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Good luck Tim, I know in my areas with a full moon, daylight deer sightings are horrible. I can't imagine adding 90 temps to that scenerio.

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Ryan

Does make for a nasty combo when you combine the two.The full moon is more of a pain then the temps in my experience though. It actually cools downfairly fast now the last hour of hunting. Mornings are nice. I am going till noon if possible tomorrow. Buckswill sometimes feed a bit anywheres from 10:30 to 12:30 during a full moon here. They stay right near their bedding areaso I will have to push it a little and hunt close.

Thanksand best of luck to you.

Tim

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Well Tim, i really hope you score a monster tommorrow!!!!

Good Luck man!!!!

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Tell us how it went!!!.........................................Af ter your done skinning it out!:D[8D];)

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TJF, I read Troy's journal, I enjoyed it. Good luck as the season progresses. How'd ya make out?

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Well let's see... This morning the goose hunters got inbetween the main feeding area and me. I did have two does go by at Mach 5!!! [:'(] The bucks must have headed into the neighbor's corn.

I got home... took a nap. A buddy showed up. I told Tyler to get the big elk shed Troy gave us so we could show him. Tyler managed to knock a bottle of doe pee off the gun rack in the process of getting it.The bottle of doe peecrashed against the steel weight set and shattered. The wife wasn't thrilled in the least as it stunk thewhole house up. [:o] She really found no humor when I said... I could hang a stand off the house and wouldn't have to leave home to hunt!! It was bad!!

The heat hit for our afternoon hunt. I did manage to have two bucks within 8 yards. Both were forkys. [&:] But at least I finally saw a couplebucks after 3 hunts.

Things were looking up!! The wind is suppose to change so I can finally hunt my spot I've been dieing to get intoand tomorrow is going to be a lotcooler. I was pumped up until I got home from tonight's hunt.The wife informed me the boss called. We start cutting beans at 1 PM tomorrow. So much for my afternoonhunt tomorrow!! [:@]

Got a good spot tomorrow morning to hunt through. There is no way the goose hunters or the boss can wreck it !!! Well I think there is no way. [&:] :D

Tim

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Thats great. I am sure my wife would not be pleased with that comment either.
Good luck on your morning hunt.

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Well Tim I just finished reading Troys journal entry and I see (from all the sheds) the potential you have to score an awesome buck. I could obviously use some lessons on shed hunting. I think you and Tyler have it down to a science. Once again good luck this morning.

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What journals are you guys talking about? Maybe I need to go back and re-read some stuff?
Tim-Hope everything went good on the hunt this morning.
I went out and did a little bit of advanced scouting yesterday afternoon and came up with a new game plan. There is a gate in the corner of a high fence line at my newest spot, and I sat for a couple hours on the road in my truck with my binos scoping everything out before dark. They two big shooter bucks came in there within the first hour that I was there, and they both bedded down up there. I went and talked to the farmer, and he said they go there pretty much every night. I am planning on setting up a couple rows deep in the corn field on a seat within 20 yards of where they have been entering that spot. I am going to stake it out again tomorrow night just to make sure that the way they come in is consistant!

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TJF, good luck tommorrow mornin!! We need you to score, we aint in first anymore............. GOOD LUCK MAN!!!

Kill it n grill it, sounds like you have a promising spot!!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOO!!!!!

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Our team is a little quiet today.

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i know, lets get some conversation going

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Sorry guys, just checking in. I started college yesterday, and the work has already beenpiled on[&:]. I'll try to get on here in my off time, hope you guys all have an awesome season. Rob

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Hey guys, haven't really been on in a bit. Bad break up with my GF of 9 months. So its been a long few weeks.

Shane

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So boys.................who do you think is gonna score next?????

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dunno, my season doesn't start til the 29th, so i have awhile to wait :(

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I don't get a chance to score until the 1st...[:'(] Its been such a long wait!!! I am going to score some honkers on Saturday morning!! At least I have waterfowl to keep me busy until I can get in the stand!!
Hows everyone elses hunting been going lately?

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Havent checked in a while but classes and work are taking up too much time. Sept. 29 is D-Day. Sr77 sorry about the GF. At least now you dont have to hear any nagging on an up note... sorry I am just trying here.

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Same here, school started and I dont have a lot of time to do what i want anymore...............

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Sorry to hear that. Things always happen for a reason...

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Defenitely would hurt though.............but you gotta stay optimistic and hold a good high self esteem..........i have no doubt that you'll do that.

You'll do fine man............its tough now but later youll just see it like it was another bump in the road.

Good Luck

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Hey guys

Been working for the most part. [:'(] Did get off early last night to sneak a hunt in. Had areal good buck wandering around at roughly 90 yards. He went the wrong way though. We've got one of his sheds from last spring.Should be in the 150 range this year. Looks to be a clean 5 pt (WC ) with very goodG2s and G3s. There is a bigger buck in that area but will dropeither one if given the chance. Don't know when I will get another day off or sneak out for another fast hunt but hopefully soon.

Shane... sorry to hear about the girl friend.Thinking back to my dating years, my dad's advise during a break up was to quit pouting and get over it. There is more fish in the sea. While it seemed like stupid advice at the time, it actually was pretty good. I dated quite a fewbefore finding the right one. Been married to her for 19 years now and damn gladthe other ones didn't work out. :DOh and I shot one of my better bucks during a bad break up. :) Hang in there!!

Tim

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Thanks for the support guys. I am feeling a bit better, but it stings. One week she is telling me how much she loves me, the next week, it is we need space, the following week she is dating someone new. No closure, she just turned off like a light switch when things were doing pretty well. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Shane

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Shane,
Girls are a dime a dozen! I've held onto the one that I am with for 4 years now, and somedays I kind of wish I was single again to just do my own thing!! Being single is alot easier... You are not committed to pleasing one girl!!!

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hey guys getting excited next saturday i can hang my public stand sets. finished my home food plot last week. things are looking good.

good luck TJF

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GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU!!!!!!!!!

Went on an elk hunt today................unfortunately no elk..................but!

We did get a goose, 6 squrriels, and agrouse.

All with a bow!

It was great fun!

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Bailey

Congrats on the birds and the squirrels!!



Got to hunt this past afternoon. Setup whereI saw the 5 pt last timeonly to watch him go right by the spot I sat the last time. [&:] [:@] He was running with 3 other bucks and looks like he is out of velvet. I did have a younger 5 pt and 4 pt go by me 20 yards and under.

Least I know where he is feeding tonight. Will setup for him in the morning. Tyler will be guarding another spot should he or any of the other bucks go that way when they return to the bedding areas. Hopefully one of us will get a crack at him.

Tim

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Morning hunt was a horridbust. We ran into the group of bucks on the walk in. Didn't take long to figure out why they came back before day light.. Goose hunters had set up right by their feeding areaand started blasting at sunrise. Two hunts wrecked now which is starting to suck with the limited time I get to hunt.Should have been a great morning. The deer were still moving on the drive home in other places. [:@]

Probably will have to work this afternoon. [:'(]

Tim

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Tim, i am really sorry to hear that.

You deserve some better luck[:o].................but i have one heck of a fealing that your gonna stick a monster this year;):)

And NO im not just saying that............i really have a fealin!

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Its quiet here guys............toooooo quiet!

lets get some conversation going..........

How many days do ya'll got left till the season, those of you that are still waiting?

any one else who wants to post anything PLEASE do...........like i said

its been really quiet round here

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Just checking in. Actually have tomorrow off fromwork. :D Wind will be wrong for the 5 pt so going to try another area. Would try for the 4x5 but they are talking pretty breezy right away in the morning. He would probably bed early on account of it since it is so open there.

The spot I've got in mind had the really wide 4 ptbuck running it. It is sheltered a bit so the deer should wander a bitbefore bedding.Keeping it conservative...the wide buckshould go 145. I also saw a decent 5 pt down there also that should go 140. If nothing else, I should be able to shoot a doe.

Tim

Here's the wide buck...

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NOW THAT IS ONE HECK OF A DEER!!!!!!!

GOOD LUCK TJF!!!!!!

GET ER DONE!!!!!!!

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Whats up guys. Tim that is an awesome deer there bud. Looked out the back door today and saw 5 does and 4 bucks back up in the biologic plot I planted. The bucks were sparing and pushing eachother around. I ran and got the camara and got about 8 mins. of video tape. One was a nice six, the others I would not shoot. The big boys should start showing themselves within the next 3 weeks. So fired up for the opener. BTW early doe starts Sat. Woo hoo.

Shane

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Thats awesome Shane!!!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!

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WOW! Tim looks like you got some nice property your hunting on. I hope you get a crack at one. I'm still waitin for the season to start, and im thinking about hunting New Jersey weekdays and PA weekends dont know for sure yet though b/c of college and work. Im headin over to a neighbor nearby to see if I can hunt his property tomorrow, I have seen loads of deer on his property. Anyway if I cant hunt there then I'll be just hunting PA when i get days off.

Nate

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Shane

Sounds like you've got a good spot also. Best of luck when your season starts.

Nate

Hopefully you get permission.

Well my day off started off with the wind trying to blow the house down. Well maybe not quite that bad. It was just a tad bit stronger then they predicted. :eek:[:'(] Got up at 3:30 to 35 -40 mph gusts. Climb back in bed. Up again at 4:30 and nothing had changed so went back to bed for a sleep in. I don't mind hunting in winds up to 25 mph in the open but over that it just sucks the fun out of it.

Did make it out for and evening hunt. Passed on a really small doe. Then a big doe came by but wastrailed by two small fawnsbarely out of spots. Old age must be making me soft, I passed. [:o] She came by again and I passed again. Then she wandered off. Well so I thought. About the last 10 minutes of shooting time,one of her fawns came up behind me. I knew I was in trouble but it hardly matter at this point. At5 yards thedoe finallybusted me when she got behind me. I should have shot her when I had the chance before!! Nothing like a doeblowing to send everyone packing for the hills. [:@]

I enjoyed the hunt though. Saw6 young bucks with 4 of them in bowrange.Two were still in velvet and one withsome velvetstill hanging on. Had one bed down 25 yards from me. It was a fun night watching theyoung bucks posturing and being tough guys with each other.The toughest one of the bunch picked on the wrong doe. She put him in his place fast with flying fronthooves of fury!! That is the doe I wanted to shoot but she turn right before she got in range and feed away from me.

Tim

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Well TJF..........even though you came home empty handed it sounds as though you had fun and saw something pretty cool happen!!!

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One more month and I can hit the woods. I am really getting tired of waiting.

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Ash..........when is yer opener??.......just seems like yer season opens kinda late if you cant hunt fer another month.........

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It starts the middle of October.