Crow-Wing State Park Hunt (Dec. 5-7)

[Boonie5]

First time we've gotten in for this hunt is this weekend, I am wondering if anyone has ever done it and has any advice on how things operate?

Its really too bad we have been trying to get in for this hunt for 5 years and now that it happens the deer herd is so diminished.

[O.T.C.]

Boonie don't fall into the trap or mindset of that, my dad in 1983 told me it only takes 1 deer, 1 deer, he's right really, I'm a musky guy so mentality plays a huge roll into it and I feel it helps me deer hunting whether the hunting is good or bad, it's hunting and you might take the biggest buck of your life, it's the year of the monster with all the spring rain etc. the racks I'm seeing are quite nice, your challenge will be our muzzy challenge, tcams still loaded with bucks, but nocturnal as ever. Sit tight and let a hunter push a horse your way !

[Jmnhunter]

boonie, shoot straight and knock down the boone and crockets that are crawling all over out there and then get ready to hook into another tullibee on gull

[O.T.C.]

Boonie, the thing that would make me the least excited about this hunt would be the full moon and mild air, they will have 0 reason to move during shooting light so I'd recommend getting into your spot very early and hope others push one your way, going to be mild so an hour before legal light if your at your spot would be a good idea, call me crazy but one mild morning a few years back I got in nearly 2 hours b4 legal light, what a parade of deer heading into bed, brush sticks breaking, etc., grunting was heard at a distance, 15 minutes b4 shooting light it all ended and I saw 0 when my phone vibrated legal light is upon us. If I come hoofing in a 1/2 b4 legal I would've spooked them for sure, and probably did spook some. I'd recommend that only on calm mornings because if the deer are in there already and it's calm, you're busted big time, windy AM's I get there right at legal light, slightly before. Theory is a spooked deer a good hour b4 legal may not totally freak out the way they do in dim light just b4 legal and with snow on the ground it can be to there advantage also being able to see movement easier even if they are further back in the woods or brush, ok there's your gameplan lol.

[sportfish]

How did the hunt go ?

[Boonie5]

It went good for me thanks to everyone who helped push woods all weekend. Not many deer in there, we worked hard and it seemed like everyone got some shooting in. 4 deer were shot all weekend, I got a nice buck on Saturday afternoon that was pushed to me. By far my best muzzleloader deer!

[sportfish]

Nice job ! Way to get it done

[O.T.C.]

See there you go man ! People are more impatient then ever ! It happens so quickly when it does, nicely done !

[rkhinrichs]

nice looking deer!