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"Bellys Up" Team 24

Discussion in '2017 Deer Contest' started by cml5895, Aug 14, 2017.

  1. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Good sized doe! That'll be some good meat!.....ALSO father-in-law sent me two pics of some great bucks that we will pursue on his property. The hit list is growing!
     
  2. Evilstuff

    Evilstuff Weekend Warrior

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    Great work neal! can't wait to see the footage. Checked cams last weekend, but nothing but younger bucks. Set my stand on a part of the farm we never hunt. Here is the property I hunt.
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    For the first time in probably 5 years, we are surrounded by Beans. I think they will be picked sooner than later, as there has not been a ton of rain, and they are 75% brown. The Blue Arrows are my 3 tree stands. The furthest right stand is my new climb on that i hung last weekend. It's in a oak tree full of acorns. Also this is the first time since I've been hunting here (10 year) that we have had corn in that field. All but 1 of my kills have come from the south west stand, but had some good encounters last year in the north point stand.
    The purple arrow is my father-in-law box blind (bobcat031, he's on another team)

    We are both hoping from a good season, and I'm super excited to try my new hang on stand. Also picked up a cheap used camera, so I'm going to try and self film my hunts this year!
     
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  3. vanfossen

    vanfossen Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Great job on the doe! Sucks you're already dropping deer and my season hasn't even started yet lol


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  4. Mo_bowhnter

    Mo_bowhnter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Way to go Neal. Can't wait to catch footage on BHOD soon.
     
  5. nealmccullough

    nealmccullough BHOD Crew

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    It will be on this weeks show!
     
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    mylsuhat Weekend Warrior

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    Super frustrating camera pull yesterday. Over 1000 pictures looked at and 1 maybe 2 shooter bucks. 900 of the pictures were pigs... they're terrible.

    So here's the only definite shooter, he's not that big but he's at least a 3 year old

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    And this one is hard to tell but could be a good deer

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    I know we have better deer running around somewhere. We had some big ones make it through the season last year but they haven't showed up yet. Guess we'll wait and see.

    7 days until OK and I can't wait
     
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  7. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I need to post all the nice ones I have on camera. Got some decent ones on every property I hunt.

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  8. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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  9. Mo_bowhnter

    Mo_bowhnter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Nice deer guys.

    Neal I checked out your hunt today. Great looking set there, especially for does.

    It's too damn hot to hunt here. Its supposed to cool off this week, next weekend looks better.
     
  10. cml5895

    cml5895 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I leave on Thursday for South Dakota and it will be nice to get away from the 90 degree weather we’ve been having! I hope one out of the three of us going can get a deer down.


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  11. 27drawNY

    27drawNY Weekend Warrior

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    Good luck!!!

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  12. mylsuhat

    mylsuhat Weekend Warrior

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    So this is off topic but I figured I'd share with y'all.

    I work for the bureau of safety and environmental enforcement (BSEE). We are in charge of all of the offshore oil and gas operations in federal waters in the US (gulf of Mexico for us).

    In honor of the Department of the Interior's National Hunting and Fishing month (October) I was asked to write an article for BSEE highlighting our recreational used of federal public lands, in this case, waters.

    Hope y'all enjoy


    https://www.bsee.gov/blog-post/exciting-fishing-opportunities-abound-on-the-ocs


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  13. Mathews1995

    Mathews1995 Weekend Warrior

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    I shoot a mathews outback with 100 grain 2 blade rage broadhead..... so far things are looking relatively promising. We have a few real solid bucks on camera along with a good number of does. I will do my best to put down two does this opening weekend and then start rack hunting. The cool down should start for me tomorrow as far as the weather goes.
     
  14. cml5895

    cml5895 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Great article! That’s one thing I’ve always wanted to do but just haven’t had the chance.


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  15. cml5895

    cml5895 Die Hard Bowhunter

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    7 hours out from SD. After 10 hours driving I’m about beat. Scouting tonight for some bucks.


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  16. mylsuhat

    mylsuhat Weekend Warrior

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    Wow! that's one hell of a drive.


    We'll be rolling out at 3 am tomorrow to head to Oklahoma. ~14 hour drive with a pit stop NW of Dallas for some BBQ.

    Once we get there I will scout and set up my ground blind and a camera. Brush that in and let it set for a few days. We have 8 days to hunt so I want the area to settle. My ladder stand on the fence edge should be good for a doe or 2.
     
  17. mylsuhat

    mylsuhat Weekend Warrior

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    The weather is all kinds of weird, warm and windy but we will have to make do

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  18. nealmccullough

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    Good luck everyone starting this weekend. Stay safe! I'm headed out tonight in MN trying to catch the backside of this cold front.
     
  19. illinibowhunter

    illinibowhunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Season starts Sunday for us! I can't wait to get in a tree. Wife is making me go to a wedding in St. Louis tomorrow so i will miss opening morning. I'll get out in the afternoon though.
     
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    Captn Kirk Weekend Warrior

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    Hi All VA sob story ,planted my woods food plots 3 of them Sunday two weeks ago work forced scheduall left me no options forecast called for rain Tuesday that shifted to Thursday that week.No rain at all for two weeks now and forecast calls for rain on the opener Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th.:bigcry: We will see how the seed germinates on a better note acorns are dropping. Last weekend of prep :bow:
     

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