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Buck Down Early...Now What?

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  1. airenlow

    airenlow Grizzled Veteran

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    I filled my one and only buck tag on the second day of season and now I'm super lost. Do I keep up with mock scrapes etc. and moving trail cams to find other bucks (for future intel)? Or do I stay out and let my woods become a sanctuary for the year?

    I will obviously still be chasing does on the edges also.

    What do you guys think?
     
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    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I’d make it a sanctuary and start praying


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    I say you spend the season driving to see teammates
     
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  6. Justin

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    I would be looking into hunting other states.
     
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  7. Benny_Bucks

    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Josh, come hunt with me I’ll hook you up.


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  8. cantexian

    cantexian Legendary Woodsman

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    Take an out of state trip if you can make it work. Spend the rest of your season scouting and learning the deer patterns and area better for future years.
     
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    Kill a doe:biggrin:

    I would definitely still run cameras.
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Honestly...before I'd say I'd go to another state....but anymore...if I only had one buck tag and I punch it early - I'm being a dad more in the evenings, try and kill a doe late season and enjoy a year "off with fam" letting my cameras do my inventory and scouting.
     
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  11. Benny_Bucks

    Benny_Bucks Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I like this plan too.


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    Judo points and squirrels
     
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    Shoot some does.
     
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  14. airenlow

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    Oh, for sure! The 5 year old wants to see me shoot a doe and the 2 year old isn't done fishing for the year. 20200404_164359_065_saved.jpg Polish_20200802_200202437.jpg
     
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    I’d keep up with the trail cams for sure, I would hunt another state as well and just enjoy time with the family. Ohio is surrounded by good states with high deer population and quality deer.
     
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