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How about this 160+ TN velvet on opening day! 👀
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Slade Johnston got it, said “my personal best by far and first velvet buck! Rough scored 160 2/8”.” Congrats brother! He also said:
> 1 TN tag left to fill and he’s a lot bigger! Stay tuned.
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This 230 5/8-inch Kansas deer is a BEAST! 🤯
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> In early Dec [2020] my hunting partner and I gained access to a new farm and then hung a couple of cell cameras. Within 2 nights we had pictures of a deer that we eventually named “Caesar.” We guessed that he would score between 180 and 190.
> On the evening of Dec 23, I had a great encounter with him, but I never had a shot. On Dec 24 he came back but from the opposite direction I thought he would, and I ended up shooting over his back at 40 yards.
> The anticipation was high as we deployed our cameras in the summer of 2021…on Aug 7 we got our first picture of Caesar. He was standing far from the camera in a bean field, but we knew it was him and we knew he looked bigger.
> …didn’t get another picture of him until Sept. 23. It was a clear and close picture, and that’s when we knew he was at least a 200″ deer.
> I hunted the deer in late Oct and into Nov without seeing him. On the morning of Nov 11, I went deeper into the timber to the stand that we had moved a week prior. The hunting was very slow until about 9:00 am, when we finally saw our first couple deer.
> At 9:30 I heard a twig break. I looked over my right shoulder and saw Caesar at 40 yards coming down a trail right toward us! As he was about five yards from my shooting lane, he stopped and then started to catch our wind. I adjusted, and I managed to find a small hole in the brush where I had a clean view of his vitals. I shot and double-lunged him! He ran about 100 yards before tipping over.
Amazingly he shot a buck in MO the day before that one that scored 166 7/8″ Puttin’ in the time, gotta love it! 💪
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How about this SC RIFLE-shot deer from last AUGUST!
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> “I never saw him on the three cameras we had out, but I’d seen him when I couldn’t shoot – early mornings going to work, or at night past shooting hours.”
> Before the hunt, Lance and his dad were talking and couldn’t decide on which stand to sit. “What do you think Jimmy would do?” Lance asked. His father remembered some advice from Grandpa Hill (Jimmy) about hunting near water on rainy days. And there’s only one of their treestands that’s beside water. So Lance went with that.
> 3 does milled around as the sun dipped toward the horizon. They ran off when a small 4- and 8-pointer walked into the field. Then the big one…charged in out of nowhere. After several tense seconds, the deer offered a quartering-away shot…ran 40 yards and expired.
> “This buck means a lot to me because of my grandaddy, Jimmy Hill,” Lance said. “He passed away the week before, and this was the first time I went hunting after his passing.”
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Quick big-woods hunting truths.
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> Most people want to chase bucks at the peak of the rut, but to me that’s one of the toughest times. If a buck is serious about getting somewhere to find a doe, it’s honestly hard to even keep up with him. Instead, I like that immediate post-peak recovery phase.
> …the skills acquired learning how to shoot targets at long range have almost no value here. You need an un-scoped pump, lever-action or auto-loading rifle that can get bullets in the air as soon a buck gives you a decent look.
> I am just stunned by the number of people who can’t, or won’t, use a map and compass. Most guys hunt their whole lives and never get more than 200 yards off the road. Well, don’t think the deer don’t know your limitations and where they’re safe.
Sounds like a blast!
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Another proof that deer hunters aren’t just “deer killers.”
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We all know that but the antis and ambivalents don’t – so preaching to the choir here, but a cool video of Yamaha Whitetail Diaries host (and DeerBlaster friend) Wade Middleton freeing a local TX deer from a soccer net:
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> Much of the state’s ash trees – focused in the southern half of Wisconsin, Door County and the Mississippi River counties – suffer from emerald ash borer infestation.
Not a big fan of state forecasts because they can be wrong, and might not apply to areas you hunt:
> “…but populations were influenced by the drought and harsh winters throughout the state. Most populations have remained stable or decreased.”
Talks about “raw packing” and “hot packing.”
GunBroker will separate from the ammo biz.
Headline of the Day
Not deer hunting but sounds like a great time if you hunt with dogs! In England – wonder if something like that could be done here?
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Deer Disease News
> …adopt an emergency amendment to restrict the use of some natural deer attractants/scents in the Primary and Secondary Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Areas.
> The department created the core areas as 2-sq-mile boxes surrounding each location where harvested deer have tested positive for CWD. Inside those areas in Jefferson, St Genevieve and Perry counties, qualifying landowners may apply for up to 10 permits and assign them to specific hunters.
> Open house meetings…the El Dorado Conference Center in Union County from 6-9 pm Sept 15. An additional virtual meeting will be held at 6 pm on Sept 8….
Second one from that county.
> This is not unusual, as EHD is the most common ailment affecting deer in the eastern U.S., and the disease occurs annually in the late summer and fall in deer herds across North America.
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> Chambered in .223 WYLDE, this rifle can digest both .223 Rem and 5.56mm NATO….
> …barrel is relatively short at 18″, the 1:8″ twist rate and cryogenic treating boost accuracy to 3/4 MOA at 100 yards.
> …all sorts of innovations to accommodate gloved hands. A winter trigger guard…Hogue pistol grip also accommodates gloved hands with its no-slip rubber coating and prominent finger grooves. A star safety selector is easy to work while wearing gloves….
> …6-position stock ensures that you’ll always get a great gun fit…RRA’s world-class Two-Stage Ultra Match Varmint Trigger….
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Also this from Christensen: 👀
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> Now offered in 2 different capacities (20 or 38 liters), they are made with durable, water-resistant, hyper-quiet fabrics.
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Just a fun-sounding little deal:
> …a full-auto BB airgun that does dual duty as a rifle and a pistol. The sleek and sexy ST-1 integrates a high-capacity magazine – holding over 300 BBs….
> MSRP of $279
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> The first thing I say in my head before I am about to draw back on an animal is, ‘Set your grip.’ Even before that, I am talking to myself the second I see a doe or buck. I practice this on deer I don’t even intend to shoot. ‘Calm down, pick the spot.’ Over and over.
> If we’re being honest with ourselves, most missed or bad hits on an animal stem from going into autopilot mentally where we don’t even remember what steps we took to send that arrow. Self talk has the power to keep you present and execute the way you know how to.
> Talking ourselves through the shot process is something more and more public figures in hunting are talking openly about. Joel Turner of Shot IQ has a lot to do with that. He is a great resource to learn more about this.
https://www.shotiq.com/
> I shot 4 deer last year. One was a hit that killed the doe quickly but was not a shot I was proud of. I let a hectic situation speed up my shot process. The other three were controlled shots where I put the arrow exactly where I wanted to because I talked myself through it.
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“If you’re on the fence about trying public-land hunting, don’t wait. Just give it a try! …just by asking a few questions on social media I’ve met some really experienced hunters who are willing to help.”
– GA hunter Josh Smallwood who got this West Point WMA buck on Oct 7, 2021 – his first day hunting public land. He was intimidated and almost got discouraged but stuck with it:
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