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20 days? 7 for bear.:)

i'm so ready it's not even funny.

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Heck ya, Just picked up my new bow yesterday. I've been seeing a couple good ones while out glassing but nothing good on the camera yet. I'm a little frustrated with the way the made us a lottery are this year, its weird how We can only shoot one deer here regardless, and i can drive 3 - 4 miles cross 63 and shoot up to 5. I'm thinking allot of people are going to be taking out all the little bucks this year with the shotguns, just because the does will be off limit to most.

How have you been?You all ready?

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Yep, I am ready, I am going out today to hang my last 2 stands, and just look around a little. I have not been out to my spot all summer, decided to just let it rest this year. Last couple of years, I went out there just about every weekend to check cameras, and I havnt seen many deer thee last 2 years, so decided to give it a break, and go in blind this year. So what did you get for a new bow?? I have a new one this year too. I bought a brand new still in the box 2005 Hoyt Vtec from Chad at work. Just went to Magnum last week and got it all set up. Boy, what a change from my old PSE!!


Ya its amazing the difference in the newer bows,you should be pretty happy with the V tech my brother in has one and really likes it. I traded off my Hoyt Vectrix and bought the new PSE Dream Season X Force. I wish I would have shot this bow last year and I would have never bought the Vectrix. All set up for hunting i am shooting 315 fps. When I shot it at magnum I was shooting a lighter arrow (which i could get by with for hunting, but i had more of the heavier ones around) Iwas shooting 325fps. This thing is nuts, I cant wait to get to try it out on a live target.

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You got It Rackluster!! Bear season Is just around the corner (5 days and counting)!! I can't wait.

Good luck to you!!

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Just a heads up to anyone interested. The annual warehouse sale is this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Robinson Outdoors in Cannon Falls.

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Bear Hunting opener today:)

Good luck boys!

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I live in Maple Grove and I have hunted deer in this state for about 20 years. I am a rifle hunter(just took up muzzloading) I hunt up near Hinckley and in North Branch. There is nothing I would rather be doing than deer hunting:DLast year my father and myself had a great year, we shot 4 deer (gave 1 away to another hunter in our groupwho failed to site his new (used ) rifle in. Hope everone has a good hunt this Nov.
Doug

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I'm new to Mn and am looking for land to hunt deer on this season, does anyone have any good resources for public land in Mn (within a couple of hours from the metro?) The more I ask about this, the more I seem to find out that finding good public land to hunt in MN is not that easy. Thanks,

Matt

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actually, i think it's very easy to find public land to hunt in minnesota. especially if you bow hunt! The sherburne county wildlife refuge is great. there are lots of mature bucks running around in there. you just have to find them. last year there were 4 nice bucks shot within 1/4 mile of where my stand is! One walked right under my stand about 15 minutes before legal shooting. I watched another hunter shoot it. That was slug hunting though. if you bow hunt, especially during the week, the place is pretty much yours. I love hunting public land on Thursdays because the woods have settled down from the weekend activity and there are very few people hunting. sand dunes state forest borders the refuge. so, combined there's a lot of acreage!

There's also mille lacs wma. that thing is huge!

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Haven't got into bow hunting yet. How about rifle opportunities? Maybe I haven't put in enough time yet, but it seems like a lot of places are bow/slug only. Thanks

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Hey everyone. There seems to be a lot of bow hunters on here, so I figure asking here is as good as anywhere. If I wanted to start shooting a bow, where do you start? I grew up in WY where no one really hunted from a tree stand or anything, so I never really saw the practicallity of bow hunting. However, after moving to MNand seeing the ample opportunities, I can understand the appeal. I've been mostly shooting ML's, but right now time is at a premium, so shooting my ML isn't nearly as practical by the time you figure in set-up, cleaning, etc.
So, where do you start and what do you do? Sorry if that's kind of a broad question.

Vince

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Anyone have any luck?
None for me, just got out once for an hour or so.

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Well the wife wouldn't let me go out on the opener but i did get to go out sunday morning and brought a buddy of mine a long. he is the one on the left and this was his first ever deer with a bow and only second deer of all time and he has been hunting for 14 years. Anyway we went to my favorite spot a buddy of mine is the superintendent ofa golf course and they need deer out of there so he asked if we could help. Anyway we went out at 5:45 and at 7:30 i shoot mine she was the 15th doe I had seen that morning and look good and stood there at 5 yds. He shot his at 7:45 and she came by with a small group at 10 yds. All in all a good morning
For Some reason I cant get the pic to upload here the file is too large they will only let a 100 KB pic on anybody have any ideas

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Congrats mc!! Great story.

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Here ya go Mike! Congrats on the deer!!

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i passed on a doe on monday. kind of an iffy shot. she was slightly quartering to me at 30 yards. thought my odds were better to wait for a better shot. nope, she left the field.

nice does guys! i'm going up to my land this weekend with a buddy. hopefully we'll have a matching picture.

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Ya, prodaddy1 here. just found the mn fourm site. Hope to see some other people on as well. No luck yet. My youngest son got a nice doe last friday evening. thanks

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Congrats to your son prodaddy!! I've been out once so far. I let a doe and 2 fawns go by at 12 yards and also passed on 3 smaller bucks at about 12 yards the same evening.

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Not much going on in South East Minnesota yet. Been out8 times, Saw 3 does on day 1, saw a little 6 point on day 2, and then I went 5 days without a deer sighting, and then last night I saw my first shooter buck, but by the time I saw him, he was too far away.

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Thanks. My oldest son got a nice 8 pointer today. as well.

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Damn, It's been a good year for your family already!! Congrats to him as well.

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Good luck with him bigdaddy!! Seeing Is believing, that's half the battle right there. Good job!!

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The buck movement seems to be picking up with the cold snap.

I saw a shooter 8 pt sat night
My dad saw "the biggest buck he's ever seen in his life" he said: "Main frame twelve, way past the ears, and bigger than jake's last year", that one scored in the 140s;)
My uncle saw a couple 2.5's s a 5pt and a 6pt

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That Is sweet Kyle!! Good luck team mate!!

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Good to hear Kyle, I will be down doing the Ramsey County Bowhunt this weekend and it's does only. I hope I don't see a huge buck. But I think this cool weather is not suppose to last. Up near 70 again soon. I hope they are wrong. Good luck Bud.

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The wolves must be around my place again. Haven't seen crap for deer in the last couple of weeks. Happens evertime the Timbers come wandering through. And the A$$holes in our state building just kept them on the endagered list. I guess I shouldn't complain though, we have a good population of deer even though the wolves thin them out occasionally. Did see a monster bear track last weekend though.

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Zilch for us so far. Are you mostly hunting evenings/mornings? Are you guys hunting near oak trees? Any trends?

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I got a doe monday night.

i've been seeing quite a few deer. almost always eating acorns. i did see a shooter buck using a licking branch and making a scrape. that was really cool. I never see scrapes this time of year, much less watch the buck make it!

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I've been out about 7 times so far I've seen plenty of does I even pulled back on one that was about 5 yards broadside I just wanted to see if I could get drawn without getting busted. Heading out tonight hope to see a little bucktivity.

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just curious how often you all see deer. i've been out 14 times this year and i've seen deer 9 of those times. just curious, do you all see deer every time out or what?

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No ,we don't see deer every time we go out either. Thats just the way it goes I guess. I have not shot any. But my 2 sons each got one so far. With the weather turning cooler the deer will be more on the move. Going out this morning. good luck to all.

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deer were on the move this morning. i shot a doe and saw 4 others in about an hour of hunting. it was such a nice morning i didn't want to get out of the tree.

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Hey Guys, just joined. Living in Minneapolis, but hunt in East Union (SW Carver near Cologne). I went out on Friday morning and saw 3 does a couple spkies but nothing within 150 yds. I've been bow hunting for about 5-6 years now and loving every opportunity to get out there. Im headin out tomorrow morning again so hopefully I'll see somthing with the rain coming in tomorrow morning.

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I cant see a shooter buck to save my ass!

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I went out sat in one of my stands bordering a thicket around a pond where deer come back to bed and BOOM! BOOM! Damn near knocked me off my stand. I forgot it was the first day duck opens at sunrise. lol It was loud as F*&K the echo was killing me. The neighbors to teh north were pounding away and the public land directly behine me were popping also. Then at 7:30 am thunder[&o]I look behind me and catch lightning in the south east skies.
Well I guess I will go home and make the family cinnamon rolls. lol

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I saw a dandy buck on friday evening.....unfortunately its a little hard to shoot out of an airplane. LOL
I was buzzing around scouting because the deer movement has been nil. I actually haven't seen much of anything in the last couple of weeks. Of course saw a few does out feeding but no bucks. I was wondering if there were wolves out around the area again so decided to get an airial veiw. I think the acorn crop has most of them hanging in the oaks for now.
Good Luck guys!!

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I've only been out once so far this year. If we had more then one tag In the area I hunt I'd be out more trying to get myself a doe. The one and only night I was out I saw 10 deer, 6 of which were In range. I had a doe and two fawns at 12 yards and later on I had 3 different bucks come by at about 15 yards- one forky, one spike and one nice little 1.5 year old 8 that was probably 90" or so. Nothing of which I was Interested In so they all got passes. I've got a few nice bucks on my trail cams the last few weeks so I'm hoping one of them walks In front of me sometime this year.

Congrats Tribal, Rackluster, TeeJay on your doe's!

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Just got back in out of the rain. Grabbed the shotgun and took a walk grouse hunting and scouting for deer sign. Well, just as I suspected....wolves!!! I found two different piles of wolf scat within 1/4 mile of my house. I figured that was the reason I hadn't seen much in several days. Hopefully they move out of the area soon.....everytime I find out they are wandering the area deer sightings get VERY slim.
WW

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Thats not good, hopefully they move soon for you. Been out a handful of times, and have seen deer each night but once. Took a nice doe last week. Now its time to chase the bucks around.