Legacy

I have read a few of Charlies books and followed his study closely over the years. Although im not entirely convinced of his theory, I am intrigued by his findings. One thing that i have learned from him is record keeping. I use a weekly planner to keep a daily journal throughout the hunting season and try to include as much relevant info as possible. for example... "cut" stand- weds Nov 11 high 41 degrees- low 33 degrees -west wind 5-8 mph- clear skies- frosty- primary scrape on apple tree- worked heavily- new rub on tree to the west- 1 doe & 1 button buck from west @730- 1.5yo 8pt @ 8 on field edge- etc Compiling this info over numerous years (along with trail cam info) has helped me develop patterns and has helped with picking the right location to hunt at a certain time with the evidence of why. Alot like fishing, recreating that magical day can be as simple as matching time of year and ideal conditions.

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All signs in my neck of the woods point to the breed phase also.

Happy Birthday Jerry!

Gun season seems to bring out the worst of people.

A subject i can talk all day about... Overall its been a great year for me. After back to back seasons which were borderline awful maybe it was due. I really paid attention to the Early November weather pattern and chose to hunt hard the second week of November. High pressure, frosty am temps, and light winds made it the best (and most consistant) 10 days of the hunting season so far. Deer activity resembled the seek/chase phase perfectly with numerous big bucks sighted on stand during daylight hours. Weather i believe is the most overlooked piece of the puzzle when looking to hunting the rut. Consistant weather keeps the deer movement consistant (just like fishing). Less then ideal weather conditions for the past 2 weeks have put a serious damper on daytime activity and the wind forecast over the next couple of days is 25-30 west winds w/ gusts 30+ mph is sure to put deer on lockdown and even evening feed spots will be vacant till after the sun goes down. Overall deer sightings for the season have been down for me. Doe/fawn numbers seem to be lower than previous years and 1 1/2 old buck numbers seem to be really low. "Shooter" buck (100+" and outside the ears) numbers seem to be up. My game cams have also confirmed what i have witnessed in the field. Any theories from anyone on that?

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Happy Thanksgiving LOU

I called cannon # to see about replacement cables and the woman told me that they are only covered under warranty for one year. I tried to explain how bad the cables were. She then offered me the "new and improved cables" for $54 each and said i shouldnt have the same problem with these ones.

Not much of a story here. Headed to wyoming county for the gun opener on saturday to hunt out of one of my favorite stands. First thing saturday morning i had this guy sneaking up behind my right shoulder from the field edge. He stopped 20 yards to my right, looked the opposite direction, and turned slighly quartering away. A single shot from a 12 gauge copper sabot dropped him where he stood. 21" wide 9pt and 145# dressed (game club scale).

Are you sure thats everything???? About time you fixed all the stuff none of us thought were even wrong!

Be safe, good luck, and shoot straight

Nice Buck!

Good story, congrats