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Jan 19

Recap of First Season on My New Property

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Recap of First Season on My New Property

 

          After my first deer season hunting my new property in Illinois I have mixed feelings. I had very high expectations going into the bow season. I know what kind of bucks this area produces, and I thought I could harvest one on my new property this year. I did manage to take a descent buck just not one of the monsters running around out there.

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Dec 22

Hunting Late Season Food Sources

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Hunting late season food sources can be very rewarding and also very frustrating at times. The deer have been hunted for months and are extremely wary about coming out in the open during daylight at this time of year. A lot of times they won't show up until right at dark.

 

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Oct 28

The Magical Time of Year

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These next few weeks is what us Whitetail Bowhunters live for. We plant the food plots, we hang the stands, we trim shooting lanes. We save our vacation and put our lives on hold for THE RUT!

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Sep 27

Good Start to My Season

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Day 1: Sept. 15th

I started off my Missouri season by not hunting opening morning. Hurricane Ike had dumped over 4" of rain on my area Sunday the 14th of Sept. I didn't want to run into any surprises in the dark crossing the small creeks in my neighborhood. I went to work and saved another day of vacation for the rut.

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