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Offline joevan125

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How often do you hunt?????
« on: July 02, 2009, 05:37:00 PM »
Living in Alabama our season opens October 15 Thru Jan. 31. The county i hunt in we can kill 5 bucks a year and a doe everyday of the season. I will take off the first week of bow season and a week during our rut. I normally hunt 3 days a week and i am going on 2 out of state hunts. I should get to be in the field between 55-60 days. Its going to be a good year.
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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2009, 06:20:00 PM »
I will hunt as often as I can. I don't get out much with my current kid schedule though. Two years ago I got  about 87 days. In a couple years I'll be doing that again.
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Offline John3

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2009, 06:30:00 PM »
I am setting a goal of at least 70 days in the woods this year.. I will make the time and maybe it will have to be only a morning or evening hunt, but I will get in the woods.. Its just like Tred says, showing up is 90%...


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Offline fireball31

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2009, 06:39:00 PM »
I would say at least 100 days in the field.
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Offline Jmatt1957

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2009, 06:57:00 PM »
every chance I get, probably 30 or 40 days
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Offline bentpole

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2009, 07:16:00 PM »
Not enough!   :saywhat:
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Offline Guru

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2009, 07:19:00 PM »
Not enough...all depends on work...but over time you learn how to maximize what little bit of time you have...hopefully this year I'll get the time necessary to kill a couple nice bucks here in NY, and maybe Conn. and Ohio!!
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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 07:26:00 PM »
Here in MD the season opens Sept 15th and runs through end of January. Last year almost 100 days!! Unusual in that right now I am a stay at home Dad. Hunted most days in the AM and was there when the kids got off the bus. Hope it stays that way!
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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2009, 07:44:00 PM »
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Originally posted by joevan125:
Living in Alabama our season opens October 15 Thru Jan. 31. The county i hunt in we can kill 5 bucks a year and a doe everyday of the season. I will take off the first week of bow season and a week during our rut. I normally hunt 3 days a week and i am going on 2 out of state hunts. I should get to be in the field between 55-60 days. Its going to be a good year.
I would kill to be able to harvest 5 bucks a year  :scared:  We are only allowed 1
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Offline joevan125

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2009, 07:50:00 PM »
2 yrs ago we could kill a buck and a doe everyday of the season.
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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2009, 07:51:00 PM »
I usually hunt at least three days a week in Sept and October. The rest of the year other than June-Aug probably 2 1/2 days a week.

  A couple of years ago before a promotion when more time was "mine" I primitive camped with my Wife while Hunting and fishing 29 days.Not counting probably a dozen or so nights in the tent on islands boathunting. 5 deer and 12 hogs along with a spring Gobbler with the stickbow that year. A good year.

  This year I`m looking at about 25 days total in the tent...Thats not including doghouse time for buying new bows....lol.RC
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Offline rod251

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2009, 07:53:00 PM »
We can kill 3 bucks and 3 does and the season runs from October 1 till January 31.  I usually hunt Saturday and Sunday mornings, along with 3 or 4 evening hunts during the work week.  If I don't kill a deer it's certainly not for lack of opportunity.
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Offline A.S.

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2009, 08:14:00 PM »
Here in Va, we get 3 buck tags and unlimited doe tags on private land (2 deer per day).

I'm self employeed, but manage to get out at least 3 afternoons per week from early Oct. through early Jan.
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Offline GingivitisKahn

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2009, 08:22:00 PM »
In Ohio, squirrel season starts 01-Sep and rabbit season ends 28-Feb.  I think that's about 27 weeks of which I'll be oncall 2-3 weeks so call it 24 for me.  Hopefully, I'll average 2 days a week so 48ish days plus a few here and there for groundhog and maybe turkey.

That's my plan anyway.
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Offline frankwright

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2009, 09:02:00 PM »
All of my hunting lands are 1 to 1.5 hours away and that is the only limiting factor for me. When the gas prices got really crazy I had to limit my trips.

I average two days a week from mid September to the first on January and usually get a week or two in Southern Ohio also.
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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #15 on: July 02, 2009, 09:14:00 PM »
With a bow it would depended on what tags I draw any where for 14 to 25 days and waterfowl season starts the first weekend and close the first or second weekend in January. Blake
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Offline ron w

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #16 on: July 02, 2009, 09:44:00 PM »
I'm retired so time is not really an issue, I know I would hunt more than I do if I saw more game when I went. Not complaining, but to go out and hunt 15 or 20 times and only see 2-3 deer for the season....well you see what I mean. Maybe this year will be better, I have a trip to Ill. planned so wish me luck.
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Offline VA Bowbender

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #17 on: July 02, 2009, 10:04:00 PM »
I can bowhunt year round on Kill Permits.  I belong to an organization that does deer control in urban areas.  I go until I get tired of it or the wife get tired of me going.
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Offline Brian Krebs

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #18 on: July 02, 2009, 10:13:00 PM »
a minimum of 200 days a year.
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Offline caleb7mm

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Re: How often do you hunt?????
« Reply #19 on: July 02, 2009, 10:22:00 PM »
I hunt 75-80 days every year.
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