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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    There’s a lot of this going around this year.

    Bucks don’t care, does warm temp bother you in the summer, etc etc.

    Can you get a buck on a doe in this heat? Of course. But heat absolutely DOES affect their daytime rutting activity. How much hard work do you do on the hot days in august or do you wait for cool fall weather or evening?

    Bucks will still rut, but they’ll wait till night. That’s the problem.


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    I mostly agree but... Comparing how much work we do when it's hot out vs cool is not what happens in nature. Nature has a time clock, the does NEED to be bred in a short window in order to ensure good fawn survival in the spring. Deer cannot simply wait until it's cool enough for their comfort level. Bucks do not know what "waiting" is this time of year, they know one thing. I had bucks cruising at 3PM today, alone, at what was likely the warmest part of the day. I'm sure it does slow some does down more than it does bucks. I've seen as many bucks cruising mid day at 65-70° than at 40° this time of year. I think it matters more to the hunter than the deer. My .02...

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Pulled cams from spot I hunted tonite.  Several small bucks wandering at night. But nothing big.  Gotta think M,T is gonna be killer. 
    I agree, Tuesday/Wednesday looks prime, and I'm off both days. I did have a couple of cruisers today at 3PM though, I'm surprised but not...

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Sloooooow day after 9AM. It showed promise early on. The 3+ yr olds seem to be still flirting with daylight on both ends, that should change soon. Next Tuesday and Wednesday are looking better. Today was the 3rd time this week I've had mature bucks within 20 minutes of light in bow range, cams are showing the same. I'll be out in the AM again, may not stay all day though. 48 hours in the stand since Monday is taking a toll on me.

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    And of course of all nights they come to cut the little corn field behind me about 200 yards. Hopefully they are done in an hour. Of course it had to be tonight. First sit in this stand and it was just getting to prime time

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    I actually like sitting when they're cutting corn, it doesn't bother them much at all. I shot a buck a few years back about 150 yds from the combine, he was running a doe still. I actually had to stop the driver from cutting the top corn because I thought he died in it and didn't want him to get ran over.

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Up for last hour baking in the sun.

    Chrisw you better keep your butt in that stand till you drop one! You are in a deer farm! Lol


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    This place is pretty magical the first week of November. The corn still standing is putting a damper on it though, they cruise that corn all day and you can't see them. I've got two more dark to dark sits to make it happen. I was razor close this morning but I hate forcing shots. I believe 11 different bucks in the last 2.75 days.

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Exciting AM so far, big 7pt came out down 15 yds from the tree I was in yesterday which put him at 45yds. He went back into bedding. Doe and fawns came in shortly after, only to get ran all over by a small 6, the noise brought the 7 back out at 30yds but he wouldn't stop, he ran them all over the ridge. Just had a spike come through, followed by 2 more fawns.

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Great day, 6 bucks, 2 fawns, a coyote and a fisher. Passed on a 50 yds shot on a great 8 pt, a bit too far to be flinging comfortably, hopefully he does it again tomorrow. First real grunting going on today for me, and movement pretty much all day. Another all day sit tomorrow...

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    Just got back from scouting a piece of permission ground.  Customer owns 80 acres.  Mostly beef pasture that hasn't been used in a year.  Not much to funnel them, but pretty easy to observe from the high ground.  It's only 5-6 minutes from my house.  We'll see.  I picked about 30 deer ticks off my clothes before I got in the truck.  That's a good sign, right?
    That means either there's a lot of deer and ticks, or even the ticks can't find any deer!

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    Live From The Woods 2022 - 2023 Edition!

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    My blood is pumping, heard a commotion in the bedding behind me, heard a few grunts, 2 fawns came running out, followed by two 2yr old bucks, a 7 and an 8 point, the 8 tried going back in and got ran back out again. I can hear a buck in there breaking branches but I can't see him. He didn't come out for grunts, the other 2 bucks wanted nothing to do with my grunting... Mid day action again.

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