ChasinTail

He has a real nice coat in all the photos. Except for around his neck. It is torn up and missing hair either from fighting or mange.

The last three weeks have been dead....My game cam picked up only one small buck and two doe, and those were at night! I have hunted 5 times without any movement. This morning after another quiet hunt before work, I checked my cam with not too much expectation and found this guy. For Florida, this buck is a good deer. I am now re-motivated to sit in a tree for at least another few weeks!

I have used it with quite a bit of success. I have never used year old 307 but I guess if it was kept semi cool it should be fine. It smells like black licorice to me but the deer here seem to enjoy it. They usually come in to my wicks with their nose in the air.

Truly feeling for you man. Makes me sick knowing what you are going through...

What a neck on em'!

I shot the larget buck of my life after using the rattling bag still in my pocket. I was able to make some noise through my pants pocket but not give alot of visual movement. He was looking in my general direction and I feel if I would have used real antlers he would have surely seen me.

One miss on an opening evening 8 point and one hit the following Saturday on a 6 point. I guess I am 2 points in the hole....I will find a cowhorn spike to even things up!! :boo:

I just switched over from the WB this year for about the same reason you are. I went with the Octane Hostage and feel my groups have tightened up a bit. I had success with it Saturday, hitting a 6 point.

A little pricey but you can pick up the maintnance pack (blades, screws, and rubber stoppers) to keep them in good shape. I have had them 2 years now and have replaced a part here and there without any notice of change in their performance.

After an opening day miss 2 weeks ago on an 8 point, I needed something to restore my confidence. Not the biggest deer I have taken, but down her in the deep south, I usually take what I can get! He will eat good! I think I am sold on the Rage 2's now! I could drive my truck through those wounds...

that is encouraging then!

Earlier befor the season I laid out some corn in a few areas to see what I could get on camera. I went back to one of these areas to hunt this week and all I can smell is rotten corn in the ground from the fresh rain. Do you think this will keep deer from coming in this area (I mean it is nasty)? I know the hogs will come in looking for that smell....but thats not what Im after.

look at the hams on that gal!

I know we hear alot about the 50:50 ratio. I have put out three game cams on feeders on my property and am seeing more like a 75:25 buck to doe ratio. I know the doe exsist because I have seen several small button bucks who were born from someone. Do I have a good problem or should I try and take out some more bucks than normal even non mature? We dont take alot of does here because of the strict seasons on them but it seems we are having the opposite issue than what I have seen in the past.

Thats like your local police dept claiming they dont want to set a speed trap in fear of they might catch too many people speeding...