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 So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 08:40 PM
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when you finally stop making the same deer hunting mistakes you've been making for years on end?
Before every season, I always tell myself to stop over hunting the same stand and keep more of a rotation. And yet for some reason, I keep ending the season having never hunted several stands, while going back to the same few.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:06 PM
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Like not huntin over a feeder in east Texas? I know better, and keep saying im not gonna do it, but I always end up huntin there. 
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:10 PM
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Game cameras might help you in getting on the right stand. My experience has been that the Bucks hit the ones that the does frequent most.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:26 PM
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Like not huntin over a feeder in east Texas? I know better, and keep saying im not gonna do it, but I always end up huntin there. It's my food plot that I hunt too often. I also tend to stay with stand sites that have a more attractive view of the surroundings. It just seems easier to pass the time when you have more to look at while you're waiting for something to show up. I find watching a feeder extremely boring with little sense of achievement. On the flip side, nothing is more exciting than seeing a deer in an area where you did nothing more than decide it was a good spot to throw up a stand.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:32 PM
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I suspect more mid-day hunting is another thing many hunters fail to do every season, even though they had the best intentions to do otherwise.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:44 PM
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I suspect more mid-day hunting is another thing many hunters fail to do every season, even though they had the best intentions to do otherwise. this
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:47 PM
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taking does earlier ... I tend to wait very late in the season and then they are few and far between.
"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 09:58 PM
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I am going to stop rushing shots with my bow.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 10:00 PM
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when you finally stop making the same deer hunting mistakes you've been making for years on end?
Before every season, I always tell myself to stop over hunting the same stand and keep more of a rotation. And yet for some reason, I keep ending the season having never hunted several stands, while going back to the same few. I always hunt the same few stands. When I was guiding I only hunted 2, after a few years I added two more to the rotation Made big tip money on the original two stands. I'd hunt one 80% of the time
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 10:25 PM
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taking does earlier ... I tend to wait very late in the season and then they are few and far between. In addition to passing on doe, doing the same with wild pigs is another one that I must change this coming season. As the case with doe, you hate to mess up a hunt by killing a hog, even though every one of them deserves hot lead poison.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 10:54 PM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 11:27 PM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year. same here ... I've shot does the last 2 seasons after not really having a place to hunt for 3 seasons. This season if I get the opportunity to drop the hammer on a buck, I'm going to do it. I know a lot of folks won't agree with me on this one, but I'm not going through another season passing on a buck just because I think he's 4.5 years old. I've done that each of the last 2 seasons, and I only saw that deer once each year, never to see a buck worth even thinking about shooting for the rest of the season. I'm beginning to think that taking management "too seriously" is diminishing the enjoyment I get out of hunting. I'm not saying folks that hunt that way are wrong, but right now in my life I'm just not to the point where I can go multiple years passing on deer I really want to shoot only to come home empty handed. Maybe someday I'll get there, but I just don't think I'm there yet.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 11:34 PM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year. Some might think you're joking, but it's not too uncommon for some guys to go several years without pulling the trigger, despite seeing numerous deer.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/03/16 11:37 PM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year. same here ... I've shot does the last 2 seasons after not really having a place to hunt for 3 seasons. This season if I get the opportunity to drop the hammer on a buck, I'm going to do it. I know a lot of folks won't agree with me on this one, but I'm not going through another season passing on a buck just because I think he's 4.5 years old. I've done that each of the last 2 seasons, and I only saw that deer once each year, never to see a buck worth even thinking about shooting for the rest of the season. I'm beginning to think that taking management "too seriously" is diminishing the enjoyment I get out of hunting. I'm not saying folks that hunt that way are wrong, but right now in my life I'm just not to the point where I can go multiple years passing on deer I really want to shoot only to come home empty handed. Maybe someday I'll get there, but I just don't think I'm there yet. I'll applaud ANYONE who takes ANY legal deer to put meat in the freezer while keeping the population in check.
"Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons."
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 02:20 AM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year. Some might think you're joking, but it's not too uncommon for some guys to go several years without pulling the trigger, despite seeing numerous deer. I rarely have problems seeing deer, I just have problems seeing THE deer. I last pulled the trigger in 2013, so I'm due this year. Plus, my wife has a buck with her name all over it, so I won't feel as guilty about pulling the trigger.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 02:48 AM
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My mistake was thinking that I was in love and marrying that woman. Furthered by remaining married to her for 15 years, which severely limited my hunting. But now that situation has been rectified. Finally, back in the game after a 5 year hiatus to pay off lawyers and bills.
So, as I see it, I have already overcome my worst hunting mistake. In the words of Momma Boucher, "Wimmin is the debil".
Mike
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 03:30 AM
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I'm going to pull the trigger this year. Some might think you're joking, but it's not too uncommon for some guys to go several years without pulling the trigger, despite seeing numerous deer. Been 21 years and I hunt more than most of you. 
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 01:22 PM
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Doubtful....not looking like I will even make it out this year....haven't even purchased a license yet....too much going on....
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 01:46 PM
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Killed a decent buck each year for the past few years but see fewer deer every year so may not kill one unless its a really good one. [by my standards] Got one in my mind to kill but not very wide but is tall and maybe 3 or 4 yrs old.
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 02:31 PM
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I hunted just two morning hunts and one evening hunt all of last year. My feed pen has to be a safe haven for deer at this point 
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Re: So will this be the year...
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10/04/16 02:43 PM
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As mentioned, hunt more during the day. Last year I jumped a great buck and two does at 12:30 going to check a game camera. More time in the seat, for sure, especially during the rut.
I'm searching for a moderately priced video camera. I would like to video deer more since we see a bunch but are selective in our harvest. I'm not concerned about shots on camera, just want to see and film what we're growing.
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