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May you all, our American friends and pals, enjoy your day of thanks with friends and most of all, family.

Done deal Doug.Same time, same place. Like I have said so many times.I could put up a dozen stands in this area,and still find another spot to put one. This weekend looks like the cold maybe be coming.With this warm area,scent floats around.Where as with the cold weather,scent will drop to the ground,making it better for the hunter. Yeah I believe I did.I snapped an old straggly apple tree at the base of the stand when I set it up.I figured the sap was giving off alot of scent. Im going to move that stand 20 ft east towards the corn field.Theres a nice thick tree set back about 10 ft in better cover.Theres also alot of action in that corner of the field.All the grass is banged right down.They seem to be cutting right there. Will do this Thursday after work.I also have to find my cocking aid.Couldnt find it last night in the dark. Thanks for the replies. Good work on getting him in,but I dont think I would of passed.LOL

Was On the A channel tonight aswell. Hope an honest person returns it.

You must be thinking of Skud. Pic was for referrence to the area.

With only having an hour and half at most after work to sit in the field stand,I make the most of the time I can get. Today I had this feeling like I should go out,so,right after work I head. Im not to confident about having the smell from work on me,but something just said go.I boot it to the field stand anyhow. In the stand for an hour when I see a deer.Yes I seen a deer,oh my. It,s like 130 yards away.Just in the corn thats been knocked down by the raconons. Top right of the pic. Now with using the pic,you can follow the story. She continues to feed.I decide to give a couple of bleets.She raises her head.Ok I got her attention.She puts her head back down.Ok,lets do this again.Bleet,bleet,up comes the head again,looking in my direction.Where the pic was taken. So light is about leaving 15 minutes from now.She starts to take her sweet time deciding to come my way.She starts right on the trail.5 minutes later shes about 85 or so yards.Ok Im saying to myself,you got time girl,keep coming.5 minutes later shes about 70 yards.Lets just say she was taking her time like a typical women. So it,s almost non shooting time and she reachs pretty darn to the 60 yard range.The whole time she is face on,never turning.As I raise my bow and look through the scope,I can make her out,but at 60 yards,I just couldnt take the chance,no matter how bad I want a deer.I lowered the bow and just watched her graze in the high grass. By far this (except the 10 point) my best encounter of getting close for a shot.Just 5 minutes more of daylight, she would of been in range. She was one of the big does too.I could see her above the high grass. God I love this sport.To call a deer in and watch it all,man,heart stopping. Ok Im done talking to myself,which is what I was doing the whole time I was watching her. Thanks for reading. I have day and night time pics of her on the trail cam,so she is coming to the field alot.

I was thinking more along the lines of sitting in his stand Shane. But birds sound good too.

After you have done the ice thing Cliff,have you thought about a fall hunt package

I have been trying to find the write up, that was in a OOD mag.Cant find it.Some serious issues were brought up.Like Canadian doctors, not really understanding.Treating symtums like flues. Hope all works out.I,ll keep trying to find it. Like Wayne said,keep demanding answers.

Well like Roy said,pretty much on the low side. All that breakfast and great company to boot. Best of luck to both you and Sue. Cliff,do you think there will be ice? Got your PM,we,ll be talk,n soon.

Who wears the pants in your family Brian?

Benelli hurt ya did it.Well crafted gun like that? LOL Time will heal that. Should of bought a Remington.

Bernie that is so awesome. You got to be so proud.Man, to hunt with such hunters.

Well done Bernie and gang. Great photo.

Thanks shore lunch for doing the search.Yeah there seems to be alot of interest in old bottles on that site.The wife has an old planters peanut jar.The ones back in the day when they sold peanuts on the counter. Thanks spinner. You just get that roof done and come help me drag when the time comes.I got yer cell#LOL I dont know if it will pay off,but atleast Im learning more about the area and where they seem to be,,,,,,at times. Thanks Jim. Coming from a guy that dosent hunt,but does put time on the water,you know you have to do your home work to gain rewards. As for you,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Is there a rock for cure 2????? Rich,If it,s brown,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Im at my wits end.LOL Not sure I could take a fawn.Really.

Done Roy,quit yer

All I got to say about Okuma is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,fergetaboutit. I,along with my son,have contacted Okuma,left messages with no reply.He broke the top piece of his 3 piece rod after having only one small fish on.Clean break at the ferull. NO REPLIES.Even BPS would not help him out.The place where he bought it. Yeah yeah yeah,no reciept. Not the best customer service place IMO. Pics tell the words. As you can see,very clean.Used one day.

Interesting. Now how does this effect the center consol steering boats?

Not sure what was up today in the bush.It was so quiet.One red squirrel and a chickadee.No black or grey squirrels or blue jays.Really wierd. Anyways,after sitting in the stand for the first 3 hours of the hunt,I decided it was time to go deep,deeper then I have ever gone before.The drag will be a killer,but I got to find out where these deer are staying.So off I head.I would walk about a mile or just a bit more, when I find the sign I was hopeing for.Lots of big tracks (not hard to see in the soft ground),scrapes and doo doo.Theres water and big pines and some real big hardwood trees all in one area. So go to an unused stand,un hook it and drag it back to my new found area.Yep,back track 3/4 miles.Im just under 20ft up.And I placed it on a nole.Great shooting lanes and I can see the whole area. Once I have it all set up I decide to walk the area.This is where I find the fresh scrape and doo doo. Here are a couple of groundview shots of the stand. Now I want to find nearby bedding.It didnt take long.I just walked out from the edge of the bush. I swear this deer was only here not even 5 minutes before I found it.It was big and forsure it was from one deer.It,s got to be that big buck.. I couldnt push the grass down anymore then it was,thats how fresh it was.The trails in the high grass are well worn aswell. Now that Im soaked with sweat,I decided to head out,not to leave to much of my scent.Drop a few scent booms and Im off.While walking back,I look for an area I could build a ground blind.Something in the real thick ceders.I would trim out some shooting lanes.I come accross one area that looks like a good place to set it up.This is for next year. As I turn to leave,I see this bottle in a stump.Wierd.I grab it and to my surprise,it,s an old Javax bottel.Older then me.Odd to find this out in the bush. I couldnt open the lid,it had about 6oz in it still.Can anyone date this? After all this,I hit the trail cam. Looks they are still here.The six and a doe. Thanks for reading.

Please explain this Bill.

We can catch our limit per day and keep the roe for personal use,but is there a limit? Im sure in the near future,there will be. Im sure it,s next on the list. How much roe can one angler need? Really.One salmon,one bow and brown.Enough for say 3-4 years? If cured right. Unless yer name is SOLO.

Ice??????? can we get some snow and cold,,,,,,,PLEASE.

Stop bragg,n Ben.

Do you use Vanish line? I ask cause, I cant see the line? Nice fish.

No no no.Buy a stamp,pay for Photos pension. I got til Dec 15 to fill mine out.I hope to fill it out sooner.