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DV IN MN:
Pappy no that was 3 years ago. If I can reduce the size of my pic from 2 years ago I will post it. Last year was a blank for the first time since 2001. Last night though I went out and grabbed a stand to take with me no deer but this is what I fond.

bjrogg:
Haven't had much chance to get out since I got my 4 point. It rained Thursday night and I snuck out Friday morning for a couple hours. Just before dawn I thought I saw a pair of coyotes cross my field but it was still quite dark wasn't sure just looked like the way coyotes move. About an hour later I saw one hunting along the ditch but lost track of him in the cover.  About 30 minutes later I watched one cross my farm at a angle. He got about 75 yards and could tell he got a wiff of me, stopped looked around then kept going to the woods. About 5 minutes later I saw the 2nd one coming this one was a big fluffy one. It got about 45 yards when it winded me and turned tail. It was a light and variable wind wish it had been out of east at the time I'm sure they would have hunted fence row I was in would have loved to shot one of them. I did see a few deer but the coyotes had them on edge. Maybe another day.
Bjrogg

DV IN MN:
Some stand observations this weekend. Was very warm in IL. Some activity is starting. Saw a couple of does and a nice 2 1/2 yr old on Sunday morning. Will be going back in 2 weeks for a week so passed. He was bird dogging like young ones do. Scrapes in same areas as usual are opened. The buck was seen on Sunday when north wind and cooled down. Was lucky enough to kill about 25 wasp in the camper while waiting for the evening hunt on Saturday. Wish I knew where they were coming from. Makes you take a nap with one eye open. But as the buzz close to your head you seem to wake up.

BowEd:
Look out DV IN MN.Those wasps are nasty fellas.Maybe a bug bomb might get em.....lol.Or sleep with a fly swatter on your chest....lol.
Been in the stands pretty steady every day here.Seeing does and yearlings yet.I've got to watch my P'S & Q'S here so as to not spook these deer because of the small hunting area I'm in.Once they know your in an area they get pretty wary here anyway.I'm watching a few that go by one of my stands every morning at around 8:30 to 9:00.Their creatures of habit around here.Might get a shot there.
I just used some rawhide on a bow here from a yearling shot back in 2013.Looks like I'll need to resupply my materials here with another yearling for more rawhide.Plus the other benefits yearlings give a person.If that's all I'm gonna get a shot at anyway.You never know though.The season is far from over yet here.Unseasonably warm again too.

BowEd:
Lots better activity here the last week or so.Very nice 8 point buck around 50 yards away yesterday.Very swelled up neck and a huge body.Fun watching but sure would of liked a shot.

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