132 Days....

[UCStandSitter]

MZ is called "extended archery" for me. Don't own a MZ yet...one day.

Everything is Archery for me at this point. Like the challenge.

 

[BSK]

Everything is Archery for me at this point. Like the challenge.

More power to you man!

 

[BSK]

I'm a "regular cam" guy (cause I'm too cheap to buy the cell cams). It's like Christmas morning every time I pull cards. I love the feeling.

Pulling cards and analyzing data. That's my life now! Love it!

I'm sticking to the old-school cams. My use of all high-res video and lack of cell signal in my area prevents me from switching. I just have to eat the high cost of driving to my place to pull cards.

 

[UCStandSitter]

More power to you man!

Gotta do it while I can. The knees, back and shoulders get worse by the day. Want to squeeze out every last ounce of bowhunting this body has left.

 

[tellico4x4]

Saturday we are putting up a couple new stands, moving 3 shooting house & trimming trails to allow access for lime truck to plots. 100T lime ordered too. Gotta inspect all the clover plots & make a punch list for spraying herbicide which ain't cheap this year...Let it begin!!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Yep, I'm 49 and all day on a tractor beats me to death. Ground bees are the worst. My main hunting ground has a big cab Kubota with air, almost feels like your cheating . My little Boston terrier sits up there with and we get it done. I have a John Deere that's totally open and a Kubota with a canopy. The canopy is great for keeping the sun off of you.

We have a Ford with a canopy, but my cousin was on it with the rake and box blade. I've already told the guys I'll put down money for a cab tractor with air. Would be a game changer, and yes, I'd love for my daughter to sit in there with me!

 

[DeerCamp]

Until opening Archery.

Counting down

(I know....it's too hot, blah, blah, blah....it's still hunting season damnit ;))

We are seeing a LOT of deer right now. And no turkeys.

And by October, we will be covered up in turkeys and the deer will be MIA.

Count on it.

 

[TNJones4530]

MZ is called "extended archery" for me. Don't own a MZ yet...one day.

Borrow my CVA .50 cal... quarter size grouping at 50 yards.

 

[Specializedjon]

Borrow my CVA .50 cal... quarter size grouping at 50 yards.

10-4. Thanks brother. Better yet, come on out and we'll hunt again. Appreciate the offer.

 

[Ski]

I love this place. Every time I feel like a weirdo I come here and realize I'm in like company :)

Not weird at all. I definitely enjoy the "management" more than the hunting. I've killed a TON of deer in my career. Nothing new there. But watching how the management changes the dynamic of the property over time is what really fires me up.

Yes! That's my favorite part. It's almost like a multi-faceted puzzle or riddle I'm always trying to solve. It consumes me. Nothing much in life is more gratifying than seeing deer(and other wildlife) utilize and enjoy the habitat improvements I put in place for them. There's something about watching a young buck grow over the years, how he goes from wet behind the ears to being a stupid teenager to a womanizing stud to an man recluse. Each one has their own unique personality. My favorite critter on the planet for sure. Bitter sweet to kill one, but simultaneously so rewarding. And they taste good!

 

[BSK]

Nothing much in life is more gratifying than seeing deer(and other wildlife) utilize and enjoy the habitat improvements I put in place for them. There's something about watching a young buck grow over the years, how he goes from wet behind the ears to being a stupid teenager to a womanizing stud to an man recluse. Each one has their own unique personality. My favorite critter on the planet for sure. Bitter sweet to kill one, but simultaneously so rewarding. And they taste good!

I hear you brother!

It's almost like a multi-faceted puzzle or riddle I'm always trying to solve. It consumes me.

When you figure out the answer, please let me know!

I've been studying these critters in detail for a long time. From my own place, I have 37 years of detailed observation data and 22 years of season-long trail camera census data, and I STILL can't figure these creatures out. The only thing I know for sure is the minute you think you've got them figure out, they'll slap you in the face and teach you how little you actually know about them.

 

[Hduke86]

If you want a head start on season hit me up! I'll have a stand waiting on ya!

@Specializedjon don't take him up on his offer. He'll give you directions and you'll be hunting in a wal mart parking lot

 

[Specializedjon]

@Specializedjon don't take him up on his offer. He'll give you directions and you'll be hunting in a wal mart parking lot

I've heard. I'll leave 6 hrs early so I can go to the wrong place at least twice. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Hduke86]

I've heard. I'll leave 6 hrs early so I can go to the wrong place at least twice. Thanks for the heads up.

Just beware if he tells you to park around back and it's at a rundown hotel.

 

[Specializedjon]

Just beware if he tells you to park around back and it's at a rundown hotel.

I think I'm leaning towards waiting the extra couple of days until TN opener

I mean....we haven't even gotten in the woods and I'm freaked out

 

[Hduke86]

I think I'm leaning towards waiting the extra couple of days until TN opener

I mean....we haven't even gotten in the woods and I'm freaked out

Lol smart move, a deer isnt worth being mentally scarred for life

 

[rem270]

@Specializedjon don't take him up on his offer. He'll give you directions and you'll be hunting in a wal mart parking lot

There was a booner killed close to the Walmart parking lot a few years back so don't hate.

I'm saving the gar hole for you. I save the best spots for the real hunters. Not those Soggy Daisy ones.

 

[Hduke86]

There was a booner killed close to the Walmart parking lot a few years back so don't hate.

I'm saving the gar hole for you. I save the best spots for the real hunters. Not those Soggy Daisy ones.

Lol I'll just have to tell my 10 yr old that you stuck him in the worse spot on purpose.

 

[Specializedjon]

Love it....

I guess I touched a nerve

Walmart hunting is better than work any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

 

[rem270]

Love it....

I guess I touched a nerve

Walmart hunting is better than work any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

I have no clue how I hit the ignore button on this thread but I did. I'm back

 

[Hduke86]

I have no clue how I hit the ignore button on this thread but I did. I'm back

Thanks for the heads up, now we need this thread locked with your nonsense talking lol