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Hammer1171 · Oct 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM

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Hunted sikas all weekend. Had some good encounters with two studs. First one let me know that the wind hates me. It was blowing out of the south all morning into the afternoon. I get set up 80 yds from where he is bedded with a doe. As soon as I pull up my bow the wind shifted for two minutes out of the east and blew directly to them. The doe stood up and got out of town and the stag followed. As they were leaving the wind shifted back to south and never shifted again. Basically the wind said f$#@ you and your plan.
Last night went to a different section of the property and had a small 5 pt stag walk to 16 yds at 5 pm. Gave him a pass because there was a tank in the area. 6:15 pm big boy showed up and was pushing a hind(doe) all around. I threw everything but the kitchen sink from a calling perspective but couldn't get him to come into shooting distance. 68 yds was as close as he would come.
Lots of fun. Might give them another week then will shift to whitetails exclusively.

Good luck guys.
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Follow up to the stag I had come in on Sunday night. My buddy went in yesterday and set up in the same spot. He sealed the deal.

buttonbuckmaster · Oct 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM

I'm getting out for the first time this weekend. Headed down to deep southern IL near Shawnee national Forest on some private ground. I've never stepped foot on it but my friends family has hunted it for decades. Hopefully I'll be posting trophy pics by Monday lol

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