This season sucks
10-15-2009, 05:29 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Deer Country
Posts: 2,244
Ummmm, this will do me no good since most of the corn around here as well as beans are still up. Thats part of my frustration, I know the deer are here and moving, but with millions of acres of standing corn, its hit or miss wheter you see any.
10-15-2009, 07:38 AM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 1,559
Man, I have been hunting Jefferson Co pretty hard for being so early in the year. I am off to one of my best starts ever. Deer sightings are way up from last year, number of does on the ground is way up from last year and I thought last year would be hard to beat.
Maybe the thing that is helping me is that we don't have any corn up around us. Everything that was corn last year is in beans this year. While the beans are still standing, the deer are not spending as much time in the fields as they would if it were corn.
Maybe the thing that is helping me is that we don't have any corn up around us. Everything that was corn last year is in beans this year. While the beans are still standing, the deer are not spending as much time in the fields as they would if it were corn.
10-15-2009, 08:06 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: IL./Iowa Boarder
Posts: 1,621
I have nothing but Beans this year (N.E. Ia.) & have only seen 2 does a 100 yds away in 4 trips. Lots of rain also. don't fret fellas, we always get anxious when we see some lucky Bowhunters dropping some nice Bucks. it doesn't happen for everyone. Patience-that's what makes a GOOD Bowhunter, Right??
I have a daughter TRYING to get her 1st shot at a Deer so I'm not shooting at ANYTHING until she does.. Good Luck-it will dry out & the Deer will be coming by those stands...
I have a daughter TRYING to get her 1st shot at a Deer so I'm not shooting at ANYTHING until she does.. Good Luck-it will dry out & the Deer will be coming by those stands...
10-15-2009, 08:21 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 472
I'm in Southern Illinois and I have had great success thus far hunting on big acorn trees and on the edges of uncut bean fields..got a 4 count so far..they are definitely in the woods...however, they have been movin super later down here..Hang in there
10-15-2009, 08:35 AM
#19
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Darrtown, OH
Posts: 4,210
Maybe the deer are out and about...who knows, here in East Central Illinois 90% of the crops are still in the field, and with nothing but rain the last 2-3 days and more on the way, it could be middle of November before the deer are back in the woods where they belong.
10-15-2009, 08:44 AM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
been out twice...1st time it was rainin and i saw 1 squirel and a blakbird in between the rain...the 2nd time was like 50 degrees and saw lots of movement, had a 3 poitn walk within 8 feet of me and 2 does and a med 8 that were toooo far away..so yall jus keep hittin it cause when it rains it pours lol