Gobble4me757
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Just Not Into It
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Swampster
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McNairy County? If you tell someone there you are not using corn, they will automatically assume you are a liar or just plain stupid. No different a little North of you in Chester and Henderson.
I'm in Henderson. That figures.
I laugh every time I see somebody say deer will pass corn to eat a acorn or that big bucks won't come to corn, Killed several deer in Crossville that were full of corn during muzzle loader and gun season, it wasn't us but somebody guiding close to us is what we were told, corn fed deer are pretty tasty lol
You don't have to drive around here too much before seeing feeders set up just inside the woods with elevated shooting house looking over it. Soon as leaves fall they really stand out. Must not be something wardens care much about???
On my Ohio place I expect to kill deer full of corn. It's legal and everybody who's unwilling to actually hunt baits. And every year there are big deer taken off corn. But there is a week or two in October when deer aren't interested in corn because fresh white oaks are falling. Not coincidence it's during the "October lull" when nobody's seeing deer on camera. What's really happening is the deer are ignoring their corn for a week or so.
I don't watch many hunting shows but the Drury guys are the first ones I seen talking about the "October lull". I have a lot of respect for those guys but it seems like once they said it everyone started believing and talking about it. I don't believe in it really. They don't just crawl in a hole and hide. They're there. People just have to find them.
Amen , no such thing as the "lull" they have just changed things up and we haven't caught up to them yet
themanpcl
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lazy. obviously not a "hunter". I have one of those as well. just baits and shoots when opportunity arises from front porch, yard, sxs....
BSK
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Don't care about neighbors baiting, unless they pour it on the property line.
They bait and never kill good bucks. We don't bait and kill big bucks.
They bait and never kill good bucks. We don't bait and kill big bucks.
That's the way I see it as well. By far and large most of my bucks were taken in October. I actually see better activity during October than I do November.
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By range shift, do you mean when the bucks I have on camera right now come and dance in front of your blinds?
By range shift, do you mean when the bucks I have on camera right now come and dance in front of your blinds?
When I'm in Texas, yes
But this year you'll be saying "I quit getting pictures of this buck"
I'll say "this one?"
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I'll send you a map of my corn feeder locations too just in case you want to set up on the travel routes.When I'm in Texas, yes
But this year you'll be saying "I quit getting pictures of this buck"
I'll say "this one?"
Again
I think i will fish instead as well. I have some shooters, but really no interest in shooting one
BSK
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Although I only have 3 bucks on my target list (and my chances of seeing one of them are slim), I'll still be out there. Last year, we didn't have a buck that excited me, but I was out there all November (and some December).
Plus this is the period of rut-shifting, so I never know who will show up late October to mid-November. A new buck can show up at any time.
Plus this is the period of rut-shifting, so I never know who will show up late October to mid-November. A new buck can show up at any time.
Gobble4me757
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Lol you know Some Indians had to pick and carry the berriesThere's a good chance I won't be hunting any this year. My license expires in a couple weeks and just don't have the spare funds to get another year of the sportsman. I went out one time for a couple hrs on bow opening. With tons of hrs at work, house projects have fallen so far behind its pitiful. So don't have much time to even try to hunt. It seems work and life has just taken its toll on me big time this year. I still get excited thinking about going out to hunt but then I talk myself out of it or decide I have something else more important to do than 'waste time' sitting in the woods knowing I most likely won't even see the first deer.
Last year I hunted several times and never saw the first deer, and only saw 1 track all year. I'm not a big 'hunter' I just want to see a few deer and put a couple in the freezer.
I've got 2 TVA places within a few mins of me but I guess they get worn out from people. Can't afford the time or gas to drive a couple hrs to try any place else to most likely not even see a deer there either.
I'm starting to think its me that sucks and hunting and fishing lol. I fished a bunch of times this spring and watched people catching fish within 100yds of me and I never once even got a bite all spring.
Ok enough of the woe is me
deerhunter10
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We don't have the deer we normally have, have some good one and actually just got a picture of a new buck a couple hours ago. Never know although I hope it never happens to me I will quit when I don't have that fire.
I've ran cameras for years.
Experience has taught me to not get too excited or too down based on what pics I get.
For years I've gotten pics of great bucks in August and into early Sept. Then they vanish, like this year. Have no pics of the two better bucks since August.
I do still run them as the season goes just to see what is still alive and in the area.
I don't have the passion like I once did, but my dad does at 82.
I checked the cams yesterday so I could give dad an excuse as to why I wouldn't hunt Saturday morning, as I'd only have a couple of hours anyway because of other commitment.
Lo and behold one of the big boys visited a scrape at 5:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. So, I guess I'm going to hunt those 2 hours Saturday morning and be back that afternoon.
I hate trail cameras.
Experience has taught me to not get too excited or too down based on what pics I get.
For years I've gotten pics of great bucks in August and into early Sept. Then they vanish, like this year. Have no pics of the two better bucks since August.
I do still run them as the season goes just to see what is still alive and in the area.
I don't have the passion like I once did, but my dad does at 82.
I checked the cams yesterday so I could give dad an excuse as to why I wouldn't hunt Saturday morning, as I'd only have a couple of hours anyway because of other commitment.
Lo and behold one of the big boys visited a scrape at 5:30 pm Tuesday afternoon. So, I guess I'm going to hunt those 2 hours Saturday morning and be back that afternoon.
I hate trail cameras.
