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Old 09-06-2007 | 09:43 AM
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Pass_Thru
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Ok Guys Ive got a big question. Aaron and I have been watching a group of bucks that have been traveling out of the corn and accross a beanfield everyday to hit a big clover field. My question is how would you guys go about hunting these bucks when there are absolutely no trees, brush lines , or even tall grass to set up on them. We want to hunt them in 2 1/2weeks for the youth season. There are two 4 1/2 year olds and three 3 1/2 year olds in this group with a few younger bucks. Im sure they will split up somewhat but Im wondering if they are still in this pattern will setting up a popup blind a week or two before season allow them time to get used to it and continue this feeding pattern or will it blow them out and will we be taking a chance of them running off onto another property. Ive NO experiance with ground blind and how bucks react to them. Or would we be better just waiting til the rut and picking them off at that time when they will be more apt to enter the timber. Right now they are avoiding the timber and living almost 100% out in the middle of these fields. These are considered great bucks for MI and when we first started hunting this property we never saw anything over 2 1/2 yrs old but weve really tried hart to only shoot does and deer that were in the top 10% of the buck herd. Now our patience is starting to pay off. I just dont want to ruin it before the rut. Any suggestions? Maybe set up along the corn edge keeping the wind in our favor w/o a popup since they seem to come out of the corn in the same general spot every night. I know they wont probly be a group anymore but Im sure atleast one will keep on this pattern. Any help???

Jay
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