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I still have one buck tag left in Illinois and I am still hunting. I plan on hunting until season is over or I kill out. Just wondering who is still out there giving it a 100%?

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I'm still out there...not sure about the 100% though. LOL I actually got up this morning, got dressed drove to the farm (10 minutes), got out of the truck and felt the 25 mph cold wind hitting me, and I turned around and went back home. First time I ever decided to go back to the house after reaching the property.

It's been slow on this farm anyway, and with the 25 mph winds, I just felt I'd go back home. I dunno!! I am getting a few pic's of a decent 10 point that made it through gun season though. So far he's still hitting the camera during dark though.

Good luck!!

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100%?

More like 75%

I was out yesterday. The snow was beautiful. The driving snow making the drive home slippery wasn't so nice. It was much worse this morning. I want to deer hunt but not enough to drive an hour and a half at 3am in dangerous conditions. (i might be more reckless if I didn't already have 7 deer in the freezer) :)

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Me..a MO buck tag and 2 turkey tags left.

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I'm still giving it. I had a 18" widebuck with a big body come through on Sunday morning but passed it up as I couldn't see the tine length as it was in thick brush--had a shot at the body but no good look at the rack. I'm looking forward to the second rut now.

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I haven't filled a tag yet this year and I'll be at it every chance I get.

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I'll be at it hard till Jan 15th

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Alarm went off at 4:15 this morning if that tells you anything. ;)

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I'll be hunting till 1/15

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I'll be at it 100% until jan. 4, when our season is compltely over with. Then I'm going after some big old fat fox squirrels with my bow

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You didn't go hunting?

The drawing for the area I hunt is at 4:30am. Which means I have to get up at 2:50am to make it. (shower, dress and drive a little over 60 miles)
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I'll be hunting until January 31st, so I've beenpacing myself... I'll hunt hard the next 4 weeks and then start slowing down.

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I still have a 2 buck tags to fill, I will be hitting it hard every chance I get until the 15th of Junuary.

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Will be at it, but not with much confidence. Have hunted a newarea in IL 9 days and seen exactly 5 deer! Really starting to question my sanity in spending that $450+ on a NR tag, lol.

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It has been slow all over this year from what I have heard. It only takes one deer to make that tag worth every penny

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I have 2 buck tags left and as many doe tags as I want to buy...I got til Jan 3, does can be shot again starting Dec22-Jan3...Im still toting the bow on weekday hunts and I join the fun with shotgun on Sat, so between the two, I may get to fill all the tags!!

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I've got a buck tag left plus one bonus, but I'll be picking my spots from now until 1/15.

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I questioned your sanity a long time ago Robin. ;)

What county are you hunting in? I saw a bunch of bucks in late Oct. and early Nov. and now they're pretty darn scarce. The mid 130's buckand 120" bucks I passed a couple weeks ago would look pretty good right about now. I know the big guy is still out there but he didn't get to be 4.5 or 5.5 on public land by being a moron.

I never really did see any real chasing. Kind of weird.

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Man I have been at it 100%.. I have a good shotgun buck and have seen some good bucks during archery but just can't seal the deal.. Won't shoot anything small, there are a couple big ones I'm chasing.. I have hunted in rain snow and wind now.. Yesterday got close but jumped the big one up on my way to my stand. I was running late due to a sick family and I paid for it..

But I'm hard after it. Taking a weekend off because of second shotgun but I'll be back at it next weekend..

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I shot a 10 point 11-13, but I still have a buck tag and I'm hunting every chance I get.
Trouble is my time gets limited severely after Nov.

Dan

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3 down, 1 to go

got a little over a month left. Muzzleloader starts in a few days and lasts for a few days then that's it for all gun seasons I think. I will let the woods cool down for a week or two thenhit it hard then harder as the season draws to a close.

It's a bit depressing talking about the end but I try to look at it as the glass being 1/4 full.

Good Luck all my hardcore aint no cold gonna stop ushunting brothers!

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Freezer's full. Deer's at the taxi. Donated venison donated. All goals basically met for the season.

Alarm goes off at 4:15, tomorrow....and I'm taking the guy who painted the house hunting.:)

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GOIN strong still chaseing a Bruiser 10 point so i wound let him walk until some one come out on top..

BH818

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Im still with ya. its hard this time of year but im still in the game,,,,,I hope :D

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Still gonna hit it. Not 100% though. I have more vac. time starting the 12th so I'll be out 3 or 4 days a week until the 31st when the season ends.

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I have a buck tag and a doe tag but no room for deer meat. I have a major cold going on. Season ends Sunday. I doubt I'll fill the tag or even attempt to.

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Union

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Ditto

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I am giving it about 110%, i have waterfowl on my mind.;)

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I'm giving it more like a 110% LOL;)

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buffhuntr-

I'm ridin' shotgun with ya! I haven't taken a single deer yet and I've been almost everyday...I"m picky.

Now that I"m ready to pop a doe for Christmas...I can't find one! hahah go figure!

I'm waitin' for the Big Guy! It's going to happen....

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Another ditto here! One tag area, I'll be picky for a while yet.

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I believe I will be able to get in 8-10 more hunts this year. I am still hunting for a good buck. I am hoping one of those days one will slip up and show himself during daylight.

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Definitely hunting until the last day of the season. Luckily in Maryland we can shoot quite a few deer with a bow and ultimately, hunting season only comes around once a year, make the best of it.

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The fat lady hasn't even begun to warm up yet. Let's get it done!!

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Hell I still have two buck tags for a bow and a rifle tag. I'll be out until something is down. I'm still waiting for the big boy to show.

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Quitters never win and Winners never Quit!. Thats what I tell myself each day and I almost feel guilty of I DONT go hunt....unless it is a Daddy -Daughter thing then its all good!

Speaking of my Daughter I was so proud the other day I was talking about where to hunt and she said that SHE WANTED TO GO with no asking on my part. I told no matter what if I was going hunting and she asked she could always and I mean alwaysno matter if it is 10-1 or 11-14 that she could go.

She is 4.5 now so we sat in the Pop up about 200 yards from house. She took her Bow also and soon started asking when can we start shooting buck deer. She had to pee so we dug a hole in the ground inside the blind, cloroed for a few minutes, watched hanna montanna on my blackberry and then got hungry...all in all great hunt all 1 hour of it.. I went back out to my ladder near there and saw two does and a spike that we could have seen from the blind.....

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I agree if you think your chances are slim on killing a deer in your stand that day think what the chances are on the couch

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Sorry for helping hijack your threadbuffhuntr but I gotta comment on this:

JB, no matter what you say from here on out, you are ok in my book! Fathers get a nod; Daddys get my respect! During the peak of the rut which happened to fall on the week of the every other week I see my kids for the weekend I had a chance to rearrange it so I could hunt. Then I felt horrible for even considering putting a friggin deer before them. I look forward to or at least hope for the day I can have the day you just did.

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I hate to say it i quit a few weeks ago. Not for ever just for the season. It got to cold and my coveralls shrunk so my legs were open. Plus someone stole my ladder from my stand that got me just about depressed enough to stop for the year. Then some dogs ran off a big buck right before i was ready to draw down.
Then some issues with getting the title for my truck i am now stuck without a car to go hunting with till feb.

I plan to hit it again next season hopefully with a climber.