well..i am out there in the morning. i will hunt all day for the next week..this is usually the time that i score..if that is meant to happen. i will keep everyone posted. i found a few more acorn trees and will set up on them to see what is going on. the deer are moving in my area and there doesnt seem to be much archery pressure if any. i order a new scent from cabelas..overnight...if it works i will turn everyone on to it..see ya soon

Took my son with me on Tuesday. We rattled in one small spike that ended up right under the stand. Rain came earlier than expected so we left a little early. Weather looks a tad warm for Saturday but what the heck....beats dancing!!!! Good luck out there....let's get it done beffore the &quot;Pumpkin Army&quot; has at it!!!<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Nothing like a warm up to kill a Pre Rut. I'll give it a shot Saturday morning while its still chilly. Once it warms up, i'll probably go duck hunting. Hoping to hit it 1 more time next week before Shotgun comes blasting in. Of course, i hope I'm one of the ones blasting! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Any day spent huntin, is better than any day spent workin,,

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u guys hunt the birds...i saw a huge buck...i mean huge this evening..i am on him friday..

lemond, Go get 'em!!! How'd that new scent work? John Collins of James Valley Scents sent me a sample of his latest product...can't remeber the name right now...but it's working pretty well so far. Hasn't spooked any and have had great success with mock scrapes being taken over by the real deal!

I was going to take off today, but 60 degrees has me in work. I'll use my days next week when it cools down.
I'll be out tomorrow though, but if it gets to 65 I'm with Duckmaster2, I'll be totin' the 12ga in the evening.
The morning should be just fine, though, probably a good idea to set up in a doe bedding area and hunt all through midday. Good luck guys.


&quot;In heaven, even the fish have antlers&quot;

debob,,thanks for the info on JV..i have used that scent. i cannot tell how the new lure is working, but it must not be that bad...here is my story for today. i hunted from 2-520..i saw another buck that is bigger than the one i saw yesterday...they must be making mistakes right now. this deer was out at 4pm!!! he was checking the scrapes that i had doctored there was one problem. he was 85yds from me...i can only shoot to 60yd...yes 60. i explained that b4 i will b at them sat evening, but this is getting good...real good.

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how r u sj..i have never shot game at that distance but i practice from 60 and in...i would take a 50 yd shot if it was the right situation...and let me say this ...i have never lost a deer and last year was my first miss the deer hopped for some reason. anyway, dont worry i am not some crazy a55 archer shooting from 80+. my girlfriend went crazy when she saw the buck yesterday...wwe were in my T2 blind...she told me to shoot...I just looked at her and started laughing. i explained to her that i wasnt that good a FOOTBALL field away she had never seen a deer that big...i am on some really big animals..i dont know what to say..i have seen deer in my area, but jesus..i have seen 3 bucks that are HUGE. i will be out this evening...frm about 2 on..talk to u guys sunday night.

Heat seemed to put a damper on the mid-day movement but dawn and dusk were phenomenal!!! I saw six differnt bucks this morning and three this afternoon! Rattled in three of them. Had one six point come in this morning about 9 and bed down beside me. Forgot he was there and rattled about 10...scared the crap out of both of us!!!! Of the 9 only two were older than yearlings...one was an 18 inch spike and the other a 2.5 year old 6 point. Lots of fawns all alone..assuming the does are with the bigger bucks! Gonna have at it again Monday!!!! Good luck all!

Lemond...if you shoot one at greater than 25 yards please do us all a favor and keep it to yourself!!! Most of us can shoot quite accurately at that yardage or farther but choose to keep this a close range sport!!! You validated our opinion with the discription of your miss last year...deer are live critters and quite unpredictable...too much can go wrong to risk it!!!! Good luck on the big boys....I'm anxious to see one over 3.5 years myself!!!!