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Posted: 12/1/2020 7:57:57 PM EDT
[#1]
No luck this afternoon. I had a group of five deer circling me the last hour or so, always too far for a shot due to trees/thicket. One of the larger doe kept ratting me out. I tried to hide my scent with some urine from yesterday's buck, but it didn't seem to make a difference.
Oh well, it was a beautiful day out. Here's the view from my one stand.  
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Posted: 12/2/2020 8:38:01 AM EDT
[#2]
What a beautiful morning.
Now if the deer would show up... Not a single shot heard this morning. 
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Posted: 12/2/2020 2:12:31 PM EDT
[#3]
The only thing I got Monday was wet and cold. I did see 4 at 200-250 yards, but between the rain and the fog, I didn't have enough time to even glass them and identify doe from buck before they disappeared again.
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Posted: 12/2/2020 2:14:01 PM EDT
[#4]
My buddy killed a nice big one this morning. I wish I would have taken today off instead of yesterday
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Posted: 12/2/2020 2:38:38 PM EDT
[#5]
.45-70 vs a 2.5” maple limb.
That 8pt got lucky this morning. Entrance  Exit  My game cam caught him running away. I’m pretty sure I saw his asshole wink at me. 
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Posted: 12/2/2020 3:04:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My game cam caught him running away. I’m pretty sure I saw his asshole wink at me. I dont care what gets posted in this thread, that line will be hard to beat. |
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Posted: 12/2/2020 10:49:33 PM EDT
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Monday was brutal for me in Mahoning County on our farm.
I hung in there through all the bullshit rain even though I connected with a doe at 930AM. Saw four doe including the one in the barn all day.  Tuesday the snow was a big welcome.   Saw a coyote first thing peeling the field to the south and 11 does throughout the rest of the day. |
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Posted: 12/3/2020 3:10:27 PM EDT
[#8]
My brother got this one yesterday.
I'm to lazy to go anymore  He gets a nice buck almost every year. Normally with a bow.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/3/2020 3:42:41 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My brother got this one yesterday. I'm to lazy to go anymore He gets a nice buck almost every year. Normally with a bow. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/63356/IMG_2814_jpg-1713161.JPG That’s a beaut Clark! |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 12:45:57 AM EDT
[#10]
My 15 year old niece got her first deer today. I couldn’t be happier for her and her dad. She first got into shooting at 10 with her first 22lr, and she has grown into a really good shot.
She shot this doe at 75 yds with a single shot 20ga from a ground blind on my parents farm.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 12:57:59 AM EDT
[#11]
As a someone who doesn't regularly hunt I want to thank all of you taking these road hazards out.
Keep up the great work! |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 5:42:51 AM EDT
[#12]
As my luck would have it one of my buddies went out in the afternoon and shot that 10 point I have been trying to get a shot at for a month... Its just madness this year...
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Posted: 12/4/2020 6:25:50 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: As my luck would have it one of my buddies went out in the afternoon and shot that 10 point I have been trying to get a shot at for a month... Its just madness this year... Damn, that’s rough. |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 6:40:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Damn, that’s rough. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: As my luck would have it one of my buddies went out in the afternoon and shot that 10 point I have been trying to get a shot at for a month... Its just madness this year... Damn, that’s rough. Its my onw fault.. he tries to get me to go, but I was to fricken lazy to get my butt out there... |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 7:50:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Its my onw fault.. he tries to get me to go, but I was to fricken lazy to get my butt out there... I have a story for ya... A buddy I work with lives down Chillicothe, his son had been hunting a big buck that he had on camera for quite awhile. Opening day of gun he sees the buck 150yds out heading right for him. He is patient and let’s the buck come in to 100, then 80, trying to close the gap... 60yds, 50yds... BOOM! But the shot isn’t his, it’s a poachers. The big buck dropped on the spot, family members were called, ODNR and the sheriff are called... After it was all hashed out the poacher (who is a well known shithead in the area) was arrested and ticketed, but the real kick in the nuts was the buck was confiscated as evidence. |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 9:14:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My 15 year old niece got her first deer today. I couldn’t be happier for her and her dad. She first got into shooting at 10 with her first 22lr, and she has grown into a really good shot. She shot this doe at 75 yds with a single shot 20ga from a ground blind on my parents farm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/EC4CE180-1CA9-484A-B108-4D07B8D6E9AC_jpe-1714044.JPG 
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Posted: 12/4/2020 9:40:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My 15 year old niece got her first deer today. I couldn’t be happier for her and her dad. She first got into shooting at 10 with her first 22lr, and she has grown into a really good shot. She shot this doe at 75 yds with a single shot 20ga from a ground blind on my parents farm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/EC4CE180-1CA9-484A-B108-4D07B8D6E9AC_jpe-1714044.JPG Very nice! I'm wondering if the Orange Army will be out in force this weekend, stirring everything up. I'd like to get another one nice and early on Saturday, I have shit to do this weekend 
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Posted: 12/4/2020 9:59:05 AM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My 15 year old niece got her first deer today. I couldn’t be happier for her and her dad. She first got into shooting at 10 with her first 22lr, and she has grown into a really good shot. She shot this doe at 75 yds with a single shot 20ga from a ground blind on my parents farm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/EC4CE180-1CA9-484A-B108-4D07B8D6E9AC_jpe-1714044.JPG Dang, I don’t know how I missed your post. Congrats to her! It’s great to see the youth get involved with hunting. |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 11:53:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Dang, I don’t know how I missed your post. Congrats to her! It’s great to see the youth get involved with hunting. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My 15 year old niece got her first deer today. I couldn’t be happier for her and her dad. She first got into shooting at 10 with her first 22lr, and she has grown into a really good shot. She shot this doe at 75 yds with a single shot 20ga from a ground blind on my parents farm. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/407557/EC4CE180-1CA9-484A-B108-4D07B8D6E9AC_jpe-1714044.JPG Dang, I don’t know how I missed your post. Congrats to her! It’s great to see the youth get involved with hunting. My brother has had 4 of 5 kids out hunting this year and they all love it. It’s good to see some pay dirt for them so they will fully catch deer fever. |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 1:07:58 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My brother has had 4 of 5 kids out hunting this year and they all love it. It’s good to see some pay dirt for them so they will fully catch deer fever. 75 yards with a single shot that kicks like a billy goat is a good poke. She did a great job! |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 2:11:07 PM EDT
[#21]
Got my 12 year old out with me for today and the next 2 if necessary. We hunt a beautiful 500 acre farm and pulled in last night to see 20 deer in a field. Only saw one buck about 20 minutes before shooting time.
My wife's uncle got a nice 8 point and a coyote. I heard 2 shots about 30 seconds apart and thought he missed. He said the deer dropped from his first shot and the coyote came running in and started prancing around and yipping. Poor thing thought he was getting a free meal.  Attached File |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 3:17:56 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Got my 12 year old out with me for today and the next 2 if necessary. We hunt a beautiful 500 acre farm and pulled in last night to see 20 deer in a field. Only saw one buck about 20 minutes before shooting time. My wife's uncle got a nice 8 point and a coyote. I heard 2 shots about 30 seconds apart and thought he missed. He said the deer dropped from his first shot and the coyote came running in and started prancing around and yipping. Poor thing thought he was getting a free meal. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/99041/1204200826_2_jpg-1714543.JPG Very nice
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Posted: 12/4/2020 5:15:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My brother has had 4 of 5 kids out hunting this year and they all love it. It’s good to see some pay dirt for them so they will fully catch deer fever. Absolutely! Get them hooked young and they will enjoy a lifetime of outdoor fun and a very important life skill. |
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Posted: 12/4/2020 7:18:51 PM EDT
[#24]
Hunted a different stand tonight, found out last week I should have checked on it sooner. Damn near got taken out by a fallen tree. I guess I'll head out there with my chainsaw next week.
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Posted: 12/5/2020 7:27:21 AM EDT
[#25]
Love my bubby heater.. Saturday day six of Ohio deer gun season I have never gone this far into the season and not had a deer in 45 years of hunting it's very frustrating
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Posted: 12/5/2020 8:02:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/5/2020 8:03:33 AM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Love my bubby heater.. Saturday day six of Ohio deer gun season I have never gone this far into the season and not had a deer in 45 years of hunting it's very frustratinghttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/61504/16071676129852349778290547136458_jpg-1715667.JPG Are you hunting horns only or freezer meat? This year has been pretty bad compared to years past. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 8:09:08 AM EDT
[#28]
Lol, right at 7:05....
Boom! Boom! Boom! Three separate shots from three different locations. Let’s get it on! |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 9:34:15 AM EDT
[#29]
Saw two big bucks, both at least 10’s, about 400 yds out on adjacent land that I don’t have permission on. Hopefully they’ll circle back and come over this way.
Haven’t heard a shot. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 10:58:16 AM EDT
[#30]
Slow and quiet morning here.
Good luck everyone! |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 11:20:30 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a story for ya... A buddy I work with lives down Chillicothe, his son had been hunting a big buck that he had on camera for quite awhile. Opening day of gun he sees the buck 150yds out heading right for him. He is patient and let’s the buck come in to 100, then 80, trying to close the gap... 60yds, 50yds... BOOM! But the shot isn’t his, it’s a poachers. The big buck dropped on the spot, family members were called, ODNR and the sheriff are called... After it was all hashed out the poacher (who is a well known shithead in the area) was arrested and ticketed, but the real kick in the nuts was the buck was confiscated as evidence. That's some bullshit. Unless it's a trophy buck, he'll only pay a small fine and lose his license for a year. But what's the loss of a license to a poacher? |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 11:25:00 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That's some bullshit. Unless it's a trophy buck, he'll only pay a small fine and lose his license for a year. But what's the loss of a license to a poacher? I guess he’s a multi time offender. My buddy said something about loss of firearms now. I don’t know the hunting laws well enough to know if that is a thing or BS? Makes sense though, take the firearms and it makes it much harder to poach. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 12:25:54 PM EDT
[#33]
Filled my antlered tag in archery season, so it was time to doe hunt. Thursday afternoon I watched a doe get chased all over by three bucks. One buck was grunting every few seconds. Kinda fun to watch. Probably saw close to 20 deer Thursday.
Shot this doe yesterday morning. 1892 Winchester 44 mag, iron sights.  Good luck to everyone still hunting 
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Posted: 12/5/2020 12:39:55 PM EDT
[#34]
I swear to god this madness needs end.. So in the blind until about 9ish... guys call say they are going to push the field.. I'm cool. buddy says go sit in your stand so you can see them.. I'm cool ........
they jump 4 big does once and they all ran right buy my blind that was 200 yards away from my stand.. 
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Posted: 12/5/2020 12:55:08 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I swear to god this madness needs end.. So in the blind until about 9ish... guys call say they are going to push the field.. I'm cool. buddy says go sit in your stand so you can see them.. I'm cool ........ they jump 4 big does once and they all ran right buy my blind that was 200 yards away from my stand.. Lol. Dude, you’re having the worst luck this year. I’ll offer up to shoot you a doe if you need one? I have all my tags still and I’m only hunting horns. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 1:18:42 PM EDT
[#36]
Saw 3 doe this morning. 15 yards from my stand.
Yearling and 2 small/medium ish doe. Not worth shooting to me. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 3:47:37 PM EDT
[#37]
Saw three this morning, which I believe were the same three that were with the one I shot on Monday.
Switched to a different property for the evening. Different county, so I can still buy another tag if I get one here. |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 3:59:53 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Lol. Dude, you’re having the worst luck this year. I’ll offer up to shoot you a doe if you need one? I have all my tags still and I’m only hunting horns. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I swear to god this madness needs end.. So in the blind until about 9ish... guys call say they are going to push the field.. I'm cool. buddy says go sit in your stand so you can see them.. I'm cool ........ they jump 4 big does once and they all ran right buy my blind that was 200 yards away from my stand.. Lol. Dude, you’re having the worst luck this year. I’ll offer up to shoot you a doe if you need one? I have all my tags still and I’m only hunting horns. Thanks man but I feel like I would be cheating and I would never hear then end of it from my wife.... 
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Posted: 12/5/2020 6:09:24 PM EDT
[#39]
First day all week that I didn't see a single deer all day, and it's also the first day that I stayed in the woods from sunrise until close to sunset.
Froze my butt off today, only because I was sitting in a Deerstand the entire day. Save maybe an hour, hour and a half where I slipped around this morning and on my way out of the woods. They've been hitting the feeder hard though. Have put out over 1000lbs so far, and I bet it's ready for more. Didn't open it today.  |
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Posted: 12/5/2020 7:51:45 PM EDT
[#40]
Brought my 7yr old son out tonight. He spotted three doe at 60 yards.
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Posted: 12/8/2020 8:59:07 PM EDT
[#41]
What 350 rifle is better? Ruger American or Winchester xpr? I'm selling my Marlin 45-70 and switching to 350 for next year.
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Posted: 12/8/2020 10:04:39 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What 350 rifle is better? Ruger American or Winchester xpr? I'm selling my Marlin 45-70 and switching to 350 for next year. One of my buddies at work just picked up the XPR and really likes it. I have not shot it yet. |
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Posted: 12/8/2020 10:09:46 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: What 350 rifle is better? Ruger American or Winchester xpr? I'm selling my Marlin 45-70 and switching to 350 for next year. Still haven’t pulled the trigger on switching to a straight-wall gun yet. Why are you switching from 45-70 to 350? |
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Posted: 12/9/2020 8:27:03 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still haven’t pulled the trigger on switching to a straight-wall gun yet. Why are you switching from 45-70 to 350? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: What 350 rifle is better? Ruger American or Winchester xpr? I'm selling my Marlin 45-70 and switching to 350 for next year. Still haven’t pulled the trigger on switching to a straight-wall gun yet. Why are you switching from 45-70 to 350? Cheaper ammo, less recoil. As long as I can make accurate hits out to 200yds then it works perfect for where I hunt. I told my wife I was selling one gun to buy another and should come out ahead in money. Maybe I'll keep the 45-70 and still buy a 350. . As of right now I am leaning towards the xpr.
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Posted: 12/18/2020 9:08:17 PM EDT
[#45]
OK boys here we go again... 350L all zeroed up and plenty O heat in the blind... Best of luck to all going out this weekend...
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Posted: 12/18/2020 11:10:08 PM EDT
[#46]
Changed up my strategy after watching a bunch of deer avoiding me and going to the lower field. I baited the hell out of that corner over the past 2 weeks. Corn, deer feed, deer lure bait, molasses, peanut butter, 30 lbs of apples, Alfalfa. It’s like a fucking Golden Corral for deer.
Placed a blind about 125 yrds out watching several crossing points. Tomorrow it is on. (Probably ain’t gonna see shit) Good luck all, be safe. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 5:52:19 AM EDT
[#47]
Time to make the fucking doughnuts.
Good luck guys. I hope y’all get a Bullwinkle today. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 8:35:33 AM EDT
[#48]
Why didn’t I get a blind years ago?
Heaters on, low at that, no gloves had to that my coat off. Have my dew and snacks. Can use my tripod. This is tits. No freezing wind, don’t have to worry about rain. Can set up anywhere, no more searching for trees for a stand. This would be great deer hunting. If I had some deer. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 10:40:22 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why didn’t I get a blind years ago? Heaters on, low at that, no gloves had to that my coat off. Have my dew and snacks. Can use my tripod. This is tits. No freezing wind, don’t have to worry about rain. Can set up anywhere, no more searching for trees for a stand. This would be great deer hunting. If I had some deer. Some people call that “cheating”. Oh, you have heat? And drinks? And a podcast going while surfing Arfcom? I call it “sophistication”. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 6:42:34 PM EDT
[#50]
The frustration Grows... Did not see shit I was out there from 5 am to dark...
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