BubbaGoneWild
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Looking to make some buddy's to go out of state with and hunt. Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, etc ?
Any east tn hunters want to get together and go out of state?
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Hey see it's your first post, welcome to the campfire. Might ought to get known a little better round here and you may find a few guys to go with you. Good luck to you though.
BubbaGoneWild
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Yeah I guess so lol. Just a shot in the dark. 
akachuck
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Welcome to the fire. I know you won't have any problem finding a couple of buddies to with. Just get yourself known around here first.
BubbaGoneWild
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Yeah I've been reading these forums for years just never made an account
DoubleRidge
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Welcome from Middle TN....and good luck hunting...you have selected some fine destinations to focus on.
I'm usually up for a hunt or two. Pretty tied up already this season with a few Ohio trips, possibly an Arizona coues hunt, and trying to buy a lease in Texas. But who knows. If I get tagged early enough in Ohio I will be freed up.
Welcome to the site. I dont care to travel to hunt anymore, but i have no doubt you will find someone who does
BubbaGoneWild
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You hunting public in Ohio?
tree_ghost
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Welcome to the fire! I like your choice of destinations! I already have my '21 season planned and it includes Ohio and Ky. I can't wait!
I am planning to hunt South Carolina this year. I used to live there a few years back and I know the Sumter Forest area pretty well. Its nice gentle midland forest, with oaks along the creeks and pine plantations. No BC bucks there, but plenty of deer, we would see them almost every time we went into the woods.
Welcome to this great site , don't travel far to hunt anymore getting too old.
More private than public, but I grew up hunting public up there and have a few familiar spots I like to hit so I don't burn out my private spots. Both my brother and I own separate properties and manage them for deer hunting. We work together year round getting ready for season. That's my primary focus for deer season but I also hunt a lot here. I'm primarily a bow hunter.
BubbaGoneWild
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Well if you hit any public up there and need someone to go with just pm brother.
Yessir I sure will! And if you (or anybody else that reads this) are ever up there and need some tips on spots or need help tracking, dragging, whatever, don't hesitate to ask. If you're there any time through October & November, there's a good chance I'll be there too. My place is in Ross county. My brother's is in Vinton county. Wayne National Forest seems to get all the attention from out of state hunters but there are many, many smaller, largely unknown or ignored public spots. All have good deer.
Things have changed a lot in recent years. Places that I'd never before seen other hunters will have multiple out of staters. Seems public land bow hunting has really gotten popular, and most of them are younger guys who aren't afraid to work for a kill. I think it's pretty awesome, albeit sometimes frustrating. I grew up hunting that way but it wasn't typical. There weren't many guys willing to spend that much time or go that deep. Don't get me wrong. There were lots of deer hunters. But the hardcore bow hunters willing to put in the miles wasn't as common as it seems now days. In mid Oct. I would have the woods to myself any day of the week. Now there will be trucks lined up along side the highway. November is a nightmare. You might see more hunters than deer. So if I could offer any advice at all, it would be to search out obscure pockets of public land that have no obvious access. There are lots of 100acre ish and smaller pockets that are separated from the main public land, but still belong to it. Find a way to hunt them and leave the big tracts to the masses.
I used to climb Cell towers in Missouri, some of the biggest whitetail I'd ever seen.
First three are ones I'm targeting. I've been watching them and a few others for years, but with only one tag per season I can't do much but watch them grow. Dad, brother, and myself all took good ones last season and looks like we should have good opportunity again this year.
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BubbaGoneWild
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Heading to Kentucky public land the next couple of weekends to try and get on a early season velvet buck. Going alone as of now if anyone wants to join pm me.
Where at in KY?
BubbaGoneWild
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West KY. I'm wanting to look at peabody. Although I've heard it's super pressured, then there's some smaller parcels of public of what I thought would be a lot better
