November 20th

[wolc123]

The standing corn surely played a big role in that buck harvest last year.   I would not expect a repeat this year with the soybeans and I would recommend moving the stand or better yet, putting up another.  If you can get it near some standing corn, do it.  Mature soybeans are near the bottom of a deer's preference list during hunting season, while corn rates on top.   If corn is not an option, I would put the stand deeper into the woods on the edge of some thick cover, downwind from a trail or funnel area.  If there are white oaks nearby, even better.   Walmart had some nice hang-ons for $48 and splitting your time between two stands will make each more effective by reducing scent.  Congrats on that fine looking buck.  Corn or acorn fed bucks are about as good as it gets on the table.   

[fearthebeard]

The standing corn surely played a big role in that buck harvest last year. I would not expect a repeat this year with the soybeans and I would recommend moving the stand or better yet, putting up another. If you can get it near some standing corn, do it. Mature soybeans are near the bottom of a deer's preference list during hunting season, while corn rates on top. If corn is not an option, I would put the stand deeper into the woods on the edge of some thick cover, downwind from a trail or funnel area. If there are white oaks nearby, even better. Walmart had some nice hang-ons for $48 and splitting your time between two stands will make each more effective by reducing scent. Congrats on that fine looking buck. Corn or acorn fed bucks are about as good as it gets on the table.

Thank you he was my first buck everyone told me to let him grow but I had to get the monkey off my back of being buckless lol

[fearthebeard]

Nice buck! Regardless of what you do, I hope you have a great year! Good luck!

Thank you he's my first buck I was so excited I couldn't find him for awhile lol eventually I did and now I'm hoping to harvest another good luck to you as well sir

[LuckyPickle123]

Anyone notice the neck on that buck!? Pretty big for a 1 1/2

[fearthebeard]

Anyone notice the neck on that buck!? Pretty big for a 1 1/2

Yeah he was more gray then brown to it always throws me off

[wolc123]

Corn really fattens them up, that's just like all the 1-1/2's look like around here.  This year will probably be tougher for me at home in the southern zone because my corn plots didn't do so well due to all the rain we got thru June.   Driving around the fields on our farm tonight, it looked like there was hardly any ears on the stalks.  I also noted that the emerald ash borers look to be killing off the trees that have held my two most productive stands for the last 30 + years.  This will definitely be the last fall for those.  Fortunately, last year was a banner year in both corn and venison production so there is still plenty of vacuum sealed venison in our freezer.   Hopefully there will be another heavy acorn crop up in the northern zone where I plan on being at the tail end of archery, start of ML and mid rifle season.  That will definitely be my best chance at filling the freezer again this fall.