Team #11 Buck Busters

["J"]

Well looks like I have a pretty good team :D I recognize most of the names on it.
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Atowngolfer, davideugene05, uncleodie, Cap’t Ernie, BEARBOY360, “J”

I have a feeling this is going to be a good year for us :bouncy: I'll start it off. I'll be hunting Mahoning, Columbiana and Guernsy counties this year. They probably be some side trips throughout the season but these will be my core areas of hunting. I live in Salem and most of the properties are within 20 minutes of my house and I'm planning on spending as much time as I can in the woods :whistle: With the exception of David and BearBoy I'm pretty familiar with the rest of you and glad to see Uncle Odie with us. You have a good rep as far as getting the good ones :D Well feel free to chime in with your thoughts on this. Again welcome to the team and start thinking of a name. I'm pretty open to that. Later. "J"

[uncle odie]

Hey everyone, good to hunt with ya this year. I live and hunt in Highland co just south of Hillsboro. I baicaly hunt in my front and back yard. Pretty much have everything set up and ready to go. Got a few more stands to set, but we will be ready when the gate opens.

I see a couple names that i have not seen on a team in the past. Welcome to both of you and enjoy the fun, i have had a good time and enjoyed the past seasons.

J, don't know much about my rep, weather it be good or bad but i guess that would depend on who you talk to.:whistle: I am retired and have plenty of time to hunt. I spend a lot of time in a tree during bow season and try to hunt wise and hard.

Good luck to everyone and lets have fun. :bouncy:

[atowngolfer]

My name is David I am hunting mostly in mahoning county and wayne county. i have some good deer on my property. Nothing with a ton of points which is what we need but i have some that have alot of length and mass. I go to college but I hunt as much as I can. I also plan on taking both of my brothers hunting which just got their licenses this year so that can get us some extra points. If i can do anything to help let me know. This is my first year doing the contest so if i have any questions I am sure you guys might know the answers. I am mostly ready for season and sure am ready to get into the woods. I have some pictures of my deer on the cam page so if you want to take a look feel free. Anything I can help you guys with let me know. Glad to be hunting with you this year.

[Cap't Ernie]

Checkin' in.

I will be hunting Morrow County, not as much as I would like, but does anybody get to hunt as much as they'd like?

["J"]

Welcome aboard Guy's, Looks like a few more need to check in then we can decide on a name for our winning team :D Think about what you'd like for a name and then we'll hash it out. In the mean time I'm still getting prepared and getting the itch :whistle: Have a good week.

["J"]

Heard from bearboy and now just waiting for Davideugene So if you happen by stop in and say hi. Has anyone been thinking of any names yet? I have really put any thought into it yet but if tou like something post it and we'll put it to a vote. How's the scouting been? Not to bad where I'm at nothing huge like some others I've seen posted on here but enough to hopefully help :whistle: Keep in touch. "J"

[BEARBOY360]

This stinks my pastor resighned this past sunday:banghead3:.I hope the next one is as good as the last.

["J"]

Sorry to hear that. Bearboy submitted Buck Busters as a name for the team, let me know what you guy's think.

[uncle odie]

Sorry i haven't been on the board for a couple of days, but i had a family member that had some health issues, but we are all squared away now and things are fine.

Got some camera out and have been seeing some decent bucks. Got some stands up but still got to put up a few more. Prob gonna try to get them up next week. Anyone else got a big one lined up for the taking?

Whitetail Wizards, Whitetail Wonders, Whitetail Wackos, Deer Dudes, any name is fine with me.

Has anyone heard from our last team member? Maybe on vacation or just shy.:whistle: I am sure he will check in soon.

[atowngolfer]

I havnt thought to much about names either. Whatever we choose is fine with me. I have been seeing the same big boy pretty often. Mostly in the dark but some in the light i also have a few decent little bucks. Got one more stand to put up this weekend and just got a new place to hunt tuesday so i gotta go scout it a little bit. But i am hopeful for the season.

[Steve]

Go under the "community" tab up top and get your team a social group. It's a blast.

[uncle odie]

Buck Busters is good with me.:)

[uncle odie]

Is mum the word?? :confused: Just wondering, no one talking. Has anyone heard from our 6th team member? Got to go check cameras today and maybe put up a tree stand or two. Made 4 ft ladder extensions for 2 of my ladder stands yesterday, they just were not high enough.

[atowngolfer]

What do we do if our other guy doesnt check in? Season is getting close and we need to get a name dont we? I am also going to check my cameras today, got another stand to hang then going to scope out the new farm i got permission on. It should be some good hunting but i will let you guys know what I find when i get home.

[uncle odie]

We will have to get an alternate if he dosen't check in soon. There has been a few names thrown into the kitty, but any is OK with me. Bearboy suggested Buck Busters, but like i said , any is fine with me.

[atowngolfer]

Buck Busters is fine with me to. It doesnt matter to me.

[Cap't Ernie]

No preference, buck busters sounds fine. If you guys I want I can probably come up with a picture signature with our names on it, etc. I've done it for the last couple teams, nothing fancy but it works.

["J"]

Thanks Ernie that will work just fine the BuckBusters has been voted by the majority so I'll let 45 know that we'll go woth that. I've already PM'd 45 and he knows we have a no show and after this weekend we'll see about an alternate. Thanks guy's. Good luck with the stands and camers. I'm still fishing some tourneys for the next few eeks so my stand time is limited. But after the boat goes into staorage look out :D Have a good weekend.

[uncle odie]

So we are officially BuckBusters now. Good deal!!

Checked our cameras today, not much, had a new guy show up prob aprox 135. Had a small 8 in hard horn and a ton of does and fawns. Set one stand, going to go back out tomorrow and set a couple more.

Opener right around the corner. :yikes:

[davideugene05]

sorry it took so long..my computer has been down and then it wouldnt let me get on here for some reason..but anyways...
My name is David Rutter...I live in Nelsonville...Hunt mainly Athens, and Hocking Counties, but also hunt meigs on my grandmas land...love the name you guys came up with...I'm very excited about this year...just scored my buck from 07 and it scored 159 and some odd inches...havent got my 11 pointer back from 08 yet but i think it scores about the same...right now im watching a few really nice bucks all in about the same area...And like I always say...my hunting area is your hunting area...Heck you can hunt the tree next to me if you want...so if your ever down this way and not familiar with the area let me know..I cant promise you a deer but I can try to help ya...

[atowngolfer]

Good to see you showed up. Welcome to the team. I just checked my cameras and got the stands hung. I was happy with what I saw except for one picture. I got a picture of some guy that doesnt have permission to hunt where i do because I know for a fact that I am the only one with permission. Didnt get his face but as long as he stays away for deer season and nothing comes up missing i dont really care. He walked about 5 foot from my camera which is pretty much in the open so and he didnt take it which i am very thankful of because alot of stuff has gotten stolen out in that area. Other than that I seen the usual bucks the little non typical never showed his face in 2 weeks but he just popped up a couple times last month so i think he was just crusing. The big guy is hard horned now. I had 399 pictures in 2 weeks. Also got a real crazy looking doe. I dont know if she is getting he winter coat in or what but she looks wierd. Just figured i would share the pics with you guys.
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[uncle odie]

welcome aboard David.

nice buck David, he will score well.

["J"]

David, thanks for checking in you had a little worried :) Glad to see you have some deer lined up. I think we will give other teams a run for thier money. Yeah BuckBusters is what's lookin good so we'll see when 45 has the time to add it to the team listing. Also thanks for the offer to hunt it's appreciated and I may take you up on the offer later on in the year when things settle down in my neck of the woods. Well guy's looks like we've got a complete team and ready to get it done. Have a good weekend what's left of it.

["J"]

Kinda dead around here, hopefully everyones out scouting :biggrin: Hey Ernie could you come up with a signature for the team? You seem to be pretty literate when it comes to that kinda stuff. Me I'm not that computer savy :whistle: Well a few more weeks and it's going to get started. Of course I'll be out of town that first few weeks but should be home the later part of October in time for the rut :D Hopefully it will be a good one this year. I plan on hunting for a bout a 10 days during the rut so we'll see how that works out. Take care.

[Cap't Ernie]

Yea I will work on that signature, probably by this weekend? I am a little swamped but will get it done.

[uncle odie]

I have been trying to get most of my honeydo's done so i can go play when season starts. :whistle: Got most of our stands up, but have 3 more to go. Should have them up this weekend. Bought me a new Summit Goliath, now i am going to see if i can get my big old tired butt up a tree. It will be good to be mobile in some of the areas we have to hunt.

I think the team spirit will increase when season starts and we will see a little more chatter, especially when some points start getting posted.

["J"]

Thanks Enie, take your time. Odie good luck with the climber, but be careful!! I started using a ladder stand last year, it belonged to my buddy and he let me use it. I haven't hunted out of a stand in years and forgot how nice it was to see a long distance lol. Seeing deer come in from a distance instead of seeing them on top of you is a good thing :whistle::biggrin:

[atowngolfer]

Im am getting the itch real bad. I went and took down both of my cameras last weekend though after finding out who the trespasser was. I was afraid with them knowing where they were they would come up missing . But I got all my stands hung up and I am ready to go come on Sept 26.

[davideugene05]

dont you mean sept 27th? lol....going to put my cameras out today...Hopefully get those big boys to walk in front of it..Im ready to go

[atowngolfer]

No the 27 is a Sunday season comes in Saturday the 26. Im not trying to be a dick, im just letting you know so u dont wait an extra day.

["J"]

Heck David I figured you'd get on stand a day early and wait it out till legal shooting time :) I'm debating if I should go out opening day or just wait I leave the next morning and with all I have on my plate adding a harvested deer to the mix would just add more things to the list of things to do. Oh the dilemma's :whistle:

[uncle odie]

Heck David I figured you'd get on stand a day early and wait it out till legal shooting time :) I'm debating if I should go out opening day or just wait I leave the next morning and with all I have on my plate adding a harvested deer to the mix would just add more things to the list of things to do. Oh the dilemma's :whistle:

decisions,decisions,decisions, what to do. :confused: that is a tough one, you could always go out and sit and watch, and if the big one walks by i think my plate would run over. just a thought. :whistle:

i am going out opening day but if it warm, which it prob will be, i won't shoot unless it has big headgear. anyway,it will be a good time to catch up on some quiet time.

[atowngolfer]

any of you guys use the scent smoker?

["J"]

Yes I do and I highly recomend it. Have used it last season with incredible results. You won't regret it. David, we're pretty close if you want to try mine let me know and we can meet up and you can use it. Let me know.

[atowngolfer]

I just bought one. If i dont like it for some reason im only out 40 bucks. I have only heard good things about it so i am going to give it a try. How long do the chips last and do you have to use their chips or can i get shaving from a wood chipper? I dont see why not. just a question i had about it. Thanks for the offer J but i am just going to go for it. Ya i just realized you are in Salem. My grandparents live in Sebring and both my parents grew up in Sebring.

["J"]

That's cool, I don't think you will be disappointed. The chips will last at least a season or two depending on you habits. Mine lasted a full season with my son and two of his buddeis coming over a couple of times a week doing thiers :whistle: They went a little over board with it but it worked for them also. So I've made a few converts :D. Good luck with it.

[Cap't Ernie]

How close is Salem to Y-town? I am just over the border in Grove City PA. Man we got a pretty close team!

[atowngolfer]

Salem is about 35 40 minutes from youngstown. How often do you smoke your clothes? and for how long do you smoke them

[uncle odie]

i smoke my camo's every morning before i go to the stand. i will post a pic of my setup this afternoon, it will be easier then explaining it. but they do work!!

["J"]

Most people do what Odie does. I do it every other time usually but it also depends on the hunt before. I've taken one of those large plastic containers that you put stuff in with the lid that snaps in place sorta like a large tupperware container on steroids, and the drill a 1" to 1 1/2" hole to stick the spout of the smoker into and then just let it flow in and then turn the clothes after a little bit and do it again. When you remove the lid it will look like you're sending smoke signals :whistle: But it sure does a good job and is easy to do plus I just store all my hunting gear in it. And I mean everything the only thing not in it is my bow and arrows :D The first couple of times it was a little overwhelming (the smoke) but the body gets used to it :rolleyes:
Salem is roughly 20 minutes south of Ytown. I drive through it, well around it 4 days a week on rte 11 heading up to the Ytown airport. Ernie Gove city is just down the Highway from us. Just has to have a passport to cross the line back into Ohio :yikes: :D David I have a Brother up on Turner road you close to that?

[atowngolfer]

ya one of my really close friends lives on South Turner. I actually live in austintown if you know where that is at.

["J"]

Yep, I used to hunt N. Turner Rd. Spent a lot of time up in that area back in the 90's before that one developer bought it all and built the housing delevopments. :whistle: Lot of deer still up theere just no access. Plus it was in the urban zone.

[atowngolfer]

ya there are alot of deer out there. Most have gone onto meander for a place to get away from all the people. But i think alot of people are hunting in there now to. Just my opinion.

[uncle odie]

here is what i use to smoke up. a canvas closure from Walmart with a x cut in the rear for the smoke to enter. (i cut mine a little high) when i get up in the morn i put on my coffee, go out in the garrage and start up my smoker, place it in the hole, go back in and get a cup of coffee and get ready. by the time i am ready to put on my camoe they are smoked up and ready. when i am done for the day, i place them back in the closure and repeat in the am. i hope this helps.

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["J"]

Nice setup, I wish I was that organized :whistle: Mine usually stays in the truck makes it easier for the last minute hunts. That is a nice set up though.

[atowngolfer]

That is a good setup I was thinking about just getting a rubbermade container and cutting a hole in the side, fill it with smoke and put tape over the hole. I have read that on here somewhere. Do you smoke up when u get to the spot you are going to hunt to? I have 2 dogs and they ride in my jeep so i dont want my clothes smelling like dog. I am trying to pay more attention to my scent more than i ever have before so I have some questions.

[uncle odie]

thanks J, i am not really organized, but i do all my hunting right here around the farm and i don't really have to be very mobile. hoping it might give some of the other guys some ideas. every little idea, example or bit of info helps.

[uncle odie]

That is a good setup I was thinking about just getting a rubbermade container and cutting a hole in the side, fill it with smoke and put tape over the hole. I have read that on here somewhere. Do you smoke up when u get to the spot you are going to hunt to? I have 2 dogs and they ride in my jeep so i dont want my clothes smelling like dog. I am trying to pay more attention to my scent more than i ever have before so I have some questions.

i smoke up every morning, but i hunt right here on the farm so i don't really ride anywhere. i think some of the other guys on the OS site uses the rubbermaid containers to smoke their camos in and change when they get to the area they hunt which i think is a good idea. just ask all the questions you want and some one will give you an answer. i enjoy trying to help some of the less experienced hunters, not to say that i am an expert, but when i started hunting deer in 1972 hardly no one hunted them so i had no one to ask and i imagine J was in the same boat since he is not that much younger than me. :whistle: we will help any way we can, am i right J?

["J"]

Couldn't have put it any better. When I started I hunted for years without seeing a deer while deer hunting, now when we were rabbit/pheasnt/quail hunting (yes you could hunt all three back then) we saw a lot of deer, usually with thier tails high. So we are now pretty spoiled to the point of if we don't see multiple deer in a day it's been a bad one. But any questions feel free to ask between the two of us we probably have 60+ years experiance :whistle: And David the way you want to do it is exactly the way I do it. Easy and quick.

[Cap't Ernie]

Alright I think I got a pretty decent signature. As always, it didn't turn out perfect but then again I don't have a graphic arts design!

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Just copy and past this into your signature and add a ] after IMG.

[atowngolfer]

I just went out to my hunting spot one more time to dump some more corn and finish making my shooting lanes. I am not stepping foot into the woods again until I have the bow in my hand. It cannot come fast enough. Wish the cameras were still out but I do not want to risk them going missing. I am ready though.

["J"]

Well the stands are hung shooting lanes are cut and I'm ready to go too. So bring it on.

[uncle odie]

Ready here,but i hope it cools down about 30 degrees, just a little warm yet, but it has been like this the last couple of years. Anyone heard from our other 2 team mates?

[deerhunt45]

Ready here,but i hope it cools down about 30 degrees, just a little warm yet, but it has been like this the last couple of years. Anyone heard from our other 2 team mates?

Yeah that on the temperature Butch...and the dang skeeters :irked:

Wanted to say good luck to your team this year, these guys are lucky to have ya :)

Hope we can get together one weekend this fall. My stands are up and I'm ready if mother nature's ready :D

Be safe man!

["J"]

Yeah Odie DavidEugene checked in and Bearboy is lurking in the shadows, but he is always around just not to many posts. I think once season rolls around and he gets some time on stand we'll hear from him or his dad :yikes: Hey Bearboy you ready to drop that big one? Tell the old man to make sure you get the choice stand and not to put you in the one with all the does hanging around lol. Take care guys. Time for bed 0400 rolls around early.

[atowngolfer]

4 am wont roll around as early when you are going to get in the stand. Lol

[atowngolfer]

I just got my scent smoker in the mail. I am kinda curious to see how it works, but I am going to wait until the night before season to try it out. Any tips on how to use it since it did not come with any directions.

["J"]

Put a couple of inches of the chips in, get a propane torch preferably with the quartz ignition (no matches/lighter required) and light it. Close the lid and start compressing the bellows slowly until the smoke starts pouring out then smoke away :yikes: And I won't be in the stand at 0400 maybe 0500 but not a minute earlier :D I've got some good stand sites this year and hopefully they'll pay off :whistle: Lots of sign and mast and a lot of deer trails intersecting. Gives me a warm fuzzy.

[atowngolfer]

Ok when i go to put the scent smoker out do i just dump water on it? and can i use the chips that are in it again after i smoke with them once?

[uncle odie]

Ok when i go to put the scent smoker out do i just dump water on it? and can i use the chips that are in it again after i smoke with them once?

i just let mine burn out, i don't think i would pour water on them, but if you do make sure you dump them out so your smoker will dry.

Charlie, i am sure we can get together for a hunt this fall, we got a lot of stands set at this time, and i think it would be a good time. i am prob a liability to the team instead of an asset.

it's getting closer guys!!:woohoo1:

["J"]

Odie, I think I hear you sandbaging :whistle: It's all good and all fun, first or last I'm going to have a good time :bouncy:

[uncle odie]

Odie, I think I hear you sandbaging :whistle: It's all good and all fun, first or last I'm going to have a good time :bouncy:

:hide: I know its all in fun and i have fun with this little contest.

["J"]

Where's everyone at, the youngins must be in rut chasing the doe's :whistle:

[uncle odie]

i'm here, just been posting my opinion on being neighborly in the dog and cat thread.:whistle:

picked up the cameras today, will not put them back out this season, but had a couple non shooter bucks, bunch of young does and fawns, and about 4 real nice old does that need culled out.

got everything ready for the gate to open Sat morn. if this weather stays warn i think i will be shooting with to Kodak.:bouncy:

the young bucks on our team might be in the chasing mode, you know we been there and done that, but it has been a long time for me.:yikes:

[bowtech_buster]

now make sure you have all your stuff ready for saturday uncleodie because where you'll be hanging come daylight you just might be coming to full draw awful early:D

[uncle odie]

now make sure you have all your stuff ready for saturday uncleodie because where you'll be hanging come daylight you just might be coming to full draw awful early:D

i will be ready Jr.

[BEARBOY360]

Hey if any ones on ill be in the chat room.:)

[atowngolfer]

I have been packing and getting ready. Unfortunantly I have to move back into college tuesday. I dont want to at all but o well I gotta do what I gotta do. I will be ready for saturday though.

[uncle odie]

I have been packing and getting ready. Unfortunantly I have to move back into college tuesday. I dont want to at all but o well I gotta do what I gotta do. I will be ready for saturday though.

where do you go to school?? a good education is much more important these days than a deer. you will have your whole life ahead of you after you graduate. good luck this season but most of all good luck in school.

[uncle odie]

Hey if any ones on ill be in the chat room.:)

BB360,i got on the campfire at 9:41 but no one there. atowngolfer just left right after i got on. i have never been on it before and maybe i was doing it wrong. you know what they say about teaching old dogs new tricks.:whistle:

["J"]

I can't type fast enough to stay up with the coversations :yikes:

[uncle odie]

I can't type fast enough to stay up with the coversations :yikes:

do you use 2 fingers or 1, i use 2. :coolgleamA::whistle:

[atowngolfer]

I go to school at Ohio State ATI in Wooster. It is my second and last year. It just sucks leaving my fiance an hour and a half away and only seeing her on weekend, when i go from living with her all summer. But like i said I gotta do what i gotta do. And hopefully the deer will fall on the weekend

[atowngolfer]

I know i said i wasnt going back out to my spot to hunt but i made one last trip out to check everything over and found some dissapointing stuff. Usually the corn i dump is gone in about 2 or 3 days but there was still some corn left in both piles. I also found a pop bottle right by one of my stands that was shot with a shotgun and was not there before. I think it is the guy i got on my camera but not sure since i took the cameras down. Now they have just recently cut the corn field where i hunt and i dont know if the deer are going more out into the field to eat or if that guy did something to my corn piles. I know for a fact that bottle wasnt there before so it makes me wonder:confused:. On a good note i stopped at another farm where i have seen a LOT of deer at and got permission. I have a friend use to hunt it and would slaughter the deer. He doesnt hunt there anymore so i am going to see if he will take me out to show me some hot spots where to climb at. I have rabbit hunted it alot. It has a big corn field and some woods and a very very good bedding area. High grass and thick brush field, it is where we rabbit hunt and we jump deer up about every time. It also has a gas line that runs through the woods which i may hunt that after looking the place over toady. Tons of trails. But i am still going to try the place i know opening day and probably opening weekend. But if that doesnt produce maybe this place of my other place the following weekend.

[uncle odie]

Sorry to hear about your misfortune, but there is always someone out there whom likes to mess with other people. Is this land that you have permission to hunt or is it your land? If you know who it is, politely ask him not to disturb your stands or area which you are hunting, prob won't do any good but you can try. As for the corn on the ground, i would take a trash bag and pick it up. The guy sounds like he might be the type to take a leak in your corn piles. Sounds like you at least have a back up area to hunt. Good luck

[atowngolfer]

This is not my land that i own but we do have the land to ourselves and the guy wouldnt tell us that and let someone hunt it. He is big into our church and we have been the only ones to hunt it for 4 years. I have an idea of who the guy is and he sneaks on from the property next door. If i catch him in my woods when im hunting im going to call the cops. I have already talked to the landowner and he said he is fine with that and he will press trespassing charges on him if he is caught.

["J"]

Sorry to hear that you have someone like that in your area. Good luck with the situation. Remember use your head and don't sink to his level.

[uncle odie]

David, you get your situation straightened out on you hunting grounds? too close to season to have territorial disputes, that sucks!!

getting closer, everybody ready or as ready as can be? calling for rain here all day Sat. kinda disapointing but on the other hand it is kinda warm.

went out and helped my grandson and his friend paper tune their bows and get them sighted in. after that i flung about 20 and sweat my tail off, sure is muggy here.

good luck to you guys and be safe.

[atowngolfer]

No i have not got anything situated I just have to hope he hasnt been out there all week and doesnt show up this weekend. We will see

[atowngolfer]

Well we got a deer last night. Me and my friends were coming home from another friends house last night and hit a deer in the rear end. we didnt kill it but we broke the headlight and pushed it under the bumper. We also dented the quarter panel. Getting me pumped up saturday. Lol

["J"]

Is it me or are the deer getting stupid early??? I've had more near misses in the last month then at any other time I can think of. Usually don't see this until Nov.

[uncle odie]

lot of them getting wacked around here, like they are starting to run all ready, maybe we are going to have an early rut.

i'm going to take one of my grandsons out one day real soon. he is 14 and has never wanted to go, but he ask me earlier this summer if i would take him. he wants to go but he just wants to watch and doesnt know if he wants to see one killed. we have a couple buddy stands up so i will prob take him to on of those and just shoot with a Kodak digital. shoot one with those and no dragging. :whistle:

[atowngolfer]

I am going to be busy tonight so good luck to everyone tomorrow. Post up how your hunt went when ya get back. Stick a big one

[uncle odie]

good luck and good huntin in the mornin guys!

[BEARBOY360]

Its finally here.:D Good luck to all.

[atowngolfer]

Im going to the stand now. Good luck guys.

["J"]

Dang Austin you're up early lol. Good luck to you and David, I'm back already. Fox, coyote turkey squirell and loads of chipmonks. No deer so far. But everything kept me occupied :D

[uncle odie]

everyone empty handed so far, i know i am. got in the tree at dark, got out at 10:00, saw nothing, no squirrels,chipmunks,coyotes,or deer. i guess that is why they call it hunting.

["J"]

That's okay. I'm in the same boat. Tomorrow brings another day. And I'll be out for part of it :) And the seasons a long one.

[atowngolfer]

Well i guess ill b the first to get our team some points then. I shot a doe and a button buck. Not sure how many points it gets us but i was out of the stand by 830 with both of them down within 75 yards of the stand. Both clean pass throughs. The doe was double lunged at 11 yards and the bb was a straight down shot and blew the heart to shreds and down through the guts, Shot them with the rage 3 blades and man the holes were crazy. I smoked up last night and this morning i was in the stand at 5 53, and shot the first one at 725 and the other at 8 05. This was my first bow kill and it was with a compound i got for christmas last year. I was very happy to say the least. I heard the first one drop about 40 yards. The smoker worked great both were down wind. The bb was smelling and looking around but never saw me. They were both calm and never spooked at all. So i guess i am a fan of the smoker. I am going to post the pictures so we can get our points. Why didnt you shoot the coyote J? Im guessing to far?

[Hoytmania]

FYI atowngolfer. You are only aloud two deer per person on the team. Beings the button buck does not count for points as far as antlers go I would only enter the doe. Congrats by the way on the awesome morning. Austin will let you know about his morning here in a minute..

[BEARBOY360]

I got one! :woohoo1:Its a doe. shot it the first five minutes it started. I shot it back a little but still got it. It went 80 yards and broke my arrow. this is my first full sized dear. altogether me and my dad saw12 dear. 10 doe 2 buck. So I know what I'm shooting at next week if I get the chance:D.

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[atowngolfer]

Thanks Hoyt I wasnt aware you could only enter 2 deer. Ill take me bb off. here are the picures of both of them. I am only going to register one since we can only register 2 deer for the contest. If i need to at the end of the year i can put it on there.http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/tt309/atowngolfer/P9250016.jpg
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The rage 3 did a great job. This is the entry hole!!!
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["J"]

Nice looking deer there guy's congrats and way to put us on the board.

[Cap't Ernie]

Nice work fellas.

Bearboy,

A little tip: you're not suppose to shoot one on the first morning! You gotta drag the season out a little bit longer so that you can miss some school to go hunting ;) Seriously though, congrats on a fine doe. Nothing like putting a nice mature doe down and just wait til you get your first steak or bowl of chili. Nothing quite like knowing that you are providing for the family! Hopefully you will get a chance at a buck!

Atown,

Nice double! Glad to see that your practice has paid off, keep up the good work!

[uncle odie]

Congrats to David and BEARBOY on your deer, good shooting guys! I didn't even see a deer out of my stand today, morning or evening. Going to give that stand a try again in the morn and maybe Mr Big will stroll by.

[atowngolfer]

i didnt get out this morning. I woke up and it was raining pretty good and the forcast was just saying more rain so i went back to bed. I am not going to be able to get back out until next friday now. But my place needed a brake anyway.

["J"]

You and Austin both could use a break you've kept up your end of the team so far so slow down take a deep breath and go after the bucks :) I'm gone for three weeks and then will be back to hit it a little harder. In the mean time I'll be checking in to see the progress, I have a feeling good things are about to happen :D. So take it easy and enjoy it. I'm off to start packing. Later. PS. David the coyote and red fox we're well out of range and available licenses but those turkey I could count the feathers on thier tails :yikes: So can you say turkey tag when I get home :D When's it in anyways, I guess I'll have time to look that up while I'm gone also.

[uncle odie]

Guys, i haven't been out since Sun morn. weather has not been that great here. Sun evening, rainy and breezy, yesterday, real windy, today, real breezy, tomorrow, supposed to be calm and cool. i have never done any good when it was windy, but i will be in the stand in the morning. i think the deer will be moving in the morning after the weather system we have had in the last couple of days. i guess we will see.

J, these young uns are beating up on us old folk. guess we will have to strike back here real soon. :)

[atowngolfer]

Hey "J" i was telling my dad how you use to hunt on turner and he told me to ask you if you ever went in Al's archery on mahoning ave. He was wondering if he knew you he was friends with the owner and was always in there.

["J"]

David tell you Dad that I spent some time in Al's lol. Probably way more then I should of. Odie I'm going to try to hold up my end of it when I get home, but have been seeing some deer over here although the hares are almost as big lol.

[atowngolfer]

What is your name? Ill see if he knows ya

[atowngolfer]

Well i planned on going out tonight but it isnt looking to good for that. As long as the rain is stopped by tomorrow morning ill be out then. Hopefully all weekend weather permitting. It also looks like it is going to be cold all weekend so they should be moving. My dad called me at school last night and told me that his friend that hunts across the street from where i hunt seen my big buck on his side of the road last night. He was to far away for him to shoot, I have shown him pictures of him before so he knows it was this buck. He is a big time horn hunter and he said he would have dropped him in a heart beat last night so that tells me what i want to hear. He is really as big as he looks in the pics. Good luck to everyone this weekend if you get out.

[uncle odie]

raining here this morning. went out last nite, saw nothing from the stand, a lot of fresh tracks going thru but with this moon i think they are moving late in the evening and early in the morning. i did silhouette a nice buck in the bean field as i was leaving. he was about 15yds off the wood line in a bean field, i stood still about 50yds downwind of him and he just stood there looking at me. i finally started to walk up the edge of the bean field in the opposite direction, he jumped back into the wood line. i proceeded to move slowly for another 50 to 60yds, looked back and he was back out in the field browsing again. tells me my scent smoker is working.

["J"]

David, my name is Jay and my brother Mike was in there a lot also lol. We dealt with Brent mostly but talked to his dad a lot Also. Do you know Brent?I don't know if he'd remember my name or not it's been close to 18 years since I've talked to him. Always had my son with me hewas around 3 back then man it's been a while lol. Glad to hear your seeing good deer sounds like all your hard work is paying off. I saw yor post on the rain gear and all I can tell you is there are a lot of rain gear out there and not all good. But what ever you get make sure it's quite. Nothing worse the the moment of truth and you spook it when it rustles when you draw. Good luck.

[atowngolfer]

My dad was real good friends with Brent. he knew al also but just threw Brent. He might know who you are. We were in there every weekend. I was little at the time probably 5 or 6. But i was always in there with him. Im going out tonight also. I am going to brave the rain just because i think it will be a great night when the rain stops. I am heading out now so good luck if anyone else is heading out

[atowngolfer]

Well my second day in the woods i guess i got a payback for the first. I got skunked tonight. Thought for sure something would come through. It got dark in the woods really early i got out of the stand 10 minutes before legal because had a deer come threw i couldnt of shot it anyway. I heard ALOT of movement around dark and when i was getting ready to get down but couldnt see anything. Ill be back out at it again in the morning and hopefully again tomorrow night. Anyone else go out tonight?

["J"]

I won't be out for a couple of weeks but it should be pretty good when I get back there. David someone brought up the frog troggs in your other thread I have tried those with good success while fishing. For the money you can't beat them. What's Brent been up to these days last I heard of him he took a job out at GM. Is he still out there?

[atowngolfer]

That is the last i heard my dad hasnt talked to him for a while. Not sure why. My dads name is Dave he is a bigger guy we were usually there every saturday me and him. and he was there weekdays also i think.

[atowngolfer]

Well me and my fiance went out last night and this morning, I saw the big one last night 200 25o away in a high field. This morning nothing and she didnt see anything either nights. I might give my other place a try friday when i get home from school. I am done for the weekend again. Let me know how you guys do.

[Cap't Ernie]

Weekend report for Capt Ernie

Friday night: won Intermural Football game 28-0. We haven't given up a touchdown in three games and we're now 3-1 on the season. Application to hunting: some idiot rushing the quarterback ripped the sleeve on my under armour. Do you think the deer will mind if I'm wearing a shirt with only one long sleeve? At least my birthday and Christmas are not too far away!

Also bit the bullet and asked out a girl that I have been hanging out with a lot. I haven't dated anyone seriously in a bit over a year and it's time to settle down a bit LOL! Application to hunting: she's a city girl. But she lives in Pitt so it should not effect my hunting at all!

Sat: slept in, worked on a paper, went on a date with said girl, had a great time.

Sun: finishing my paper, not hunting, and I will probably only leave my desk for meals. Application for hunting: practicing sitting at one place for an extended period of time. I don't think I'll revert to a pee bottle though....

Good luck to you guys who are out hunting!

Capt

[uncle odie]

Anyone doing any hunting? I haven't been out for a few days, been waiting for the moon to go away. I think it will start to get good this coming week. The bucks will let down their defenses and start chasing soon. Getting some of my honeydo's done so i can spend some time in the stand starting this weekend.

Do we still have 6 players?

[atowngolfer]

Do we still have 6 players?

I was kind of wondering the same thing the other day.

[Hoytmania]

I will let Austin know that you guys are missing him, and he should get on here and let you uys know whats up in his neck of the woods.

["J"]

The only thing I've hunting is posts on OS.com lol. Hoyt I'm still waiting for Austins buck!! I won't be home for at least another week so no stand time for a while but look out when I get home the wifes going to think I'm on the road again lol. But seriously you guys been seeing anything? I guess the full moon has them slowed down a lot huh? So I guess I'm not missing to much well at least that's what I'm telling myself :( good luck and I'll be lurking.

[atowngolfer]

Hoyt we are not talking about Austin. Our other team member is who i was wondering about. We havnt heard from him in a month.

[atowngolfer]

Well I got sknunked again saturday morning and didnt get out saturday night. Got out this morning and had a deer blow at me across the creek from me but i couldnt see it. I dont think it was blowing at me cause it was upwind. I got tired of not seeing anything and went to walk around the property to look for somewhere else to hang the stand found a ton of rubs!!! As i was walking the field edge and jumped a doe that i thought was going to run to my fiance but she never saw it it must have made a turn somewhere along the way. Did anyone else get out this weekend?

[uncle odie]

went out yesterday morn, saw 7 does. saw 4 in a group which had a big mature doe i would have taken but no shot. had a young doe with 2 half grown fawns within 15yds and let her pass. yesterday evening i had a decent 8pt within 12yds, let him pass, a few mins later i had 2 more fawns within 20yds, let them pass. all in all i saw 15 deer yesterday. didn't get out this morn, but on the way to town i saw 2 real nice bucks fighting in a field up the road. looks like things are starting to happen. i will be at it hard this week.

["J"]

Odie good luck on the quest I should be home next weekend and after some work and home issues will be out the following weekend :) so hopefully we can put our selves back in first place :)

[uncle odie]

J, you should be getting home just about the time the gettin gets good. got to take the wife to the hospital in the am for a minor procedure and i will be good to go starting Tues morn.

["J"]

Hope it's nothing serious good luck with both your adventures. I hope the woods will be producing I'm the only one archery hunting two woodlots and with no pressure for three weeks I'm hoping it will be good :)

[uncle odie]

wife is fine, thanks for the concern J. went out last evening, got in stand at 4:20, saw a BB about 5:45, about 6:15 saw 2 nice bucks moving across the bean field about 200yds away. can't tell you how many pts but they both were nice. left the stand and was walking slow and quiet down this access road along the woods and saw 2 white flags wave at me but no blows or snorts, so i didn't spook them too bad.

[uncle odie]

went out this evening, absolutely nothing moving, just what i figured would happen. someday i will learn to listen to myself, kinda like i feel like i am talking to myself on this thread if it wasn't for J. :confused::whistle::cheeky-smiley-022:

[atowngolfer]

I am home for the night and im getting a tattoo redone tomorrow. I was going to get out but did not get home in time. Talked to my friend who hunts across the street and he saw 5 tonight and his brother saw 6, including 2 big bucks. Wish i would have gotten out after hearing that. I am debating where to hunt friday. I want to keep hunting my usual spot but am just not seeing the deer. I just really want to get a shot at that big boy. The other place I will be hunting over a soybean field. Anyone hunting over a bean field with luck?

[Cap't Ernie]

Awww shucks Odie it's fine to talk to yourself...or even your imaginary friends. Just remember if they ask you to push the desk out of the window, don't do it! (ala A Beautiful Mind).

Keep up the huntin and keep us posted. I do read all the posts on here and enjoy staying up to date with your guys' hunts.

["J"]

Odie I'm a captive audiance got nothing going on but work and beer oh and os.com lol
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[deerhunt45]

I'm always around here Butch ;)

I went out last evening and didn't have anything close until dark thirty o'clock when I couldn't hardly see nothing. It'll heat up here in another week or so.

atowngolfer, please upload your picture to Ohiosportsman photo gallery :whistle:

[atowngolfer]

45 I just uploaded it to 2009 bucks and does but i do not know if it showed up. I have tried multiple times to upload it and it does not show up in a gallery for some reason. And to you guys on the team I just went out and put the camera back up. I am tired of not seeing deer so i want to see what they are doing and what time they are coming in. We will see what i get on it this weekend.

["J"]

Cool keep us posted i'd like to see some deer lol
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["J"]

Well I finally made it home I have the flu/crud and hacking my head off but at least I'm home lol. As soon as the cough stops I'll be in the stand. How's everyone else fairing?
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[atowngolfer]

I checked my camera out friday and after everyone else around me seeing tons of deer i had nothing on the camera. After that I decided to go to the golf course i worked at and shoot some geese. And am going duck hunting in the morning. The weather hasnt been the greatest for deer. Good temperature wise but it has been raining pretty steady here since thursday night. Anyone go out this weekend at all?

[uncle odie]

J, get over the flu yet? I haven't been out since Sat morn. Going out in the morn to a stand overlooking a field to see if any chasing yet. Sat morn i saw no deer but shot a yote trotting at 25yds. I think i hit him a little too far back. Had real bright red blood on the arrow and the blood trail was bright red kinda like a liver shot. I tracked for a while, lost blood, went back to the house for for a cup of coffee. Went back out with my son, picked up the trail again, found him laying on the creek bank but still alive. He was hurt bad but he ran, he was real weak but still got into the briers and brambles before i could get to him. Looked for him another hour or so, found no blood or signs of him, so very reluctantly gave up. I was very disappointed, would rather have had him instead of a deer.

["J"]

Yeah it's trailing off little by little Odie. Thanks for asking though. I did get out this afternoon foe three hours and managed the cough untill about a half hour of shooting time then I got down and came home. I saw two deer running around spooked by a bunch of turkey being chased by a grey fox. It was interesting for a while lol. But I saw my first deer on stand this year so all is good lol.
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[Cap't Ernie]

I wasn't encouraged by anything when I was home over break. I didn't get to scout a whole lot and from what I heard it hasn't sounded like the area is doing too well (or bad really, we'll see). I'll have a better idea once the corn comes off the front field.

["J"]

Spent sixteen hours on stand this last weekend. Two does to far for shot and one less groundhog :) it's just nice to finally get out. On a good note my brother got a seven point Saturday night. Big body small rack. Can't wait for next weekend lol.
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[atowngolfer]

anybody been doing anything?

["J"]

Yep, more to follow. Doe this morning once I figure out how to post lol.

[atowngolfer]

im trying a new spot tonight. I have had the camera out at my usually good spot, also where i shot the 2 opening day. I have not got a single picture of a deer in 3 weeks, on on of the major trails through the woods. So i have been waterfowl hunting the past few weekends. But im gunna get out before i go back to school tonight. Its my first time using my climber so I am kind of nervous but this spot should be pretty good.

["J"]

Well went out this morning and had the most deer sightings of the year. Had a
small spike go by and just had to play with him for a while lol. He came back to the grunt call three times
and then finally had enough and left for good. Twenty minutes later two doe came by just out of shooting range. Well at least my comfort zone. Watched them walk out of sight and gave them about 20 minutes and gave a rattle cycle and waited about 30 minutes later when I was just about to let loose with some more
rattling I see 2 more deer making thier way towards me. I get ready and at about
thirty yards they decide to change directions and head away from me well I whistled and the
lead doe( the biggest one ) stopped broadside and I let it fly. Just when you think you make the perfect shot up pops
a twig and deflected the arrow. Instead of hitting the vitals it hit the neck and dropped
like a rock. Talk about lucky. But you got to take the good with the bad. Someone was
looking out for me. Well I went to check it in and saw two very large bucks that were taken yesterday
evening and if some onewould be nice enough to post them for me like Deerhunt45 lol (I already emailed the pictures to him) you'll get to see how big they were. Very nce bucks with one having two split brow tines. Very impressive.
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[atowngolfer]

I went out tonight and didnt see anything. But i got back to school and got a call tonight one of my friends his a deer and none of them hunt so i had to gut it and we are butchering it tomorrow.

["J"]

Hey uncle odie how's it going? Been quite around here. You must really be focussed on those bucks
lol. Hopefully your seeing them. Not where I'm at. Well at least so far. Good Luck.
Hay bearboy your dad letting you shoot any of the bucks yet? Take care gents. No huntng for over a week due to work requirements :( I hate being the grown up lol.
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[uncle odie]

J, i have been hittin it pretty hard, been seeing a few shooters but nothing in my range yet. have had a few shots at junk bucks but let them go. got about 5 shooters in the area but none within range yet. had a huge buck run a nice 10 off night before last, couldn't tell how big the big one was due to twylite but i think i know who he is. keep at it and sorry about not being on the board for awhile, i will try to do better.:) good luck!!

["J"]

Good luck with the bruiser and don't worry about posting as long as you are chasing the big bucks lol
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[deerhunt45]

J...email me your pics and I'll post them for you :)

[deerhunt45]

J...email me your pics and I'll post them for you :)

Duh...never mind J...I see you already did. I get your doe pic up directly!

["J"]

Charlie I emailed them to you sunday didn't you get them? PM me you email if it has changed since last year lol.
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["J"]

Thanks Charlie. I really appreciate all the help. Your one of the unsung heroes of this site. I owe you. "J"

[uncle odie]

congrats to ya J, nice deer. went out this morn "AGAIN", saw alot of rut activity, saw two bucks chasing. had the 8 that i passed earlier this season in about 25yds and about 20mins later i had a wide short tined 10 come in from the left and rear. he was about 5 ft from my tree with his head up winding my scent rag, looked right at me for aprox 10 seconds, walked over towards the rag, sniffed, turned to his left and walked away. been seeing bunches of does, but have not taken any of them yet due to rut coming on. got a prime area and don't want to blow it shooting does. will start on the does after rut. good luck on the buck!!

["J"]

Well I went rabbit hunting this morning and let's just say I should of went deer instead.
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["J"]

Hay all what's going on? Headin to the Ravenna arsenal this coming wekend, don't get excited it's an antlerless weekend for my son and I :( anyway I hope to s ore on some freezer meat:) but after that hopefully get some time off of work and going after some antlers hopefully. How's your month been so far? Odie getting any closer to them bucks???
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[Cap't Ernie]

Bearboy got a buck?? And a dandy one too....

[jackalope]

I just saw it in the pic thread... HELL of a nice buck there Bearboy.. Way to go.... It's nice to see young people with a bow kill like that.. Way to go again bud.

[BuckSlayer]

Nice buck there Bearboy!

["J"]

Austin that's outstanding, that is one nice looking buck. Is it your first? Congrats man thanks for helping the team out. You can surely be proud of that one.
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[uncle odie]

Nice job Austin, congrats to you!! Maybe i need to get you to come down here and show me how its done.
J, been passing a bunch of small bucks but the big boys are still in the nocturnal mode, don't appear to be in full rut yet. i see a small buck chasing once in awhile but not the big ones. saw a dandy come out of the thicket along the creek in front of the house the other evening and it was right at dusk. hopefully the weather will cool down and turn them on. you been seeing much? well good luck to you and hunt safe.

["J"]

Hey Odie. Been busy with work and other things. Haven't been out since I got my doe.
Going to Ravenna this Saturday. Bit it's antlerless only. So more
freezer meat hopefully. Works been keeping me pretty busy so I haven't had much stand time. Then with the
fiasco last Friday. Looks like my rabbit hunting is going to be not as
fun as I thought it would be. But I thing gin season is going to be doing it
for me this year. Too many pokers on the fire at work and home. You'll have that from time to time.
Good lick with the monsters down there.
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[uncle odie]

had a buck tear up my Glendale buck target this morning while i was out hunting. i walked out the back door of the garage this morning and my target was still standing, when i got back in about 11:30 it was knocked over, the front legs are broken, and he has a big tine gauge in his rump.

anybody doing any good other then Austin?

["J"]

Going to Ravenna in the morning but it's a antlerless hunt only. I'm looking at taking the week before gin season off but that's still up in the air. It's looking like gun/muzzleloader is when I might be harvesting a buck. Been a bad year for getting away from work. But I have faith in my teamates to pick up my slack :)
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["J"]

Hey Odie congrats on a nice ten point!! Time and patients are what hunting is all about. Someday I'll learn that lol. Glad to see this season worked out for you.
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[uncle odie]

Thanks J, you do any good on your hunt this weekend? The rut has been crazy around here this year, i think the warm temps has had allot to do with it. i never did see any big bucks chasing, prob chasing during the nite when the temps were down some. Good luck on your buck.

Hey Capt and David, you guys got your homework finished yet??:whistle: Just wondering, haven't heard much out of you guys lately, and i think we lost our 6th player.

["J"]

Haven't seen any shooters yet except at Ravenna and wasn't allowed to shoot the couple booners we saw up there. Man y'all about frustraiting lol. Oh well gun seasons coming lol. Saw two
little ones today both within range just yearlings so let them go.
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[Cap't Ernie]

No I don't have my homework done yet. The best I can do until muzzleloader is guiding a girl this weekend during youth season, that will get us 5 bonus points. I figure if I do that and whack a doe with the front stuffer ....

["J"]

Ernie no sweat it's a long season. Front loader or
the bow it's all the same when it comes to points.
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[Cap't Ernie]

I know man but I am sweating getting out. I will be able to do some on the ground scouting this week and see how my farms are looking...we'll see!

Also, nice buck Uncle Odie! Story?

["J"]

He's probably busy lookin for the follow up
doe. Odie when you get a chance give is the details. Inquiring minds want to know.
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[uncle odie]

Like J sez Ernie, lot of time yet, besides, now days an education is much more important than a buck. After you graduate you will have all the time in the world to hunt. Concentrate on school and hunt when you have time and good luck on both.

The story is; Fri afternoon i got settled in my stand at 3:15pm, sat for about 15 min and saw a small buck running in the bean field looking for a doe. About 10 min later i saw a mature doe browsing thru the woods i was in. She came within 15yds, thought about taking her but decided not to. I don't like to bloody up the area if i know there are nice bucks around. Saw another doe and a decent 8 which i have already passed 2 other times. At 4:15 i heard a deer to my right walking in the leaves, he was about 25yds and a little to my rear, a got my bow in hand, stood up slowly, drew, settled the pin on him and let fly. I saw the knock disappear and thought it looked like a good hit. I watched him run 45 yds and hit the ground and never moved. I watched him for about 5 mins to make sure he did not get back up and sat back down and enjoyed the scenery for another 30 mins. Got down, went and recovered my deer. When i field dressed him i checked the heart and the Razorcap broadhead made a perfect hole thru the center of his heart. He was 1 of the 5 different bucks that i said i would take given the oppertunity.

["J"]

Good deal. Hopefully I'll see a good one within the next few weeks. No shooters where I'm hunting so far. They're there just not showing themselves yet. But if they stay nocturnal then come gun season they'll be moving and I'll be waiting :-)
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[uncle odie]

J, not after the follow up yet, going to give it a couple more days rest. I hunted 9 mornings and 8 evenings in a row. Kinda hard on a fat old man. I will get with it again about the middle of the week, got a few things to tend to then its back to the trees.:bouncy:

You guys will get your bucks, kinda warm right now, when it cools off the will come out in the daylite.

["J"]

You deserve a break after all that. Enjoy it.
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[atowngolfer]

I have not been out for a while. Ive been duck hunting alot on the weekends. I am taking my brother out for youth gun this weekend. I will take pictures to get out team some extra points. Hopefully I can get him something. At least a doe. Ill let you know how it goes

["J"]

Good luck. Me, nothing but little ones. I keep passing on them hopefully it pays off.
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[uncle odie]

Hang in there guys, it will happen!!

[Cap't Ernie]

Be doing some scouting this week, squirrel hunting, and hopefully pulling us some points by guiding a youth hunt.

Can't wait to get home!

["J"]

I'm guideing in the morning.
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[atowngolfer]

Anybody's kids do any good? I took my brother out yesterday morning and this morning. Yesterday didnt see anything and today had a doe sneak up on us and went behind some thick stuff before he could get a shot. She came through at about 750 and we gave her about 10 minutes and didnt see her, so we snuck up a cleared path and look up and here come people walking wearing orange. Yesterday at about 815 we had some people come through doing drives for their kids and then again today at 8. only 10 minutes after we saw the doe. It is pretty rediculous that these guys are to lazy to sit with their kids in the morning. My vision of hunting is sitting waiting for the deer. I have never done any driving. I know it can be productive, but come on at 8. for god sake that is only an hour after legal. they only care about themselves and dont care if they ruin other peoples hunts. both days they walked within 20 yards of us and just kept on walking. I mean at least wait until 10 or so to start that but o well we will b back out tonight somewhere else.

[uncle odie]

Took my 12 year old Grandson out this morning. He has never been hunting before and decided he wanted to try it. I gladly let him do a little practicing with my 870 20ga. Done rather well for his first time shooting slugs, he does allot of pellet gun shooting at his house so he is pretty much up on how to aim and hold the gun. I will have to admit, he wasn't too keen on getting up at 5:30 on the weekend. Anyway, we went out, setup but didn't see any deer within shooting range, (i don't think he quit knows what sitting still means if you know what i mean:whistle:) We are going back out this evening and try it again and maybe we can get one close enough for him to shoot. I don't know if he will take the shot or not but that will be his decision.

["J"]

Cool, my buddies son was out both mornings I pushed for him yesterday and he saw a small buck and a decent size doe but no shots. Today I went rabbit hunting and they went deer hunting and we both blanked lol. My buddy missed two and I let a couple go a little to warm for
me. But the dog needed run. Penny is still on the disabled list for a couple of weeks bit
she was really ticked when we left her back at the house which is a good sign.
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[uncle odie]

We went out again this evening and he got to find out how good a deer's eyesight is. We had a nice 8 walk out of the woods across a corner of the bean field about 75 yds away. He started to twist around to get into position and the buck caught him. I told him to sit real still and maybe the buck would relax. He sat still and the buck stomped a few times to try to get him to move, but Alex held his ground and sat still. After about 5 mins of this Alex made a little move and the game was over, white flag time. We saw 2 does and another smaller buck just as we were getting ready to leave. I was hoping the 8 would come into the 40yd range and present him with a good broadside shot, but he didn't. So we will try again next year.

[CritterGitter]

Nice buck there Uncle Odie. Congratulations!

[atowngolfer]

Well i just got permission at a new place. The owner took me out to show me around and we jumped up 3 deer in the same area. Not a whole lot of woods but there is a winter wheat field that has tracks everywhere. I think I am going to have a decent chance at something monday, also taking my brother with me. I forgot to take pictures in youth to get us the points so I will take a picture monday.

[atowngolfer]

How many of you guys are going out in the morning? Ill be out with my brother and then both my brother and fiance tomorrow night.

["J"]

I'm out lookin for antlers in the mornin passing on does untill muzzy season. Good luck to everyone hope you fill your tags.
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[atowngolfer]

good luck guys.

[uglykat26]

from team 8 to you guys , good luck

[atowngolfer]

anyone do anything during gun week? I only saw one little buck and that was tuesday night. I dont know what happened, it is very frustrating and i think it is back to duck hunting for now.

["J"]

Blanked all week! Was not a good one. Saw three opening day passed on the biggest doe and never saw another deer all week. Very discouraging.
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[atowngolfer]

I hear ya J i feel the same way

[uncle odie]

I only went out 4 times, didn't see many deer, passed on a couple of young does and managed to take a nice mature doe Fri evening. I have not been seeing the deer around here that we have been seeing and have heard other people say the same thing. Got another weekend of gun season, ML season, and a little more bow, you still got time.

[deerhunt45]

Blanked all week! Was not a good one. Saw three opening day passed on the biggest doe and never saw another deer all week. Very discouraging.
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"J"

You need to hook up with your team mate, uncle odie...he obviously knows what a deers looks like, how to find 'em and kill 'em :p

Just sayin :D and messin with ya :)

["J"]

He k I'll just mail him my tag and he can take care of the rest lol by the way I'm kidding
lol. We've got some more time and if I have to take a doe for the second deer so be it. It's meat in the freezer and more points :-)
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[Cap't Ernie]

We can mail tags? Odie whats your address?? LOL

I'm getting freaking itchy over here guys. Spending my birthday money on some better layers to keep my in the stand over smokepole. Putting my schedule together for break to make sure the 9-12 is clear. Getting corn lined up. Good luck over extra weekend and we'll still be in competition.

["J"]

Yeah smoke pole season I got to work the weekend but Monday and Tuesday will be out. Might drop a doe if I geta chance during the second shotgun season.
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[atowngolfer]

Me and my brother are down at Killdeer Plains, he got a hunt he is using tomorrow. I have never been there but I hear there are a lot of deer down there. Im hoping for the best tomorrow. It would be his first kill, and he is very excited. And i am going to take pictures i keep forgetting but i got the camera this time so I wont forget.

[uncle odie]

Anyone going out this weekend? I got to go to Springfield Sat and then to Columbus on Sun so i will not be out, not a big deal. I will go out during ML and see if maybe another mature doe will walk within range. As of now i am pretty much in the coyote mode. I think i will hunt them pretty hard. I built my wife a new 204cal, but she sez she does not want to hunt yotes so i guess i will have to use her new gun myself.:whistle:Had it to the range the other day tuning it in and i think we are ready. Anyway, good luck to you who are going out this weekend and be safe.

[Cap't Ernie]

Got 2 finals on Saturday...yea...Saturday. Won't be hunting but smoke pole is getting closer and closer!

["J"]

I'll be out Saturday and Sunday will try to fill a tag any tag so we'll see what happens . Good luck.
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[uncle odie]

Been almost 10 days since a post on our team thread, everyone must be hunting hard. :whistle: Been doing a little yote hunting, no luck yet but after the holidays are over i will be out more. All of you have a Merry Christmas and good luck ML season.

["J"]

Thanks Odie, been slow out a couple of times with the dogs chasing bunnies and jumping does out of their beds in one particular spot which I may be hunting next week with the bow lol. Had a decent 8 point in front of me till I screwed up and he was gone was the first and only shooter buck all year with in range :whistle: So back to the drawing board and hopefully getting some freezer meat. Still may see some antlers but not confident as I was earlier in the season lol. Ya'll have a good Christmas and knock them yotes down Odie. Been seeing a few here and there and might be going after them after bunny season.

[uncle odie]

J, ya know, around here we usually see more bucks during ML season when it is later like this year. They seem to herd up with the does and tolerate each other more. Back a few years ago when i killed the other drop tine 11 pt he was running with 5 does and 3 other real nice bucks, but it was 8 below and 6" of snow that morning when i left the house, sure was cold but it was worth it. Anyway you still got a good chance at a nice buck, but freezer meat is good also. Good Luck to you and i hope you and you family are enjoying the Holidays.

["J"]

Thanks Odie, hope your right on the bucks heardong up around us lol. Don't see to many bucks where I'm at runnin with the does this time of year. Hopefully we'll see some shooters.
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[atowngolfer]

Im to the point in the season where its brown its down, yes a nice buck would be nice but I am about to go back to college on the 4th and wont get to do much hunting. Just starting to get some deer on camera over my corn again, so we will see what happens. Good luck to all and merry christmas.

["J"]

Happy new year all you team # 11 Buck Busters although I'm just a doe buster so far lol. Hope you all had a good new years eve.

[Cap't Ernie]

muzzy muzzy muzzy here I come

["J"]

Good luck to all the team members. I won't be able to hunt the first two days but will the last two.
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[uncle odie]

the game is about over.

["J"]

Yeah and it's been called due to work lol
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[uncle odie]

Yeah and it's been called due to work lol
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Yes, that happens quit often, seems like it is a necessity to have the things we want and need in life, but its all good. Maybe better in the up coming season, but all in all I enjoyed the season and the chit chat with the team members.

[atowngolfer]

Anyone still out at it? I might go out next weekend Im just not getting the deer on my trail cam so there is no point in going to sit to not see anything. I got my first picture of deer in the daylight friday in over a month. Its just been very discouraging, and i guess im pretty much just ready for next year. Starting to run out of things to hunt since my waterfowl is done now to.

["J"]

Oh well it is what it is I got to work this weekend so one little doe is it for me. Sorry guy's I was hoping for more but work got in the way lol. Hope anyone going out this weekend for one last ditch effort has some luck. It's been fun havin you all for team mates. Take it easy. "J"

[Cap't Ernie]

Think that might be it.

Looks like we finished somewhere in the middle of the pack.