Had an interesting hunt Saturday, thought I would share with you guys.
Due to football season and the rain/mud, I have not been able to get out to the place I hunt in about a month. Loaded up a bunch of corn Saturday to go out, fill the feeder, and get a hunt in.
When we arrived we drive into my spot, and my feeder is GONE! Unfortunately did not have a camera anymore out there because the storms ruined it. No idea how long it has been gone.
So we then decided to just try and do some walking around and hunt, also curious to see if signs of people anywhere else on the property. It is a very densely wooded property with some corn fields on the creek outside of Prairie Hill. No other suspicious signs. Decide to go get set up for calling coyotes about dark.
After dark we noticed a light in the creek. After a while noticed it was not moving. So we decided to go check it out. Way down in the creek somebody had hung a 5 gallon bucket feeder with a solar light above it. Nobody has access to this place but me. So we tore it down and took it.
Then once we got back out of the woods we saw a green light put on our truck from the road, then a truck slow rolling up. We did not know what to expect so we get back by the truck in the dark armed and curious. Older lady gets out of the truck, (huge relief, gooch was definitely tingling leading up tp that.) She introduced herself, she owns the large property behind the property I hunt. We got to talking, I told her about my feeder missing and the other set up we found. She said her feeder had just been vandalized as well, and she has been having major issues with trespassers and people running dogs across her place. Exchanged numbers and told her I would let her know anytime I was coming out, and she will let me know anytime she sees somebody on my place.
Right before she left I remembered I had all that corn and no feeder, so I offered it to her, and loaded it in her truck. Then she gave me permission to hunt all of her property as well for ducks and deer! Adding about 350 more acres to what I can access.
Just figured I had to share with y'all. I generally have no luck but bad luck, but for once I got a little bit of good karma kicked back and it turned a pretty crappy day into a good one!
Due to football season and the rain/mud, I have not been able to get out to the place I hunt in about a month. Loaded up a bunch of corn Saturday to go out, fill the feeder, and get a hunt in.
When we arrived we drive into my spot, and my feeder is GONE! Unfortunately did not have a camera anymore out there because the storms ruined it. No idea how long it has been gone.
So we then decided to just try and do some walking around and hunt, also curious to see if signs of people anywhere else on the property. It is a very densely wooded property with some corn fields on the creek outside of Prairie Hill. No other suspicious signs. Decide to go get set up for calling coyotes about dark.
After dark we noticed a light in the creek. After a while noticed it was not moving. So we decided to go check it out. Way down in the creek somebody had hung a 5 gallon bucket feeder with a solar light above it. Nobody has access to this place but me. So we tore it down and took it.
Then once we got back out of the woods we saw a green light put on our truck from the road, then a truck slow rolling up. We did not know what to expect so we get back by the truck in the dark armed and curious. Older lady gets out of the truck, (huge relief, gooch was definitely tingling leading up tp that.) She introduced herself, she owns the large property behind the property I hunt. We got to talking, I told her about my feeder missing and the other set up we found. She said her feeder had just been vandalized as well, and she has been having major issues with trespassers and people running dogs across her place. Exchanged numbers and told her I would let her know anytime I was coming out, and she will let me know anytime she sees somebody on my place.
Right before she left I remembered I had all that corn and no feeder, so I offered it to her, and loaded it in her truck. Then she gave me permission to hunt all of her property as well for ducks and deer! Adding about 350 more acres to what I can access.
Just figured I had to share with y'all. I generally have no luck but bad luck, but for once I got a little bit of good karma kicked back and it turned a pretty crappy day into a good one!
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