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TEAM 9 - "Limb Hangers"


DonBo

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When is everybody hunting? My MN season starts Monday. Walked through there a couple hours ago and jumped some birds, either STILL in the trees or already roosted with the poor weather today.

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Donbo,

Congrats on your Kansas Rio- With your bow grin

Good luck with the weather on your hunt. Hopefully the winds will die down. Good news it has to warm up - at least a little wink

Steve

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So Don did you go out thi morning

Yup, not much action. Zero gobbling after they hit the ground, darn little before that. Did have one putt at me when I got out of the blind. frown

Good luck though, got the okay to hunt a much better property tomorrow. Thought I had lost it, but the land owner called last night with the nod. smile I'll be out there tonight to get set up, and probably hunt a couple hours.

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Sorry guys, wish we could use this one for the contest. 22 lbs, 10" beard. 6:30 this morning. Had a friend with who shot some pretty professional video. Hope to get some of that footage up on utube one of these days.

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Nice work Don on the Rio. Jakes eat the same as a Tom. Nothing wrong with taking Jakes. My rule is get one down first then start to be a little picky but most times I'm taking what ever comes in. Most hunts you only get a few days. If you have a week then start thinking different. I know you have taken enough birds were it should not matter. Seems to me your always on birds. grin

Might have to look at a new rule to be able to upgrade. Also congrats on your MN bird.

When do you hunt WI?

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Can't hunt until next wednesday....hmmm what to do with my time. Going out tomorrow morning, sit in the woods and see what happens. Hopefully get a peak at some big boy! The days are so slow cry.

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Can't hunt until next wednesday....hmmm what to do with my time. Going out tomorrow morning, sit in the woods and see what happens. Hopefully get a peak at some big boy! The days are so slow cry.

How'd the scouting go over the weekend? Are you hunting near home? Good luck this week, you're the only one up for now.

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I went out about 530am saturday morning, hung around until about 730, nothing...not a gobble, sighting, nothing. Went for a drive Sat. nite and spotted 2 toms and few hens out in a picked beanfield, couldn't get permission, farmer said his cousin is hunting later in the year...did alittle more investigating, got permission from the farmer adjoining land. gotta work wed. morning going to hit this piece of property up wed afternoon and go from there...its pretty close to my house. See how that goes before going up by turtle lake since i didn't see any action. There is another piece of stateland down by the river i have been watching...some nice birds there, haven't seen a truck there at all this year. Maybe because I'm new at this or its the weather, but its seems to be hard locating birds day to day. warm, followed by rain, cold,then warm...we'll see what happens. My wife is going to hunt with my all day sat, holding the video camera, first time ever she will be on a hunt!

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Went out bird watching tonight, looked like the same 2 toms out in one field tonight and another spot I have, had one tom and 9 hens out in it, going out again tomorrow night, to make the final decision for wednesday.

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So the weather looks pretty crappy until friday...any tips. Do I hold up until the weather breaks or do i go in risking giving away my position, my experience so far with scouting tells me wind, rain, cold...birds quiet, even staying up in the roost. Tell me if I'm way off or how you would approach the next couple of days.

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Saw plenty of birds out in the rain tonight. They like to hang out in big open fields when it's raining. No way I'd miss a day of hunting because of the weather. Get on the edge of a field with a decoy or two and hope for the best, but that's just me... wink

If you've got a pop up blind, the weather shouldn't be that much of an issue.

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that was my plan...just don't want to screw anything up. you guys keep mentioning those rookie mistakes grin, i'm sure i will have a few before sunday is over. blind..decoys..bow all in the truck. work just changed for me..will be out for a few hours in the morning, then again tomorrow afternoon, night. thursday afternoon, night..friday noon until sunday night!! I'm ready to go!!

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