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Deer hunting update.
DanaM:
I hear you guys on the heat Here in the U.P. its been in the high 70's with 100% humidity, rain and fog miserable hunting weather.
The deer have their winter coats and just aren't moving much, it would be like me going jogging with a parka on. Good news the heats supposed to
break tommow highs in the 50's. Went to spend the weekend at my brother-in-laws he has forty acres mostly pasture but a nice strip of woods and its in farm country.
Didn't hunt the first night because of a thunderstorm, went sneaking in the morning down a 4 wheeler trai he has in the woods. Well I'm sneaking and hear a deer coming towards me down the trail so I freeze and get ready and this little nubber comes around the corner looking sad as all hell, its only about 10' from me when it realizes I'm there. you should have seen his paniced look and then he decides to run and it was like he coundn't figure which way to go it was hilarious I laughed so hard I almost pissed myself ;D Didn't hunt that night had to visit family and the next morning was so foggy ya couldn't see 10'. Probably won't go until tommow when the heat breaks. Working 10 day shift so will only be able to hunt nights. I agree with bob if ya shoot it every effort needs to be expended to find the animal even if by the time you find it the meats no good or coyotes been at it you might be able to salvage some tendons or bones. It why I generally won't hunt in the rain washes the blood and sign away. Good hunting guys.
Ryano:
Didn't see crap today. It was another recorder breaker today's high was 88 degree's! :P Nothing like siting in your stand sweating your a$$ off. :P My brother missed a doe tonight, guess it was to close cause he shot right over her back. lol. :D He also saw a big bear tonight, I cant believe how many bears are around here now. A few years ago we had none in this part of the state, now it seems like there going to be more bears than deer.
possum:
Well. I got busted by ... FLIES!! >:( Sittin there in a ground blind all still and everything and then these flies start in. Now, they could land on my shirt, pants shoes, whatever... but no, they have to land on my nose, around my eyes, anywhere that will make me twitch. Then I hear what sounds like a stomp. Slowly turn my head and, yep, a doe staring at me trying to get me to move... again. She saw me twitch. :-\ She was like 5 yards from me with a friend maybe 3-3 yards from here. I was here to get a doe and this one woulda gone right by me if the flies weren't around. Oh well.
What do ya use for fly control that don't stink to high heaven?
possum
DBernier:
I use a full camo see thru net head cover. Works great. Used them in Canada in April/May for the "bugs"
Dick
Ryano:
Ive been using a repelant called "no stinken bugs" its smells like fresh earth scent seems to work pretty well.
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