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Offline Huntrdfk

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Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« on: December 14, 2010, 03:15:00 PM »
Our season is winding down here, with the final day coming tomorrow, December 15th.  Though I have had the last two days off I couldn't hunt afternoons because I wanted to see my son's basketball games, but that didn't stop me from spending thirteen hours of those two days scouting for tomorrow.  In my travels I ended up near this beautiful beaver bog, I love this place because of how peaceful it always is....

 

Here is lodge in the middle of the bog.....

 

As I skirted the edge of the bog I came across these fairly good sized trees that had been felled by these woodworking wonders....

 

And then, this.......unbelievable.....

 

I finally did find a spot that looks reasonable to hunt, I will end my season there tomorrow afternoon........  :archer:  

David
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2010, 03:21:00 PM »
AWESOME Thanks for sharing
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2010, 03:30:00 PM »
Beautiful place and I likes the looks of that Shawnee also.  What riser/limb combo is that and are those muskox silencers?
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2010, 03:47:00 PM »
Looks a lot like where I hunt in the Adirondacks, those Beavers can really get some work done.I always like to hunt those spots, deer like the new growth that is created by the beavers hard work! Good luck on the last day!
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2010, 04:15:00 PM »
cool pics and good luck tomorrow!
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2010, 05:00:00 PM »
Cool, I've never seen a beaver's work before. Good luck.
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2010, 05:40:00 PM »
Be careful where you put your treestand.
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2010, 05:52:00 PM »
Thats a beautiful spot, it could be right here in northern BC.   Bob
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2010, 06:05:00 PM »
Them critters sure like cutting down trees    :knothead:
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2010, 06:23:00 PM »
I'm like you beaver ponds always have a special place in my heart.
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2010, 08:04:00 PM »
Ah..it's places like that that assure me I couldn't live anywhere else but northern new england.    :saywhat:

Best of luck on the last day.  :campfire:  I wish our season was as long as your guys' over in NH.
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2010, 08:36:00 PM »
Great shots David. Good luck my friend!
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2010, 09:59:00 PM »
Nice pictures
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2010, 10:24:00 PM »
Thanks all, the stand site I picked is about 500 yards from this bog, along it's flowage and in between two older selective cuts. It's on the edge of a cedar swamp, and if nothing else looks like a great stand site for next year, though I am looking forward tomorrow.

Richie, the Shawnee is a charcoal diamondwood riser with half pinecones along with charcoal stained bamboo recurve limbs, backed with eastern diamondbacks.......really a nice shooting bow.

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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2010, 07:10:00 AM »
Great pics thats a dandy bow also
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2010, 07:47:00 AM »
Don't you guy's get snow like us   :banghead:
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2010, 10:47:00 AM »
Jim ,they get it but when yours is gone in May......they still have a foot on the ground ....  :biglaugh:
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2010, 10:53:00 AM »
Great pics, nice place to finish the season!
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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2010, 11:14:00 AM »
Although I wouldn't mind a couple of inches Jim, I am also ok with not having any at all......to answer your questions, yes, we do get snow.......just not yet!  "[dntthnk]"

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Re: Scouting With a Little Woodwork Thrown In
« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2010, 11:27:00 AM »
David you might need some heavy FOC arrows for those beavers.........and if you don't get them on the first shot they'll fell the tree you are in.
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