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Post by old3arrows on Nov 12, 2011 7:06:43 GMT -5
How many shots did you hear today? Me, 2 already........
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Post by swilk on Nov 12, 2011 8:02:33 GMT -5
Been legal light for one hour and I have heard less than 10.
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Post by 3ptbuck on Nov 12, 2011 8:06:58 GMT -5
About 10 so far here also. Had a spike under me and 2 hunters walk by 50yds behind me at first light...
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 12, 2011 8:23:12 GMT -5
Not a shot but I am in Illinois  |
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Post by old3arrows on Nov 12, 2011 8:31:21 GMT -5
I'm up to 35, only one close to say it was on my neighbors property. Friendship is only a few miles east as the crow flys so I am sure they will take a few off of the home of the NMLRA!
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Post by lon371 on Nov 12, 2011 8:53:57 GMT -5
Buck on the ground 735am whoop whoop. 8 point, no weight yet buy I am guessing 160ish. field dressed it took me and the boy to load(with effort) Mossberg 500 12. Wanted to use my contender but was to nervous to hold steady. Daughter took my Handi Maxi so I decided to carry the Mossy. Photo coming Lonn  |
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Post by steve46511 on Nov 12, 2011 9:05:00 GMT -5
LOL......I lost track at 12 in 10 minutes out in the yard with my dog.
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Post by lymanl3 on Nov 12, 2011 9:06:26 GMT -5
Neighbors are sprayin n' prayin!
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 12, 2011 9:21:45 GMT -5
Nice one!!
Congratulations!
That buck deserves his own thread!
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Post by boonechaser on Nov 12, 2011 11:15:25 GMT -5
Not as many as usual for sure. But no surprise switz county has been under a 8 bonus antlerless for several year's now. I saw 1 spike ,1- 8 point and 3 does.
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Post by raporter on Nov 12, 2011 11:20:00 GMT -5
Buck on the ground 735am whoop whoop. 8 point, no weight yet buy I am guessing 160ish. field dressed it took me and the boy to load(with effort) Mossberg 500 12. Wanted to use my contender but was to nervous to hold steady. Daughter took my Handi Maxi so I decided to carry the Mossy. Photo coming Lonn That is a dandy. Got a story? |
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Post by trapperdave on Nov 12, 2011 11:20:15 GMT -5
hardly heard a shot. One on neighbors across the road, maybe 4-6 other shots all morning way off in the distance. No deer seen. turkeys, coons and squirrels galore
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Post by old3arrows on Nov 12, 2011 11:25:37 GMT -5
All is quiet for now! 63 shots so far!
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Post by huntingman on Nov 12, 2011 12:09:12 GMT -5
I heard alot, but not nearly as many as i thought, The shots i did hear were 4-5 at a time, also heard a muzzelloader hangfire:O Someone's probably  ed. |
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Post by windingwinds on Nov 12, 2011 12:19:15 GMT -5
Ironically, I have only heard a few shots this morning, count at less than 40. It was almost peaceful. My Brother-in-law shot this 8 pointer. He did jump the fence on the side with the neighbor who we thought we'd have trouble with, that neighbor actually helped us get him over the fence! The kids are having a great time! Hope this continues. This buck weighed 250# before being field dressed. Attachments:
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Post by lon371 on Nov 12, 2011 12:50:09 GMT -5
Buck on the ground 735am whoop whoop. 8 point, no weight yet buy I am guessing 160ish. field dressed it took me and the boy to load(with effort) Mossberg 500 12. Wanted to use my contender but was to nervous to hold steady. Daughter took my Handi Maxi so I decided to carry the Mossy. Photo coming Lonn That is a dandy. Got a story? My boy has not shot a deer in 4 years. His stand has had a curse, so this morning he hunted mine and I his. He had 3 does and a buck bed in front of him. While he was waiting for a little more light, some idiot(dont have permission) pulled in the lot and parked 85 yards from the stand. Deer left. Boy texted me and said watch, the deer are heading my way. 15 min later he was standing in the edge of the woods, about 65 yards. I lifted my TC Contender super 14 357 Max, way to shaky. Eased it to my chair, picked up my Mossberg 500. Hit him to far back. He came at me then turned slug thru the ribs and he dropped. My boy was irritated, but happy we brought one home. On the way to the house, we stopped and try to talk his big brother in the truck. He was running at the road untill we got to him. Then he turned an ran :] Lonny |
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Post by firehawk1 on Nov 12, 2011 16:03:55 GMT -5
First shot I heard was at 6:55 am. Thought to myself, here we go! All in all I heard 5 shots other than my 2.  The deer were running up north of Crawfordsville this morning. A 4 pt. ran by me chasing a doe, and several walked up the north edge of the woods I was in, out of range/too thick to get a shot.  This deer and several others snuck by behind me into a thicket out in the field. I caught them going in and after several minutes a doe and this buck came out. This buck walked straight towards me and then angled off to the right. Perfect broadside shot. He went down with the first shot, but managed to get back up and stumbled back into the woods. I wasn't going to chase/track him so when he stopped I put another in him. He was down permanently that time. After I got down and saw the blood trail, the second shot was not necessary. Perfect way to christen the Ruger 77/44. The wife helped me dress him out, and drag him to the Jeep. The deer were running in the woods while we were doing all that. PS, sorry for the tongue hanging out, tacky I know but I didn't have my glasses on, and didn't notice it in my cell phone's screen when I snapped the picture.  |
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Post by ukwil on Nov 12, 2011 16:24:04 GMT -5
Only heard 11 this morning. Between 3 of us we seen 3 does and a coyote. Have heard at least that many in the last 45 mine tonight. Very low # of shots today
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Post by parson on Nov 12, 2011 16:56:15 GMT -5
lon371 & firehawk1, those are some fine bucks!
Them antlers would hold more shirt hangers than my exercise bike!
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Post by danf on Nov 12, 2011 17:28:54 GMT -5
I heard none, but then again I was sitting in an excavator the majority of the day and had the radio blaring. ;D
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