Buck Cross-Tagging in 300-Series Deer Areas (see page 73 for party hunting regulations in other areas)
This is most commonly referred to as party hunting. The intent of this regulation is not to break up the hunting party or force hunters to leave the field once they are successful. This regulation simply requires the hunter to shoot and tag their own antlered buck. Specifically,
• A person cannot take and tag an antlered buck for another member of their party. This applies to all hunters, license types, and seasons.
• It remains legal to take and tag antlerless deer for members of the party. This is a population management strategy and may lead to slight increases in antlerless deer harvest.

Do I read the Minnesota laws wrong? The way I read them thre is NO party hunting for bucks but one may party hunt for does. This makes sense to me as it helps the DNR manage the herd and allows the party type hunting to continue so someone who shot their buck can still be out shooting deer but not bucks. I think APR is the best thing to happen to deer hunting but I have access to over 500 acres but this is no where near enough to manage a herd and or raise big bucks. If you would compare the bucks on camera before APR to now you would surely hop on board. In theroy every hunter that didn’t shoot a yearling buck the past couple years should be shooting 2 and 3 year olds.

Fun weekend of bear hunting with the kids. My sons second bear in two trys first bow kill. My daughters first bear. That’s what it’s about. They were both pretty excited and I was proud of the great shot placement. Great memories.

Another thing in addition to changing location meaning call from a different corner of the field. Is change the sound you are using try rodent squeels or k-nine puppies if you were able to call a critter in and not kill him. As stated NEVER call with a bad breeze because a coyotte has twice the nose as a deer and they won’t hesitate to make tracks if they get a tiny wiff of you.

Haqng tough. I only call areas that have sign and only average one responce out ov every 4 trys playing the wind is the single most important thing followed by shooting straight a close second.

I like this time second only to the peak rut as the fawns are comming into heat and all the deer are starting to hit the food plots. Bring on more snow and cold, I need to kill more does and my son needs a buck for the wall. GOOD LUCK. Add more cloths and stay as long as you can my cameras show activity all day, they like the warm sun.

How far do you feel comfortable shooting? I would leave the stand not to disturb them and take the 100 yard shot and hopefully closer. I beleive in being agressive this time of year but they are very skitish and won’t tolerate a bunch of noise.Play the wind and kill him tomorrow if the wind is right.

We call it CHRISTMAS and we don’t cover up our mounts because they aren’t reindeer. Kinda takes away the beauty of a nice buck if you ask me.

I still like the 100 muzzy. Last 2 bear I shot one made it 15 yards on a dead run and the other died on the bait. Last buck made it 40 yards. Confidence is key. I have shot through both of a deers shoulders (not on purpuse because I am not a great shot) and the head held togather like it just came out of the package. If I do my part they die quickly put the minimun legal sixe broadhead through the vitals on any animal and they will die quickly.

I have noticed several bucks that should have put on lots of inches this year compared to last didn’t. I wonder if it was because of the dry July and August.

I am a Pyrodex select guy because I like loose powder. I don’t like being tied to powder by the 50 grain incerment or 10 for that matter. Talk to any reloader and he will tell you that some guns shoot a whole lot different with a change in one grain of powder. Shot what the gun likes and you can’t go wrong. Spend time on the bench working up a load that shoots best in your gun. Play with the powder by putting your gun loaded in the freezer and let it thaw and shoot it, change the tempature and moisture and see how the powder reacts. I know Pyrodex Select has never let me down.

Shot in Goodhue County on November 3 at 4:30 PM with a PSE Fire Flight and 100 grain Muzzy broad head at 30 yards buck only made it 40 yards.

had time to pull photo of the 10 point on the hoof

Nice job. Sometimes there is a price to pay for success. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t trade a buck like that for house duty. Still lots of does to harvest.

greatbuck with nice mass.

A nother thing that has worked is…when baiting rub your sweaty body all over the trees in the area and wear an old shirt working around the house and tie that shirt and anyone elses shirt that might hunt that bait, the bear will get used to your scent being at the bait. It is still very important to be as clean and scent free as possible when hunting but we all know it is tough when it is 80 degrees not to sweat. This will give you the edge when the bear gets a wiff of your scent because he has ascotiated your scent with the bait site.

Nice colored bear.

If you can use barrels, take a 55 gallon plastic drum drill a hole in it through the top and out a couple inches below the lip to tie a strong rope, cable or chain to chain it to a tree. Next cut a hole in the top big enough to slide a 5 gallon pail into the drum to rim of the pail, this will keep all the criters out yet allow the bear to pull the pail. Next drill several holes around the side near the top to allow the scent to disperse yet not to big to allow lots of water in. Fill barrel with a variety of bait and tie in the tree so the top stays up, this will make the bear have to work for the bait yet allow him to reach in and still pull bait out. I also like to mix ground beef fat and add anise, put a softball size glob in a nilon stocking and through in a small tree that the bear cant climb to keep the scent going for weeks. (this is the best draw I have ever used in over 15 years of hunting bears. Dump cooking oil on the ground around the barrel, if they get hungry enough they will eat the saturated dirt, worse case they will make a great scent trail when they come and go.

Might want to check this out. looks like they are going to rerun the lottery
http://news.dnr.state.mn.us/index.php/2011/05/27/bear-hunt-lottery-to-be-rerun/

I vote for the Mathews Craze IBO Rate Up to 306 fps Physical Weight 3.6 lbs. Axle to Axle 28 ” Brace Height 7.5 ” Let-off 80% Riser Extruded Finish (Riser/Limbs) N/A Draw Weight 15 – 70 lbs Draw Length 19 – 30″ It’s a bow that they can use their whole life, my son bought one and I am thinking about selling my “85” PSE and getting one. He paid $299

I tried 2 different ones with no luck. Setting up was not to bad once I followed the directions. The first one wouldn’t range over 28 yards after about 30 shots and the second one wouldn’t range past 40 yards. Good thing Cabelas has a decent return policy.

Bob have you found that the yield on the beans to be dampened by the shading of the corn? I have seen it planted that way and like the idea of the added security of the corn for daytime feeding but have thought that the yields would suffer to much.

Nice rug, something to be enjoyed for years.

Has any one noticed the preference of deer not liking one variety of corn or beans as much as another? We noticed years ago when round up ready beans and corn came to be that the deer didn’t seem to like it as much when have the old variety planted side by side they would always take the non round up variety. It really came to light this year, I have a bean plot that is right next to the road and when the snow came there were as many as 41 deer in the beans at one time. When the beans were gone (about 2 acres) the deer left and are just starting to come back to the standing corn but they have been walking through the standing field and tearing up the field across the road that has been combined and the deer have to work to get the feed.I know that lots of research has been done by whitetail institute on some varieties of feed but never read about corn and bean preference. Anybody notice a preference or have a secret variety?

If I were to pick a best food plot to hunt it would be soybeans hands down. If I were to plant a food plot to get them through the winter it would be corn because of the bushels to the acre and the fact that the feed stays above the snow. Clover and chickory blend is a great summer mix that lasts for years as one uses nitrogen and the other produces it. I plant theese three every year for the great varity.

Great bear and great pictures.Congradulations.

Jeff did go with me but didn’t get chance at an elk this time but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. He is a great reasonably priced taxidermist.

bigest one I have on camera, only came to bait one time in 07. Would love to have gotten an arrow in him.

check out this trail camera picture of this bear shot with a Muzzy 100 in Ontario in 2009 made it less than the Minnesota bear I shot that went 12 yards two weeks earlier, notice the arrow sticking in the bait to the right of the bear that passed through the bear.Bear weighed 252 pounds.

Thanks for the kind words. Just in the right place to call this bull in. Tough hunt, only saw 7 elk in 13 full days of hunting. Actually saw more moose, 9.