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What did you do today that’s related to saddle hunting?

woodsdog2 said:
I know it’s a little hokey sounding but I made about five gallons of walnut spray yesterday to use as a cover scent. I try to stay as clean and scent free as possible but I don’t go nuts with it either but I figured I’d try this out. It will certainly stain my clothes and boots but if it gives me a slight advantage in the swirling winds I hunt, I’ll take it. It definitely even left a residual smell in the clean plastic five gallon bucket I had it in after I strained it from the original buckets. About 3.5 gallons are in the freezer and 1.5 split into spray bottles in the garage fridge ready to roll. Anyone use this?
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Interesting. I use walnut hulls to make dye and ink. Does the spray permanently color your clothes?
 
I heard it does but I’ve never used it as a cover spray before. We shall see. I have used it for years for dying my traps. I’ve also mixed it with stag horn sumac for my traps as well. Depending on how rusty the traps are before, it dyes them up pretty well.

The ideal hulls are fresh ones so the spray will be a lighter color but it’s hard to quality control that when you’re asking people for thier hulls. The earlier you can get them before they start to blacken the better.
 
I spread 350 lbs of seed for food plots. Had to wait a long time until now for rain. Forecast looks good.
Oats, rye and red clover broadcast into soybeans. Soybeans will be harvested in a few weeks.
Overseeded white clover into clover plots. Added a light dose of oats, rye, and winter peas.
Late in the game, but should help alot after acorns are cleaned up and first frost.
I do love knowing where they eat.
Put fresh lithiums in 3 cameras that I went past. Otherwise, trying to stay out of hunting areas. Good luck all.
 
bigmike23 said:
Nah. I can't go by that alone. I have on more than 1 occasion watch a spike murder up a tree like that. Its certainly a clue but I need more than that
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I've got to get back in there, but that one rub was far from the only sign. A couple small scrapes, but it's early. I followed the rub line and now have a good idea of direction of travel. I pinned the sign as I found it....completely terrain related.
 
kbetts said:
I've got to get back in there, but that one rub was far from the only sign. A couple small scrapes, but it's early. I followed the rub line and now have a good idea of direction of travel. I pinned the sign as I found it....completely terrain related.
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When does your season open up?
 
woodsdog2 said:
When does your season open up?
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September 1. Lots of foliage still. It's been dry and much of the corn is being cut early. I searched out this spot based on a whim, distance from easy access, and oaks. It wasn't a difficult place to find once I started walking. It's nearly impossible to get a feel for the terrain and habitat around here without putting boots on the ground.
Bonus is water access to a backdoor entry depending on wind. This is big(ish) state forest land.
 
Did a climb for practice run before season opener on 10/05. Bow is ready and it's almost here. 18ft without stretching can easily add 5-6 ft. There is enough low cover might be able to run 2 sticks at some of my scouted spots in early season.
 

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