Indiana Opener Finally

[Redman232]

Looks like an east wind tonight, hunting a thick funnel tonight about 100 yds from a nice 10 pointers bed. Hopefully he'll get thirsty before he heads into the corn or after apples, because of the wind, I think where I'll have to set up will be minimally invasive. He's got another bed about 200 yds away under a mature white oak in standing corn that I've been wanting to hunt since I found it in June but the wind is wrong. I jumped him in early June when I put in a kill plot in the creek bottom and haven't set foot on it since then but have seen him behind the barn munching on apples 1/2 after dark, so he's still there. Any other Hoosiers who have been chomping at the bit watching all these WI slobs drop?

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Any other Hoosiers who have been chomping at the bit watching all these WI slobs drop?

Yes sir I have. Been slightly painful not being able to get out there myself. First sit is in about an hour and a half. Good luck to you.

Oh yeah, this E wind is putting a damper on my plan for today...

[NatureBoy]

Wishin' you guys success. My first day out is going to be the 27th of this month .

[backstraps]

Good luck guys! Glad opener finally rolled around for ya!

[Edcyclopedia]

Let's see some action photos

[jonsimoneau]

I'll be hitting some public in your state tomorrow!

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[Bigb]

Illinois opened today too. Sat for a few hours in my urban spot, had two does come in around 5 PM. They still had a fawn with spots that I is very small. Decided earlier in September that if they came in and I couldn't figure out which one momma was I'd give both the does a pass. At 8 yards broadside it was tough, I did rehearse everything. Drawing, putting the pins on them and didn't get busted. I don't know if I'm getting soft by letting them walk. I guess there is always later in the week!

[Swampthing]

Good luck

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[Redman232]

Pretty good sit last night, got busted by two does, shortly after sitting down in my stand, not sure why, they were upwind and then @ 7:00 had a small 6 walk from 25 yds to 5yds. 7:12 had my target 10 pointer at 25 yds but he was walking and with my recurve I was afraid if I bleated to stop him and then shot he would have ducked my arrow or I would have made a bad shot, 20 yards is really my effective range. But the redneck in me just about came out. He never new I was there so hopefully I'll have another shot at him.

[jonsimoneau]

Nice redman! I'm a recurve and longbow guy myself. Often I get asked why I would bother hunting with a recurve when I could be twice as efficient with a compound due to accuracy at longer ranges. The answer is I love getting them in close! By the way. Don't know if you do this or not but I prefer to shoot them walking as opposed to stopping them. At twenty yards or less I just aim for the shoulder while they are walking and they always walk right into it! I know you said you had him at twenty five. I know what you mean. It's amazing how much more difficult a walking shot can be by only adding five yards! Good luck!

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[Redman232]

This is actually the first year I have hunted exclusively with my recurve, I had never invested the time needed to be comfortable with it. I love hunting with a compound bow, I just haven't shot a deer over 20 yds with it ever (out of approx. 25) and typically the spots I end up hunting don't allow for much further shots so I figured why not. I forgot to mention in my previous post, when I first saw both the bucks they were both stretching which makes me think they just stood up? I left my lone wolf on the tree and my younger brother is going to be able to hunt Thursday evening with the same wind I had, so I explained to him where my stand was and how to get to it and told him to go in there and kill him. (He shoots a Switchback) So he should be able to zip an arrow in there. If you don't mind sharing what public in Indiana do you hunt? I go to a small place in Noble County and a few in SE Indiana.

[jonsimoneau]

I'm hunting Willow Slough. First year here. I live just across the border in Illinois so I thought I would open my options by getting an Indiana tag. Good luck!

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[Redman232]

I don't know much about Willow Slough, Lasalle WMA is over that way also, while I've never been there, I believe it is pretty marshy there is Willow Slough doesn't work out for you.

[jonsimoneau]

Thanks redman. I have not looked at lasalle yet but I have been thinking about scouting it this winter.

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Redman, I live in Noble county and it has been producing dandy bucks the last few years. I don't have permission to hunt here but I do get to see all the "horn porn" from friends.

Do you hunt Chain o Lakes? Check out pigeon river in Lagrange county, just north of Noble. Loads of land and unfortunately, a lot of EHD there right now.

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