Indiana Bow Hunters
09-22-2003, 06:26 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rochester Indiana USA
Posts: 71
Indiana Bow Hunters
OK are we all ready only 9 days left. I have been out about 10 times in the last two weeks but am having a hard time figureing out where I want to be. I will probably end up back at Winamac reserve. Any ideals on what to look for in these last nine days?
09-23-2003, 11:22 PM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Central IN
Posts: 400
RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
The skeeters have kept me out of my urban zone spot since the opener, the place is right beside a creek and it is horrible with them. I' m not talking a bug here and there, I am talking clouds of them. I generally don' t put a lot of effort in until about the third week of October on the regular spots. But if this weather stays cool it will get me out there much sooner.
09-25-2003, 12:28 AM
#4
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2003
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RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
JagDog,
I' m from Rochester too. It suprised me to see someone else from Rochester on here, so I thought I would register and say hi. Looks like it' s going to be prety cool on opening day, low' s around 30 degrees. I go over to Winamac to the shooting range, but never to hunt. Is there a lot of people that hunt over there?
Shayn
I' m from Rochester too. It suprised me to see someone else from Rochester on here, so I thought I would register and say hi. Looks like it' s going to be prety cool on opening day, low' s around 30 degrees. I go over to Winamac to the shooting range, but never to hunt. Is there a lot of people that hunt over there?
Shayn
09-25-2003, 07:31 AM
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rochester Indiana USA
Posts: 71
RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
ORIGINAL: shaynster
JagDog,
I' m from Rochester too. It suprised me to see someone else from Rochester on here, so I thought I would register and say hi. Looks like it' s going to be prety cool on opening day, low' s around 30 degrees. I go over to Winamac to the shooting range, but never to hunt. Is there a lot of people that hunt over there?
Shayn
JagDog,
I' m from Rochester too. It suprised me to see someone else from Rochester on here, so I thought I would register and say hi. Looks like it' s going to be prety cool on opening day, low' s around 30 degrees. I go over to Winamac to the shooting range, but never to hunt. Is there a lot of people that hunt over there?
Shayn
Bow hunting in Winamac is moderate, but firearms season is dangerously overpopulated. I suppose you are one of the luck ones that have private land to hunt on? Do you bow hunt?
10-01-2003, 10:49 AM
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mid West Indiana, USA
Posts: 217
RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
Jag,
Terre Haute here. You probably will not find to many deer in the woods until the farmers get the corn out. I have been out a couple of times and most of the activities other than going to water has been in the corn and bean fields. Found several bedding areas in the corn also. I have been to two places that I got permission to hunt on for the first time this year. It seemed like a miricle. Neither place is very good for bow but there appears to be decent potential for gun and Ml. Go out and knock on more farmers doors. I got lucky that way this year maybe you will to. Look for the farmers that have smaller wooded area' s 8-10 and maybe even 15 acres of woods on creeks and streams. Ask the farmer if he likes deer meat, offer to share your harvest with him. Tell him that you will only use tree freindly stands, either selfclimbers or strap on ladder stands. As a lot of farmers have been put off by hunters useing screw in treesteps and building perminet stands besides rutting up thier fields.
Terre Haute here. You probably will not find to many deer in the woods until the farmers get the corn out. I have been out a couple of times and most of the activities other than going to water has been in the corn and bean fields. Found several bedding areas in the corn also. I have been to two places that I got permission to hunt on for the first time this year. It seemed like a miricle. Neither place is very good for bow but there appears to be decent potential for gun and Ml. Go out and knock on more farmers doors. I got lucky that way this year maybe you will to. Look for the farmers that have smaller wooded area' s 8-10 and maybe even 15 acres of woods on creeks and streams. Ask the farmer if he likes deer meat, offer to share your harvest with him. Tell him that you will only use tree freindly stands, either selfclimbers or strap on ladder stands. As a lot of farmers have been put off by hunters useing screw in treesteps and building perminet stands besides rutting up thier fields.
10-01-2003, 06:43 PM
#8
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rochester Indiana USA
Posts: 71
RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
Indianahick
Thanks for the info, it sounds good to me. I was out all day today. I had a Doe and her fawn walk by me at 15yds, around 8:30am. I didnt see anything else until I left the woods, and of course driving home I spotted a 6 pointer and another big buck, but couldnt make out the rack. I will try again tommorrow.....
Thanks for the info, it sounds good to me. I was out all day today. I had a Doe and her fawn walk by me at 15yds, around 8:30am. I didnt see anything else until I left the woods, and of course driving home I spotted a 6 pointer and another big buck, but couldnt make out the rack. I will try again tommorrow.....
10-01-2003, 07:45 PM
#9
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Vincennes, IN
Posts: 273
RE: Indiana Bow Hunters
Well fellas, I saw plenty of deer both this morning and evening. Didn' t have anything within range but it was good to be out and see deer
Good luck to everyone, hope you all tag something soon.
Good luck to everyone, hope you all tag something soon.