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LIVE from the woods 2016 Edition! - 7th Year, lets make this happen...


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Probably my last sit before gun. It's been an OK season. I've seen a couple shooters at a distance and haven't been able to get a step a head on their pattern. Hopefully I get an opportunity tonight. A lot of driving on the thruway today and I didn't see a single deer.

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Back at work. These 12 hour shifts are getting old. Supposed to have this weekend off. Well now the guy covering me said he doesn't wanna work. Fantastic. And then on top of that I get told we have to run the mills Sunday night too. So now I'm gonna be awake for about 3 days straight. Great...


After getting out of the stand this morning I moved my ground blind over to the big field. Will be my spot to get out of the weather and take my son out for a few hours. Should of had this setup here weeks ago but I kept forgetting or didn't have time. Hopefully it's brushed in good enough. Ran out of time. Needed to get at least 3 hours of sleep before going back to work.
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I sat from 2:00 until dark tonight in Cicero. I had a big 8 point at 31 yards in the field at 4:10 pm. He caught me drawing my bow back and took a few bounds towards the middle of the field. I ranged him again but he was 65 yards. Then he walked off into the hedgerow. I'll be back out again in the morning, hoping to get another crack at him.


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27 minutes ago, Adkhunter1590 said:

Back at work. These 12 hour shifts are getting old. Supposed to have this weekend off. Well now the guy covering me said he doesn't wanna work. Fantastic. And then on top of that I get told we have to run the mills Sunday night too. So now I'm gonna be awake for about 3 days straight. Great...


After getting out of the stand this morning I moved my ground blind over to the big field. Will be my spot to get out of the weather and take my son out for a few hours. Should of had this setup here weeks ago but I kept forgetting or didn't have time. Hopefully it's brushed in good enough. Ran out of time. Needed to get at least 3 hours of sleep before going back to work.
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Brushed in nicely! After working almost 30 years in commercial shops, I know exactly how you feel. Deadlines always came before time off. When you do get out there, I wish you the best of luck sir.

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Brushed in nicely! After working almost 30 years in commercial shops, I know exactly how you feel. Deadlines always came before time off. When you do get out there, I wish you the best of luck sir.


Thanks grampy. I hope this is the last fall that I get shafted with covering so many hours. We let a guy go back in late summer so we've been short handed ever since. Some how we can't find a single person in the capital district that can do the job of a miller to replace the guy we let go. It's not a easy job in the least, but it's not impossible. Anyone with at least average intelligence can do this after a few months of training. It's the work ethic that all of our possible candidates have lacked. We've brought in about 5 people the last couple months to see if they could do it and not a single one wanted to work. When the hell did "work" become sitting in a break room or locker room on a cell phone all day? That's the mentality these guys bring in the door. We even have "assistant millers" or wheat runners as we usually call them, who are supposed to help us when we need it and pretty much do anything we ask of them. 3 of the 4 can't get off FB long enough to look where they are walking. They are also supposed to have a pretty solid understanding of how the mills operate and function so they can take over in emergencies if needed....but our guys can't even handle their own equipment let alone my 8800 pieces of equipment. Not sure why they even keep them classified as "assistant millers". More like chair warmers they are. Sorry to get off topic....needed to rant there for a min....

Good luck tomorrow and this weekend to everyone! Let's see some bone on the ground!!!
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