RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

My buddy got a 17 1/2 or so inch inside spread 9 pointer in PG county yesterday at 7:45 AM. It was one of three bucks following a hot doe.

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

Wow it sounds like the rut is still rolling. Is it just me or is it really late this year? I've been weary of putting out esterus scents cause I'm afraid I'd hit the end of the rut with them and just scare everything away.

I think the next time I'm going to get out is muzzleloader (2 weeks). What scents do you think will work good then? Vanilla curiosity?

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

I would think the second rut might be going on to some extent, if only because doe fawns may just now come into cycle for the first time. I can't imagine SOME estrus scent spooking bucks.

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

OK well I have been turned on to the Buck Bomb this year and have 1.5 estrus bombs left. I was wondering if setting one of them off would spook the deer away. I played it a little too early this year and had a doe come to investigate, then spook. I'd like the same reaction because if I have a gun in my hand then they won't spook at 25 yards, they'll just drop at 40 on the way in.:D

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

Thanks Chris, thats a pretty good thing to hear...... and Doug, there seems to be larger flocks in different sections... i already know which two i want to hunt...But there are a few sections i hadn't seen or heard one in

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

Area's d,e,f and i seem to hold the most turkey

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

when i last hunted there 2 seasons ago (not including this one) there was another that held the most that i saw most frequently

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

I remember having a whole flock around me in Q, but it's been YEARS since that happened. I mostly hunt I, and have seen them only a few times there.

BTW, how have they done there so far this shotgun season? I still haven't been but for bow a few times, and hope to go on Thursday morning.

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

I don't think they have killed more then 50 deer . I know they only took 36 deer opening day

RE: MD Shotgun Season 07
 

I spent the afternoon on Thursday the whole day on Friday and the afternoon on Sat at MNHA. I walked into the woods on Friday morning at about 6:30 to get setup. It was thick and dark. I am moving slowly along when I hear a rustle and see 3 to 4 white tails pop up and take off. I am guessing I stumbled (I tried my best) across them bedded down. I did not have a shot and would not take a shot wildly into the thick stuff. It was really dissapointing. Its a good spot I found and i wonder if I should hunt there again.
I have only been hunting two years and this was my first year at MNHA. I really liked it and tried two different sections. Saw a really big fox, thats a first for me. I keep hearing that the moon is screwing up the season as its so light at night and they are feeding then and bedding down during the day. There didnt seem to be alot of people there overall and when I left Saturday evening they had only had two deer checked in that day. Due to class I will not be able to get out next weekend so I hope I can get out on the 3rd and 4th and get my first deer. If anyone has one on a leash and can tie it to a tree let me know. JK