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Spending the week at our camp in 8r.spent the day still hunting urbana state forest in 8p all day following some tracks in the snow and lost them when they crossed property line,was out there a few hours got back to the camp and hunted the neighbors corn field had 4 doe walk out at about 175 yards and was fortunate enough to make a good enough shot to put this nice doe in the freezer. The dog was happy and i was pretty excited to take a pic with my daughters "first deer" haha. Not monster buck but my family is greatful. Im off of work the rest of the week so maybe we can run into a nice buck. Good luck to everybody finishing the season. Im sure we could all use some sleep lol.

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Great day in 8R today started off as why am I here drove 73 miles to end up in a blizzard sat for 4 hrs and saw one squirrel,, went and warmed up ,then put on my favorite ,still hunt half of our property found deer beds and fresh tracks after the snow stopped ,and the sun came out ,,, found two sets of fresh tracks,, after 100 yards of sneaking with the binoculars found this girl !! Felt great to punch a tag .. love my southern tier hunting with my old mans 30/30 can’t beat it...

Nothing for me tonight

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Just got a call from my lady on my way to my treestand. She tells me she just got me permission to hunt on 33 acres in Genesseo. Its not a big property but its 90 percent woods and alot of it is thick. The landowner was showing her pics of bucks in her back yard from the last few days. Going down on Friday to check it out

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I dont pass small bucks cause i expect them to make it till next season i pass them cause i simply dont want to shoot them. I know what class of bucks im looking to harvest and thats what i stick to.

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Deer were on their feet last night/this morning. A lot of tracks on my way to the stand in the fresh snow. Can only sit till 9 this morning at the latest. [emoji1695]this will be the morning


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Well after lots of hours and 3 years total of my hunting career I finally got my buck. I've met him a few times the last two years during bow season with him just out of reach. Today he came in fast at 15 yards and was met with my 30 06. I am truly blessed. Thanks to all the help from my fellow hunters stay consistent and put in the time.

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Hunted 8g this morning saw two doe and one dog...then stopped home grabbed the 30/30 and headed to 8r hunted the afternoon tracks all over not a one ,, I hate gun season too...

Nothing so far in genesse county. Started hearing shots a few mins ago

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Story of day 34 and the 11pt
 
It was very still,quiet and calm not really any wind at all.I wasn't sure I was even going to see a deer with it being so still.
At a little after 4pm I saw 4 doe skirting through the hardwoods. Then a couple minutes later had a spike come into the field and mill around and then walk into the hardwoods and cut 70 yds in front of me. Pretty standard sit so far. 3 doe cut out of the pines and behind me all the deer thus far were traveling towards the  front of property. Next 2 buck enter the field a small spike( I call micro spike because he doesn't even have 3" spikes) and a 4 pt,these are all buck I've seen over and over again so was pretty ho hum till this point...then things got spicy. Micro spike and 4 pt  all of a sudden bolt my direction in the field and stop before the pines along the edge,they are just looking into the pines and finally walk into them.I then hear a grunt and think that doesn't sound like it came from the 4 pt? Next 3 doe fly down the ridge line behind me about 120 yds, I think "did someone on the adjacent property bump them?", but as I'm thinking that they dart back were the came from running all over the place so I know a buck is messing with them. I'm now standing up in my stand looking back and scanning with my binoculars and I see a doe 75 yds from my stand motionless staring down through the hardwoods back out in front of me. I'm watching her and trying to look back to where she is staring to see what has her attention? I see nothing as I scan,then I look back towards the field and I see a group of deer along the edge of the pines 5 of them! I turn and sit in my stand and see they are all buck,two small buck are sparing mico and 4 pt are standing watching and there is one buck hanging back just into the pines. I pull up my binoculars and could see he had some stuff going on rack wise and was a good buck,at this point I wasn't sure if it was the big guy I've been after or not but decided first opportunity at a shot I'd take it as I've rode this rodeo before thinking I'll wait till he comes all the way out only to have him lock up and turn around walking away,especially since that's where the doe were all running around.
The rest is history he stepped forward one step and gave me a clear shot to his front shoulder at 90 yds and he went on a 60 yd death run and dropped behind some brush. Until I walked up on him I wasn't sure what he was or if he was my nemesis,unfortunately not but again I wouldn't have passed him regardless. 1 week off then the quest will continue with the muzzle loader. 
As a side note I've never seen this buck or have a single picture of him so you really just never know what will happen or who will show up
 
Thanks  to everyone and best of luck to all .....your season can change on a dime so stick with it!

Had a doe try and teach her little ones how to track a human. Not a good idea. Got meat!! 20 plus doe and fawns this morning . Best deer number from the stand this year.

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11 doe one 2.5yr old 6pt

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The afternoons have to be good out here. There is way too much sign to only have seen 2 yearlings so far this morning. Think im going to pack up and come back later

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I have always been locked in every year on this thread.  Looking at everyone else shooting nice deer I was a little envious of everyone that had succeeded with filling that tag.  Three years of tag soup.  I've been celebrating the last few days but I lucked out on monday.  Its weird because I shot a buck on this day 15 years ago, the day I went on terminal leave from the Marines.  My wife always thinks we are all nuts for going out into the brutal extremes of weather for the chase of whitetail.  I explain to her that its worse than a disease.  But when I was overseas it was thinking about the fall and whitetail deer that got me through.  Filling a tag once every four years is worth it for that one moment.  Our kids will understand.  Now I wait a few years to take our kids out.  Threads like this help.  Thanks to everyone for contributing.  

So excited finally closed on my property today!! 100 acres!! Going to go walk Around on it tomorrow and see if i can find a buck for my ole man! Drove to the one side of it and there was 4 nice rubs right in the driveway!
 
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Back in and bumped a buck walking in again
Saw it from behind couldn’t tell if it was a shooter but was out past it’s ears


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Wow great buck! Congrats

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Bondouley 8C is great just has a lot of variables bigger woods don’t. Definitely takes patience


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Sitting waiting for an 8C monster to walk out


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Had to mercy kill a button buck that someone shot this morning. It took him an hour to go 60 yds. I watch him fall three times. He finally hobbled into the clearing and I put him down. He was shot from the front and the slug was in the front right shoulder.


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Back in my thicket after this guy. Its super thick in here and i can only use my bow on this property.

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I have already heard twice the number of gunshots this afternoon then I heard all morning. Haven't seen a creature yet. Fingers are crossed, I have the kid with me, hoping he gets a chance at one.

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Did a solo mission this morning and it ended quick . To cold to be messing around. Had a flock of 12 or so mallards land in the decoys and I water swatted 2 blacks then doubled on 2 Drake's then a Drake with the last shot. 5 birds 3 shots. I pick them up loaded my gun and 4 goldeneye's come right in and I shoot a Drake . That's what I call a Thanksgiving morning !!


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Just gotsettled into the stand with the wife. Hopefully tonights the night when she gets her first. Tracks all around. [emoji1696]

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