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Thanks again Rob for starting this thread, it's always fun to follow. Congratulations to everyone who connected this year! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Chowder - Thanks for the advice, i appreciate it! Outdoor Lover - I've been picking through YouTube lately, and will definitely continue to do that as well.

I just bought a bunch of equipment for hunting dogs (electronic caller, scope mounted red light, head lamp red light, and a sit n spin decoy). Hoping to get out a handful of times this winter when everything arrives, but it will be my first time doing it. Any tips for a beginner? How long do you do a calling sequence for? How far away should you put the decoy? What does your favorite setup look like? If you have any good online articles, i would be more than happy to spend some time reading up on it! Thanks.

Sorry to hear that, Matt...."Ocho" is a stud for sure! You definitely put in the time and effort this season, even when the rest of us were sidelined because of the weather. Good luck the rest of the season, hope you are able to punch a tag soon.

Well I'm already screwed there, she grew up on a very large dairy farm, so shes not into all the expensive shoes (I'm not complaining though!) Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Text from my wife this morning She knows me too well!!

Congratulations on the new addition to your family! I agree, being a dad definitely takes the cake. Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Congratulations on your buck, i love seeing the excitement on my kid's faces when i get one! Also, thank you for your service to this country, allowing all of us the opportunity to be sportsmen!

Nice buck, and great shooting at that distance! Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Congrats on a great bow and gun season this year! I like the food plot / blind setup as well!

Congrats on acquiring the new property. Joe! Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks, inside spread was 20", and a quick rough score of him was 146 1/2" Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks guys!! Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Well, my addiction to this thread almost got me in trouble tonight! I was not expecting to get out at all today because my wife had two newborns to photograph today. She finished up early around 2:15 and I had a 40 minute drive to get to my hunting land (my step dad, mom, and brother were already up there hunting). When I got there we decided to do a small push through some hemlocks that usually hold deer this time of year. 1 walker and three sitters. I was at the bottom watching the base of the hill. After about 15 minutes of sitting there I decided to check this thread to see if anybody had shot anything today, so I scanned the hillside then grabbed my phone. I might have been looking at my phone 20 seconds when I looked up to scan the hill again and I see a big buck standing 50 yards in front of me broadside. I dropped my phone, pulled my rifle off my shoulder. As I did that, he snorted and took off on a dead run across the field. I got on him with my scope and squeezed the trigger when he was about 70 yards away and I see him stagger a little. Got a second shot off at about 120 yards and dropped him! Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app

BBD!! Currently on the other side of a stream from him, but I will post pics and a story later Sent from my SM-G930V using Lake Ontario United mobile app