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Cameras were on fire overnight!!!

October 11 am L43 H66 Partly sunny SW/variable light wind First morning sit of the year and it was a good one. Lots of deer on their feet this morning up until I snuck out at ten. I never seen so many bucks spar in one sit before. I saw over a dozen different bucks and they were feisty this morning.

October 7 pm L47 H66 Partly cloudy skies 15-20 NW (windy mid day but becoming calm at dusk) Another action packed sit. Bucks are starting to get feisty and I now have 2 bucks on on the property with half racks. Saw 6-7 bucks tonight (and a bunch of flatheads). Lots and lots of sparring among the ranks.

October 4 pm L50 H70 Clear skies High pressure building Late report... Tons of action again on friday night. Lots of active deer the last 2 hours of light. 7 bucks seen tonight with 2 of them being shooters. Had one about 70 yards but unfortunately he fed away from me. The bucks were busy doing buck stuff... rubbing scaping, sparring... very cool to see. I "freshened" up my mock scrapes walking in the day before and 4 new scrapes appeared overnight on my walk in.

Hung a new set on the edge of the oaks today!

It has been a year since I bought an Ozonics unit, so I thought I would share my thoughts... I'm a believer. Is it worth the money? I think so. I think the whole ozone thing seems like a game changer. Is it perfect? Nope. Its tough to beat a deer's nose. Especially a mature doe's nose. Making sure to play the right wind is everything however deer don't always do what we want them to do and I think that this stuff buys us an extra second or two. If you're not using an ozone locker/tote for your clothes then that's step one. https://www.feradyne.com/brands/scent-crusher/products/?product-page=1 First and foremost It's a great scent killer for your gear. I will say that deer seem to notice the ozone "odor" however they don't seem to act negatively towards it. Second step is ozonics. https://ozonicshunting.com/collections/scent-elimination-devices It works great on those days with winds under 10mph and gives you a bit of protection on your down wind side. Both bucks I shot last year I had the Ozonics unit with me. My bow buck was 20 yards and my gun buck was 15 yards. The wind was in my favor for bow buck consistent 5-10 out of the west but for my gun buck it was a little suspect. Im certainly not encouraging anyone to hunt with the wind not in your favor. But Im just saying on those light wind days it gives you a little bit of help. 7 bucks (1 and 2 year olds) all passed within 10-20 yards, downwind of me last night and never acted like they had a clue i was there. Funny thing is they didnt wind me in the tree but 4 of them cut my walking trail in to my stand and investigated it. 2 of them actually back tracked my walking trail from the field edge all the way back to my ladder. Funny how they could smell my footprints but never winded me. Another testament to ozone and ozonics??? Do I think a 5 year doe would have acted differently? Absolutely!!! My methodology for being as scent free as possible in the woods then bathing with scent killer soap Washing clothes/pack with scent killer Treating clothes/gear in an Ozone locker/tote/bag spray gear with scent killer hanging an ozonics unit in the tree and #1 having the wind in my favor

Deer are crushing acorns and green food sources.... if you got them hunt them!!!

October 3 pm L54 H72 Clear skies High pressure building Great first night in the NY deer woods. Saw 30+ deer including 9 bucks. The only buck that didn't walk by me was a shooter 8pt. All the other bucks passed within 20 yards of me. Lots of fresh scrapes along the field edge and I watched one of the 2 year old bucks freshen a couple of them up. Saw some sparring also.

In the stand for the first time (in the NY season)... Where are all the big bucks at???