Posted: 11/20/2009 4:58:32 AM EDT
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Just wanted to wish everyone a safe and memorable hunt.
Shoot straight MJ 
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Quoted: My freezer is empty. I built a new stand in a promising location. At only $2 a piece, I am not going to be shy about filling doe tags this year......  The farm I hunt at has probably double the crop losses of any year in the last decade.... I will be filling every doe tag I can.... As much as I hate to take the approach, this year if it's brown, its down..... |
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Good luck and be safe everyone. Oh, and I like steaks and hot sticks. +1 remember the four rules Treat every firearm as if it is loaded Always point the muzzle in a safe direction Be certain of your target and what’s beyond it Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot and if your unfortunate enough to hunt on public land try not to get shot |
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In Tomahawk. Been baiting for 6 weeks. My dad (77 yo) saw the biggest buck of his life this morning! Trotted 20 feet in front of him! He was so shook up at the sight he didn't even lift his gun!!! He's laughing his butt off telling me about it! ;)
He wasn't even going to hunt this year, said he was too tired. He just told me he was glad I nagged him into coming along. I saw two deer prior to first light, too dark to even see what they were. Just damn good to be out with dad one more time. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quiet day hunting for me - No deer seen at all. (other than 4 on the road when I was eating lunch)
Day definitely wasn't a lose though as it was great just to sit out and watch nature. Hopefully Sunday is a bit better. Anybody drop any deer with there AR today? (Edited to fixed up my bad spelling) |
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Was out at the farm working yesterday, not really hunting (although I did have a gun with me incase the opportunity presented itself) , They got one in the morning before I got there , and I watched an 8 pointer cream and get dreamed by a minivan .... Not surprisingly I didn't see any others, Something about the tractor running and the radio turned up not being conducive to deer hunting i think Friday-Sunday I have the entire 290 acres to myself and they will be taking the corn off about 150 acres I hope to be luckier in my campaign of deer genocide then. Of course that will require I actually hunt while they are working , which is something I have an exceedingly hard time doing , I usually find myself running a tractor as I hate to watch people i consider family work while I recreate ..... I am beginning to think giving me the place to myself when they take the corn off is really a ploy to get me out there to help  |
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not hunting and have not hunted for 2 years, lost the place I was hunting the day my buddy died and his
Can't Understand Normal Thinking daughter inlaw from California realized her and her husband were going to own the place stopped hunting on the land the Tuesday before Thanksgiving 2 years ago. I have no desire to hunt public land. |
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Hunted with the daughter this year (her first year).
We saw 3 fawn does and a small fork buck saturday morning. Saturday afternoon yeilded up nothing but a pair of small fork horns. This morning I spotted the same pair of small fork horns but nothing else. I am eating my tags this weekend but will have plenty more time to harvest some meat if needed. All morning long today I heard a grand total of 4 shots. My brother hunted the other side of the property with his son but they only saw one tiny doe all weekend. The daughter was actually funny trying to get me to shoot the small fork horns. It took over a hour for them to get by and out of range, the whole time she is telling me "shoot em, shoot em" I even explained about not having any deer next year if we shoot all the fawns this year but she was not buying it. She even told me that I did not have a hair on my chest if I did not shoot one. She did pretty good sitting still but I have to work with her on not staring at the deer because it makes them nervous. |
8 of us were in the woods Sat & Sun. One 6pt buck was spotted around 9am Sat, but he vanished into the thick cover before the youngest of our camp (21) could get a shot. Another guy, the oldest of our group at 79, saw 5 does traveling together just before dark on Sat. (there are no doe tags issued anywhere in this area - zones 35,38,39). We were back at our trucks eating lunch on Sat., about 11:00am, when a nice buck walked out into the logging road where we were parked, about 325 yds down the road (we hit the big pine he crossed the road in front of with a rangefinder... 352 yds). He looked at us, and ran off before anyone could react. 8 guys spent all day in the woods on Sunday... saw zero deer.  BTW... We are not baiting. That's still better than last year, when 8 guys saw zero deer until Tuesday, when the only deer of the season, a lone doe, was spotted. Not a single shot was fired at a deer last season, and none so far this year.
Last year we saw 6 coyotes, 2 bear, and a wolf. 5 years ago, we had 5 bucks down before noon on Sunday... ever since then, we see more predators than prey.  The DNR needs to lift the ban on shooting yotes during deer season up north, or there won't be any deer left.
Half our crew left last night, two will be back Wed. night. It was very foggy & raining this morning, and the 4 of us left in camp (the 4 oldest - 51, 55, 59, & 79) didn't go out. Between the 4 of us, we've got 150+ years of deer hunting experience, and the last two years is the worst we can remember in this area. We're going back out this afternoon, hopefully this year things get better. I've only seen 3 deer on the back of vehicles since Sat... all were spikes. Edit to add area hunted: unit 38, Nicolet National Forest between Three Lakes & Eagle River. |
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"The DNR needs to lift the ban on shooting yotes during deer season up north"
Well, they would except too many dumb deer hunters can't tell a wolf from a coyote. At least that law may keep some people in check about shooting every dang living thing they see. I heard a shot go off fairly close to me on Sunday. Thinking maybe someone's kicked up some deer I got ready....nothing. Few minutes later I saw a hunter walking from that area and asked him what he saw. His response: "partridge". Dumb SOB doesn't know a partridge from a grouse. Whether he has a small game license or not, you can't legally shoot a game bird with a rifle anyway. I should have got his back tag number. |
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"The DNR needs to lift the ban on shooting yotes during deer season up north" Well, they would except too many dumb deer hunters can't tell a wolf from a coyote. At least that law may keep some people in check about shooting every dang living thing they see. I heard a shot go off fairly close to me on Sunday. Thinking maybe someone's kicked up some deer I got ready....nothing. Few minutes later I saw a hunter walking from that area and asked him what he saw. His response: "partridge". Dumb SOB doesn't know a partridge from a grouse. Whether he has a small game license or not, you can't legally shoot a game bird with a rifle anyway. I should have got his back tag number. Mistakenly shooting a wolf is the reason the DNR gives, and I won't dispute it, because I know it's the reality... there are too many dumbasses out there who can't tell the differance. There's too many dumbasses with guns in their hands on a whole. How many guys can tell the differance between a buck with 2 3/4" spikes and one with 3 1/4" spikes from 50+ yards away? Not many, yet the DNR still has the 3" rule. How many bucks that have "antler shrinkage" when they hit the ground are left to rot by those without an antlerless tag? Wouldn't it be better to require a buck have at least 4 points to be a legal buck? OTOH, there are more out there who can tell the differance between a yote & a wolf, and although the DNR won't admit it, the drastic plummet of the deer populations up north are due in large part to coyote predation, particularly on the fawn crop. Something needs to be done when the coyotes are turning to pets for dinner, because they're running out of deer to eat. A yote attacked our cat right in my front yard!!! (our cat hasn't been declawed, and she has a nasty dispostion and she fought it off until a head shot on the yote from my 10/22 ended the battle... that yote picked the wrong fucking kitty to mess with, but it still took 17 stitches at the vet to close her wounds). I do live out in the woods, but I've seen them roaming the streets of Eagle River, Three Lakes, and even Rhinelander, in broad fucking daylight!!! The obvious solution is to allow deer hunters to shoot them. I hunt coyotes all winter, after gun deer seasons close, but there just aren't enough of us yote hunters to put a dent in their population. There is a hefty fine for shooting a wolf, and if you can't tell the differance, you don't shoot and risk the fine (I've been in that situation myself in the winter when hunting yotes... I wasn't 100% sure, so I didn't drop the hammer). I'm sure a wolf or three may still get whacked (they're getting whacked anyway, believe me... there's no love of the wolf up north and the "Triple S" method of mangement is widespread - Shoot, Shovel, Shut-up). But as there's 100+ yotes for every wolf roaming the woods north of 64, a lot more yotes that need to be whacked will be whacked. That's the trade-off you have to make. It'll still be illegal to shoot a wolf, and if caught, you pay the price. BTW... "partridge" is "slang" for the Ruffed Grouse. It's still not legal to shoot one with a rifle, but I think that guy knew what he was shooting at. |
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our group of 8 headed out into our 80 acres of private land Saturday morning... we put a 4 point buck down at 07:00 (it was with 3 other racks), about 10 minutes later another guy put down one of the 3 remaining racks that where headed his way, a nice 8 pointer.
I didn't see any deer (besides those 2 that I helped find that were already shot) until this 5 pointer came my way at 9:00am, I estimated it at 150 yards... shot it with my 6.8spc with a 85 grain TSX round, broadside just behind the shoulder (nice exit wound with pieces of the lungs)... it ran about 20 yards before it slowed down and stood with it's head down, at that point my brother shot it again because he didn't know if it was going (about 150 yards for him)... by the way it took off I thought I missed it (which made me made!!!), it headed away from me so I could see it let alone get a shot off... there was a nice blood trail from where I shot it though, so it would have been easy to find... I paced it off at 175 yards... Later in the day we decided to make a drive through our pine to try to push some deer out, we generally try to pull 3 deer, but we had 2 in the group with empty freezers so we went out looking for another deer... as I headed out to my post for the drive I kicked up a larger and small doe, I decided to not shoot to allow the 2 guys that were looking for more meat to shoot something... good thing I did, about 2 minutes in the drive he shot a small doe that was pushed out... that was about 13:00... by 15:30 we had all 8 stands out of the woods and put away... 
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Nice deer! Seen a lot of doe and 3 small buck. Watching a grouse/partridge eating some of my corn right now. Wonder what a 7mm mag would do to him? Headshot! Just kidding, not as many grouse as I usually see. Heard a ton of coyotes yesterday morning and again last night. And you're right about the locals up here, no love for wolves or coyotes. Killing a heck of a lot of deer. You should hear what the bear hunters who use dogs say. I guess the wolves hear the dogs on a bears trail howling, its like a dinner bell. A local said one of his dogs was stripped to the bone in under 2 minutes! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Could you guys give the areas you hunt along with the report. Seems like its mixed and I would like to see if there is a pattern.
I was at appx 10 gas stations for work today mostly in the waupaca area and did not see one deer being registered. I was at each location appx 15-20min. I thought that was odd. I did however see the biggest 8point rack I have ever saw. It was in new london but the guy said he shot it in white lake. I think thats where he said. He said it measured 22 1/2" inside and I estimate the mains atleast that long. It was beautiful. |
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our group of 8 headed out into our 80 acres of private land Saturday morning... we put a 4 point buck down at 07:00 (it was with 3 other racks), about 10 minutes later another guy put down one of the 3 remaining racks that where headed his way, a nice 8 pointer. I didn't see any deer (besides those 2 that I helped find that were already shot) until this 5 pointer came my way at 9:00am, I estimated it at 150 yards... shot it with my 6.8spc with a 85 grain TSX round, broadside just behind the shoulder (nice exit wound with pieces of the lungs)... it ran about 20 yards before it slowed down and stood with it's head down, at that point my brother shot it again because he didn't know if it was going (about 150 yards for him)... by the way it took off I thought I missed it (which made me made!!!), it headed away from me so I could see it let alone get a shot off... there was a nice blood trail from where I shot it though, so it would have been easy to find... I paced it off at 175 yards... Later in the day we decided to make a drive through our pine to try to push some deer out, we generally try to pull 3 deer, but we had 2 in the group with empty freezers so we went out looking for another deer... as I headed out to my post for the drive I kicked up a larger and small doe, I decided to not shoot to allow the 2 guys that were looking for more meat to shoot something... good thing I did, about 2 minutes in the drive he shot a small doe that was pushed out... that was about 13:00... by 15:30 we had all 8 stands out of the woods and put away... http://www.teamundercoatracing.com/misc/hunting/2009jason1.jpg http://www.teamundercoatracing.com/misc/hunting/2009jason2.jpg We are in area 54A - Camp Douglas (Juneau County).... |
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Worked nights, and isn't particularly worth it to my to try and get out after 0700 when I should be sleeping anyhow. [/img] That's how I got my current attitude about deer hunting. The point of deer hunting is the great sleep I get, napping against a tree. Any deer that happen to pass by are merely a bonus. Which also explains why I now hunt with an AR instead of a bolt action rifle, but that's a longer story. 
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Crandon..........The weekend kill was down over 50% form last year (and last year sucked) - only 17 deer registered Saturday compared with 43 the year before.
Sounds like from the Fox valley North the deer all found good hiding places. Sunday I found a good hiding place - The Bar eatin wings, drinking Miller Lite and watchin the Pack! |
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AREA 27 West-Northwest of Marshfied has two less Bucks.
Buddy shot a nice Fork with his M1A I lucked out on what would have been an 8 but his left antler was gone. He was 80 yds away through the woods. Used my 16" DPMS 308 with YHM suppressor. Nice crack through the woods but no ringing ears
Deer ran 30 yds after being hit forward of shoulder. Load was 150 Com Tech with Benchmark. Didn't chrono it yet. Time was 1:00pm. 10 Min after buddy shot his. Opening day. I think WWIII started by the guys to the South started Both bucks moving North to us. B-Man |
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Put on many miles in the Chequamegon National Forest north of Drummond. Was in the woods all day Saturday and most of Sunday and didn't see a deer. Not even a tail. I did jump 1 or two while walking in the dark. The sign was scarce...very scarce. Not much shooting and only 1 guy out of our group of five saw a deer. Talked to another hunter and none of their four saw a deer. Worst hunting he and my uncle have seen in their 45+ years of hunting that area.
They need to stop having these special hunts for northern Wisconsin, and I am really beginning to question their formula for calculating deer population. I would like to see them revisit this. Oh well, I'll get to shoot my yearly two deer at my buddies cabin in Adams County this coming weekend. |
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Crandon..........The weekend kill was down over 50% form last year (and last year sucked) - only 17 deer registered Saturday compared with 43 the year before. Sounds like from the Fox valley North the deer all found good hiding places. Sunday I found a good hiding place - The Bar eatin wings, drinking Miller Lite and watchin the Pack! Crandon.....Thats because you guys shoot deer all year long! 
I have relation there, I know how it is! lol |
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Quoted: very nice.http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/muskyjerk/PB220047.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/muskyjerk/PB220040.jpg 9 point he is close to a 140 getting it scored tonight 50 Beowulf And it was on Public land  how far do you think the practical range for a .50 beowulf on a deer would be? Lots of nice bucks on public land, I saw a nice one hauling ass through the trees. |
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very nice.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/muskyjerk/PB220047.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c382/muskyjerk/PB220040.jpg 9 point he is close to a 140 getting it scored tonight 50 Beowulf
And it was on Public land how far do you think the practical range for a .50 beowulf on a deer would be? Lots of nice bucks on public land, I saw a nice one hauling ass through the trees. 150 yards, I can only see 120 where I am, |
