How did everyone's season go? I got a doe Thanksgiving morning, but buck sightings from the stand were few and far between. Hopefully the area gets some good rain with this system moving in. It's been pretty **** dry where we're at.
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Nada. Hunted hard and I had a couple decent deer coming in and found out the buck I was hunting after was shot just a few days before the season was over with. A couple of lessons learned this year.
1. From Feb-August deer do not show up on the property. From August to the end of October is when deer come around.
2. Deer in the area are mainly nocturnal.
3. We finally have does coming into the feeder which is a first for us!!!
4. The number of Coyotes in the area is astounding and they will eat buckwheat, deer corn, and roasted soy beans.
5. Still no pigs which is good thing but having something else to target would be great.
6. ALWAYS keep the grass trimmed by the feeder.
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Originally posted by AmmannsvilleGUY View PostNada. Hunted hard and I had a couple decent deer coming in and found out the buck I was hunting after was shot just a few days before the season was over with. A couple of lessons learned this year.
1. From Feb-August deer do not show up on the property. From August to the end of October is when deer come around.
2. Deer in the area are mainly nocturnal.
3. We finally have does coming into the feeder which is a first for us!!!
4. The number of Coyotes in the area is astounding and they will eat buckwheat, deer corn, and roasted soy beans.
5. Still no pigs which is good thing but having something else to target would be great.
6. ALWAYS keep the grass trimmed by the feeder.
5. You can take ours . They're not terrible, but enough to **** you off. I transplanted three small yaupons the weekend prior to this past, and they literally dug in that one specific area, which ended up taking the yaupons out of the ground. I guess the freshly turned up soil got them worked up. They were still green, so I replanted them. We'll see what happens.
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Our deer are mostly nocturnal also. I don’t think we have enough cover at our place to make them feel comfortable all season long. The only time we have consistent daylight sightings are mid to late October. We had a nice 8 pt heavy horned buck but he broke off half a side early. I watched a weird 10pt buck on camera all season. I saw him in daylight once. On New Years Eve. I was in my pajamas and he was practically in the back yard. He lives through the general season so maybe I’ll see him next year.
No pig sightings for us either. Did see 2 axis on Christmas evening.
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Just south of Sheridan.
Hunted hard this year as we built a new stand. Saw a bunch of basket rack bucks and more does than I could count.
Thanksgiving weekend, not 1 doe! but about 5-6 baskets and a couple spikes
Shot my buck on Nov 26. 9 point 15.5" spread. Over thanksgiving I counted 19 shots from the same stand in 4 days. It sounded like WW3.
Overall it was a good year. Took my daughter for the first time and we had deer 15 yds from us the whole time. She loved it! Looking forward to many hunts out there with her and hopefully some of these basket bucks develop
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Originally posted by TMC50 View PostJust south of Sheridan.
Over thanksgiving I counted 19 shots from the same stand in 4 days. It sounded like WW3.
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Sorry I’m late to the party. Just finding this thread.
Last year was a bummer for us. We had 5 mature bucks (5+yo) that either didn’t show back up after 2019 season or vanished prior to hunting in 2020. Only 6 year old that returned got a pass from everyone on our team but disappeared mid-November and still hasn’t showed up. Haven’t killed a deer since 2018 and won’t have any returning 6 year olds to hunt this year. We will have a few 5 year olds that might make the list if they add enough inches. Pastures are in great shape right now. But we need a gully washer to fill the ponds. GL everybody.
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