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Team 10 Thread

Alright yall I officially got the day off this Thursday to go hunt an early archery bonus buck WMA. 5 straight days of rain from Tropical Storm Nicholas will end Wednesday afternoon plus a massive temp drop I’m liking my odds for movement on Thursday. Scouted it once 2 years ago so I’m hoping my intel is still somewhat valid. If I get skunked then no biggie cuz statewide season opens this Saturday and I can hunt my more familiar local wmas. Let’s gooooo!
 
I struck out Sunday morning. I went down south a couple of hours to some the family property. I haven't been there in a couple of years but I know it pretty well so I thought I'd have a good idea where to set up. Well, the neighbors did some cutting and it appears to have affected the deer movement on our 90 acres. Bottom line is I didn't see a thing. At noon I went over to another chunk we have in the area and there was more deer sign but temps were in the mid-80's. Honestly I just didn't have the heart to sit in those temps for a doe. :tearsofjoy: Realistically if I had stayed and taken one I'd have been up all night Sunday butchering since I was already 2 hours from home and I needed to be at work early this morning. So much for early doe season. Now I'm waiting for Oct. 1st to get started officially.
 

boyne bowhunter said:
I struck out Sunday morning. I went down south a couple of hours to some the family property. I haven't been there in a couple of years but I know it pretty well so I thought I'd have a good idea where to set up. Well, the neighbors did some cutting and it appears to have affected the deer movement on our 90 acres. Bottom line is I didn't see a thing. At noon I went over to another chunk we have in the area and there was more deer sign but temps were in the mid-80's. Honestly I just didn't have the heart to sit in those temps for a doe. :tearsofjoy: Realistically if I had stayed and taken one I'd have been up all night Sunday butchering since I was already 2 hours from home and I needed to be at work early this morning. So much for early doe season. Now I'm waiting for Oct. 1st to get started officially.
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I can totally understand not sitting in that heat for a doe. Our Ohio opener is this Saturday, and they’re predicting a high of about 70. If all goes to plan I hope to be up in a tree Saturday morning, waiting on a doe. Temp when I reach the woods should be about 50.
 
boyne bowhunter said:
I struck out Sunday morning. I went down south a couple of hours to some the family property. I haven't been there in a couple of years but I know it pretty well so I thought I'd have a good idea where to set up. Well, the neighbors did some cutting and it appears to have affected the deer movement on our 90 acres. Bottom line is I didn't see a thing. At noon I went over to another chunk we have in the area and there was more deer sign but temps were in the mid-80's. Honestly I just didn't have the heart to sit in those temps for a doe. :tearsofjoy: Realistically if I had stayed and taken one I'd have been up all night Sunday butchering since I was already 2 hours from home and I needed to be at work early this morning. So much for early doe season. Now I'm waiting for Oct. 1st to get started officially.
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Yeah I get it too. There’s a reason I did not take a day off earlier in the week. I didn’t wanna sit in solid drizzle for a whole day. I would’ve probably been cool with it 5 years ago but too old now. Go team old guys!
 
To be honest, if there would have been even a chance at taking a buck I'd have stuck it out. Because it was an early antlerless season that was off the table. I'm not built for the warm weather. If it had been 15 and snowing I probably would have been all over it. :tearsofjoy:
 
boyne bowhunter said:
To be honest, if there would have been even a chance at taking a buck I'd have stuck it out. Because it was an early antlerless season that was off the table. I'm not built for the warm weather. If it had been 15 and snowing I probably would have been all over it. :tearsofjoy:
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Don't blame you.. I have almost 4.5 months in ohio so why not pick the better days..

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philsanchez76 said:
Yeah I get it too. There’s a reason I did not take a day off earlier in the week. I didn’t wanna sit in solid drizzle for a whole day. I would’ve probably been cool with it 5 years ago but too old now. Go team old guys!
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Drizzle is my favorite hunting weather lol.. hard rain and thunderstorms are where I draw the line
 
philsanchez76 said:
Hahaha I know according to Florida, 40 is the new 30 right.
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In Florida 40 is the new 20. Our state average age is like 65 :sweatsmile: I can’t tease any one about aging before their time. I’m 39 and already had to have a cervical disk replaced so my mind feels young but my body seems to disagree
 
I'm stubborn...the best deer days I've had have all been rain/drizzle....I'll sit thru hard rain to hopefully be there for the short window of deer activity after the storm blow thru.....it's Florida, if u don't like the weather....wait an hour
 
I like dizzly/rainy days too. Its better though when the rain is solid, white and flaky. :tearsofjoy: Not a big fan of days when the rain is blowing horizontal though. I'll hunt in it but I don't have to completely enjoy it.
 
Weldabeast said:
@philsanchez76 u still going hunting tomorrow? Hopefully it isn't calling for any solid drizzle....hehe
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Actually no. And technically it is because of drizzle. One of my siding jobs delayed because of y’all’s beloved drizzle and now I have to use the next 2 beautiful 70 degree perfect deer hunting days to side, caulk and paint. I’ll be after em this Saturday though. Drizzle or not I don’t give a crap!
 
I’ll be out Saturday, as well. Hope to deflate a big doe. Good luck, guys!
 
I'll be in a wma I've never hunted before. I got a small scout trip in last week for just a couple hours. Mainly drive the perimeter looking and jumped off into the woods in 1 spot I picked based off aerial photos. I saw 2 shooter bucks and got outta there. Only problem is the same photos I'm looking at so is everybody else.... The plan as of right now it's to beat everybody there and get in to that spot early and let the other peeps bump them around. Sunday I'll probably be somewhere else....I just foresee everybody going to this area because it really is the only thing u see when looking at aerial photos.....gee, I wonder where everybody's going?

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