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Any one Hunt in minnesota?

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Yep for 24 years now!

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During firearms season I'm up in the Motley area.Just moved to Shakopee and plan on bowhunting the National Wildlife Refuge along the MN river.

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Yep...

Ha, ha

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I hunt in Minnesota. First weekendI will be in Zone 1 about 30 miles NW of Duluth. Second weekend I will be in Zone 2 near Cambridge. Only 3 more weeks to go!!

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I've been hunting near Houston in SE Minnesota since I was 12. I am now 19 and have shot close to 20 deer both with the bow and shotgun.

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I myself hunt in clearwater county on potlatch land. Tick tock tick tock

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I did this past week but now Im back in Maryland.......saw the same sized racks out there that we have in Maryland ........4 pts!!!! LOL

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Central Minnesota here--swamps,fields and woods full of oaks.Plenty of deer again this year.

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I hunt in Minnesota have since I was 12, used to hunt in the Pequam area NE of duluth now I'm hunting North of Duluth about 12 miles. 1st year hunting this area but it looks promising, I also bow hunt in Hermantown MN.

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I hunt in extreme SE MN in Houston county and more specifically between Houston and LaCrescent. I take the area for granted, but am toldby many others around the state that I live in "Gods country." Mainly a bow hunter but do hunt the 3b season with shotgun. The rut is coming.....

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Central MN here.

"Gods country" because of the rolling hills and cliffs. Big buck potential that is why the rest of the state is envious.

What bothers me up here in central area is that the whole state has potential but there are to many shoot anything attitudes that keep our state low on potential.

How did the other states pass us in the Boone and Crocket? What are they doing different than us the past 25 years?

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I sure hope we never pass this bill. I would like our state to remain wild. We did pick that word for a hockey logo.

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Buckmine-I think your assesment is very true. When I lived in MN I found that the "brown is down" moniker to ring very true. a button buck was just as good as a 10pt. People there wanted big bucks but didn't have the comon sense or will power to not pull the trigger. Great state to hunt for all species of game, but it could be much better.

MNPurple, I think you have something confused. People say you hunt near "Gods Country" in fact if you are in LaCresent (I student taught at LaCresent/Hokah Elementary) and you look straight Eastyou can see Gods Country! Ha ha.

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http://www.nj-hunter.com/articles/viewshowcasearticle.cfm?showcasearticleid=623005F2-D2DA-4ACC-91F112772852E519

The above deer was taken about 15 miles away in the 50's. Would love to see this caliber deer again. But of course the herd size was much lower back then.

Curious....Were herd sizes in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missiouri?, really low in the early 80's and steadily grew. Do these states have the potential to have there herds increase to levels where big bucks will be on the decline?
Thoughts in my mind, just rambling...

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Handles, nono no, you are confused. When I look straight EastI see Gods only mistake! ;) When did you student teach at LaCrescent, that is where i graduated from in '97.

In my opinion, Minnesota'sBiggest problem is continuing to hold the gun season right in the middle of the rut!! I hunt the 3B season which starts the 19th I believe this year, a week or two after the rest of the state and I see almost no rutting activity. The rest of the state, and the 3A season byme is holdingthe gun season right when bucks are running stupid. We have all these young bucks running stupid and then throw in the brown/down philosophy and of course we are loosing a majority of our bucks at 1.5 years old. They never have a chance to get old. None of the other states around us have a gun season in the middle of the rut and have you noticed these states are holding steady or have passed us by in the Booner and P&Y rankings. Because they dont harvest their deer when they are their most vulnerable. Look at Iowa, we have just as good of deer habitat as them but they produce consistently bigger deer, because they hold their gun season after the rut.

I know its easier said than done to change seasons because of all the family traditions, I have that too, but if we want more, bigger deer.......let them breed and then hunt them.

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I student taught there in '95. Schulte was my Advisor. Good guy.

I used to think that the rifle season in MN was a perfect time (during the rut). But as my views of just shooting any buck have changed to shooting a quality buck, I agree the timing isn't perfect compared to WI starting on the 20th. However the rut doens't kill 1.5 year old bucks, people do. My hunting group here has totally changed its way and we get a few 3 1/2 - 5 1/2 year old trophys every year. I convinced my hunting group in Bemidji to hold off on the young ones as well. It took me three years to do it, but now everyone is having more fun because they are seeing better bucks. Self control is tough for many people.

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I've hunted deer in MN the last 8 yrs

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:DYea hey!

I have been hunting the beautiful wood in the Brainerd Lakes Area for the past 15 years or so and LOVE IT !! :DLots of deer to pick from and have always had deer meat to eat.

I grew up hunting the corn fields in southern Minnesota and also got plenty of deer but sitting in a portable stand deep in the woods waiting for that 30 point buck to come along is alot more fun!

Enjoy the Experience!

Randy Man

Just North Pro Staff

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i hunt in southeast minn arounfd chatfild area