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Started having second thoughts about passing up a couple good bucks early in my vacation the first week of November, but was able to grunt this guy in to about 10 yards - the Rocket Steelhead did its job and he piled up 40 yards away. Rough scored 157" and change. Looking forward to next season...

Just out of curiousity...How many of you have purchased, or would consider purchasing your hunting and/or fishing equipment from eBay or another of the auction sites? If not, why not? Is it selection, price, supplier credibility, etc.? Just an informal poll... Fletch

Can anyone tell me anything about this lake and the property around it? I brought my wife an aerial photo of some timber for sale and she countered with an advertisement for some lake front lots for sale. Anybody heard of the lake or better yet, fished it? Fletch

In your experience, when's the best time to ask for permission to hunt a property for next fall? Is it immediately following the season(s)or should I wait until closer to Spring. I will be searching for new property for next year and want to start the process as soon as possible. But I'm...

I am planning to introduce my son to deer hunting over the next few years. Unfortunately I have struggled to find property that is not over run by other hunters. The last remaining piece of private land that I hunt and once had sole permission during deer season is now shared with seven other...

Judging by the "Preferred Drop Away" post nobody does - but I'll ask anyway. Anybody have any experience with the Optitune - I was thinking of putting it on my new vtec. Good, bad, or otherwise? Fletch

Unfortunately I will be searching for a new place to hunt next year. I have been hunting the same places for a number of years, but on one they are building recreation roads that has pushed the deer out, while on the other a couple big bucks showed themselves and the place has been overrun with...

I'm looking for some new string silencers for the Hoyt. Right now I'm using the rubber whiskers, but I figure there may be something better, and frankly I'm getting tired of the big globs on my string. Do the Sims Labs String Leaches work well, or do they shoot apart quickly. I've seen a number...

Last year I got access to hunt a new property. Having taken a good buck on another property before I got much opportunity to hunt this one, I spent most of last year video taping from observation stands. Although I didn’t see anything huge I saw a lot of deer including a number of 2 ½ or 3 ½...

Not too long ago we had a post that asked us as hunters to rank things as far as their importance to consistent success. Let’s turn that around a bit – how do you believe mature bucks rank certain environmental characteristics in choosing their core areas and travel routes – in other...

As a general rule I try not to editorialize often - but I thought I would throw this out there. I have seen here, and on other sites, several threads debating various issues such as QDM, trophy hunting, party hunting, technology and the like. In many cases you hear the someone say something to...

I was able to sqeeze in some vacation Friday, so I decided to sit in a stand I have on some public land in the morning. By 8:45 several does and five young bucks passed my stand. Just before 9:00 four does came up the trail, following 50 yards behind was a decent buck. The does bedded down about...

Back in august I received permission to hunt some pretty good ground. I spent some time getting to know the farmer and offering to help him with some chores, etc. About four weeks ago I went in to check a stand, and in the very same tree someone else has put a stand. It was probably a honest...

On the property I hunt there is a 15 acre rectangular strip of timber that connects the land I hunt with some adjoining property. It is a travel corridor for deer moving from a good bedding area to a pond and clover field in my area. This weekend when I went to check stand sites, etc. the low...

With October fast approaching I think it would be a great time to start a thread of members tips, tricks or advice. With all the years of experience on this board there's got to be plenty of ideas that could help us be more successful in the upcoming season. They don't have to be much - for...

I've got the hunting fever bad - since it's another month til season I might as well buy something to see if that curbs the anxiety. Need some advice/reccomendations. I'm looking to get some new camo. Bibs and a jacket, middle weight (not heavily insulated but not simply a cotton shell). I...