We snuck out for the last couple hours before the snow started, and it paid off. The bigger 5 point side is a buck I was hoping to find.
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I took the nephews out today and Max found his first! The wind got to them so we weren’t able to stay out and find one for his brother.
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14 years in the boating industry, and about 12 years in my current role. I started out helping techs troubleshoot, and then found my way into my current position as a technical rep working with boat builders. Below is a couple projects I’ve helped with, and a good example of my office view during most of the open water season.
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I’m on the side of not wanting to travel unless it’s a hunting trip out west or a maybe a fishing trip up north. I think traveling for work ruined it for me. I leave monday for a week in the St Cloud FL area. I’ll be home for 2 weeks, and then head back down to the same place for 2 more weeks to train my coworkers. Worst part is every time I get sent to FL in the winter we end up with nice weather in MN. It looks like next week is no exception
All 5 of the 3-4 year old 10’s at the main farm I hunt are still holding as of a couple days ago. No where near enough antlers on the ground to really get after it, soon though.
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After having the dog inside for a couple days it was time to get him out for a walk. I love the brutal cold for walking in the woods, but the dog is a wimp! Most bucks on camera were still holding as of a week ago including this one.
I figured someone needs to add a pic of a antler to this thread. Here’s the dogs reward from tonight’s walk in a bean field.
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Late cwd hunt in mn.
I had to get out with the smoke pole again with the fresh snow and apparently I’m not the only one. I saw 3 trucks parked out in fields on private and there was 5 at the public lot.
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I’m jealous of the nice warm blind weedis! I braved the icy roads to get out for another sit. I saw 7 deer on the drive and jumped two on the walk in.
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Yup, trying for a big one. This farm I got permission on last weekend is pretty strictly managed, so no shooting young bucks. It has the potential for a giant to walk out at any time. There’s always the late cwd season on a different property if I’m desperate to fill a tag.
The deer were on their feet this afternoon thats for sure. That’s beans in front of me that didn’t get sprayed so they were left them standing i guess. At one point there were 7 does and fawns and 3 young bucks out there. I watched probably another dozen walk out to the corn a few hundred yards behind me including a nice 8.
Hopefully the weather tomorrow gets them on their feet again.
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Had two does and a fawn out in the corn a few hundred yards away last night, and on the way back to the truck I saw a big bodied deer crossing some crp grass. I just got settled into said grass. I need that deer to do the same thing again tonight.
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I got the go ahead to hunt the rest of muzzy season on a farm I normally only get to shed hunt. For the first sit I’m up on a knob where I can see alot of ground. Behind me is probably 10 acres of stand beans and 6 acres of standing corn. I think I should have a entertaining sit. Good luck to everyone still getting out!
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Back in the same field tonight. I had a doe and two fawns finally come out about 250 yards away right at the end of shooting light. Almost immediately a little 6 came running across the field and ran them off.
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<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
Very nice setups! A buddy I fish with in Canada each June shoots a lot of league and 3D stuff. He and his son go out to these big National Events out West pretty much every year. I think they missed last year because of our Canada trip, but I know they shoot a ton. I cannot believe you can even hit a target at the distances he says you guys shoot! LOL
John Kolb is his name. No nonsense pretty serious guy, but nicest guy on the planet!The sight i just sold off, I could shoot out to 90- 100 yards on a nice calm day. I would never do that in a hunting situation but for out door 3d ranges we encounter alot of 80 yard shots. 85-90ish for me is where my eyes don’t let me focus on the pin and target. But after shooting 50 to 70 yard shots daily in the yard it makes those 20 to 30 yard deer kills seem like cake work.
The kid struggles past 50 yards, he wears glasses and either can’t see the target or can’t see his pins. So he shoots 40 to 50 most nights.
I feel your sons pain, glasses can be a real pain when shooting longer distances. I start having focus issues once I hit 60-70 yards, and if I get my glasses positioned just right I can go out to 80. Part of my routine for each shot is actually pushing my glasses back to just the right spot. Someday I’ll bite the bullet and get lasik.
Out in the corner stubble this afternoon. I’d be thrilled if a nice fat doe shows up, so I can concentrate on fishing the river this weekend.
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You want a 14x17p 4 blade SS Spitfire Mercury prop
If he’s running a Enertia now, no, he does not want a Spitfire. It would be too small. Enertias fit the larger gearcase, and Spitfires fit the 75-115 gearcase.
6100-6300 RPM range is likely a L6 Verado, max on a V8 merc is either 6000 or 6200RPM’s depending on model. I know some people have luck with Rev4’s and Bravo’s if you want to run a 4 blade.
To everyone saying don’t play with the vents on a 4-stroke, don’t write it off. The L6’s liked them closed, but some specific boats with the new V8 mercs will benefit from some venting. This can apply to some of the smaller 4 strokes as well, but it’s not as much of a sure thing like it was with 2strokes. The V10’s also like venting in some applications.
Congrats to everyone filling tags!
I’m sitting in a waterway with the smoke pole this afternoon.
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I drove down to the farm this afternoon with the intentions of breaking in the new muzzleloader, but I forgot the gloves and face mask at home. No way I’d last out in this cold without those things. I have one more week of vacation to burn this year, so I’m going to sneak in some weekday hunts over the next couple weeks. I have my fingers crossed we get a freak snow storm during muzzleloader to get the deer moving.
Walking the dog in the park today and this guy walked along the bike path with us. He stayed around 60 yards ahead of us the whole time, but could care less we were there until I grunted at him. He spun around and snort wheezed at me twice. After a brief stand off he continued on grunting and making scrapes all along the path.
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Last morning sit for atleast a week started out with a great sunrise and one decent 8 that turned and went onto the neighbors. I sure hope there’s better movement than yesterday.
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I switched it up this afternoon and went road side again. My brother sat all day on the opposite side of the farm and hasn’t seen a deer since 8. I really thought they’d move better today.
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Its been completely dead since the first hour. By brother was hunting the farm with me this morning and he only saw a fork. I’m on my way out now to let the dog out and get a couple things done at home. I’ll be back out in few hours.
It’s been a busy morning. I had deer on the field on the way in. Since I got in the tree I’ve had two does, a fork, a 6, and a really nice young 9 point go by.
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I had a close call tonight. I grunted in a 130’s 10 point at 2:30. It stopped broad side at 38 yards. I ended up sending an arrow over his back, and into the tree behind him. I’d guess it was a combo of not aiming low enough for a steep down hill shot, and maybe the deer dropped a bit as well. I got back in the stand after checking the arrow, and immediately rattled in a small busted up 8. Then maybe an hour before dark I rattled in a 6 point from across the road. The deer were definitely fired up tonight. Hopefully this continues for the rest of the week!
I’m finally sitting the road side stand this year. I walked past a couple scrapes on the way in, and it looked like they’d both been hit since the rain quit.
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What a stud Jimmy! Hopefully something like that walks by this afternoon when I’m in the tree!
Those deer are out there gimuis even on public. I chased one around in MN for a couple years, and had him as close as 60 yards from the tree. I moved my stand midday to cover a different trail, and of course he walked within 20 yards of the first tree. That deer got shot a few days later on gun opener, and scored right around 190. The other one was deep in a swamp in SE WI. That one was probably 150 yards out, heading in my general direction, when some hounds started baying in the distance. That buck immediately spun around and headed off into the swamp never to be seen again.
I walked in at first light just as the rain was letting up. The deer are just starting to move. I’m watching a buck chase a doe around in the bean field right now, and in the last 20 mins 3 different young buck have cruised past me. Hoping the big one slips up before the rain starts again.
Congrats to your kid bearcat!
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Nice buck!
I’m out for the first sit of vacation. I ran into a friend at the gas station on the way down, and he had a nice 10 he got this morning in the back of his truck.
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