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October 25 am 44 degrees Clear skies NW wind 7-13 mph Took a few days off to avoid the heat. Cold front rolled in last night so I figured it would be a good bet to be in a tree this am. Went into one of my deep woods sets and it didn't disappoint. Tons of action. I think I saw 7 different bucks. Highlight of the day was listening to two bucks in an absolute battle Royale. Antlers crashing, and sticks breaking. It was madness. One of the bucks was making a noise I haven't heard before. He was aggressively blowing but not like you would hear from an alert doe. It sounded more like I'm pissed off and out of breath. Maybe a buck roar but he was winded. It was wild to hear in the woods. He must of done it 12-15 times until the other buck ran off.

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Well this buck don't care that it's 80 degrees... Hes gotta freshen up this scrape!

Be aggressive. Looks like a great day. Im going into a deep woods set on thursday morning and going after my #1. I have been waiting for the right wind and a cold front and it looks like its happening.

Got acorns???

So a quick recap of that past few days or so. I have been careful not to over pressure a couple of stands that I have been getting consistent pics from. At this point I am hunting some mornings also. Action has been good in the stands. Mature buck sightings seem to have slowed but I feel I see that every year around this time. Bucks are sparring rubbing and scraping like mad right now. I'm seeing a bit of bumping of does. Bucks just can't seem to help themselves and gotta check every doe they see. I saw a shooter earlier in the week working a scrape line so I adjust an existing set earlier this week and moved it to the opposite side of the woodline along with a cam. Unfortunately we have a warm weather pattern for the next week to deal with. The mornings are cold but with the mid day temps about 70 most of the afternoon action will be just before dark. This afternoon I'm back in the set where I killed my bow buck last year. I had a good 8pt daylight here yesterday at 530 so we shall see what happens. It's always a game of chess...

Well I'm up to 3 bucks with half racks and one that broke off the top of his main beam. The young bucks are enjoying their first set of head gear!

Ill be back at it this afternoon! Im anticipating a good sit.

https://exodusoutdoorgear.com/blogs/news/best-day-buck-activity-deer-hunt Are late October cold fronts the best time to kill a big buck??? Some great info to go through...

Rain sucks!!! Pretty sh*tty weather pattern forecasted today thru Weds. Im guessing with the full moon on Thursday and high pressure moving in after this front that weds pm thru thursday pm (maybe even friday am) could be stellar.

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