The Orion Syndicate (#12) - 2020 & 2021 Champions

Fletch thanks for hunting hard for the team! Hard to tag big bucks when your sick during the rut.

Our late season was terrible, weather was to nice, hardly any snow and really warm weather. Had nice bucks coming to stands for my brother, buck movement was mostly at night.

Hope we win this contest, I'm really excited for next year, have a couple of 3 1/2+, numerous 2 1/2 bucks for next year still around. Just started some logging on some woods, always heard deer will come to chainsaws in winter. Probably just a coincidence but this buck showed up night after 1st day of cutting. Never seen him before.

Johnny congrats on another deer, your a deer slayer lol.

 

Chainsaws in the winter signals food is dropping to their level!

 

Looks like a good chance that we will be together again next year. Do any of you guys have points built up for Iowa? I just got access to an additional 7000 acres of private ground that only has one family member and one hired hand hunting. I was given free run and offered to be shown where existing stands are and hang my own anywhere. I saw several very good bucks on a 640 that the other guys said they never even hunt. This spring I will be doing some serious scouting and stand prepping. I can't take anyone there, but it certainly opens up my three farms for hosting a team member or two for a chance at a slammer. I have a great cabin on the one property so lodging would be included. I will have over 20 acres of food plots in with one being about 8 acres of beans that is right next to a private 1300 acres owned by a "hunting celebrity" not to be named. Please take it to PM if you have points or just want to take a chance and apply. The Iowa DNR site has a lot of great information for nonresidents and the process. I figure we might as well stack the deck! A local outfitter gets $5,500 for this type of hunt for a week. I would let you come for longer if needed. I would probably limit this offer to no more than two or three guys.

 

I used my 5 points this year....damn***t

 

I didn't know what your situation was for hunting in Iowa this year. Dang, 5 points is a lot. Maybe it still takes that much? I was hoping not, as I thought some other states had come on strong lately. I am in hopes that one or two guys might have been putting in for a rainy day. I am in zone 5 for anyone wanting to look up draw odds and points.

 

Odds sadly ain't the best for those of us that love slinging arrows.

https://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/Hunting/nrd_draw.pdf

 

Now granted that was with a slightly up year across most states, and if Iowa shares in that stat - more applications probably got sent in for sure.

 

Damn. Still in hopes that someone here has been putting in for a while! I guess if we can hold the title for enough years we could have a heck of a hunt. lol

 

LOL shooot if we are on pace next year to win I'll tell Tom I'm out and switch 2022 plans LOL

 

Fletch thanks for the great and generous offer! Sure wish I had points. Sounds like it would be a great hunt!

 

The State of Nebraska has extended our "doe only" season through the month of January. According G&P, not enough does were taken in the late season which was scheduled to end on 1-15-21....happy days ahead.

 

Took me 4 points and drew on my fifth year for my bow tag..... but worth it!!!

 

You wouldn't be disappointed with the crazy amount of bucks you will see during the archery rut!

 

The last couple duck hunts have been slow. We froze up then thawed out. I’m going to go this week to see if any birds of pushed down. I took a couple of the grandkids and the son-in-law icefishing on Saturday. I think we iced 62 fish. We only kept six fish. Some were too small and some were in the slot. We have a couple reservoirs here you have to let the fish go If they are in between 15 to 22 inches. It was a lot of fun the fishing was very quick.

 

I wouldn’t be too worried about me. Unless my teammate who killed a doe over New Year’s posts it to the scorecard and I join the 200 point club before the contest ends, I think Team 12 has this locked up. If that happens and you put me on the buck that does it, it will cement you as the most generous guy on the forum. However, your current teammates with probably forever refer to it as “pulling a @LittleChief ”

 

Well fellas, it's gonna be a long shot, but I've decided i'll grab my bow and hit the tree one final time this week (reduction zones close the 31st). If for no other reason than an attempt to close out the year breathing in the fresh air and watch the sun set on the season which has just had a ton of downturn moments - and look forward to the 2021 season!

 

Good luck man!

 

Good luck Ty!