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BA BAM!!!!! Mark here, Indiana boy with good land... Stick em!!!!!!!
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I would say on the ave. I have 3-5 year olds running around my place with the little ones... My land backs up to the county wild life refuge, so I have a nice variety of animals... I would say there are 125-140 shooters on my place every year with the one 170 that you get to see once twice a year. Lets hope this year pays off...
Originally Posted by Western MA Hunter
(Post 4079224)
what is an average deer for most of you guys in your local hunting areas?
I hunt locally and the avg deer is actually only a 1.5 year old buck.. sometimes a 2.5 year old. Hunting pressure is crazy around here... and there are big chunks of land w/ very little agriculture. As bad as it sounds, any deer with the bow is good around here in MA or NY. I do go out to Western NY every year and hunt with a guy who intensely manages a couple thousand acres. He wants nothing but 3.5 year olds shot that generally go P&Y or better. I have hunted there 6 years and shot 3 very nice bucks, a cull buck, and took a 2.5 year old by accident one year. It happened so fast. CT has alot of deer, but I rarely see big ones.. |
sounds like you have a little piece of heaven there Mark! can't wait to see how you make out.]
They are taking captain roll calls now... anyone wanna step up? |
Well, it's just about here. Leaving after work today to take my wife away for our Anniversary on Friday (see how I planned that years ago:) ). Then Sunday morning I'll be on stand for the Opener. Hoping my new IPhone works better at the farm than my Blackberry used to. If so, I'll be able to send any updates/pics.
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all present and accounted for
Markjenna SouthernMDArcherer Coryj Western MA Hunter Peakrut charlie0909 Arkansasbackstrap TX_Hoghunter Wallhangr krub6b |
Thank you capt! :-) As the forum bartender I now appoint you to this post. lol
Originally Posted by Western MA Hunter
(Post 4079970)
all present and accounted for
Markjenna SouthernMDArcherer Coryj Western MA Hunter Peakrut charlie0909 Arkansasbackstrap TX_Hoghunter Wallhangr krub6b |
haha... on it! now let's go kill some deer!
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Had a doe and 2fawns around for about 40 min this morning. Had a couple more pics on cams of decent bucks. Heading out later to try to head one off on the way to the neighbors corn field.
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Good luck.
-john |
Good luck and wear that safety harness.
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CT opens today... i will be out there this afternoon.
Lots of tags... a few small bucks and does on cam... gonna fill the freezer tonight. |
Shot my urban Doe Sunday morning. Now time to move on to a MONSTER BUCK...
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Congrats. Make sure you get her entered.
-john |
Mark.. let's get a pic and get her entered. you just need to put on scorecard thread w/ team info.
CT opened yesteday. Went out and sat all afternoon. Saw 3 small bucks out in fields... one 3 point making a scrape. All still in velvet. Had a doe and fawn come in... could have shot her, but the fawn still had spots and I just couldn't do it... ugh.. i'm getting soft! hahaha. Heading back out this afternoon. Gonna be cool again... back up into mid 70s after today. |
LOL...I would have done the same thing myself.
-john
Originally Posted by Western MA Hunter
(Post 4081148)
Mark.. let's get a pic and get her entered. you just need to put on scorecard thread w/ team info.
CT opened yesteday. Went out and sat all afternoon. Saw 3 small bucks out in fields... one 3 point making a scrape. All still in velvet. Had a doe and fawn come in... could have shot her, but the fawn still had spots and I just couldn't do it... ugh.. i'm getting soft! hahaha. Heading back out this afternoon. Gonna be cool again... back up into mid 70s after today. |
sat same stand again last night... had same fawn come in again... but alone this time... fed for an hour under me. then bedded down about 10 yards from me... no sign of mamma.. guessing another hunter shot her yesterday earlier on...
saw a few on the way out in the fields... |
Neither of these bucks will score great but I should have a shoot at one of them. Not sure if I am going to want to hold out for a better buck or just take one of them. Both are plenty mature.
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Can I wack the one on the right! :-)
Originally Posted by TX_Hoghunter
(Post 4081555)
Neither of these bucks will score great but I should have a shoot at one of them. Not sure if I am going to want to hold out for a better buck or just take one of them. Both are plenty mature.
-john |
haha Peakrut... i'll gladly shoot whichever you don't! wow... both studs...
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LOL....Now remember guys most of our deer are smaller bodied then what you are probably use to looking at. I would guess that one on the right will only score in the mid 20's. Here is one of my deer from last year. Looks pretty good but only scored 133 and some change.
-john  |
That pic reminds me of my first time in this contest. I never wear my boots into the cabin, so when I ran in to get the camera I changed shoes and forgot to change back before the photo. So there I was all decked out in camo except for my white Reeboks. Got a few comments about "sneaking up" on him from posting that pic:)
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I hear ya. I always walk back to the cabin and change clothes. Down here we get 2 bucks, 3 does, and exotics so my hunting is not over just because I shot a buck. I want to try and keep my clothes as "fresh" as possible.
-john |
Getting out for the first time tomorrow, have to rest a stand that I saw a lot of deer from last year. Hopefully I get a shot a something mature from it tomorrow.
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Good luck Krub6b!!!
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I always liked Andy's stuff, good to know he's still around.
Don't know how this showed up above Peakrut's post.... |
Team I sure hope you don't mind me throwing a plug out for my friend Andy over at ultimatecamo.com. He goes back to when this place was actually hunting.net.
I asked him for a discount code for some of the teams I am on at a couple of forums. 10% off and use code PEAKRUT. Thanks, T |
Doh !!!!! I ordered and recieved my Ultimate camo order 2 weeks ago)) How about a free hat?
Dave |
I will see what I can do. lol
Originally Posted by SouthernMDArcherer
(Post 4082240)
Doh !!!!! I ordered and recieved my Ultimate camo order 2 weeks ago)) How about a free hat?
Dave |
for the whole team! lol
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was just checking it out... Ultimate Camo... would like to get the fleece jacket, but no XXL..
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If I see one more fawn without a momma I am going to puke. This year is strange, I have seen so many fawns without a doe in sight. Strange))))
Dave |
Well yesterday was a bust, one ill timed coughing fit alerted a bachelor group with a nice 3.5 year old 8 point and a 4.5 year old 10 point to my location and they gave me the slip. They were both nice enough I would have gladly filled my tag on my first evening on the stand.
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Well the season here starts on Saturday. I am sitting on go. Depending on movement I might hunt the entire week.
-john |
Good luck TX... i hope to get out tomorrow afternoon and possibly Wed as well.
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Originally Posted by krub6b
(Post 4082633)
Well yesterday was a bust, one ill timed coughing fit alerted a bachelor group with a nice 3.5 year old 8 point and a 4.5 year old 10 point to my location and they gave me the slip. They were both nice enough I would have gladly filled my tag on my first evening on the stand.
krub - have you ever hunted over in Davisdale CA? (Columbia area) I was up there a few years ago and found a pretty good spot but haven't checked out much of the area. I have another trip planned in a couple weeks. |
Originally Posted by wallhangr
(Post 4082883)
krub - have you ever hunted over in Davisdale CA? (Columbia area) I was up there a few years ago and found a pretty good spot but haven't checked out much of the area. I have another trip planned in a couple weeks.
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Hung a stand behind my in-laws house yesterday afternoon and sat til dark, didn't see anything but squirrels. Getting out tomorrow morning hopefully I'll catch one of the bucks that busted me Friday coming back through to his bed.
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took this doe last night in CT... actually missed her first... shot over her back. not sure what I did... chip shot... She came back around at 10 yards... she only went about 50 yards max.
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Congrats! Can't wait to get back out again next week.
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Congrats.
-john |
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