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Would that possibly be Dan or Bob Schultz?? They are good friends of my family. I know Bob owned an Archery shop a few yrs back. Its a samll world though, that is for sure.;)

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Wow!!! You got it!!:D Bob is my Great Uncle. Yep he had an archery shop, I think it was called Schultz Archery or something like that. You got that right, it sure is a small world out there!!;) Thanks for the my space request also.

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Good tosee ya Cotman welcome

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Anyone getting ready for bear baiting or bear hunting come mid August and September in Minnesota?

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I live in Grand Meadow in Se Mn, about 20 miles south of Rochester. Work at St. Marys hosptial in Rochester as a Vascular Access Tech.

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Red Wing here. I bowhunt several WMA's and some private land around Mankato and RW, and also bow/rifle near Askov and Pine River. High hopes for this season based on what I've been seeing so far in southern MN. Lots of dandies.

Mark

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Thats always a good thing!! Good luck with them!!

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Anyone getting ready for bear baiting or bear hunting come mid August and September in Minnesota?
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Ya schultzy I am going to our cabin on the boundry waters gonna try with the muzzleloader this year i think, but the bow will for sure be with. Sucks cause we cant bait though.

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Im origanaly from lake city have you lived in red wing for a while.

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6 or 7 years.

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can't believe i missed this thread for this long![/align] [/align] I live in the NW metro and grew up in Monticello. I hunt the sherburne county wildlife refuge, my inlaws land (borders the refuge), and I have 40 wooded acres between Isle and Ogilvie. I work in IT as a project manager. I love my job but hate the fact that all the jobs are in bigger cities. Otherwise, I'd probably be living up north somewhere.[/align] [/align] Shultzy - I can't wait for bear hunting. A bear knocked over my tripod feeder and tore a 1 foot by 1 foot hole in my barrel on 7/5. That guy has a white spot on his chest and he's all mine come early september. He'd make a nice rug:). They destroyed my feeder last year too. Next year it's going to be bear/coon proof. I'm about 2 miles inside the no-quota zone (love it!). Last year I had trail cam pics of 7 bears (3 cubs), this year I have pics of 3 so far. [/align] [/align] this will be my 12th year bow hunting, wish I would have started earlier. good luck to everyone this year.[/align]

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Good luck up there!!

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Wow that sounds exciting for you!! I sure wish I lived in northern Mn up with the bears. I love hunting them critters. Good luck Rackluster! Shoot that biggin and get a rug, bear rugs are sweet. I've got 3 rugs and a few shoulder mounts. They are spendy but they do look nice.

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I am dying to go bear hunting again. I just have to find someone who can get me on a site somewhere. I don't have the time to get out and bait as I would need too. If anyone can help me out this year or next I would love to work something out. I can pay for bait some of your time w/e I just don't have the cash nor do I want a full service hunt. I just want a active bait. Good luck to you that are going.

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Just wondering I live in South central Ohio and My brother lives around the Fairmont area of Mn. They have a farm there (corn and beans) that I have visited and pheasant hunted a time or two. Just wondering if that area holds any good deer and if its worth giving a shot bowhunting. Like I said they have close to 1000 acres and its pretty much all corn and beans. Never saw much for trees or big woods in his area. Just thought I would check and see if I could get any advice. Hereis my last Ohio deer from 2005 inmy area. Thanks again.

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1st of all thats an awesome buck you got!! My advice would be to find any small tiny woodlots or a small group of tree's and set up on them with the right wind of course. Being the area is lacking trees and cover you would be able to narrow the bucks down on where the cover is, it should work in your favor. I love hunting areas like this! Good luck if you make the trip.:)

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I wish I could help you out Tribal! The area I've been bear hunting the last 20 years has really gotten invaded by bear guides and loggers and there for I've lost allot of area from what I use to have. We barely have enough room for the group of 5 that normally go. I'll keep you in mind if something would change.

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Thanks Shultzy,

Thats all I can ask and couldn't expect anything more. I know what you mean by guides and such. Thats the one thing that bothers me about hunting is if you don't have a place to hunt, it is becoming that you have to have alot of money to gain access somewhere. IF your lucky you still find a place to put in some hard work, and a gift basketfor a farmer who will let you have access but they get smart pretty quick when some white collar guy offers up some dough. Anyways, I appreciate the response and good luck hunting. Talk to you soon.

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Yep these guides are a pain in the ass up there! Everyone thinks there are a bear guide these days, 99% of them are wantabee's. When a bear guide license only cost $82.00 you get all sorts of idiots. Like I said I'll keep you in mind if a member of our group would decide to opt out some year.

The guys in the bow hunting forum sure have allot of respect for you with the big bucks you've shot. I haven't been around for to long being I joined up last September so congrats on them big bucks you've been taking!;) Do you deer hunt around your neck of the woods?

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Well I had a great honey hole not far from me. A ton of private land that is bordered by another ton of private land. The catch was it was only hunted by archery. We all stuck to mature buck only and it worked well as you could see.Due to unfortunate circumstances I no longer have access to it. :( This will be the first time in 8 years I am back to looking for a spot to hunt. I have gone back to applying for the metro parks hunts. And even kicking the idea around of going into Ripley again with all those 3000 maniacs. Just so I can at least have a little better chance of running into a mature buck. I admit I was spoiled and with hard work I could usually count on at least seeing a "mature" buck as long as I put alot of time in. I hunted usually 4-5 days a week. Now it will be tough to not even really have a place to stick a couple of does. Hopefully I will be set up again next year on some decent land somewhere by next year.

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Thats a bummer!!

I've often thought about the Camp Ripley hunt. Lots of P&Y bucks in the area but lots of people like you said.

Good luck in finding some new land.;)

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I have given you my number, just a call away.

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tribal - i can relate.I still have access to my old honey hole, but it's changed. no more corn/beans in the area and the deer have vacated. now it's just houses and empty lots. I used to see mature bucks quite often and i used to get tons of pics of mature bucks. Now, i've only seen2 mature bucks in the last 4 years (both at ripley!) and haven't gotten a pic of a mature buck in about 5 years on that property!!! That is why I will continue to apply for ripley. it's THE highlight to my deer season, every year. yes, the negatives are well known, but it's a blast.[/align]

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Thanks guys for the info on hunting Minn. Very glad to get any advice for this Ohio guy. If any of you are thinking of heading east give me a shout if I can help yah out. Here is one that was hit by a vehicle last year in my area.

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Ummm yeah that would do. What great mass, I love the gnarly ones. Im guessing upper 170's?

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i live in eden valley about 20 miles north of litchfield. i hunt in kingston right off hwy 15. i work for a small concrete company in dassel. schultzy if you haven't checked out the archery shop in litchfield yet it's a nice place. the only down fall is they don't have much for traditional gear but in my experience they can get what ever you need. i know some of tthe guys that go there do shoot traditional bows and the owner shoots a long bow some.

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I plan on making a visit there this fall. Hopefully they can get some of the stuff I'll need. Thanks for the heads up!

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Minn Hunter here from Northern Mn i live about 3.5 hours north of the twin cities. Ive only archery hunted the last 2 yrs
but i have rifle hunted many of yrs No trophys yet. If anyone needs any info on hunting land hotels etc. just let me know
Gary

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Where abouts you live up there?

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Good Ol Iron Range i grew up in virginia but now i live in Buhl mid way between virginia and hibbing. Seen some ol freak nastys back here behind the mine pits..

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You bet!! Mn has got some monster bucks roaming them areas by you and up in northern Mn.

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im from Minnesota.city of Lakeville i just started shotting bow like 2 weeks ago.i like it alot.i wanna get good enough to turkey hunt.

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I used to live and hunt in MN. I lived in Moorhead. I do not remember where I used to hunt exactly. Used to go to Pelican Lake often! But im still in the Midwest in IN.

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Another MN guy here. I haven't been reading this site for quite awhile and figured I'd check in before the seasons start. I'm up near Itasca State Park and while bow season isn't bad (but getting worse) when the rifle season starts you'llsee every nitwit in the country up around here. The human population goes from 3,000 to 300,000 the day before rifle season starts. Sure get some idiots wandering the woods. If you don't get your deer the first day or two you may as well wait till the middle of the week and the deer have calmed down a bit.

WW

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Another MN guy just joined today. Good to be aboard.. From the Faribault area

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Good to have all of you new guys

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Hey Tom, hows it going? you getting ready to chase sme Whitetails?

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Hi everyone!
Grew up in the south Metro, currently live/work in Downtown Minneapolis. I bow hunt near Askov/Sandstone area with the old man. Can not wait to get back in the camo for the next few months.
Good luck to everyone!!

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HI everyone just joined. I live in Geneva which is just south of Owattona. Grew up in WI and started hunting again last year. I am trying to find decent public land around me. Thats the hardest part for me since there isn't much land or the size isn't that big. Thinking of going to whitewater?
Matt

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20 Days and counting, is everyone ready?