted movement and glassed a doe about 40yds away. Then started hearing leaves rustling to my right, and there he was at 10yds a georgeous 8 pt, that I would guess to be in the 130 range. They couldn't hear me cause all the crunching on acorns. I had a perfect quartering away shot....oh yeah, Virginia's season doesn't open til Saturday! tick tick tick...

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Also, tried to get a celphone pic...but that thing is a POS

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Saw my first doe tonite.I will be getting more excited towards the end of the month.

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Sorry guys haven`t posted in awhile!
Its been hot here deer not moving as much as i would like but cooler is in the weather in the forcast for the weekend.
I have been seeing a few does but thats about it.
Sounds like some of you have been seeing some as well(Good)!
Maby it will not be much longer and someone from this team can put up some kind of score. Season is still early.
We will score soon!;)

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Got out for the first time tonight. Didn't see any deer but I know they are there. I'll go in the morning but I'll stay home in the evening.

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Ok Guys...just got back from a 3 day trip. First morning saw major fog, could barely see the ground from my treestand let alone a deer. That evening I hunted over a stand of Sawtooth Oaks...spewing acorns. One of the first trees in our area that drop and the deer vacuum them up. Anyway, that evening I saw 13 deer including 2 eight points, a 6, a 5 and a 3. One of the 8's was one I saw last week when scouting. Here's the bad news, I took a shot at the other 8 AND MISSED!!!! Shot over him. I had previously ranged the exact spot where he stood at 27.5 yards and figured if I had a shot there I would place my 30yd pin at the bottom of the chest. Hunted there the next morning saw 5 does, that evening 2 does, next morning and evening ZERO deer. I guess I ruined my welcome for that area, or this mid 90 degree Virginia weather had something to do with it. I'll let it cool and try it again next week.

For the past 3 years I've missed the first deer of the season and all of them were 8 points. I should be good to go for the remainder of the season.

I'll probably get out again Tuesday.....Anybody anything?

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Good thing you got your miss out of the way. I'll be going out Saturday evening....Going to try a new spot.....Sounds like you seen more deer than I see in a month, good luck on the next one.

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No joke...I've only seen 1 deer in the woods thus far and that was a doe. I don't know what the deal is. At least the weather cooled down a bit. Went this morning and saved a cat's life. Two coyotes had it treed and I walked in the middle of it. Didn't know it until daylight when I saw both of the yotes. Couldn't get a shot on them.

UFunny:
Sorry to hear about the miss man. Look at the bright side...hes not injured and may give you a second chance.

Going to be hunting all day tomorrow, Saturday morning, and all of next week. Im on vacation.

Good luck fellas!

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Got a doe tonight. Double-lunged her at 18 yards. Heres the story if anyone is interested!

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2377538

Good luck guys!

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Nice shot Donnie! Looks like a great start to your vacation. My next time out will be Wednesday, then off to Goshen for a few days the following week.

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Thanks man! I got her in Natural Bridge Station in the Hoppers creek.

What part of VA were you from again?

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Gloucester, about 30 minute north of Yorktown. The property near Goshen is 1500 acres that borders the Boy Scout Camp. BTW, Boy Scout Camp is a really good area to hunt (about 5000 acres), you can get a permit, but I don't know how to get it.

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Nice looking doe Donnie, I got out for a few hours last night....didn't see anything. Nice shot by the way.

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Thanks guys! I took yesterday off since my GF got back home from a 2 week long business trip. I have almost all of next week to hunt. I'm gonna try and get that big boy I spotted about a month ago.

Good luck guys!

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Nice looking Doe buddy! Good shot to.
Well guys i sead that if a buck come along that looked like he may score around a hundred inch`s or so that i would do my best to take him for the team. We can take two bucks here in Ga, So?
Sunday morning i got my chance, After watching over 10 deer feedaround at 10:30am i had buck come into range at about 30yrds,
"I made a piss poor shot" which i will tell about later but after waiting for about 5 hr before trying to track him,
I found him about 80 yrds from where i made the shot.
He is not all that big but not small ether?
He is a 8pt that should score around 100 inch`s or so.
Maby this will break the ice for the team,
I will post pic and score in the next couple of days, Good luck and good hunting! rta47...Terry

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Ok guys i know he`s not the biggest buck but hey were on the board,
I have taken much bigger but? Anyhow i am proud of him.

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Congrats.......great deer, I'd be proud of him too. Thanks for breaking the ice and getting us on the board. Hope I can help the team this year with a deer that good. Great job RTA.

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That is an awesome buck to start us off!!! Congrats. Now go get yourself a booner....
They started taking off the corn around my woods today. That should put some deer back in the woods. Still waiting to see my first buck....let alone a shooter.

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Congrats again! I just love the chocolate antlers. I think he's a fine buck.

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Thanks team! You guys are great,
If i scored him right i think i did:eek:I was so tired last night
He is not all that big but hey were on the board anyways.
My only hope is that each and every team member on this team can score!
Back in the first contest 2004-2005 we one with not booners but just ave, bucks? Some scored around 40 or so andone that scored around 140
It is not the biggest buck that always wins.Its a team effort! thats what wins evey time,
Good luck again guys Now go get-um!!rta47..terry

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Congrats again RTA47 and your exactly right, hey I'd take you buck. I think he's great and everyone counts like you said. Imagine every teammate taking a 100" buck, that's 1000"s....WOW.. good luck team 37...

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Good shootin guys, its been very slow for me. Gun season started last weekend. We still hunted with the bows and Redmangold shot a nice buck, but must have been a gut shot. We waited 4 hours and nothing, just a little blood. Never even found a spot where it might have laid down.

Well 2 more weeks till my Il. trip, can't hardley wait. Time to hunt some GIANTS.

Good Luck out there, Brian

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The season shouldstartgetting good for most of you i would think?
Acorns all falling here and the deer are killing them!

I hunted another peace of property last sat and founda number of very large rubs and he is leaving very big tracks? could be a spike i guess:D

Let us know how things are going in your areas keep in touch guys rta47..terry
BTW....GOOD LUCK TEAM! hunt hard hunt safe !!




I hope everyone on this team can score on something this season Let us know how the hunting is in your area.

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Hot and dry, by the time I get to my stand I'm soaked with sweat. I'll be glad when the weather get seasonal here in Va.

I was able to get out for an evening hunt yesterday, acorns falling everywhere. Was winded by something that didn't care for my eau de Mark sweat scent. That thing snorted to the next county. That was the excitement for the evening. My next chance to get out will be Tuesday. I'm taking Nov 10th to 17th off for the mountain ML season, plan to use by bow mostly. Last year the rut was peaking around the 12th.

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Going out this weekend. Last weekend I didn't see anything.

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I saw my first buck this morning. A small 5 pt. He was within fifteen yds. No pics since I forgot my camera.
Thursday nite I got to video my buddys daughter take her first deer. Very cool!!! Going out now to my new spot to walk around and hunt it this evening. Good luck...

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Well, I've been hunting pretty hard the past couple weeks. I know the big boys are in there...I just have to catch up to them. Been passing a lot of smaller bucks and does. I'm taking tomorrow off...its supposed to rain anyway. I need to get some sleep.

Good luck everyone!