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Thanks Chad!

Over 30 fish landed including some hog lakers. I seldom take pics of lakers lol. 

1 hour ago, LazyRiver585 said:

Matt never disappoints 

And is a pleasure to fish with. 

Was with a guide, Matt Gantress 

That’s fantastic. 

It’s incredible. Hope you get good weather. 

That’s fantastic. Pics and story please 

Great day at the Niagara today. Browns, bows, lakers and a couple bonus walleye. 

If not already spoken for I’d appreciate and use them. 

Yep. Had another one rack come by tonight. Good looking buck Gil. 

She sure is. Niagara River on Monday. Back on the field this afternoon. Wind isn’t perfect but I’d love to see the deer that broke up last nights buck. 

Was hunting a cut corn field last night. Most of the deer have been coming out after dark but last night they came out early. Had an old big body buck show up around 4:30. He was beautiful, by far the biggest buck I have seen this year. Problem was he was busted up. Missing his right side and had a couple broken tines on his left. Had great brow tines and could tell by the left main beam that he had great mass. Funny that throughout the season I’ve passed some pretty good antlers because the buck didn’t have the body and now I’m passing a buck with incredible body mass because he’s busted up. Will say I was very tempted and a little disappointed. 

Wind is the enemy for me when it’s cold. Need enough to keep scent behind you but that’s about it. 

Safe travels and good luck Rob. 

Friday looks interesting. Don’t think tomorrow looks like much fun. 
Never paid attention to what Ash trees were in the past but now when it’s windy they are pretty spooky. 

Good luck Hunter. 

Can’t wait to hear about it!

On 12/4/2024 at 8:58 AM, Legacy said:

"The rut is for rookies"- Chris Brackett

 

Although we may see some trickle affects here and there, the rut is past us at this point. Bucks are in recovery mode and food is king. Add some snow and the search for food is massive. Time to hunt their bellies! I love this time of year! Sorry for the lack of hunting reports but without a horn tag I have been on the sidelines until now. With the late season is almost here, my hope is to join my kid for some late season hunts as he looks to fill his 2nd buck tag.  Looks as we have a bit of weather coming through after midnight tonight which is supposed to bring some additional snow which should help me do some speed scouting this weekend. I have a plan but of course I would like to confirm it and deer tracks in the snow will let me do that.

 

On another note.... Heading to Texas  to chase whitetails again next Friday. Needless to say Im am looking forward to that trip. Last year was great so of course my expectations are high.

How’s Texas?

Had a little of that too. 

Pretty morning in the woods. Had doe and yearlings around me most of the morning but would have had to have shot through brush and branches. 
Lots of pics in the cut corn last night including one possible shooter. Will be in the blind this afternoon. 

I feel your pain Les. Still waiting to get my wife’s Jeep back. Going on a month. 

At one of our spots the field corn was just cut last weekend and I thought the deer would hit it pretty hard. Have a camera on it and it’s been very quiet. Cameras in the woods have been quiet as well. Will be out in the morning in the woods and if my groundblind survives the wind this afternoon will hunt the cornfield tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully put a doe down in the morning. 

One of my lease partners had a buddy up for the weekend. He saw just a couple doe yesterday afternoon but the wind was wrong for the stand he was in. I convinced him and my partner to let me put him in a different stand this morning and he killed his personal best. Nothing better than putting someone on a buck. 

5 hours ago, Gator said:

I was going to ask to be Tommy's friend (no benefits, sorry), but I got beat to the punch.

 

Krystel and I did dinner yesterday with Paul Willey and his wife Tania; as many know, Paul tracks and his dogs Volt and Iggy do a damn good job of it. Some of the stories he shared regarding the misinformation and blatant insistence from guys who called him that they know right where the deer went, or how to run a track, or even where they hit it (which 50% of the time is just dead wrong) is simply astonishing. The degree to which folks will flat out lie to get a tracker is similarly astonishing. 

 

No tracker does it for the money, but some of the interactions he's had with hunters after he's traveled two hours and spent half a day tracking are crazy too. Crazy insulting sometimes. I just don't get it. Arguing with somebody who does this two or even three times a day, trashing their expertise, then calling the next day begging them to come out again cause you couldn't find it grid searching. Hunting during the track. I could go on and on...these aren't all Paul, but he runs with a group of other trackers who share stories. And let me tell you, between you, me and the walls, if you piss one of these guys off, you are not going to find somebody to track for you in the future.

 

So, at the risk of sounding preachy, respect your tracker. Treat them right. Try to learn something. And don't be, "that guy".

 

And if you choose wisely in the stand, you will likely never need their help. But if you do, they'll be there.

Great stuff.