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

Im sitting in the Jacksonville airport waiting for my flight back to Omaha & your picture sure was a good change of scenery


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Quite the view Oldcarp!









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Good luck LittleChief. That is a little bit of work there. Tomorrow I’m headed up to Idaho. To help my son finish a project that he was called to do at the last minute. It’s a long story but he is a good man to be doing it.

 

Thanks Brett glad it helped

 

Thanks. Here I have a mountain in my backyard and Desert in the Front yard

 

Gees I feel for you LittleChief, lots of work for you and your wife. Makes me tired just thinking of it.

 

Well still haven't and probably won't hunt any of the early urban time on either of my spots which qualify. Regular opener is the 1st and I don't know if I'll find myself in a tree yet or not. I am beginning to realize all the crap happening really has zapped my desire or happiness normally associated with hunting.

I'm sure the first hunt, so long as nothing else happens, will zap it back into me - we'll see Friday actually has pretty excellent winds for a favorite stand of mine but is a tick earlier than I normally go and try it.

 

Keep your head up Ty! I know first hand how it goes. One year about 8 years ago I lost every property that I had except for one and I felt the same way. Looking back now it kind of turned into a blessing. Just remember that everything happens for a reason. Get out there and and enjoy one of the things that we’re blessed with being able to do.


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For sure brother, in the end as I've told others and now myself - in the end hunting isn't even important enough to allow to wreck days let alone weeks. My son is healthy, wife and I doing awesome, job to fund our lives and a God that despite everything sees value in me. I know I know...this is a forum don't go deep, but its true.

I've actually decided I may slip near a riverbottom peace we have hunted for years but mainly the top of an oak flat above the bottom...the field had a house built on it and nowhere for our plot so moved a stand right on the edge of a steep incline that overlooks one of only two "gradual" spots they use to exit and enter bottoms - I can shoot to the trail at the bottom which wraps the bend in the incline too. Wind will carry scent over the bottom which sets on the down wind side about 60-80 feet down really as I'm up 20 at least and that side of the hill is 40 feet steep at least.

 

More than welcome, sir. Hopefully the next few days things will smooth out for you and your family. And of course, do not hesitate to call me if needed.

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Sorry guys been a little bit. A short hunting update from me... Have been out a few times when we get either really good pressure or a cold front swings in which is very minimal up here this time of year. Have been pounding away on public to find shooter bucks, and finally stumbled onto where a buck I have been now hunting for 4 years and watching for 7 years showed his face. At 8 years old (we are thinking at least) this is the very first daylight we have of him in 7 years of trail camera photos. Going to be a crazy game of cat and mouse, and have to still do some more investigating on where he is feeding but I may have gotten close to where he is bedding. Fingers crossed just to see him on stand.

 

So gonna be warmer than I’d like and not ideal winds (like stronger than 7 for predictability) but tentatively plan is to hit that ridge overlooking a bottom route out/in. Only reason they’ll use it atm would be if they’re hitting the oak flats up top.


I’d probably shoot either buck or doe if given a good chance at a mature one.

 

Glad to hear you’re giving it a chance


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Picked up some antlers this morning. On my way to breakfast at my local spot and I saw this buck dead on the side of the road. Went ate real quick went home and got the sawsall. You can never have enough antlers laying around.

 

I can guarantee that you’re the MVP in your daughter’s eyes Chief! Not you get some rest because we’ve all got deer to kill now!


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Good luck to any and all today! I believe that all of our seasons are open as of sunrise on this beautiful morning!

I unfortunately won’t be out until Sunday evening as long as the weather cooperates. It will be right on time for an early October cool front but it is supposed to bring some rain, as long as it’s not pouring I will most likely be on stand by 4ish Sunday evening.

Yesterday after work I finally made it to my last spot to weed eat a trail to both of my stands on this small 12 acre piece and it is looking great this year. It’s a small property but hunts big with all of the surrounding timber and relatively low pressure (2 guys hunt the surrounding 85 acres very seldom).

Again good luck guys, let’s show ‘em why we’ve got “Champions” next to our name!


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