Any of those deer gonna be uneducated by the time the @giles boys make it there?!?
Not entirely sure of your meaning. Can you elaborate more for me, thanks!
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Not entirely sure of your meaning. Can you elaborate more for me, thanks!
Maybe I'm wrong, but are you not hunting the same spots you'll be taking them? If it is the same spot, and if I were you, and if I really wanted to put a young hunter on a deer, I wouldn't be hunting day and night for the same deer I was hoping to see the young man shoot. Every time you go in those woods, you're educating those bucks to your presence. You may think you're not, but you are. To each his own, but it's not how I'd be approaching things if it were me.
I appreciate your concern, thanks!
I understand that you do not know me or the deer around in my area. I now understand where you are coming from though. I live with the deer. The spot I've been hunting is in my back yard and is covered with wildlife scent far more than mine. I have no worries nor concerns when it comes time for a hunt in our woods. The deer are educated pattern-wise when it comes to me and I use that against them. I'm a smoker and for scent control, I don't do any special. I play the wind as best as I can and that's about it for the most part.
If you care to discuss further, I'd be more than happy to sit down with you near the fire and share all my secrets with you. I hope you at least consider the idea if you're really interested. If not, that's okay too. No hard feeling on my part.
I understand that you do not know me or the deer around in my area. I now understand where you are coming from though. I live with the deer. The spot I've been hunting is in my back yard and is covered with wildlife scent far more than mine. I have no worries nor concerns when it comes time for a hunt in our woods. The deer are educated pattern-wise when it comes to me and I use that against them. I'm a smoker and for scent control, I don't do any special. I play the wind as best as I can and that's about it for the most part.
If you care to discuss further, I'd be more than happy to sit down with you near the fire and share all my secrets with you. I hope you at least consider the idea if you're really interested. If not, that's okay too. No hard feeling on my part.
I doubt you want to hear my thoughts, but I suppose you can determine that for yourself next week. 
Wiley E Coyote
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Just saying
Wiley E Coyote
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4 good bucks, including 
, and perhaps more that I couldn't see. I watched the two of the four feed, then all drink, socialize, spare and make new tree rubs. All four are now bedded within 50 yards of me and things are now quiet. Most all is captured on camera.
Just heard more movement. No real horse play yet. Gotta go!
Good luck to anyone else out this evening!
, and perhaps more that I couldn't see. I watched the two of the four feed, then all drink, socialize, spare and make new tree rubs. All four are now bedded within 50 yards of me and things are now quiet. Most all is captured on camera.Just heard more movement. No real horse play yet. Gotta go!
Good luck to anyone else out this evening!
I did not see anymore
the rest of the hunt. 
Woods got perfectly still and quiet until the end. I could hear a pin 
drop in there after those bucks bedded. 
You are going to sleep in the tree tonight I guess. If the woods is that quiet it will be a challenge to leave undetected. Good luck
TinyTucky
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In a tree, not entirely sure why. It’s warmer than it has been and the wind is swirling like a mofo. It’ll once again be a miracle if I see anything, especially in range. Both “annual” scrapes in the area haven’t been touched and the camera has been dry here, but I didn’t have anything better to do so fugg it. Hoping to get lucky and have a mature buck wander through munching on acorns. I’m only a couple hundred yards away from some buck bedding so we will see. Likely won’t shoot a doe unless I’m given a wide open 20yd chip shot. Good luck to anyone else out.
PS thanks to this warm up the mosquitoes are real active again. Love it
PS thanks to this warm up the mosquitoes are real active again. Love it
11 pointer. No he's not looking at me. Extreme zoom.
Wiley E Coyote
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Wiley E Coyote
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It's been a slow scrape year at my place also. I think we will see them opened this weekend. Probably as we are sleeping I'm sure.In a tree, not entirely sure why. It’s warmer than it has been and the wind is swirling like a mofo. It’ll once again be a miracle if I see anything, especially in range. Both “annual” scrapes in the area haven’t been touched and the camera has been dry here, but I didn’t have anything better to do so fugg it. Hoping to get lucky and have a mature buck wander through munching on acorns. I’m only a couple hundred yards away from some buck bedding so we will see. Likely won’t shoot a doe unless I’m given a wide open 20yd chip shot. Good luck to anyone else out.
PS thanks to this warm up the mosquitoes are real active again. Love it
2nd night out this year for me. On fencerow at corner of woods and cornfield. Only standing cornfield in the section.
3 active scrapes within 25 yards. Hoping a good one comes out to play before dark.
5 slick heads would not step into my shooting lane.
A doe and 3 fawns came from behind me with about 15 minutes of shooting light. No bucks.
TinyTucky
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Doe and her pair of childrens came in 20ish min before last light. I lied when I said I’d shoot a doe if she gave me a chip shot, it was kinda nice to watch them do their thing munching on acorns and wander off. They came in from straight down wind, never busted me. Not a bad night