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Old 11-08-2008 | 09:00 PM
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I huntedalmost all day today except for an hour around noon. None of the does we saw (a total of 6) had bucks chasing them. Ourreasoning for not seeing any mature bucks is, if the does aren't ready the bucks will sit in the corn getting fat cause they know once it starts, watch out.We are seeing loads of immature bucks because they just don't know any better. Thats just my thinking. Also where we hunt, they started cutting last week. About 12% done, while almost all the properties around us have not started yet. As long as there is standing corn, thats where the deer will be...
Forgot to mention it was a little on the windy side today, but once again our thinking was, if it's on the wind won't bother em...
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