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| Final night report: Warm, sunny and nearly calm winds. Sat a ground blind looking over my big clover plot, mainly becuase I was worried about swirling winds if I tried to get back along the woods edge. Saw a doe and two yearlings across the field, but that was it for the evening. When I walked back to the house had an interesting encounter though. Had just let the dog out of the kennel and heard a commotion behind the chicken coop. Put the dog in the house, got a light and walked over there to look, and a buck was making a rub in the thicket by some trees, not 50 yards from the back door. He must have really been into it, becuase he never heard me, the dog, or stopped until I was ten yards away and put the light on him, then he took off out into the tall CRP grass. I think he flipped me the bird as he ran off just after the last minutes of the season had ended. Few days of antlerless MZ to start the week, may work on some whitetail does, then 3 days of fresh MZ tags at the NWR to end the week - back to sika in new spots. Weather front is supposed to come through Tuesday/Wednesday and really drop temps, so that could be very good. |
| Posts: 429 | Location: Delmarva | Registered: 22 December 2011 |
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| I'am paying it forward,my garden must have been perfect yesterday, cause last night deer ate everything above ground!Beets,parsley,Swiss chard,beans, peas, even Tomatoes,Season opens here Saturday 28 October. |
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| It continues!!
Got out one night for the antlerless season, had two yearlings in range but passed, then a young 7pt of course running all over, but no big does seen that night. Figures.
Today starts the bonus hunt at Blackwater NWR, can still shoot antlered deer for three days there on separate bag limits. Hiked in this morning to a spot I found last spring while turkey hunting, got to where I wanted, no other hunters nearby, deer even worked just like I thought. Saw the black body of a stag coming through the thicket, got the flintlock up and cocked, all ready, it stepped out past the last young pine and - - - it was only a 4" spike. Lowered the gun and gave him a pass, for today at least. Also had a forky whitetail I could have shot while sneaking out later in the AM, but didn't want to drag him all the way back to the Jeep. Back down there tonight with the kayak, going deep to another new place to try... |
| Posts: 429 | Location: Delmarva | Registered: 22 December 2011 |
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| That doe is sure going to taste good,Ill bet..Grats!
Beer is proof that God loves us,and wants us to be happy-B. Franklin
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| Posts: 2014 | Location: Oreegun Territory | Registered: 24 March 2013 |
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