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I put my decoy together this morning that I’ll be using opening day of muzzleloader. I put it at the end of the hall while Roman (my dog) was in his kennel. I let him out to video him freaking out and growling. He ran out to living room, grabbed his tennis ball for a few seconds playing. He started walking back towards me and I thought “Here we go!” And boom! He ran down the hall and licked its face! Thinking I may oughta let him roam the woods Saturday to make friends with some bucks and lead them back to me lol

I checked mine last weekend. Im excited with all this cold air we’re having. Rain or not I’ll be hoping for the best. I will be putting a better quality scope on my Optima next year but it’s dead on right now. Good luck!

So sorry to hear this, keeping you in my thoughts as I know it’s a very hard time.

Wow, very nice!

Yessir! Like I say, it's not the first time. I'm just going to keep hunting the other side of the ridge so I don't have to see it if they're doing it. Cold weather is coming and deer hunting is supposed to be fun, not stressful so I'll do what I have to so it stays that way.

I did go back out, it was warmer than I wanted but overcast soon made that feel better. I started having a good feeling about 5:30. But half an hour before last legal to shoot opportunity, one of the neighbors started riding the property line back and forth. Not the first time either. He did it over and over until I decided to get down before he made me mad enough to say something. As I was walking out he came by again and shined a big light right through the woods I’d just walked out of. It’s not my property but a friend of mines who has let me hunt it for years. If it wasn’t for not wanting to start trouble between him and the idiots I’d be talking with him and his Dad. They walked in on me a couple weeks ago, got 10 yards from me and I said “How ya doin!” Scared them both and then they said they were looking for a doe. But they weren’t “looking for a shot doe” the way I do it, just strolled right in. I kinda wish now I hadn’t said anything because they were coming right to my stand. Anyway, sorry for the long story, just irritated.

Thank you!! Not a thing moving this morning on this windy warm morning. Not where I was anyway. Hung a new camera close to some rubs and scrapes I found on the way out. At Stones River range getting ready to sight in my CVA for black powder season. May head back out afterwards.

Finally got him home! My biggest so far and hoping to find his Uncle this year!

Good luck in the morning y’all!

http://www.academy.com/shop/pdp/browning-strike-force-850-hd-160-mp-infrared-game-camera#repChildCatid=4180675 I picked one of these up today. I have used the previous model of this camera for the last two years. Been on a tree since the day I got it, and knock on wood, never missed a beat. Same basic setup as last model with the exception of faster trigger speed and card management. The card management deletes oldest pictures if your card fills up instead of stopping any new ones from being saved. It’s smaller than my previous cam as well.

I just got the phone call that my buck mount from last year is done!

Man I hate to see that!

Nice looking setup!

GoPro Hero 5 Black. My wife bought it for me after deer season last year so I could film while hunting. I know that not having zoom is probably the biggest drawback using this type of camera. But I can turn it on and off by voice, by button on the camera, or with my iphone and even watch on my phone what is being filmed real time. It's pretty high tech for an old country boy with not much tech savvy lol.

@Slappy So I've had very little action to film. Many trips out I didn't see anything and the Panasonic camera is hard for me to see. Maybe I'm just not used to it yet. I started using my GoPro instead and decided to put a video of this Saturdays clips together. I spent a couple hours last night trying to figure out why I couldn't find the editor on YouTube. Then searched on YouTube about it and they took down the editing software in September! Perfect timing for me right? Well I did a little research on editing software and decided on Shotcut. It's free and will do way more than I know how to do for sure. It took some trial and error for sure and my video or editing isn't that good. But I'm going to keep trying and hopefully the action in the woods picks up and I'll have more action to show. Anyway, here's my first ever YouTube video hunting. I hate that you can't see the little buck but he came in to a grunt call and was snorting almost like he was coughing. Came in acting like he was ready to start some trouble. It was pretty dang funny. I snort wheezed at him and he didn't come back, so I reckon he wasn't feeling as froggy as he thought he was. It was entertaining for me for sure. Hope to have more videos to share soon.

Wow congratulations, that’s a dang good buck!

Well I had one small spike come up to 10 yards at 6:30. He hung out for about 3 or 4 minutes eating and then he eased out quickly. I said “I don’t blame you buddy, I’d leave too if I smelt a stinky sweaty smell like I’m sure I have after 14 hours in the stand!” Haha Whew! Thankful for a full day in the woods y’all!

Anyone having any luck? I hunted yesterday till 11am at 94 degrees. Out here at 5:15 this morning and no movement so far. Trying my hand at filming but hasn’t been much to film lol P.S. Please wear your harness and for goodness sake buy a ThermaCell if you’re hunting this pterodactyl mosquito season!

Up until a couple years ago I thought ThermaCell was a bunch of hooey. I just knew that I wasn’t gonna emit those fumes and not scare deer off. After hearing SO many people say they won’t hunt bow season without one I decided to try one. Worst case scenario if it made me feel deer were smelling it, I’d use it for camping. Man! I am now a firm believer in those suckers. Unbelievable the difference it makes and so fast after turning it on. I with the rest of you now!

I spoiled myself a little this year. I am still using my Mathews Switchback bow, but I picked up a new 1.5 man 17 ft ladder stand, two used ladder stands, and a Millennium m100u lock on with Hawk Helium climbing sticks. Almost too much to choose from.....almost

I'm so ready!!!

Very nice, congratulations!

The first is Marlin 336 in 30-30 from early 70's. Second is Ruger 96/22 in .22 magnum Third one is Savage 99e in .308

You already know I will. If I remember I will grab my GoPro and do a generic review video. I'm still figuring this video stuff out, they didn't teach this technology when I was in school