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November 05, 2009
Rut Kicking Off in Illinois - 7
It's starting, folks. The whitetail rut, that is. I spent 12-1/2 hours on stand in some of the best big-buck country in America- Illinois' Brown County- and saw little bucks bird-dogging does, larger bucks intimidated by something I couldn't see up the ridge, and does starting to get good and squirrelly. I didn't see anything I wanted to drop the hammer on. I'm hunting Richardson Farms, where a 140-or-better rule dictates what we'll kill, but I didn't see anything over that threshold. My stand today overlooked a rank CRP field and backed up against a cedar ridge. A perfect pinch point for cruising deer. Half hour after I got settled, a good 2-1/2-year-old 8-point (back in Montana, I'd call it a 4-point, four on a side). He'll be great next year, but I let him walk, and he put on a show, posing in the rising sun and then striding right below my stand. Late in the day another 8-point cruised by. In between, I had consistent action from little guys. They are actively working rub lines, but the fact that they're nervous and edgy means that the big boys are just off stage. I'll be back on stand in the morning, and will try to shoot of a report tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll be typing with bloody fingers. |
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Comments (7)
Patience!! Patience!! Patience!! Must be a killer for you sitting in a tree stand that long though.
Good luck!
here youg bucks are butting heads older ones are chaseing does.just be vigilant that old boy will come by nose to the ground.good luck!
send good pics and most of all have a peaceful time. if you shoot a record you have to invite all of us to your house for a bbq!
Good luck, may you aim be sure and your powder dry.
It is ok we'll wait so you can wash your hands before you type. ;-D)
we will want picture's!
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Patience!! Patience!! Patience!! Must be a killer for you sitting in a tree stand that long though.
Good luck!
here youg bucks are butting heads older ones are chaseing does.just be vigilant that old boy will come by nose to the ground.good luck!
send good pics and most of all have a peaceful time. if you shoot a record you have to invite all of us to your house for a bbq!
Good luck, may you aim be sure and your powder dry.
It is ok we'll wait so you can wash your hands before you type. ;-D)
we will want picture's!
Post a Comment (200 characters or less)