#3058684 - 12/01/12 07:09 PM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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creativomjh
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Registered: 08/03/12
Posts: 47
Loc: West Tennessee
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I've yet to see just plain out chasing.. Im still under the impression we're not in the peak yet..
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#3058750 - 12/01/12 07:42 PM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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Registered: 10/23/06
Posts: 321
Loc: Tipton County
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I hunt in fayette also. 2 weekends ago (weekend before thanksgiving) I saw 5 bucks one morning, 4 of which were casually moving and grazing, but one (spike)was giving a doe he11 for the 100 yards I could watch them. One buck was a real dandy and would have been my biggest kill, but he went through so fast never got a shot. There were fresh scrapes everywhere.
Today was my first hunt since then and I saw 2 does early together, and a small 6 at 10AM that was nose down on a mission. Since I have missed 2 weeks of hunting I assumed they were locked up, or could be weather, I dunno. No scrapes to be found, all covered and cold. I am hunting tomorrow and then have thurs. and fr. off and all next weekend, so with any luck it will shape up.
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#3058783 - 12/01/12 07:52 PM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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CoryS300wsm
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Registered: 12/02/11
Posts: 11
Loc: TN, Shelby
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so with the full moon coming to an end and hopefully (fingers crossed) the rut activity should kick off so to speak? Thanks for all the info guys
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#3059018 - 12/01/12 11:46 PM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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backwoods7
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Registered: 01/22/12
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Loc: shelby co TN
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I went to my spot in eads thanksgiveing afternoon and saw 7does and a small 6pt. Havent been backthere since
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#3059063 - 12/02/12 04:47 AM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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arkansawyer
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Registered: 07/25/11
Posts: 14
Loc: Knoxville, TN
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I've been hunting the Bomprezzi Unit of Eagle Lake Refuge north of Memphis. In 20 or so hunts, I've only seen a couple of small rubs, one good buck, and quite a few does. All of the best movement has been in the last two weeks, in the morning as well as the evening. I saw a button buck get worked up over some does, but they ignored him... The good buck payed no attention to does at all.
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#3059302 - 12/02/12 09:46 AM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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Crosshairy
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Registered: 08/22/06
Posts: 2141
Loc: Bartlett, TN
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My dad hunted Shelby County a few days ago and saw a decent buck up and moving mid-morning, so that's a good sign that things are picking up. A good 10 pt was in the back of another guy's truck at a gas station near 385 and hwy 64.
I'm counting on this cooler weather to push things a bit more and make them less nocturnal. I'll be hunting the Fayette/Hardeman line area Tuesday morning, and Shelby on Thursday hopefully.
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#3061057 - 12/03/12 10:59 AM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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Registered: 10/23/06
Posts: 321
Loc: Tipton County
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I posted this on another thread to, but this was my latest findings...
I had a plotwatcher cam out in a food plot in tipton county for 2 weeks that I finally got to check. It records everything all day, but only during daylight hours. It takes a picture every 5 seconds of the entire day, so I see all daylight movement through there. Its consistent with what many of us have been seeing in fayette county, good activity earlier, then like a lightswitch, nothing for days.
11/20 430PM young buck chasing does around the plot
11/21 5PM does eating right before dusk
11/22 730AM does eating, young buck joins and makes a scrape
11/23 715AM young buck checks scrape, nothing else all day
11/24 no activity
11/25 440PM does eating
11/26 - 11/29 no activity at all
11/30 5PM couple of does eating
12/1 and 12/2 no activity
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#3061141 - 12/03/12 11:49 AM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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LSUtigers
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Registered: 07/21/10
Posts: 1098
Loc: tn
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Doe at 5:30 pm yesterday; deer moving better in evening, but real late. Roane Co., E. Tn..
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#3061171 - 12/03/12 12:13 PM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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Don'tDrinkTinks
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Registered: 08/20/10
Posts: 200
Loc: Memphis, TN
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Brother in law text me the other night. He went and picked up a nice 8 point in Germantown on poplar someone had hit chasing a doe. Saw another small buck dead on the side of nonconnah wenesday morning so I'm assuming the rut is on. Weird though I hunt just over the line in fayette and have yet to see any chasing
my buddy hit that small one in his tow truck i bet
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#3062446 - 12/04/12 06:17 AM
Re: Shelby CO. Hunters
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LSUtigers
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Registered: 07/21/10
Posts: 1098
Loc: tn
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2 slick heads on Monday evening right at time to put gun up, 5:50 PM. Two days in a row, same spot, same time.
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