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Just didn't feel right not sitting in the trees, besides do you know how hard it is to find camo that matches a cluttered back porch

Too long out for Minnesota yet...

9 days and a wake up! My food plots are all pretty and green with new growth, and yesterday I put out my first bag of corn and replaced a couple of trail cams. All of the tower blinds, tree stands, and ground blinds have been repaired, and ammo checked to make sure I've got plenty for each caliber rifle and each shotgun and pistol. The 4-wheelers have been inspected, as well as the trailer, so I'm just sitting on go!!!!!!!!!

Had a doe working the clearing on the back of my property last eveing and another doe in my front yard this morning driving the dog crazy.  Starting to feel it now.  I'll take the DR mower to the back clearing this weekend and cut it up some and will put some Deer Cain out to freshen the holes.  They tear that stuff up and it holds them tight to my property.

Most of the corn is already gone! Fresh tracks everywhere, and also had a pic of a very nice 9 or 10 point ( couldn't tell for sure with the angle). BTW, after yesterday's late afternoon thunder boomer, I had 5 big turkey hens walking around in my front yard, but no poults! I'm wondering if the damn 'yotes raided the nests. I also had a pic of a 'yote with a whole cob of corn in his mouth walking off of one of the food plots.

That sneaky 'yote is taking your corn deep into the woods where he can scatter it and "chum" your turkeys. Need to shoot his stinking arse.

If the damn afternoon thunder storms would stop I would go set up for him. The .220 swift needs to see some action!

Dag nabbit, just realized the opening day I've been counting down to is wrong, had last years regs next to my chair, in the trash now. Just added an extra week to my wait, Sept. 6 is the opener.

I killed my first buck of the season yesterday afternoon at 7:10. Although it was a small fork horn, I needed meat!!!!!!!!!! Dropped him in his tracks at about 85 yards with a neck shot from my TC Encore in .308. I don't have the pic downloaded, yet. Strange little buck, though. One side was already rubbed clean and the other is still in full velvet. I've never seen that before.

Here's a picture of my little buck.  Sorry the date and time are wrong, the damn camera had to have the batteries replaced and I didn't realize the time had reverted back to the manufacturer's settings.

congrats!

One down, How many more to go?

Hopefully, at least 6 or 7. I am on the lookout for a very nice ten point that I've gotten pictures of, as well as a huge fork horn, and a couple of old does. Those are just at the house. Dog hunting, you never know!

Nice little buck there, RT. Can't say as I have ever seen one with velvet on just one side before either.

October 1 is the bow opener here in Iowa. Like gopheer1, I've been counting the days since last season closed.

I have been getting pictures of a coyote stealing corn from one of my corn piles.  He wont be stealing anymore!!!!!!!  Between the Ruger mod.77 .308, and the S&W Sigma .40, he took a permanent dirt nap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RT congrats! I have been waiting all week for your first deer.I am sure you well stack them up like last saeson and all with a different gun.Good luck with the Ten pointer can't wait to see the pics....

PVIGILETTI, did you notice that I have used two different rifles so far??????

RT,I did notice thats whats so cool when you post.Good luck!!!