Recent content by Smokey Vanes

Thanks for the heads up buddy. First buck, just want to make sure it's done right. Appreciate it man.

I'm sure this has been covered before but I'm just looking for some help. Did some research around the Cincinnati area but I'm looking for help on finding a quality taxidermist around SW Ohio/Cincy. I don't care if I have to go to KY or IN, makes no difference to me. I'm willing to pay the...

I have a big 8 on the cam at 5:38pm yesterday, they're definitely started to show themselves. I've been hunting 3 days a week all season and there's still more action in the evening it seems. Grunt called one in Sunday morning but I'm pretty sure he called my bluff because he kept himself...

Fellas, I've got an interesting situation going on at my property. I have a 22 acre plot that has mature timber, small fields (grass), and thickets/bedding areas, a creek and a pond. Since September I have over 1,000 pics on 2 different trail cams of multiple different bucks, from spikes to...

Sorry fellas, just been a busy work week for me. I see that a few people have brought up the fact that I need to get a permission slip signed. I understand the concern with that, but I own the land just as much as the "president" of the HOA does. Do you think that I actually will need a...

I love the bluntness (might have made up that word) of this group, you guys are awesome. I'm still deciding on who/what/when/where/how to talk to the HOA/pres. My HOA is not a scary outside company, and we have ZERO crazy rules of what you can and cannot do. The point of the HOA in my...

Good gorgeous gravy...I'd have to hit up the outdoor pooper if I saw that buck within 40 yrds.

Almost all of the pics are daytime...I've never seen anything like it. I almost feel like I'm cheating, but I've put my time in on private and public land...hunting is hunting. The doe that come into my cam are like clockwork; 7:15 AM, 4PM, 5PM. The bucks are all very random daytime pics. I...

**** Also, nobody in the neighborhood really uses the common land until the spring/summer months. The community access to the public land directly butts up against MY side yard. I haven't seen anybody go down to the common ground in weeks.

I've lived there for a little over 2 years now. My next door (both sides) and directly across the street (both sides) are all awesome neighbors. They always see me coming home from public land hunts and ask me if I had any luck. One of my next door neighbors told me that I should just sit out...

Maybe I'll talk to a few of the "cool" neighbors near me that have lived in the neighborhood longer and see what they think. I'll then go to the president of the HOA (guy lives about 5 doors down from me) and have a talk with him. I know it's only 5 acres, but it's surrounded by many. I've...

Bigslam, that's my only fear honestly. I think I'm ok within the law and rules wise, but good ole Suzy might be watching out from her window. The good thing about that situation, however, is that my personal yard backs right up to the woods that I would be hunting. It's a perfect situation...

Hey all, I'm new to the forum but I've been searching around for this topic with not a lot of luck. I'm basically just looking for opinions on hunting in my Home Owners Association common area. I live in a very small neighborhood (about 30 houses) that has about 5 acres of common area with a...