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October 9 pm 60 degrees NE wind 5-10 Partly sunny Does everywhere (12-15) but not a buck in sight. Food, food, food. The only care in the world is eating. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Scrape about 3-4' in diameter inside of 20 yards from the stand. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

A doe and a fawn just went through. Out of bedding and heading north. I'm curious to know their destination. Corn? Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Back in my acorn set this afternoon. The light breeze has acorns and beechnuts dropping all around me. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Checked a camera today... Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

40 degrees and lots of deer moving this morning. Lots of deer in open fields. Unfortunately I saw them all as I was commuting to work. Three fresh road kills also including a decent buck that was smacked by a garbage truck. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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No worries, I have plenty of sets. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

October 7 pm 65 degrees SW wind 10 mph Mostly cloudy One word tonight... Slow. Zero deer from the stand tonight. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

In the stand for the pm. Probably one of my all time favorite spots. Corn to my north and fresh winter wheat to the south and I'm in the tunnel in between the two. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Sucks Jeff, we have all been there.

Mike Connerton and the NYDECs fin clipping study concluded that pen rearing did not help imprinting. Imprinting was just as successful in pen reared fish as direct stocked fish. During the study there was very little evidence to point suggesting fish were straying to the Salmon River. Some did but the percentages were very small. In the study they also concluded that there is a 2 to 1 survival (rate pen vs direct stock). Although I would have liked to see double the amount of data years, a lot of assumptions are now in place from the study. That study changed our focus in pen rearing to concentrate on survival. Since then we have pushed hard to hold more pen reared fish annually, better food, feeders, ect.

October 6 pm 67 degrees South wind 20 mph becoming west Cloudy Occasional sprinkle Once again deer every where and often. 15-20. One 2.5 year old buck and rest does and fawns. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Right spot. Wrong deer. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Deer have been on their feet since I got here. All does so far. Food has been the priority and a variety at that. Squash, apples, wheat. Turkeys too! Great to see them. Numbers gave really been down for the past ten years. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just sat down. Fresh set. Hung it to take advantage big the near by apple trees and field access. I get settled in. 4-5 minutes. It's literally raining grapes. Three raccoons in the very top of my tree eating grapes. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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October 5 am 45 degrees ENE wind 5-10 mph Mostly sunny Crisp cool fall morning Certainly a picture perfect October morning to be in the woods. All the deer movement was before legal shooting time. Three deer seen this morning. Turkeys, raccoons, and a coyote gave me some entertainment also. Noticed two scrapes today both within 15 yards of the stand. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Just witnessed a coyote attempting to ambush a flock of turkeys. Twice! I have never seen turkeys in a panic like that ever! Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Few deer moving this morning. had a small buck come by and work a scrape directly in front of my stand. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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