*** 2010 Missouri Tradtional Deer Hunt thread

dang seed ticks!!  
didnt see any deer this eve, but i seen four this morning while i was on a scouting walk, put up another stand today, found a rub on a cedar about five inch diamiter,
did i say dang seed ticks,  i hatem!!!!

[Mudd]

Nada today! Only hunted in the am.

God bless,Mudd

[bctgrad]

Went out last night and this morning.

Last night had a small doe come in to 10 yards, turn broadside and reach around with her head to scratch her far side back leg – all I could see was ribs.  She was basically begging me to shoot, but I passed cause she was so small.  Then about an hour later had two more does out in the field in front of me at about 100 yards.  Also had 4 hens and a gobbler running around at the opposite side of the field where I had my ground blind this spring – why weren't they there then!

This morning started out with something small crunching leaves and moving toward my stand just as it was getting light enough to see.  Sounded like a possum, turned out to be a skunk.  He left without incident.  Turkeys running all around the opposite side of the field again.  No deer.  Hope to get out again this afternoon.

Snapped a picture from behind me with my phone hoping it would show my view, didn't show much but I thought it turned out kinda neet.

 

Brian

[fireman_3311]

No sightings for me yet! My son let a small 8 go by at ten yards last night!!!

[L82HUNT]

This was my first morning and a pretty good one.  Seen a flock of turkeys within 100 yds that held 13 birds.  


Seen 4 does none of the yearlings came close enough, the big does know there safe.

Had this 8pt at less then 5 yds from the tree.  But he needs a few more years.

[L82HUNT]

I thought this was a nice pic.
 

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I finally made it out this morning and hunted from 6am till 9:30am and it was already starting to get hot. Only saw a gazzillion squirrels and 2 chipmunks, but the trail cam pics look promising. Several does and 2 hen turkeys about 5ft. away from the lens, which is only about 20 yards from my stand.
Too bad it's so dang hot! I'm not much of a hot weather hunter, so I'll have to wait until it cools off a bit before I hunt evenings. I'll probably do the same in the morning and hunt for a few hours till the sun gets up high then quit on it. New location tomorrow.....see what happens.

[sticbow]

thinking about going sunday eve but looked at the weather still to hot for me...

[JPE]

Come on guys  give me a fix  I had to work all wekend on customers arrows.

[doug77]

btcgrad, nice bow

doug77

[swp]

Went Saturday AM for a couple hours heard some turkeys but never caught sight of them. Saw what looked like a bobcat before it was light enough to see well.

[shaanar]

So far spent 3 days hunting and have seen nothing but bugs!  Tough start in the Ozarks this year but it still beats working!

[Living_waters]

A doe with 2 spotted twins the first morning, Friday a coyote came about 40yds before he busted me, Saturday all I seen early was a curious armadillo that wanted to climb my ladder. Mid day a hen with 7 young turkeys came by, they were about the size of a banty rooster and 2 more does each with twins in spots. Getting ready to go and see if I can find a deer with out spots or nursing one. Would like to see horns but the freezer is empty sooo anything is game as long as it doesn't have milk on its face.

My every one be blessed today

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Hey Living Waters, you need to exterminate those dillos. They will tear up quail and turkey nests and south Mo. is becoming infested with them. Here around Farmington we have an over abundance and they tore my garden up on a regular basis until I put up chicken wire and staked it to the ground.

Back to topic..............Here's a view from my stand over looking my clover food plot, and this is pretty much how it looked all day long.   :rolleyes:  
No deer or turkey sightings yet, just a squirrel and a curious hummingbird to keep me company. The hummer really liked my bright orange fletchings.
In this pic the big wooden back board for my rifle target is 23 yards.

 

Also had an unexpected visit from the old guy across the road who was out exercising his beagles this evening. I need to remind him that it's bow season and our pasture is off limits until January.
The small walnut tree directly in front of me is 19 yards. It's a solid 30 to the center of the foodplot and the far side is 40 yards. Way too far for my Bear Grizzly recurve, so I'm hoping that I can get a shot at one closer to the walnut tree or my rifle target.
The tree that my stand is in was the only tree reasonably close to the food plot or otherwise I would have gotten closer. I may end up moving a couple of big round hay bales up closer to the clover for a natural blind and hunting off the ground, all depends on where the deer are feeding most of the time.

 

[Mudd]

All I saw last evening was one grey squirrel.

It's time to head out the door this morning.

I am sure looking forward to not sweating this morning like I did last evening...lol

God bless,Mudd

[JPE]

Wish we could do something about the armidillos. Our agent said it is a no-no to kill them. Jim

i hunted a new area to me, lots of big buck sign (rubs and scrapes) but need to look around more. but i had two young does about 35-40 yds. looking forward to cooler weather, shwooo-its hot!

[dnovo]

Jim, I would check on that. I would think they may be a non game species. open year round.

[dnovo]

Jim, You made me curious, so I asked Jeff about them. He said they are not protected and to shoot every one you see.

[SEMO_HUNTER]

Originally posted by JPE:
Wish we could do something about the armidillos. Our agent said it is a no-no to kill them. Jim

How wrong he is........The state of Missouri considers them an invasive species just like feral hogs and there is no season or limits on them, but MDC has a "Permissive Code" which means that it tells you what you "Can Do" and not what you "Can't Do" so you would just have to use your own judgement on that. It may ultimately come down to which agent you speak to?
If they aren't protected by any regulation then I see them as target practice, especially since they are tearing up my garden, pasture, food plots, and even though they mainly eat worms and grubs, they have been known to eat quail and turkey eggs. Besides carrying diseases such as Leprosy.
I suppose you could email the conservation dept. and ask them if you are unsure about doing something illegal, but I doubt that any agent would write you a ticket for killing armadillos unless he was in a really bad mood or having a rotten day.   :rolleyes:  
Personally, I consider them a complete nuisance and they have no business in Missouri or my yard and since we can't coax them back to Arkansas, Texas, or Mexico then we do what country people have always done for centuries......we deal with it ourselves.