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Season starts in one month! Lets keep each other updated on this thread. Anyone have any interesting strategy, preparations or projects in the works?
Im scouting when I can and shooting whenever possible. I have some homemade gear projects in the works. I'm making a leafy suit/poncho out of a die cut camo blind. Attaching a homemade quiver to a canvas backpack and sewing some camo blind fabric on to break it up.
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I did some scouting this summer when I was there for the week after the 4th of July.
I won't get to do any hunting up there until the archery season starts back up in October. :(
I need more vacation time.
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I put in way too much overtime this year...but the trade off is I pretty much have paid vacation from Nov 1st til March. I'm pretty sure you can still hunt with a bow during black powder. Just have to wear orange I believe. Correct me if I am wrong though!
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Been in the woods several times. I have a couple of promising places, but nothing to get antler excited about. I hunt for meat anyway. If a big'un happens by, well, I would love the chance.
Gonna try to get one off gamelands this year. I found a nice spot for that. A well used creek crossing.
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Originally posted by Nantahala Nut:
... I pretty much have paid vacation from Nov 1st til March.
Where is that green with envy emoticon ? :eek:
Originally posted by Nantahala Nut:
I'm pretty sure you can still hunt with a bow during black powder. Just have to wear orange I believe. Correct me if I am wrong though!
I think you are correct, but I still can't get up there until sometime in mid-October.
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Well, I am down here in Croatan world. Gonna stay in my kayak a lot this yr. coming in and out by water. Don't really have many great spots but gonna put time in stand!! Be first year in a few years that I am getting a chance to hit it hard. Got my vacation days in at the firehouse.
Just a meat thing for me, any kinda antler is a plus. :-)
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Yeah last I checked bows were good through all seasons.
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You are good with a bow all season (on oct. 1st and gun season you must look like a pumpkin)
Im jacked guys! I have been blessed this year with an insane amount of property access. Around 7 new peices of fround all loaded with deer. Im gonna need alot of arras and bonus doe tags :) ive got some good friends coming into hunt this year so that will be fun too also hosting good friend Jim Dussias(tarponnut) and Bill Langer as well too.
Ive been setting up stands and killing foam all summer, is it September 12th yet?
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Wishing all of us luck, memorable hunts, and meat in the freezer.
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counting down the days. I hope to stick one with my new centaur. I get to start my season on Aug 29th, with elk.
Good luck
Jeff
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Remember to wear orange on youth day, Sept. 26, if on land not owned by you or your family. Under 16 can hunt with rifle that day.
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I am not familiar with youth day. I usually do not start hunting until about middle of Oct., Dalton try to hold out, I might get a puppy out of this litter and I want it on as many blood trails as possible.
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Thats funny Tim. Dalton holding off on shooting deer till mid October. Good luck with that.
Jeff
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Between me and henson id say that pup will be a seasoned veteran by december lol
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Dalton, Maybe me and Jake Scott will wander up north from jackson county. We'll take the deer you pass on or the ones left after you tag out! I'm looking around some areas in eastern macon county right now.
I got in a quick scouting trip to a saddle on a ridge I was dying to look around. Sure enough there was a good trail about 10 yards down from the top and some trails crossing the top. Good stand of oaks up there with some green acorns on the ground already. Saw a decent bit of bear sign up there too. Got my camera out and im dying to check it in a week. Best sign ive seen on any scouting trips. I had a decent spot but ran across a moonshine camp so I wont be going back there for a long while
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I'd say Dalton is going to have a lot of visiters this fall. :D
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Group hunt!
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I've already put a GPS tracking device on Jim Dussias' car, and Google Map'd from Robbinsville to Ashe county ! :laughing:
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Anyone get out scouting lately? I'm getting ready to grab my camera off a saddle. Saw some green acorns down last week that the wind probably blew off. This cool front and geese flying over my house is getting me excited. Starting to feel like Fall!
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Beechnuts will fall soon. Several acorns are down here, too. Big ones!
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Was going to post but I see y'all from NC. That's discriminatory. Had some awesome ideas but ain't gunna share. So there.
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Guess I need to read a little more carefully. Saw Whitetails in the thread topic but missed the NC. Better have more coffee before getting on this site.
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Grabbed my camera and took a walk around the mountain this morning. I was following a power line and came over a crest to see a doe with a fawn down below me. A turkey wandered in and the fawn got too curious. That tom puffed up and jumped up and down and got out of there. Really was great to watch. Got a picture of a nice doe on my camera but the time stamp was 8:30 pm. Need to figure out where she is during the day time.
The acorns were starting to drop at around 3700 feet. They aren't raining down yet but soon.
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Sorry about the delayed response, missed the thread somehow. 3 weeks to go and im about to die over here. Tons of deer and stupid bears (God i hate bears) all over the cameras and my buddy and i have some real good deer coming in. Here are the only two i have pics on my phone of, but there are 6-8 apparent shooters coming in consistently some of which i havent even seen yet.
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The acorns are hitting everywhere and its apparent that il be spending alot of time in my climber this year. Cant wait!
Is it the 12th yet!?
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Was down at the farm in NC this weekend (Randolph County). Stands are all set for opening morning. Lots of deer sign, should be a good year.
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My neck of the woods ;)
Let me know if you need help dragging one :thumbsup:
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Bud, we're from Liberty.
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Some goooood hunting land over there. My brother-in-law's friend's family (Cheek) owns a large chunk just outside of town on 49 where the long curve is going towards Burlington. The mast crop on my side of the county is good. Beechnut trees are full. Muscadines are doing well and oaks have good meat hanging in the form of acorns. So much to eat means they'll be anywhere and everywhere.
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Zoo City = Asheboro
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I know where you're talking about.
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My neighbor took me to a subdivision he does landscaping and road maintenance for. He showed me some land I can hunt and I couldnt be more grateful. He rifle hunts so I have the run of the place through bow season. There's a little finger coming off the top of the mountain with a christmas tree farm next to it. This place is just beat down with trails. I have never seen trails that were so well traveled. The ground is compacted and hard on the trails so I think generations of deer have followed the same trails. Bear tracks in the area too.
Anyone else have luck around the christmas tree fields? I thought Dalton had a picture of a turkey or two he got around one. I have a couple other areas with these fields that I'm looking to scout based on what I have seen now.
Also has anyone hunted around bald mountains? I would think that deer would like to feed in them at night.
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Ashe county produces more Christmas trees than any other place in the country, we are covered up in them. Deer treat them just like fields and you will find scrapes and what nots all along the edges with plenty of sign in them. One thing that sucks about trees is they are harvested usually right in the middle of the rut, so the hordes of workers in them from daylight to dark kind of suck.
I have a lot of spots that i got just to annihilate the deer, i gladly oblige.
I dont really like hunting right on them, always in deer but most of them time at a good distance, if rather hunt the funnels the deer use on the way to them.
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The deer I have seen so far have been really healthy. I see the same herd at work on a regular basis and they are fatter than I ever remember. Must have been that stellar mast crop last year. Have noticed a good fawn population this year too.
Heres to a good year!
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Got some bucks losing velvet, wont be long now! Cold shots every morning and dreaming every night! Is it saturday yet!?!
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I saw three bucks, two days in a row. All were in full velvet with no signs of rubbing yet.
Acorns are dropping regularly now in my area. A little early....
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Real acorns are just starting to drop now and then up high. Deer are very healthy and staying on the edges because they've got plenty to eat. I'm guessing I'll be hunting lower elevations along the rivers after the first week. Turkey, on the other hand, are suddenly everywhere and the poults look healthy , and the bears....dont get me started. I took my trash down to the bottom of the hill this morning at 7:45, shot my bow nearby for 15 minutes, went in and by the time I took a shower my trash roll-out and my neighbors were turned over and 5 bags of trash were out in the woods ...it was gang activity and I think I know that gang: 4 of them are about knee high at the shoulder .
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Our rain in Randolph has been good all year. I suspect that has something to do with the heavy acorn crop and the fact that healthy, fully developed acorns are falling early. Beechnuts as well. Beechnuts are not falling yet.
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Oooooooo...... The season is almost here!
And several stands that overlook white oaks -- all on trails that are very active.
:bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
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I am getting out of work early to the woods on the 12th and then I am taking three days off the next week. I am not ready yet but I have a feeling I will find a way to be ready by the 12th!
I am still looking for the right spot. Have one good area but haven't been able to find the right spot or the right trail yet. Half a million acres of public land makes it hard to narrow down that one spot within 20 yards of a trail but I am thankful for all the beautiful country out here.
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Beechnut trees are now showing splitting hulls here, they'll be dropping within two weeks, probably. Fox grapes are dropping, and have been.
This is Randolph area.
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Pine trees down here will be dropping their pine cones soon! lol - much sarcasm. Mainly browsers where I am.
About got everything ready, not stand hunting just Waldrop Pac Seatin it, got some decent places where some different cover kinda come together. Haven't trail cameras it yet, but will.
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Supposed to be 54 and drizzling on saturday here in the mountains. Couldnt ask for a better forecast! Big boys should be moving!
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Originally posted by huskyarcher:
Supposed to be 54 and drizzling on saturday here in the mountains. Couldnt ask for a better forecast! Big boys should be moving!
I could only wish for weather like that here.
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Wish I could be in the woods, but unfortunately im on call this weekend. Good luck to everyone.
Jeff
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Il try to make up for you jeff!
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Getting ready to head down to Randolph County. Hope everyone has a great season.
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I wasn't worried Dalton. I knew you would step up to the plate. Save a few for me. Oh by the way it looked like you slaughtered the 13-6s range while we where gone. Good shooting.
Jeff
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Saturday rain - :(
Maybe it'll allow for some hunting.
Monday looks good though.
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Around here it looks like the rain may wait until about 10 AM on Saturday. If that's true, I will be in a stand before dawn, and leave when I get wet.
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I am still young and dumb, so therefore il be 30ft up and happy either way! :)
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RADAR looks good.
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Good luck NC guys and gals from Michigan wish opening day wad here today. Overcast and 46
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Good luck boys! I'm stuck at work today but I will hit it hard monday and tuesday evenings. Looking forward to some pictures of some fine carolina deer.
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Originally posted by Phillip Fields:
Was down at the farm in NC this weekend (Randolph County). Stands are all set for opening morning. Lots of deer sign, should be a good year.
Phillip,
What part of Randolph county are you hunting? My son-in-law accepted the Pastorate of a church in Seagrove NC near the Randolph and Moore County border. I'll be spending some time visiting them in October/November to do some bowhunting. I've had offers from four or five farmers in his church to hunt their land. It's a beautiful area!
Bill
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I'm in Asheboro.
If your son ever wants to hit Uwharrie up, or you when you're visiting, drop me a line. I'm about 10 minutes from Seagrove. But farm land hunting trumps gameland any day. :thumbsup:
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I had a very big doe walk into range on opening morning. Then I saw her two little twin fawns following her. The little ones still had spots showing. I relaxed and enjoyed watching them until they walked out of sight. It was a great morning in the NC woods.
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Originally posted by smokin joe:
I had a very big doe walk into range on opening morning. Then I saw her two little twin fawns following her. The little ones still had spots showing. I relaxed and enjoyed watching them until they walked out of sight. It was a great morning in the NC woods.
:thumbsup:
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Originally posted by WildmanSC:
Originally posted by Phillip Fields:
Was down at the farm in NC this weekend (Randolph County). Stands are all set for opening morning. Lots of deer sign, should be a good year.
Phillip,
What part of Randolph county are you hunting? My son-in-law accepted the Pastorate of a church in Seagrove NC near the Randolph and Moore County border. I'll be spending some time visiting them in October/November to do some bowhunting. I've had offers from four or five farmers in his church to hunt their land. It's a beautiful area!
Bill [/b]
Bill, I hunt in the Liberty area.
Opening day was a bust for me, I had deer come in, but they worked downwind and smelled me before they came in range.
Phillip
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Rained out Saturday morning, saw some good bear sign and 4 tom turkeys Sunday evening.
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15 yard shot - double lung hit that just clipped the edge of the heart - excellent steady blood trail - 100 yard recovery - Robertson Purist Longbow 66# - 64inch - 2020 shafts - 160 Land Shark Broadhead. This is how he lay when I found him. Beautiful buck. Lee County.
Work tomorrow - hunt Wednesday.
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Got out for a fine evening sit. The acorns are really coming down now on the saddle I was watching. I didn't see any deer but I now know that I at least have a great squirrel hunting spot.
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Nice buck, Cory! Way to get this season started! :clapper: :clapper:
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I hunt eastern N.C. in Halifax co. had one come in about 6 this eve, closest he got was about 75 yards. I haven't seen any acorns. Nice buck Cory
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Congratulations on a fine deer
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Congrats Cory.
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Well done, Cory. That's great way to start the season.
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Great looking buck!! Congrats!
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Congrats. Nice looking buck
Jeff
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Opening day doe. 59# Caribow Silverfox. Fmj arrow tipped with a 4 blade eclipse.
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That's a big-headed trophy doe. Bet she picked off many a sloppy hunter before you took her. Congrats.
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Awesome doe congrats
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Nice deer Cory and Matt :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
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Two fine trad successes!
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A pretty doe, Matt!
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Nice doe. Cant wait to get into the woods. I haven't had an opportunity to hunt yet. To many irons in the fire.
Jeff
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I walked up on a doe last evening at sunset about 60 yards from the house (we live in the middle of thousands of acres of hardwood forest) and circled downwind and snuck up to about 30 yards, but it was an uphill shot with small limbs in the way, so I let her walk and continued on my way. Good thing:my wife told me that all deer, bear and turkey on our property are "pets" and off-limits.
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How many of you guys and gals are located around hendersonville? I spent the weekend up there and the acorns were dropping in multitudes and I found a ton of sign. Just wondering how many mountain hunters we have here!
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I live in Brevard, about 30 miles west of H'ville. Our mast crop is very light here this year after a bumper crop last year.
I'll be heading to GA this weekend for my first hunt of the season.
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Im just outside Asheville, 25 miles north of Hendersonville, and I've got acorns, hickory and and beechnuts falling so hard it sounds like hail sometimes. Some of the red oak acorns are so big they sound like somebody's rapping on the door when they hit the roof. I had a mama bear with four cubs come by for a long visit Sunday, and she was vacuuming up acorns like it was Thanksgiving dinner.
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I am an hour or so west of H'ville. I have seen a lot of acorns dropping around 3600 ft and on south slopes. Other areas have been a little spares. Seems like an average crop out here for us.
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Going home this weekend Maybe the deer will still be where I found them earlier. Can't wait for Bear hunting with the dogs in a couple weeks.
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Phillip, are you talking near Andrews ? I'll be up at my place in Robbinsville in a couple weeks.
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Reading thru this post makes me want to leave the Piedmont even more. We finally have a taste of cooler temps today and I've got NC mountain fever.
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Anyone got a boat i could borrow?!
Did make use of the break in the rain, which was bad news for this gal...
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Congratulations Dalton - That is a nice long nose doe!!! Well Done.
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be safe everyone -bad weather this weekend
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cant wait till all this rain moves out. I have the fever. congrats Dalton on a rainy day doe.
Jeff
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Congrats to the guys that have taken deer, the rest of you hang in there, your time is coming. Archery season is pretty much over for me. Sunday night/Monday morning my wife had to take me to the ER with severe abdominal pains. The cat scan revealed kidney stones but also revealed a large mass in my left kidney. A MRI showed it appeared cancerous. I went back in on Tuesday and they removed the left kidney. The good news is that it was contained entirely in the left kidney, they did not have to remove the urethra and did not have to remove any of the bladder. For 4 weeks I can't be involved in any vigorous activity and can't lift more than 15lbs.
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Great doe to start to the season, Dalton! I was up in Boone and Banner Elk , working, yesterday and wondering if you were out in that endless rain with a bow in your hand.
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Phillip,
Hate to hear about you bad news, hang in there. Praying for a speedy recovery.
Jeff
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Phillip, you should be good to go late season. I wish our gun season was shorter and we had a winter bow season.
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Phillip, hate to hear your news but i'm praying for effective treatment, full recovery and many seasons ahead !
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Congrats on the doe, Dalton.
Phillip,
Hate to hear that, but glad the prognosis is positive.
I, too, believe NC would do well with an additional archery season for the first week in Jan. Allow archers to hunt until the second Saturday after Jan 1.
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NC has an urban winter season mid Jan to mid Feb.
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Urban being the key word, Cory. You have to know someone and have land access. It would be good for it to be statewide.
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Has anyone hunted the Green River gameland around polk or henderson county? I was thinking of heading out there and still hunting/scouting through. I close my golf course in three weeks and have lots of free time to travel for hunting. The distribution maps shows 30 - 44 deer per square mile. Thats double/triple the density I'm looking at now in jackson/macon county.
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Second of the year. Fifteen yard shot 50 yard recovery. Cari-bow Silver fox, fmj arrow tipped with an Abowyer Whitetail
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Nice, Matt.
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Congrats Matt
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Congrats Matt
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good job guys, keep them coming. Hopefully I'll get to hunt this year.
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Number one and two with my new Centaur longbow
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Nice job Matt and Jeff. Those does will eat well!
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Good job guys - glad to see this thread revived - Very heavy rain here today but on point ready to get after em
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Glad someone broke the drought. I closed the golf course yesterday and have every intention of hunting hard the next 3 weeks!
Anyone see any early rut signs in the mountains? I saw a little scrape opened up last week.