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I quit putting out corn the 15th because I need that 30 day before hunting season thing. Well, nothings showing up anymore. Other than a few does and fawns, but the storm might have had something to do with it. I'm very sad to see that they stop coming because there's no more food :( they still go to were the water is but in different spots. I might have to get permission on the NR farm and might have to work something out with him. I know that's where they're at.
 
Yes. They will quit hitting corn/bait if its not there. They are likely still around. Once they shed their velvet they may go their seperate ways though.

There is no such thing as a 30day rule btw.
 
That's what a DNR officer told me? Like 30 days before season you have to pick the corn/salt up and replace the dirt xD that would suck if he didn't know what he was talking about. Just spent 5 hours replacing the dirt -_-
 
i heard the same 30 day thing also. but you can continue to bait your camera as long as you are not hunting within 300 yards of it.
 
The baiting law is vague, and up for interpretation by each CO.
If that's what your CO said (the CO for the county you hunt), then you are good.
 
I only use corn on my cameras,and my local co said that as long as there wasnt 1 kernel of corn left when i was hunting i was good.
 
The bucks movements are gonna start to really change over the next two months as they strip velvet, the soybeans turn brown and the bachelor groups break up and get ready for rut. For the upcoming youth season you need to be glassing your bean/alfalfa fields in the evenings and try to pattern one for the opener, hopefully your beans will still be green for a little while. Mornings are pretty tough then, but we have great afternoon hunts. The last thing you want to do is booger up the feeding pattern by plowing in opening morning and blow everything. As the beans brown and the acorns drop they are gonna switch to timber browse and acorns,crop fields at night and not move much untill mid october.From the end of august on I move the cameras to the mock rub/scrape trees I place in the feeding areas.

How bad are your soybeans and corn after the hail? Mine took a beating but most is still standing. Should be able to see alot farther in the standing corn since all the leaves are shredded or gone.
 
jclaws said:
I only use corn on my cameras,and my local co said that as long as there wasnt 1 kernel of corn left when i was hunting i was good.
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Who's your CO? I don't want to give away the county I live in.

If what you said is true I can still use corn, but I know about 10 days before season I have to clean it up. Which for me it's now 26 days away and I have yet to put up a stand. But, I just replaced the dirt and planted some Oats/Switch and I believe there's Turnips in there. 300 yards? I heard from this DNR officer if you hunt where there's a trail going to the bait it's considered baiting if you hunt on that trail. He seemed like a pretty strict guy. I was told our old CO would let things slide a little more than the new CO.
 
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The bucks movements are gonna start to really change over the next two months as they strip velvet, the soybeans turn brown and the bachelor groups break up and get ready for rut. For the upcoming youth season you need to be glassing your bean/alfalfa fields in the evenings and try to pattern one for the opener, hopefully your beans will still be green for a little while. Mornings are pretty tough then, but we have great afternoon hunts. The last thing you want to do is booger up the feeding pattern by plowing in opening morning and blow everything. As the beans brown and the acorns drop they are gonna switch to timber browse and acorns,crop fields at night and not move much untill mid october.From the end of august on I move the cameras to the mock rub/scrape trees I place in the feeding areas.

How bad are your soybeans and corn after the hail? Mine took a beating but most is still standing. Should be able to see alot farther in the standing corn since all the leaves are shredded or gone.
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My Dads quote "We will be harvesting in late September". That's how bad it is...I know the bean fields I'm hunting will be harvested in Oct though so I should be good for youth season. We have an alfalfa field but, it's about 3 acres and it's right by the road. We used to have a great spot with about 20 acres of alfalfa and 15 of timer and the rest in crop. But my Dad made it all crop and it still has the timber but the Coyote hunters just kill that place and tresspass and other people steal our stuff from along the road. They stole a fincer about a week ago. Teens tresspass to swim in the creek (yeah you know what they do :rolleyes:). It's about 3 miles away from us but it's the best hunting ground of ours. Better than our home place but the Deer always bust you because someones always spooking them. It's also on a dirt road.
 
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That sounds tough, but you have some nice mature bucks that must know how to avoid the pressure. Just gonna need to put some time behind the binos or spotting scope from a distance.
If you want to feed in front of your camera that should be fine anytime, but I would not want to hunt anywhere within 1/4 to 1/2 mile from there, which is not going to help you during youth season.
 
put out some apples should be ripe this time of year bucks will come from all over the place, or hang your camera on a nearby apple tree I garentee you will not be disapointed
 
Can you really kill a mature buck off a bait pile??? Not being smart! I know you can kill alot of the dink bucks and such! But ... a 150+ animal off a bait pile???????? And I'm not talk'in a Kinsky/Lakosky 1K acre food plot!!
 
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i always heard that you could bait up until 2 weeks before season started.. and then it had to be removed. that includes mineral licks.. dont know for sure but thats how i understood it.. it doesnt bother me, i only use 1 mineral sight. and i have always gotten pictures of the true giants on travel routes/scrapes. might not get alot of pics of them but you definately learn what is not hitting a salt block..
my 2 cents...
 
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