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Discussion in '2016 Deer Contest' started by virginiashadow, Aug 15, 2016.

  1. KY72

    KY72 Weekend Warrior

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    48 degrees and a northwest breeze here in western KY. First day I haven't used a thermacell or repellant. Starting to feel like bow season!
     
  2. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Was going to head out and hunt but it's been a long last couple of weeks. Gonna get dinner with the kids and watch a movie on the couch instead of hunt this evening. The temps are supposed to drop over 20 degrees between now and in the morning. I'll be out the next 2 mornings. Gonna be a little more aggressive.
     
  3. fletch920

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    Going to sit on an alfalfa field tonight with a buddy and hope to shoot some does. The rub tree I put out on Wednesday is already shredded. lol
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Do.you have a healthy buck to doe ratio where you hunt?
     
  5. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Had two does come through this morning at 40. I'm on buck kill mode for a few weeks anyways.

    Any of you guys hitting the woods this weekend?
     
  6. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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  7. OK/Sooner

    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    One more hour of work for me then I get two days off to hunt. Had to work 3 12's so by the time I get off work it's dark. Good news is I have been seeing bucks every sit now. Just waiting on the right one.
     
  8. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    OK, start the buck killings for this team. You lead, we will follow.
     
  9. OK/Sooner

    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I'll be out trying. That's for sure! Hopefully I can get it done!

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  10. fletch920

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    I am going to start hitting it hard this weekend. Here are some pictures of the new rub tree I just put out last week.

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    Every decent buck picture I have gotten up to this point is after dark. I would expect for that to change in the next day or two.
     
  11. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Good luck Fletch.

    I saw a 2 year old trotting after some does this morning in my neighborhood. Not real aggressive but things are def picking up quick.
     
  12. fletch920

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    Just saw this, sorry.

    We probably have too many does. I really need to take a bunch this year. I saw between 30 and 40 does on Saturday evening. With all of that activity, only two young bucks showed themselves. Call that what you want, but I call it the lull. lol
     
  13. OK/Sooner

    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    He was there Saturday morning while I was at work:(
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  14. Thwack1

    Thwack1 Weekend Warrior

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    Uhhhh ohhhhh

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  15. OK/Sooner

    OK/Sooner Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Nice buck! Congrats!

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  16. virginiashadow

    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Thwack....great job man! Great looking buck. Way to get the team back on track. This team is built to win. Kill.

    Lets hear the story of the hunt.....
     
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    No luck last weekend on public land. Only saw a young buck the first night but didn't stay long enough, he was in and out quickly. Didn't see anything the rest of the weekend. Not happy but learned a lot.
     
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    virginiashadow Legendary Woodsman

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    Noel, you are gonna have some great hunts coming up soon. Keep forging ahead!
     
  19. fletch920

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    Great job Thwack1!!!! Really nice buck. I hope we put several more good ones like that down in the next couple of weeks. Good luck all, its starting to get good!
     
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    Well I had a plan yesterday to hunt a set on the logging trail leading to my little clover/ryegrass plot back in off the main fields. The plot sits right next to a bug brushy thicket the deer use to go back and forth to a large ag field to my north. I ran into the plot and checked the camera and saw it had a good buck on it just after dark checking the mock scrape I started a few weeks ago. I have a stand that sits in the plot right over said scrape. I decided even with a marginal wind to hunt the plot. The side that faces the thicket and the scrape would be enough out of my wind. I refeshed the scrape and climbed up. Around 5 i could hear something moving slowly through the thicket. I could see white so i grabbed my bow and sat it in my lap. He came within 30 ft of the scrape from inside the ticket. I could tell he was agrivated by it even though it was up-wind of him. I went to take the bow off my lap and bang! Nailed a zipper on my pocket. I know it wasnt that loud but it sounded like a gong to both of us. We had about a 3 min staring contest. Finally he decided to risk it. The scrape was just too hot for him to handle, he had to check it out. He licked the banch thew a little dirt around and walked right into my shooting lane. He didnt make it 60 yards outa the plot and crashed
     

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