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That's encouraging Mark. Hang in there guys, the seeking phase should be hitting everywhere within the next 2 weeks. A good time to use a drag or put some scent out.

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I hunted yesterday afternoon.It wasn't a good afternoon for me.Better than being at my office though! I only have two or three more times on stand before I head out west next week.I havn't even started to pack so I am getting a bit anxious about that.

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Have fun scot. I have deer camp in 2 weeks with my company. Looking forward to that as well.Last year I got 2 that weekend, we'll see what this one will bring.

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Mike,
Tell me about Deer Camp.Company sponsored?Company owned? Where does it take place? I would really like to hear about the particulars!

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Well I'm off to shoot the BIG ONE!!... Let You know what i see later on tonight!! If i dont get blown out of the tree...

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Spike, BIG Nobbie, Two Fawns and a Fresh Scrape.. Thats what I saw tonight.. oh and One Gray Squirrel...

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it's starting to pick up here by me too. But the weather won't cooperate for me. i need a sw wind, or at least west or south. All I get is N or NW. it needs to be colder and less windy than tonight too.

The bigger button I see is getting pretty big too. It's not nearly as big as mamma though. Mamma is a beast. I can't shoot it though; it has already been shot and the meat probably wont be good until next year with the infection and all.

does anyone have any new trail cam pics?

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A fresh scrape is a good sign.

Badger I don't have any new trail cam pics, wish I did.

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Brad,

Only 1 squirrel? They must be in hiding. Around here I've been averaging about 15 squirrels per hunt. lol
I'm excited about this Sat and then Wed-Sat next week I'm taking time off to recoup from a rough month at work and also to do some serious hunting. It's not supposed to get above 60 any of those days and the lows in the 30's. The weather here is cooperating finally. just need the high winds to stay away that seem to come every time I step foot into the woods.

My game plan is to do a drag rope into my area and set-up 3 containers around me and hope for the best. do a little calling. Maybe a rattle bag move or 2 and keep my butt in the tree all day long.

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That's awesome Dave, nothing like having several days in a row to hunt. Time to fling the quiet arrow!

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Ireally hope so. I've seen a lot of sign it's just a matter of the deer getting more active during the day.

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I just received confirmation today that I will be able to bowhunt for a buck on the lease in late season which is basically the 2nd half of Dec. Nov is out of the picture with gun season. By late Dec, things should be settled down enough to go back in with a bow. The good thing is...food will be a lot more scarce and our food plot should be doing well by then.So it may be a 4th qtr, 2-minute drill for me to geta buck. Hopefully it will all come together and I'll get one. With God's help I will.

In the mean time, fill up the score board guys!

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the bucks are chasing! My dad rattled in (i think it was just a coincidence) a doe, it's fawn, and the nick buck following it. It was a really nice 8 or 9 pointer. He didn't get a shot though. Man, I'm pumped! I'm going out tomarrow morning, but I have to go to the soccer game (state) at 2:00.

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Saw three bucks tonight.. BIG 6, HUGE Forks with browtins, a REAL nice 8, Shooter for me, and a small 8.. Only shot was at the small 8... Next time..The big one hopefully...

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Brad,

Is Bessemer in the UP?

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Now it begins!

Anyone heard from Nathan lately?

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There are a few people that haven't checked in in a little while. I think I'm going ot drop them a PM and see what's going on.

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Your Getting closer togetting a shot at onebrad...keep at man, Goodtimes are still a comming, and hopefullyfor me toohere soon.


badger.... sounds like the action is heating up down there too....bessmer is in the SW u.p yep.



Now the word is our first winter storm of the season may be comming monday night into tuesday with some significant SNOWS possible, i cant wait. Its not deer hunting in the u.p unless there's snow IMO.

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Nothing like hunting in snow!

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Here is a good article on hunting the different phases of the moon. I also thought the paragraph to the right about scrapes was helpful.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/hunting/whitetails/article/0,13199,488938,00.html

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Good luck to everyone this weekend!!

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I want that snow about 200 mi south!

this am I saw nothing.

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I'm 5 miles East of Ironwood on that Map FINNER Posted...

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I'm still learning but I would think the first high pressure day after the snow should bring out a lot of deer.

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I've shot two of my BEST bucks on days like that FUNHUNT!!

By the way, That 8 I saw the other night, I Got a Picture of him the SAME EVENING, at 4:49 p.m. at my other stand.. Should of been there instead.. LOL... ohwell, maybe tonight....

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That's cool Brad, makes sense.Good to know that big eight is still in your area and at your stand, that's awesome. I hope you get him!!!

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today at 9:30 I saw a nice buck

It think it came to my grunting but it circled wide downwind. It may have smelled me, but i'm not concerned. It just continued on. A decoy would have worked I think. I should try some type of buck urine or tarsal scents though. I used tinks 69 the other day to no avail.

Any suggestions?



I bet that Thermacell would make some money if they made deer scent wafer things.

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I saw my trusty ole spike again.. one button buck, two grouse and two grays.. REALLY Quiet in the woods.. I have come to the conclusion I will NEVER shoot a BIG BUCK over bait... VERY HARD TO DO..

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MAYBE THIS WILL HELP>>>




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One product issued by NWS for: Bessemer MI
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Winter Storm WatchURGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
459 AM EST SUN NOV 4 2007

...FIRST SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON ARRIVING MONDAY AND REMAINING
THROUGH TUESDAY OVER WEST AND NORTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN....

.TWO CANADIAN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MERGE OVER WESTERN LAKE
SUPERIOR TONIGHT AND MOVE OVER THE REST OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM...HEAVY LAKE ENHANCED
SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF LAKE
SUPERIOR AS NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BRING MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS
THE REGION.

MIZ002-009-084-042200-
/O.CON.KMQT.WS.A.0008.071105T1200Z-071107T0000Z/
ONTONAGON-GOGEBIC-SOUTHERN HOUGHTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...IRONWOOD...KENTON...SIDNAW
459 AM EST SUN NOV 4 2007 /359 AM CST SUN NOV 4 2007/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO
TUESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR MORE THAN 10 INCHES OF SNOW FROM THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGHER TERRAIN LOCATIONS AWAY FROM LAKE SUPERIOR.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES WILL LIKELY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO
BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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this mornin I walked in and there was some deer eatin my apples. Well it runs a little bit when I walk in. So I was there, wondering what to do. So I had this great idea. I just started walking normally (louder and faster) walked up to the bait pile and dumped more apples. Then I walked halfway back out the trail. I snuck back in and into my treestand, and the apples I kept throwing to make it seem like i was walking away sealed the deal. I sat down and ten seconds later the deer came up and started eating. I dont know if it was a doe, fawn, or a spike; it was before light.

Are spike bucks the fawns from this year? I saw one, it looked just like the button fawns with the same body and face shape and size, but it had little 3" spikes. It's hard to believe they are a year apart, but I don't think that it could've grow the spikes in the last few weeks.

Well there are at least five defferent bucks that have walked through at least. They're moving but I don't think they are sticking around. Action is not nearly as hot this year as it was last year. I think last year's full moon on the 5th kicked it up a notch. And because i'm sort of bored/procrastinating:

Nice 8




Nice 9 pointer:



A buck, ?



Little 9



lil 7 or 8



A fork



And there's at least 2 button bucks (one may have been shot) and a spike. I saw one nice buck yesterday and my dad saw one on Thursday from my stand. Wind should be good tonight but tomarrow it might rain a little and there will be 30mph winds. I don't think much will be moving.

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Jarrod,

You can try the buck lure instead of the doe in heat and see how that helps. Also, you can try a grunt call and/or rattle bag. I've had a buck come around a field about 200 yds out to a little rattling.

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That was smart the way you did that. I hope you get one of those.

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Hey guys...no deer yet here.

i seen some doe's again this weekend....1 spike horn yesterday, and 2 grouse.

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I think this cold front up north will kick the rut in for you guys. I bet we get a couple of bucks for our team in the next week or 2.

Who do you guys think will score first on our team? I think it will be Brad.

Votes?

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I hope your right.. I had a small 8 in tonight.. Not a shooter though..

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In 2 days my rut hunting starts. My buddy just got a 9 pt and said the deer are chasing the doe around here in Maryland.

Good luck to everyone. The fun time is here.

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where I hunt I knew I could do that because deer are so used to people in the area. Generally if you jump them they trot off maybe 20 yards and just watch you and return right after you leave

yea hopefully it'll heat up a little. It has been a little slow. I didn't hunt todaybecause of the wind, and now I have school so I'm done until the weekend.

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I want to wish all of you good luck for the remainder of your seasons!! I am headed to Idaho tomorrow and will be Rifle hunting for 10 days.It is beautiful country and I really enjoy covering ground with a rifle in my hands.Needless to say I am looking forward to it!
It is not likely that I will archery hunt again at home when I return,it is possible and part of me wants to archery hunt during rifle season,we will see.
My archery season has been poor,I have seen 5 bucks while on stand with only one of them meeting the management unit's antler criteria but not my own.It was a 1.5 year old 5 pointer.I probably have about 40 hours of stand time in.Unfortunately in speaking with friends that bow hunt their experience has been similar.The person that I do most of my bow hunting with (stands typically set a 1/4 mile apart)didn't see a buck while on stand,he shot two doe's.Another close friend who consistently kills better than average bucks hasn't shot any thing,he heads out west with me tomorrow.
We miss the best archery hunting here because of the timing of our trip this year,but even still there is no year in recent memory where I have seen so few bucks with them being so young.
Again Good Luck to you all! I hope you all have great experiences in the woods!

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Scot,

Good luck on your rifle hunt. I hope you have a safe and enjoyable time. So far this year has been disappointing to me. I'm hoping the rest of this week is a turn around. I'm taking tomorrow thru Friday off and besides duck hunting Saturday and travel time to the Eastern Shore Friday I will be in a tree the rest of the time.

I'm going to hunt a stand site that during pre-season showed a lot of sign. It's near a swamp and there was a lot of sign before season. In the afternoon I'm heading to the oak stands and hope the doe pull me in a buck. Thursday I'm torn between going to a friend's property on the Eastern Shore that shot a nice 9 yesterday or continue to persue the bucks on the area that I've been hunting.

I'm just hoping my back stops bothering me. I didn't hunt Saturday because of the trouble i had getting out of the tree the weekend before.

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Well guys, Getting belted with snow as I typpe.. Planned on heading out this moring, day of work, but The deer I'm sure are bedded down right now, waiting for a let up in the storm.. Hopefully this afternoon it will ease up and they'll move..