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Any deer reports from the weekend?

Report from my brother was slow overall, a couple nice 8-points and one smaller buck is about it.

I'm heading up Wed. to hunt through the weekend. Looks like it's going to be a little chilly... whistle

Posted

I saw more deer in the 5 mile drive to my stand Sunday morning at 5:30 am along the road than I did sitting in my stand all weekend. Granted the wind on Saturday kept them pretty much on the down low, but I would have to say it's about like it was last year. About the only good news is that the bucks are chasing the does pretty good right now.

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Saw 1 small buck on Saturday. Others we hunt with got two does. On Sunday, my son and I had a small buck and nice doe by 7:50a. A few others were available too. Deer really seemed to be moving big-time. For us we had a good year. We seldom fill out.

Cool temps are forcing the issue on processing. Doing 'em up tonight.

Posted

Hunting by northeast of Frazee was just plain terrible.. Very few seen. Nothing shot. Perfect weather, fresh snow everyday. Very few tracks on 300 acres of private land. By far the worst that I can remember. But we will keep plugging along and hope a few show up in the next few days. If not then I will muzzy and late archery near DL.

Posted

I was northeast of Frazee as well, Little Toad Lake area.

Posted

I hunt between Barnesville and Pelican Rapids. About a half hour after sunrise on Saturday, I look across the creek and see a big deer trotting along. Maybe one of the biggest deer I've seen in Minnesota. He looks like he's in full rut,...on steroids,... and overweight. His antlers are wider than his butt and about twice as tall as his ears. I watched him follow the creek until he hit another patch of woods, maybe two to three minutes. A few minutes later, I get a call from one of the other guys in our group. He asked if I saw that deer. I told him that, yes, I did see it on the other property. He said, "No, I mean did you see it run right by your stand?" He went on to tell me that he watched it come from the east and run between my pickup and my stand, about 75 yards from me. When they come from the east, they usually follow a draw to my right, not go straight west. Major oops on my part. I think we have four deer for the nine hunters in our party. That was up to Sunday night and there was some shooting that evening, so we may have one more, maybe two. Did see three coyotes on Saturday morning.

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Eye hunter we were pretty close to you. Corner of CR 122 & CR 31.

Posted

Yeah, really close, just looked on google earth and I am about two miles north of you right on 31 about a mile south of Little Toad lake.

My Dad and I ended up filling our tags. I wouldn't give up on that area, a friend of my Dad's, who's land we hunt on, got three nice bucks on Saturday morning and they are hunting almost exactly right in between you and I. So they are out there, the bucks are really chasing the does right now too.

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No I won't give up. It is my dads land, I have hunted it for 30 years, have shot a lot of deer out there and have a few on the wall from out there. I will out as much as I can the next 4 days and then if not successful bring out the smokepole in a few weeks. I am really only after a big one still...

Posted

I want to report a deer right now! Button buck 30 yards from my stand. Not going to shoot.

Posted

Sorry. Just getting a little stir crazy. Have been sitting in my stand since 6:00 am and seeing nothing other than this button buck (he has been hanging around my stand all day) and one doe this am. Anybody else seeing deer?

Posted

Saw a deer under my Dad's stand this morning. Problem was Dad was at the Pool Hall in Pelican Rapids at the time.

Posted

Saw quite a few does feeding around my stand just before dark. I wonder where the bucks are?

Posted

Had 5 does and fawns in front of me last night but no bucks. Was sitting on an alfalfa field. Just got out to a Tamarac island. 5 minutes after I got here a doe and 2 fawns walked through. Finally seeing deer. Just want a big one. Today will be my last rifle sit.

Posted

I hunted 7 of the days and saw many more deer than last year. Problem was pretty much all were does and fawns, mainly fawns. It was good to see all the pairs of fawns running around. If we can get a decent winter next year should be much better.

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