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View first unread post R.I.P. Stan...

Last post by Tim H « Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:54 am
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by dan » Wed May 09, 2018 11:50 am » in Deer Hunting

I got some shocking and devastating news today... A man, a real man, my friend, Stanley Schmidt passed away yesterday.
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View first unread post Known issues with windows computer with playing

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by dan jr » Mon Sep 12, 2016 2:09 am » in Boar Hunting

Windows 8 and 10 do not allow DVD playback by default. You can read more about it here:

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View first unread post Scouting Workshop Saturday Feb 13th 2021

Last post by WiscoDan « Fri Oct 15, 2021 7:45 am
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by dan » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:15 am

Public land scouting workshop... Saturday February 13th 2021

This workshop is limited to the 1st 25 people who sign up. We can go a little over if...
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View first unread post ***FULL*** Public land scouting workshop... Saturday Feb. 27th 2021

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by dan » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:23 am

Public land scouting workshop... Saturday February 27th 2021

This workshop is limited to the 1st 25 people who sign up. We can go a little over if...
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View first unread post Public land scouting workshop... Sunday Feb 14th 2021

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by dan » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:18 am

Public land scouting workshop... Sunday February 14th 2021

This workshop is limited to the 1st 25 people who sign up on each date. We can go a...
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View first unread post Short tutorial on reading topo maps.

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by Stanley » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:54 am

There have been a lot of questions on topos and what they will do/not do, for the scouting part of hunting. So I though I'd start this thread on how...
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View first unread post deer bedding and party balloons

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by ghoasthunter » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:58 am

i have been noticing something thats kind of funny every time i find good deer bedding i find balloons in the area. i thought about it and its the...
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View first unread post A lot of walking, little to show for it. HELP!

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by Gunny85 » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:00 pm

Hello all, I’m brand new to the forum and I’m finding just how clueless I really am. I’ve walked this public scouting all over but I really don’t...

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View first unread post Rub Clusters

Last post by Stringpuller74 « Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:52 am
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by Stringpuller74 » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:11 am

Hello Guys
I wanted to ask you guys how many rubs in those bedding areas or on the edges of do you consider it tore up?
And how far can you expect...

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View first unread post Preferred tree species for rubs, bedding, etc.

Last post by Abishai « Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:26 pm
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by Waddams » Tue Oct 19, 2021 2:57 am

Anyone on here ever notice if bucks have a preferred tree species to rub on? Or if they prefer specific bush or shrub species to bed? As I'm getting...

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View first unread post Identify Cattail Swamps from Aerial

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by mnwild » Wed Sep 29, 2021 12:52 am

Trying to identify cattail swamps from aerial images. Most of swamps I see are wooded swamps but I have been trying to identify some cattail swamps...

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View first unread post Just Joined a Lease Club - Can anyone give me pointers?

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by Waddams » Wed Sep 01, 2021 5:36 am

So just joined a Lease Club. Have been to the property twice. Once to visit, once to start working on a camp set up for myself and do a bit of...

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View first unread post What is my best way to scout this area?

Last post by sloughdog « Mon Oct 18, 2021 3:42 am
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by Brandonsakko » Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:24 am

Hey guys, brand new to the beast forum and have spent a few days reading my but off on here. I attached a couple of screenshots of a swampy areas in...

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View first unread post Short trip to Hill Country

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by Wiscokid » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:45 am

I am taking a trip at the end of the month to a different part of the state where it is the public piece is all hills/ ridges. When scouting a piece...

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View first unread post Trail Cameras - Lessons Learned

Last post by JP BowHunter « Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:20 am
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by SidewayZ » Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:34 pm

I was wondering what other beast members have learned from running cams. I have learned a ton! I run 8 cameras now, 6 cell 2, traditional. Wow it has...

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View first unread post What am I doing wrong?

Last post by dan « Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:31 pm
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by Mossberg90MN » Sun Oct 10, 2021 2:32 pm

So here is my dilemma…

I have a certain piece of public that I’ve hunted for 3 years now, it gets hit pretty good but its huge, so it gives you some...

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View first unread post Imo you can't just use mobile apps for e-scouting

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by tbunao » Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:22 am

It amazes me to see so many people on social media complaining about the maps on their mobile apps. They strictly rely on these apps. Maybe someday...
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View first unread post Is this considered a marsh?

Last post by PK_ « Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:02 am
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by Moose » Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:51 pm

I ran across this doing some aerial scouting on Google earth. To me it looks like a marsh but we don't really have any around me. Thinking it might...

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View first unread post First Visible Sign

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by funderburk » Sat Jul 27, 2019 2:57 am

What sign are you looking for during the first week or two of the season other than tracks? Could scrapes and rub lines be opening up that early...

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View first unread post Hot sign in Dry Conditions

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by isitseasonyet? » Sun Oct 03, 2021 12:30 pm

Identifying larger tracks has been more challenging this year, rubs seem to dry out quickly, and even poopies look different.

Does anyone do/look...

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View first unread post Finding other hunters stands.

Last post by Brokenarrow1980 « Tue Sep 14, 2021 2:20 am
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by Jimmy wallhanger » Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:55 am

Was back at it after Turkey season ended, was pouring rain today and I was trucking through waist high vegatation in the swamp like a madman, when I...
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View first unread post Confusion

Last post by creepingdeth « Mon Sep 06, 2021 3:14 pm
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by Buckharasser150 » Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:40 pm

I have a couple islands just off mainland point with doe bedding area marked in red. For any deer to bed on those islands, they would literally have...

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View first unread post Look who I met while scouting

Last post by Jimmy wallhanger « Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:05 am
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by MichiganMike » Wed Aug 25, 2021 2:04 pm

Was out doing some scouting and glassing and came across this handsome guy. I thought he was lost but there was a house down the road where I think...
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View first unread post New Beast Style Hunter

Last post by JP BowHunter « Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:15 am
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by Buckharasser150 » Thu Aug 26, 2021 2:52 pm

16 years old, first year beast style hunting! My second year bow hunting with no bow kill. I’ve been hunting for 6 years now, being raised to sit in...

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View first unread post Shining Bucks in a Thunderstorm

Last post by BigBrutus11 « Sun Aug 29, 2021 5:03 pm
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by Tim H » Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:03 am

This past weekend during DeerFest, Tyler(Bighunt) and I had some plans to glass/shine some deer in the local fields. Friday night we were pretty...

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View first unread post Beds

Last post by <DK> « Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:24 am
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by Buckharasser150 » Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:46 pm

Was going to observation stand and was in area that doesn’t really matter to me (does and occasional buck) but stumbled onto some beds. But they...

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View first unread post Last minute scouting questions

Last post by szwampdonkey « Sat Aug 28, 2021 6:56 am
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by Jimimacck » Thu Aug 19, 2021 1:46 am

So I got a big surprise a a few weeks back. A work friend of mine invited me to join his hunt lease with his longtime hunting buddies. I was so...

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