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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: ZombieGun]
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03/30/12 03:49 AM
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361Wahoo
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I learned patience. Teaching my two sons how to be responsible & enjoy the outdoors has been very rewarding. Having 2 new young hunters, both fired up about hunting was fun ! I didn't even kill a deer this year, but it will be one of my most memorable deer seasons.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: Curly]
#3126395
03/30/12 08:29 AM
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Seadog
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My dislike of anter restrictions continues.
I support Cap and Trade - Cap our spending and Trade Obama
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the Government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Thomas Jefferson
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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03/30/12 11:45 AM
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HWY_MAN
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What did I learn this past deer season?
I learned that deer will turn their noses up at food plots as long as acorns are dropping. And I learned that acorns will drop late if trees get a little rain after a long summer drought.
I learned that following Murphy's Law, deer will approach from behind you no matter what direction you point your stand.
I learned that getting old means sometimes forgetting to take your rifle with you when leaving camp for the woods.
I learned never to let your wife shoot your favorite rifle.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: HWY_MAN]
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03/30/12 12:23 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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What did I learn this past deer season?
I learned that deer will turn their noses up at food plots as long as acorns are dropping. And I learned that acorns will drop late if trees get a little rain after a long summer drought.
I learned that following Murphy's Law, deer will approach from behind you no matter what direction you point your stand.
I learned that getting old means sometimes forgetting to take your rifle with you when leaving camp for the woods.
I learned never to let your wife shoot your favorite rifle. Mine claimed my rifle and shotgun...consider your self still a head
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: ZombieGun]
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03/30/12 01:54 PM
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fsevin
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I learned that....
I wish I had accepted the 9 years of invites to hunt in TX (Coke County) long ago instead of last year.
At 52 I can still get as excited as a kid at a new, challenging, rewarding outdoor sport.
My friend needed trailcameras badly since he doesn't scout much (We just bought 5)
6 Cajuns moving in to hunt 260 acres means deer are gone or skittish by the end of the week.
Go hunt the rut, instead of when the kids get Christmas break from LSU.
I am grateful that I have a great friend who owns his place, and feeds year round, mostly for his friends to hunt.
Walk to the blind, as scent free as you can be, instead of being delivered by a truck or gator.
Get away from blinds and feeders, and hunt heavy trail areas or I'll need a hell of a rabbit's foot to get a shot at a trophy buck.
The tough thing about Thanksgiving week 2012 is that it is still 9 months away!
As many hours as I've spent on many forums, and reading everything I can, and questioning all my friends who deer hunt, and the studying of "the ranch" on Google Earth.... I still have a ton to learn!
I go go on and on and on..
Last edited by fsevin; 03/30/12 01:55 PM.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: ZombieGun]
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03/30/12 04:29 PM
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copperhead
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Fire is hell on the land right before opening day. When you have that green apple two step you better have the toilet paper handy. I can guide everybody to a deer except me.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: copperhead]
#3127916
03/30/12 10:36 PM
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bassman110
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Bird Dog
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That you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on a lease to hunt, find deer, have fun, and put some meat in the freezer.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: ZombieGun]
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04/01/12 12:42 PM
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Daddyboy
Pro Tracker
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Pro Tracker
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That the older I get the more snacks and coffee I need.
Now they call me the breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: Daddyboy]
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04/03/12 08:35 PM
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redchevy
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I learned it is easy to pass the first 140 inch 4.5 YO 10pt... its the second one you see the next year after the first one didnt come back that is really hard to pass..
Sometimes maybe 4.5 is old enough.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: redchevy]
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04/03/12 08:46 PM
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txshntr
T-Rex Arms
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I learned it is easy to pass the first 140 inch 4.5 YO 10pt... its the second one you see the next year after the first one didnt come back that is really hard to pass..
Sometimes maybe 4.5 is old enough. Year after year of saying...they will be bigger next year...then never seeing them the next year, will make you doubt that saying
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: COWDOG]
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04/05/12 03:44 PM
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Posts: 53
okiebowhunter
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Well I learned last year that you need to hide your beer real good before leaving out to go hunt. Some people that pass by your camp are thirsty.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: okiebowhunter]
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04/05/12 03:55 PM
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BowHuntinTX
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I learned that falling asleep is the signal for the deer to come out and start moving....
Wake up and there are 6 deer under the feeder.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: BowHuntinTX]
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04/05/12 05:21 PM
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Posts: 6,262
RICK O'SHAY
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I learned 3 outta 4 new guys on the lease are a PAIN IN THE BUTT !
DISCLAIMER ATTENTION: Your decision should NEVER be based SOLELY upon my advice, recomendation, or opinion.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: RICK O'SHAY]
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04/05/12 05:42 PM
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txshntr
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I learned 3 outta 4 new guys on the lease are a PAIN IN THE BUTT ! If everyone else on the place is a pain, there is only one common denominator....
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: txshntr]
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04/05/12 10:00 PM
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retfuz
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I realized that the serenity, peace, quiet, and beauty, is the best part of hunting. The sound of a few thousand grackles landing and taking off next to your stand is unreal. The sound of 30 or 40 Canadian geese flying low over your stand is beautiful. Watching a couple of weasels play is fun. It's all good.
Last edited by retfuz; 04/05/12 10:01 PM.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: retfuz]
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04/08/12 04:09 AM
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hoof n wings
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That, hunting around Lake Palo Pinto with all the traffic, people who live around the lease and trespassers suck
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: hoof n wings]
#3145237
04/08/12 01:45 PM
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Let The Air Out of 'Em
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What you really need is a 300 Winchester Magnum. That is the best caliber on the planet, probably even in the solar system and maybe the universe. Go get him! Shoot him in the face!
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: Let The Air Out of 'Em]
#3146233
04/08/12 11:35 PM
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n-all
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not to believe everything someone tells you about a new lease that you just joined..:(..hate liars
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: ZombieGun]
#3148081
04/09/12 07:33 PM
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caldwelldeerhunter
THF Trophy Hunter
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full moons screw up hunting, i only call in small bucks when I rattel, bringing my camera and my daughter is allot more fun than shooting a nice buck
If I put my wife in a high fence will her rack get bigger?
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: caldwelldeerhunter]
#3148472
04/09/12 09:50 PM
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HighTechRedneck
redman
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redman
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Maybe I should go back to my old rule. Never pass on anything opening day that I would kill the last day!
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: HighTechRedneck]
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04/09/12 09:54 PM
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Posts: 2,159
bigtex46
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I learned that deer will duck an arrow @ 80yds every time
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: bigtex46]
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04/09/12 10:42 PM
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hoof n wings
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I learned I would be looking for a new lease this year! Anyone?
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: So what did you learn this past deer season?
[Re: squib]
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04/10/12 04:45 AM
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1FowlHntR
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I learned that a trophy to me isn't nesecesarily a trophy to everyone, but it makes no difference to me, he is still a majestic animal from a special hunt in my book....
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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