Five Seasons

i agree with moog and doc on wanting to use that valley as a wind blocker for scent and hunter comfort lol. But also agree with doc that 30' isn't more of a mound lol.

i am a religious believer in scent control. I dont believe scent elimination is possible with the nose of the deer. But over the years I've been rarely if ever winded and if busted it's almost always by visual movement. I still play the wind, but wont let it stop me from hunting a stand that has been active. Also most of our stands are at least 25' up which helps with scent and movement. I do believe in thermals, but as a bow hunter first, rarely can i put a stand exactly in the right spot. So I'm stuck with 30 yards from an intersection of runs or funnel. what is even more interesting is that bucks will scent check and that often means i need to be where they can also scent the doe. I say hunt where you are going to have the best chance of harvesting deer and take surgical care of your gear. after the guns go off i see many deer going crosswind and also nose to the wind. i have a few late season deer under my belt because i put myself downwind... because i knew that's the direction they would travel lol.

just me personally. Not against it. don't like the "visual". seems wrong idk. be a little harder to see debris too.

i'm in the office

wouldn't really shoot a bedded deer unless you're close enough to get the neck.

no followup?

basically live in the adirondacks in the summer for 30 years now. selective logging. /end of discussion.

that is awesome. i'd be doing a full body for sure.

yawn

the way Mississippi structured it was kinda different and neat. After bow ended there was a week of muzzleloader that was doe only, but you could still hunt bucks with your bow. Then gun opened the next week. The real issue I saw was regarding the honest hunter, especially in a state that didn't require tagging or reporting anywhere but state land.

same here. where abouts?

had a real good sit last night. bunch of deer but no lone big mature does or bucks. Back in the office and then off till monday. Hoping Wednesday is the day because I've reached burn out.

Nothing about Grow should shock anyone anymore Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Bunch of turkeys flying and roosting around the pines which is pretty cool though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bunch of turkeys flying and roosting around the pines which is pretty cool though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just heard the first shots of the morning way off in the distance. Nothing and nobody moving I gurss Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Perfect morning in 8f. Vacation day and first fresh snow. Deer or not I’m happy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They were so wrong today that I don’t know if I should trust the hurricane they’re predicting tomorrow or not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Raining now in 8f. Beautiful sunrise Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How in the world do boy scouts have something planned on opening day? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Except these towns bitched when they changed the opener because of loss of revenue. You can’t be pissed at the revenue it brings some of these sleepy towns. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Well I’m happy and bummed. Looks like I could have easily made the trip to 7j. But sitting in 8f is ok too as it’s a little warm and just breezy. Should make it pretty late before any rain if at all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

well the opener is looking a lot better for 7J but i think i'm still going to pu$$y out and hunt a much easier 8F. It feels very wrong as I've only missed 1 opener in my life and that was because of work. ugh.