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Old 07-26-2010, 04:59 PM
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MO Archer
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Location: Saint Robert, MO
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We start Sept 15th here as well, but it is so dang hot I will not kill a deer that early unless it is a real trophy sized buck. I killed a big fat doe the first week 2 seasons ago and it was miserable in many ways. Lots of ticks on the deer, brutally hot drag out, and had to process ALL of the meat immediately, couldn't keep the flies off the meat while I was skinning the deer. I had to have my son steady spraying the water hose on it with a big shop fan running to keep em away until I got it all quartered and in the freezer. I mostly use those last 2 weeks in Sept for "live scouting" from a stand with a bow. Not trying to put a damper on you, but these are things that I learned to think about the hard way before I stick a deer again that early.
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