| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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But I got a new lease in Ohio ( whoops. Sore subject). I am going to hunt it for the first time this weekend. I got the lease to try to kill a little bigger deer than we have in the mtns of WV. And my hand keeps slipping off those spike bucks while dragging them. Anyway I am going to be hunting off the ground in my ghillie suit. Some of you guys on here got me into that. I am not going to use a treestand because I wouldn't even know where to start. Going to us my ghillie suit and Pac seat. My buddies think I am dumb and just wasting my time and money but I think I can do it eventually. I am not saying I won't ever use a stand but I am going to scout basically this year. Anyway. Just wanted to share. And the landowner has 3 other farms he says I can hunt.He likes that I am only bowhunting. If it turns out ok I may be looking for a buddy or two to share it with me. No cost. Just a hunting buddy. My wife worries about me hunting by myself.
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| From: Candyman
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Just curious, how big of a property is it? If it's not too big I would just spend the whole first day just walking it and mentally mark the areas with the most sign. That will improve your chances considerably. Just a suggestion.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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I hunted all over Pike, Scioto, Ross, Adams and Highland counties in Ohio with a ghillie suit. Killed deer every year.
You'll do fine.
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| From: rabbitman
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Acorns are falling now so look for activity around white oak trees. If the property is farmed a good area to check is around corn and soy bean fields. Check google earth maps for funnels and pinch points. Ask the land owner where he sees deer this time of year.
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| From: Bassmaster
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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I don't know what county you are leasing in, but I killed a 138 non typical 16 pt in 2006 in licking county. The deer weighed 235 lbs. Field dressed. I don't know about now ,but back then their were some huge bucks running in that county.
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| From: Altitude Sickness
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Ask all the Amish guys walking by for advise how to hunt it.
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| From: beemann
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Im Your guy I even use cameras, Not stuck in the stone age. Insert smiley face here. Wishing you good luck....
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| From: Andy Man
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Good luck
And have some fun
Do a lot of sitting and watching
In different areas
Be safe and enjoy
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| From: Pa Steve
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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There you go Doc. Good for you. Have fun & good luck.
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| From: Valley Scout
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Good luck. Hunting from the ground is not as hard as some folks think.
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| From: Kentucky
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Congrats. You staying in hotel or setting up a camp?
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| From: Wayne Hess
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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This buck was hit on road some where in West Virginia, He isn’t big enough?
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Crazy like a fox.
Good Luck
What type of property? Woods? Farm? Mix?
Someday I’d like to do that. Never hunted anywhere other than my farm. Be fun to try something else.
Bjrogg
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Show us some pics FDP. That will get me cranked up
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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The first farm is only 100 acres but the deer are concentrated in a stream bed. I went out a month ago and put up trail camera's. I know I am a maggot for doing this. LOL. (see my other thread). I think I know where to look based on the trail cam pics. The other farms are much bigger and I have not been on them yet.
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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I bought a small RPod camper two years ago when I retired for hunting and bow shoots. Going to use that to stay in.
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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That is a big deer for sure and most likely in the bow only counties. However those counties are supposed to be bow only but the good ole boys poach them with rifles all the time. Most of the land is posted and where I hunt we don't have deer like that. I know I am a maggot for doing an out of state hunt but I have even gone to other states to hunt elk and even to Canada and Africa. I know I am a scumbag for leaving my home state.
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| From: Poppy
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Good for you babysaph! I’m from Ohio and it doesn’t bother me at all, seems to me if you didn’t lease it somebody else would. I have family land in Clermont Co and Adams Co, if your close, look me up.
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Anyone that wants a good WV mtn hunt to hunt deer. (no trophies guaranteed) is welcome to come to West by God and hunt at my cabin. I won't guarantee that you will kill a huge buck but you will see deer and have fun. I don't mind sharing with fellow bowhunters. I don't care what state you are in. Life is too short. And you will eat good.
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| From: smitty
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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sounds good for next year
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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That would certainly be different than hunting my farm.
Bjrogg
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Babysaph get an Iowa tag I got you.
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| From: longbow1968
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Between you and Sawtooth, I’m gonna have to invest in a ghillie. Best of luck on the new ground.
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| From: babysaph
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Sawtooth and woods walker got me started. I had 4 mature does walking all around me the other day. It was intense and they still have not seen me. I don't know how they didn't smell me. It is fun to watch em. I am learning how to set up for the way I think they will come. It is fun
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| From: bentstick54
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| Date: 13-Oct-21 |
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Good for you. Nothing wrong with going out of state. It’s always a fun adventure to undertake a new property away from home. Like you I’ve decided to do a little ground hunting this year, not giving up totally on treestands, but I hunt most of the time alone, so thinking as I get older I should start thinking of safety a bit more. I set up a ground blind in front of a storm fallen oak limb still full of leaves, hunted it twice a week apart, and had multiple deer within bow range both sits. Only had 1 shot opportunity at a lone doe, standing broadside at 5 yards and I missed her lol. She was looking at me and I remember thinking hold low, she’s going to drop at the shot. Well I shot under her. I think at 5 yards she didn’t drop fast enough. But man what a rush. That was before I got my Sapper kill suit in the mail. Hoping on trying it out this weekend. Hope you enjoy your time on your new lease, hope it branches into the other properties for you, and the best of luck to you. And I KNOW you will keep us updated.
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| From: longbow1968
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Are you guys trimming anything off of your suits to be able to shoot?
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| From: George D. Stout
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Don't you have a lease in Iowa too, or did I read that wrong some time ago?
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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"Are you guys trimming anything off of your suits to be able to shoot?"
I make my own so I make them as they need to be.
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| From: Smokedinpa
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Sounds like you have a good thing going. 100 acres in the right part of Ohio is good and you have more access. You’ll do fine and have fun. Headed that direction myself here shortly. If your looking for a hunting buddy next season message me and if your gig doesn’t work out we might have an opening on our lease.
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| From: wooddamon1
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Sounds like a blast! I have a buddy in Ohio that sends me trail cam pics of nice bucks on public land all the time. One of these years I need to get over to his camp.
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| From: bentstick54
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Longbow1968, yes I put mine on at home and sat on my stool in the basement and trimmed off most of the inside pieces on the bow arm, and a few off the edge of the chest where the bowstring would catch them.
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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I own 99 acres in Iowa. No trimming of the ghillie suit
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Do you guys get oversized gillie so you can wear it over cold weather clothes? Or warm and cold weather gillie suits?
Bjrogg
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| From: longbow1968
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Good point Bjrogg. It’s so hot down here most of the year, I would not have thought about that.
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| From: SV
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Wish I had a lease in Ohio and 99 acres in Iowa, but instead I have 10 acres in Wisconsin...land of spikes and mud-ducks!
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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I use a poncho type suit that I can use in any weather. It also affords me that ability to change the color of the material to match weather conditions. For instance if there is some snow on.
In Texas I wear mine over a t-shirt and light pants in the warmer weather.
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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I’m sure there are already threads about gillie suits on this site but I really don’t know how to search them. Heck I can’t even find my old threads, but I like hunting from the ground to. It’s so mobile and adaptable. I would like to get or make a gillie suit.
Bjrogg
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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My youngest son with the first one he made.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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If you just search ghillie suits as a key word you will find a lot of information.
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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Yup that looks like it would fit my style of hunting.
Thanks Bjrogg
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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SV. You don’t need much land to bow hunt. Good luck
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| From: Rocky
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| Date: 14-Oct-21 |
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I had to trim the left sleeve on my suit to stop string interference.
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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I did it .
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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9 yard shot. Rancho safari ghillie suit. 43 lb ASL longbow. Cedar shaft. Woodsman 125 grain broadhead . 100 yard recovery. Used a trail cam but this buck was never seen on trail cam. I did cheat and used a clicker
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| From: Hawkeye
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Heck of a nice buck! Congratulations on putting all the pieces together and making the shot when the opportunity came...
Daryl
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Sorry for the bad picture. The farmer took the pic. I left my cell phone in my camper.
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| From: Douglas Tubbs
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Wow! What a hog! Congrats! I will catch the next plane. lol
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| From: Bjrogg
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Dandy buck. Congratulations you crazy bugger you.
Waiting for someone to say he could have used a few years yet.
Bjrogg
PS pretty cool 9 yards from the ground for that buck. That gets the heartbeat up a little. Glad you kept it under control
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| From: Altitude Sickness
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Wow!!! Congrats Babysaph. You should consider having Bjrogg join you. Brian has a large farm.
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| From: Nemophilist
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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You got to love the internet.
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| From: Deno
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Well done. Keep after 'em
Deno
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| From: Clydebow
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Nice, congrats.
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| From: Supernaut
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Heck of a buck, interesting picture. Congrats to the killer.
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| From: Hojo
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Wow. Glad that getting the lease gave you some ROI. Heckuva buck! Those are some long tines.
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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We need more pictures
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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In the immortal words of Art Carney "don't shit me buddy I got a turd in every pocket" :)
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| From: Percy
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Well done, very nice buck. Ghillie suits, can't beat them for hunting on the ground.
Percy
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| From: bentstick54
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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My kind of crazy. I had faith you would pull it off. Great buck also. Congratulations.
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| From: Kwikdraw
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Good for you, I love hunting new and different areas, near or far!
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| From: Pa Steve
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Did you use Scent Thief?
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| From: grizz
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Nice buck, like to see a better pic. Full body pics with bow included are nice.
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| From: Mike E
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Looks like the whole woods is dead,,, leaves haven't really started to turn here.
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| From: buckeye
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Helluva buck Jr!
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| From: lost run
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Congrats.
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Come in guys. Was just messing with ya. That’s just a picture. Lol. I just got back. Did not get a deer but sad 2 nice ones
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| From: Douglas Tubbs
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Cancelled my plane tickets! Got a good laugh!
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| From: ottertails
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Crazy like a fox. But I'll never count you out doc. You got'em once again... lol.
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| From: grizz
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Hard to take a picture of a picture on a monitor screen without it being obvious.
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| From: ottertails
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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It was so obvious before the pic grizz...where you been bud?! :))
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| From: grizz
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| Date: 23-Oct-21 |
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Yep, I knew, but the screen door pic deserved to be mentioned.
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| From: Babysaph
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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Lol. It can be done with the right software but I want going to that much trouble. Lol. Good luck guys. I did see two real nice bucks but they were in the soybeans still. Should be better in a week
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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I got your PM picture
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| From: randy_68
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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I remember that pic above from several years ago. Seems there was some controversy with it. As there always is with a giant buck.
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| From: rabbitman
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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What Ohio county are you hunting Babysaph? I'll be in Adams county next week. My buddy tells me deer movement is increasing.
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| From: Sawtooth (Original)
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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Did y’all know that the word “ gullible” is not in the dictionary?
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| From: Tree
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| Date: 24-Oct-21 |
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Lol.....funny !!!
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