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Post by Burt on Oct 14, 2009 3:52:47 GMT -5
The start of a new year looks promising! We have the bear back in our corn fields and a few nice bucks. In all about 8 different bucks caught on the cam and one is real nice. I will be Bow hunting the second weekend and 5 days around Nov 3-7. Just a little note about this year-
It may be the last for my Father-in-law. It is getting real hard for him to get around these days. We run him in on the quad opening morning but his stride and balance are taking a toll on him.
On a brighter side I will be mentoring a Jr. Bow hunter the Nov week I'm up there. He is 14 from New Jersey and has no one to hunt with. His mother and father don't hunt so I volunteered.
Good luck to all, this weekend looks good!
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Post by Fletch on Oct 14, 2009 15:42:43 GMT -5
Good luck this season and I look forward to reading about your hunts.
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Post by zemmer18 on Oct 14, 2009 19:25:56 GMT -5
Burt - Good Luck to you and your family hunting this year. Looking forward to some good updates. I hear ya on the FIL thing but on my side its my Dad. We will see how things work out though.
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Post by Burt on Oct 15, 2009 5:29:10 GMT -5
Thanks guys, yea the biggest problem is he is getting close to 80 and had a stroke years ago but he is really getting stiff these days. One fall and he breaks something it will be real bad. This guy has done some hard hunting in his years we want to make sure he gets one more crack at one!
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Post by joel on Oct 16, 2009 9:55:13 GMT -5
good luck ,hope your dad gets out and kudos to you for helping the newbie kid out
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Post by Burt on Oct 17, 2009 5:35:05 GMT -5
Thanks Joel-deep down inside I feel a responsibility to do this.
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Post by Burt on Oct 18, 2009 6:18:35 GMT -5
Like I said I am home for the opener but my Bro-in-law and friend are up there. They saw nothing Sat morning, snowing slight wind but heavy snow on the trees. Sat evening Jim sees 5 doe behind him and my Bro-in-law sees moma bear and her two cubs. Second year in a row we have this on our property. There is also a big male and a small male around, what the heck?  ? |
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Post by Burt on Oct 23, 2009 4:22:54 GMT -5
Ahh-yes, my first trip up this season. Brother is picking me up at 2 in the city and we should make camp by 7ish. Weather looks to be a problem sat but Sunday morning looks real good. Good luck to everyone, bag a big one!
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Post by Burt on Oct 25, 2009 20:49:48 GMT -5
Tough weekend. Sat no deer spotted. Some rain alot of wind. Sunday I saw a doe at 50 yards and my brother-in-law saw two of the smaller bucks. back up in two weeks.
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Post by zemmer18 on Oct 30, 2009 20:26:54 GMT -5
Your slacking on us and not updating. Hope you're just busy so you can enjoy your vacation time in the woods.
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Post by Burt on Oct 31, 2009 6:20:57 GMT -5
Zemm,
Your spot on. To tell you the truth, I haven't been feeling that great lately but I'm taking care of things. Being divorced I get the kids every other weekend so this bow season leaves me only two long weekends to hunt. I'm taking off Wednesday afternoon to be at the cabin wed-sunday.
My boss is coming up with his kid Friday night and I will spend the weekend with him teaching him all about bow hunting. I have a stand set up so the two of us will be together. I think this might be the hilite of the season for me. For me it couldn't come at a better time. My bil is at the cabin this weekend with his friend but again the weather doesn't look that great. Thanks for checking in, now bag a big one!
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Post by Burt on Oct 31, 2009 18:40:38 GMT -5
Just got the Sat evening report,
No hunting this morning but the aftenoon saw about 20 deer. about 6 were bucks. My bil said the biggest was a basket 8 pt. The deer were moving and coming in all directions. Very windy little rain.
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Post by Burt on Nov 1, 2009 20:38:47 GMT -5
sunday report,
Same stand he was in yesterday didn't see a thing. His friend did see some small bucks and a doe getting chased by a biggen, the rut is on!
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Post by zemmer18 on Nov 1, 2009 21:00:13 GMT -5
They didnt move this week cuz you werent there so next weekend will be good.
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Post by Burt on Nov 3, 2009 4:44:30 GMT -5
Don't you know it! Leaving tomorrow afternoon from the city around 4. Will be hunting all day Thursday and Friday. Zach and his dad come up Friday night and I will mentor Zach the rest of the weekend. The weather looks great and we have a full moon. Any of you guys have a preference about hunting with a full moon?
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