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Headed to KY this weekend for the ML season. Hoping to get a good buck down this trip.

Unseasonably cold the past couple days. It's usually in the 80's this time of year and yesterday the high was 65. I would have been out hunting yesterday but planned a rock climbing trip. Saw 4 deer during the trip!

Got in the stand for a few hours this AM. Couldn't hunt long with work and kids but at least I was in a tree on opening day. Added a coffee mug holder and put it to good use. It sure is good to be in October!

Looks like a great time

Good plan Dawg. I have a new target buck. This guy showed up 2 days ago. Hope he sticks around for a while.

DAWG, do you get a chance to scout before the 2 day hunt you were drawn for? Two days isn't much time, but will work if you can scout earlier.

fly Team 4 Doe - 5 points

Hey Martin... how about that! We are up to 10 points already with the three does I took a couple weeks ago in Kentucky. This should be a great year as I was fortunate enough to get THREE draw hunts in IL. One draw hunt isn't until January, but historically it has produced some real giants. I've never hunted in the late season there so it will be interesting. Below are the top 2 "regulars" on my 32.5 acres in IL. I call the smaller eight COVID and the one in the back CORONA. My trail system is in and I have about 8 stands ready to go. IL season starts on October 1st!

Let's see how it turned out Martin! Good luck regardless of the team you are on.

Whatever team I end up being on - we got 5 points already!

nice video

I just moved to a new house in June Al. Close to town but in the country. A subdivision with 2+ acre lots. Just put in a new fireplace and a pool goes in next spring. We love it out here. Good luck with your new house! Front.webp

Thanks everyone. Butchered them up this AM. Nice looking doe Martin!

He's a brute! Congratulations!

Frank Lyerla fly 49 Illinois and Kentucky Starts September 5th - ends mid-January.

Doe management - a lot of work. These were taken today in Kentucky.

Well my oldest daughter is now in an isolation dorm at the University of Illinois. She has COVID but her only symptom is a minor cough. Have also had some neighbors test positive all with minor symptoms. Here is a pic of her on a hunt with dad many years ago.

My views... The polarity of our country has escalated. Social media has enabled people to see other people as text on a screen as opposed to real people. Pointing a gun (a thermometer gun currently) at a persons head is the norm now. Place a Trump 2020 bumper sticker on your car and see how long you go before having a window smashed. I see this polarity getting worse over time and eventually leading to another civil war or the distraction another country needs to invade and take over. It probably will not happen in our life time.

Still feasible in IL as hunter numbers continue to go down. What used to be full camp sites during deer season were rarely half full since 2010. The big deer are there but in areas hard to access. My dad is near 80 now so we (me, my dad, and my son) have deer camp on my small 32 acre property. It works for now.

Hit him with a 2 blade rage crossbow head. Hit seemed good but a little front. I believe it hit the shoulder and glanced down never hitting vitals.

Howdy to all the familiar names. Pretty soon all things FB will go the way of the dinosaurs and the RT forums will reign supreme. LOL

There is a lot of talk about more strict regulations being put in place. I've heard some states are fining people that do do not follow the mandates such as mask wearing. Lowe's has a sign requiring masks be worn in the store. They even have FREE masks at the entry. Still... many people walking around without a mask on.

I have some pictures of the one I hit in the shoulder from February. I'm not certain but it might be the first pictured deer. It's certainly not the one with the odd rack as his injury is abdominal and not shoulder.

Went to a bar for a beer and hot wings (what we do after climbing) and had to wear a mask to order then take off while at the table. I could see that mask wearing being tough for your son. Good luck with the weight loss!

Looks like a couple shooters and a cull buck anyway. I think the cull buck had been shot or suffered an injury near the abdomen.