Hunters from the Midwest...
 

How's your season been treating you so far?

My overall deer sightings have been low, but it's still great to be out there! Bring on Nov!!

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Tagged a doe in MO and an 11 pointer IL. Going just fine so far.

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I'd say it is. ha, ha Nice work!

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Great! I'm one for one in my favorite stand and my trail camera fills up in about a week! How is your's?

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Tagged a button buck this past saturday, shot at a mature doe on opening night, but missed, and have seen deer almost every time in the woods. This has been a great start to what i hope is good to come.

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Seasons been going pretty well, deer seem to be moving good considering the high temps. Bucks in this area are definetly active making scrapes. Even had a small 6 come into the grunt call last sat. night snorting the whole way in.

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Nice to hear that some of you are off to great seasons. Haven't seen squat yet at my farm in NE Illinois (aka North Florida -- these high temps are killing me!). Nevertheless, I'll be back at it pre-dawn tomorrow.

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Only been out one time--saw a big shooter though, just to far, so it will be good once I have time to get out, this working Sat and Sun is sucking. I think it is over after this weekend though. The word on the streets in my area is good, quite a few good ones, so heres hoping I get a crack at one of them!!

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The temps are a killer. I have seen very few deer, but the deer I have seen have been promising. I seen a 130 class 10 point hanging around followed by a nice 100 class 8 and a small 6. Those are the only three deer I have seen... :D

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My friend saw a nice grouping of bachelor bucks on his property in Central Missourilast week. He thought most of them were 8 pointers. One was just a brute. Needless to say, I invited myself to his place the weekend of the 21st[&:].
I passed on a 6 pointer this past Saturday, but that's all I've seen in my 2 mornings of hunting near Kansas City

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I have only gotten the chance to get out twice, a morning and evening hunt. I saw does both times but not in bow range, although I did have a yote in bow range. He never saw the Muzzy comming. Temps have been pretty cool here in Southern Indiana we might have a true fall season this year. Can't wait until Saturday morning....

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Two nights ago I was in my stand in a woodlot and had a buttonbuck feeding right under my tree for 30 minutes or so. Same evening I had a basket racked 8 point walk about 20 yards behind me in the brush. He's safe in my book anyway, clearly not what I'm after!

Yesterday morning I get in another stand in the same woodlot and I climb to my platform in the predawn dark, and I start hearing two deer walking directly towards my tree. Using my binoculars I notice that they are the same two deer, the buttonbuck and the basket racked 8 pointer. They just fed on acorns all around my area for 20 minutes or so then left.

Still haven't seen a really nice shooter but I'll remain vigilant!! Good luck!

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I have been out two mornings and one evening so far. I have seen one doe with two youngins, but nothing else. By the way, I shot at the doe and missed a relatively easy shot, as I think she jumped the string and or I just missed. Not too bumed by missing her though, as that was opener weekend and still a lot of season to go.

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I have been out only twice, both in the evening.Temps have been quite cool, and it has been really windy so far. The first night i saw nothing, but last nite saw a 120-130 in buck, didnt quite get a shot off tho, as he winded me.

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I just spent 3 days in So. Il. The days were real quiet with the heat, but right at 6pm, I was surrounded by deer. The does did'nt present any shots, but I could have taken several spikes and forks but passed. Saw one nice shooter the last day but he would'nt cooperate! I'LL BE BACK