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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby MN Legacy » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:53 am

Well the same as usual. I do have a knew peace of public land that I'm going to try out.

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Stanley » Sun Aug 24, 2014 7:57 am

I think I am going to hunt less this year than in recent years. I also think I am going to get one buck license instead of two. I cut back last year also. I only got one buck tag last year. I can hunt hard when I do hunt. If I would happen to score too early I could always get the other buck tag.

I kind of wish the whole state would switch to one buck tag per person. I like to hunt but I really don't need to kill more than one buck. I kind of feel Like I am greedy if I kill more than one buck. Anyway those are my plans and they are not etched in stone. I might /can/could change my mind. Main thing, I want to enjoy the experience, I am in the winter of my hunting career. I need to make every day of the season an emotional sensation. Hunting has been a huge part of my whole life.
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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby muddy » Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:25 am

Recurve or bust

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:45 am

Awesome Mud!

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby KLEMZ » Sun Aug 24, 2014 10:51 am

Hunt fresh sign as much as possible. Not rely on blindly hunting beds found in springtime.

-walk field edges and strategic funnels and crossings looking for tracks related to known bedding.

-sacrifice a day of bed sitting in order to sit an observation stand that watches at least two bedding areas to see if anyone is home before blindly sitting good bedding areas.

-walk transition lines looking for big sign coming out of the thick cover and relating that to known or suspected bedding..and hunting that same day.

-scout my way in to a good bedding area (as determined during spring scouting), and possibly NOT hunt it if I see zero tracks on the trails leading into the beds. If I feel the buck is probably not in the bed(s), I will walk to the bed and look at it. Worst case, he WAS using it! But I still benefit from specific intel on that bed, plus, he will be bumped to another bed in the area (which I hopefully know about). Also, I could hunt it directly at the bed and hope he sneaks back that same day.
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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby headgear » Sun Aug 24, 2014 12:24 pm

Going with a 3 pronged attack! Last two winters in MN have been pretty brutal so it wont' be easy but I suspect there could be a buck or two out there with my name on it.

Want to score an early season buck, not always an easy task on public land but I burnt a lot of hunting time last year scouting early season so I have a much better idea of where they might be hiding out this year.

After the first two weeks of the season its going into full blow young hunter training, taking my 6 year old out for a little bowhunting, grouse hunting, duck hunting and some general time in the woods. We had a lot of fun last year and it should only get better this season.

Finally prime time/rut. Will be hitting all my prime spots and mixing in a few hunts with my boy and the rest of the family.
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Unread postby vanceg » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:02 pm

My wife got her first bow this summer. So my goal is to get her an archery buck.
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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Bucky » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:51 pm

Hunt hard... hunt smart. No regrets come January

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Philski » Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:16 pm

Looking to have my best year. I'm excited about hunting in ohio on a good piece of ground I've had a chance to walk a few times this spring. I'll spend time at home on a lease land in southern Michigan. What makes things really cool is I had all my vacation scheduled for November1st thru thanksgiving. I'll work next week which was scheduled as a shutdown week to launch the new F-150 truck. Working that week saved me a weeks vacation which I'll schedule for ohio's gun season in December. I forgot to mention Ford just told me I will be on layoff from September 1 to November 1. I'm not making this up. I'll be off from Labor Day to mid December. I have been blessed this year by the hunting gods. Probably won't get this type of opportunity again.

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby hunter_mike » Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:06 pm

I am going to have more bed hunts this year than ever before. I am excited for the potential encounters i may have. The theme is to be aggressive and have fun, not worrying about getting the kill or not, just gaining more experience and learning.

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby TJS » Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:19 pm

Bucky wrote:Hunt hard... hunt smart. No regrets come January

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You took the words right out of my mouth.... 8-)
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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby lynchpin » Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:24 pm

Hunt smart ... Don't force a sit because I think I should be hunting... Observation sits to better figure out my new property.

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Sun Aug 24, 2014 4:29 pm

muddy wrote:Recurve or bust

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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Southern Man » Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:33 am

I have several blind hunts planned on public land, wooded, hill country. Time seems to be always limited and it's been hard to scout all the spots I want to in winter. Maybe this will give me a jump on them. I haven't done much of these in the last few years and I'm looking forward to it.
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Re: your "Theme" for 2014

Unread postby Terry » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:14 am

Muddy, gorgeous bow! I have always had a thing for black widow bows, and if I ever get competent with my recurve, I hope to eventually own one.

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