Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 4, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 4, 2016 I'll start hunting in a week or so. Got a couple decent shooters on cam but nothing huge yet like the last couple years. One group I shotgun hunt with gets together before the season and everyone brings a buck or two they have had mounted over the years. Not too shabby of group of bucks. Keep in mind this is quite a few hunters over decades of hunting bow, shotgun and muzzy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted October 4, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 4, 2016 Nice!! I'm not a hunter, but all my bosses are, Ill snap a pic of our show room for ya.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted October 4, 2016 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 4, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 4, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 4, 2016 Just now, Rigid1 said: Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 32 minutes ago, Highmark said: I'll start hunting in a week or so. Got a couple decent shooters on cam but nothing huge yet like the last couple years. One group I shotgun hunt with gets together before the season and everyone brings a buck or two they have had mounted over the years. Not too shabby of group of bucks. Keep in mind this is quite a few hunters over decades of hunting bow, shotgun and muzzy. Damn, at first I thought you were going to say that was your lifetime kills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Nice pics. My brothers and I have Whitetail tags for west river South Dakota. Even if we don't get anything, it will be a good time as always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Kivalo Posted October 5, 2016 Gold Member Share Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Not sure what Im looking forward to more, all the pictures of hot girls killing shit or all the hilariously stupid comments by the anti-hunting crowd. EDIT: Or shooting a bunch of ducks. Edited October 5, 2016 by Kivalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 10, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 10, 2016 Big boys are starting to move around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Highmark said: Big boys are starting to move around. Any of the EHD out your way? It's really bad here. Friend of mine has found dozens of deer dead on their land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 10, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SSFB said: Any of the EHD out your way? It's really bad here. Friend of mine has found dozens of deer dead on their land. 2-3 years ago it was really bad. I've heard of some reports around Iowa but nothing like then. Me and most my neighbors have been fortunate enough to escape with little to no losses. Not many ponds around me which seems to be the real breeding ground of the midges that spread it. Were you dry this summer? That typically makes it worse as more of the mud bed that the midges breed/hatch in are exposed. Also less competition from Mosquitoes as they need the water for breeding/hatching. Edited October 10, 2016 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Highmark said: 2-3 years ago it was really bad. I've heard of some reports around Iowa but nothing like then. Me and most my neighbors have been fortunate enough to escape with little to no losses. Not many ponds around me which seems to be the real breeding ground of the midges that spread it. Were you dry this summer? That typically makes it worse as more of the mud bed that the midges breed/hatch in are exposed. Also less competition from Mosquitoes as they need the water for breeding/hatching. Yes, it's definitely dry where I'm talking about, around Mitchell, SD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 10, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 10, 2016 Just now, SSFB said: Yes, it's definitely dry where I'm talking about, around Mitchell, SD. Recipe for trouble. Do quite a bit of pheasant hunting up near Redfield. Lost our private ground hunting a few years ago though so we aren't making the trip this year. The places that force you into big groups and don't allow you to use your own dogs suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 6 minutes ago, Highmark said: Recipe for trouble. Do quite a bit of pheasant hunting up near Redfield. Lost our private ground hunting a few years ago though so we aren't making the trip this year. The places that force you into big groups and don't allow you to use your own dogs suck. That sucks, the pheasant hunting has really become too commercialized and cookie cutter. We've been seeing less and less average Joe's ever year from other states since in the economy tanked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 10, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, SSFB said: That sucks, the pheasant hunting has really become too commercialized and cookie cutter. We've been seeing less and less average Joe's ever year from other states since in the economy tanked. We had a old farmer that we hunted his ground. He had about 2500 acres of which I'd say around 2300 was habitat and the rest food plots. Wasn't cheap ($75 per gun per day) but it was some awesome hunting. Most days a group of 4-6 would shoot their limit in under a couple hours. He sold when corn was sky high and the buyer plowed under everything that wasn't cropped. He even was willing to buyout the CRP contracts paying the govt for the 5-8 years the property was in the program. Considering where corn is now I wonder how that worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Highmark said: We had a old farmer that we hunted his ground. He had about 2500 acres of which I'd say around 2300 was habitat and the rest food plots. Wasn't cheap ($75 per gun per day) but it was some awesome hunting. Most days a group of 4-6 would shoot their limit in under a couple hours. He sold when corn was sky high and the buyer plowed under everything that wasn't cropped. He even was willing to buyout the CRP contracts paying the govt for the 5-8 years the property was in the program. Considering where corn is now I wonder how that worked out. Wow, couldn't have worked out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 I just back from hunting. It was a blast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 10, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 10, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, xcr700 said: I just back from hunting. It was a blast What is it with Wisconsonites fucking dead deer. Edited October 10, 2016 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted November 7, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 7, 2016 Big boys are getting on their feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 1 minute ago, Highmark said: Big boys are getting on their feet. Can you send me the backstrap if you get him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted November 7, 2016 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just now, ckf said: Can you send me the backstrap if you get him Nope, they are too tasty to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just now, Highmark said: Nope, they are too tasty to share. Can't say as I blame you, but I had to ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 The wife got a nice deer with her Jeep in June. 5 k in damage and not much left of the deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebsell Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Don't hunt myself but my brothers go to NFLD hunting moose every year. This pic was taken by the outfitters they go with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small-bore Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Dad shot a nice 4 point buck tonight.He will be 88 years old in two days. not bad for someone his age. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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