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Post by badbrad on Jul 17, 2020 18:07:32 GMT -6
It’s getting time to start thinking about actually hunting instead of planting and prep work. From a preliminary standpoint what goals do you have for this season? How will you define this season as a success or failure? Is it about how your hunts go? Your kids ? Your family ? Your freezer ? Etc.
Bonus points for Talking about how your season would be perfect. Realistically of course.
I’ll get this out of the way right now. Batman Stfu. Lol
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Post by Catscratch on Jul 17, 2020 18:27:55 GMT -6
Get to hunt a lot.
See a lot of nice bucks up close without getting busted. I like to bowhunt from the ground and I hate getting busted.
Get to hunt with my boys some.
Perfect season is to score on a 200+.
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Post by chummer16 on Jul 17, 2020 18:36:10 GMT -6
My daughter is taking the hunter class online so this will be her first year hunting. My season would be a success if I can get a deer in front of her. After that any 3 year old will do.
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Post by kooch on Jul 17, 2020 18:37:25 GMT -6
I'd like my wife or son to kill a nice buck on opening day so I could go burn piles and run a saw without a care.
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Post by mnfish on Jul 17, 2020 18:39:48 GMT -6
-Most important,enjoy retirement, this season, to the fullest. Fishing and hunting my property and friends properties -Great times with lots of friends and family around the campfire.
At my place- -Break the 30" mark on a channel cat -At least one 200lb plus doe harvested -At least one chance for anyone hunting the property at a 140" or better buck
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Post by gsquared23 on Jul 17, 2020 18:42:30 GMT -6
Expected year: 2 does for the freezer.
Good year: See a shooter buck.
Great year: have a shooter within bow range.
Epic year: multiple shooter bucks within bow range.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 17, 2020 18:55:41 GMT -6
I look at it as a points system.
+1 Lots of time at camp +1 Everything is ready (always seem to be scrambling to finish stands, blinds, lanes) +1 I get a deer bigger than a fawn +2 I get two acres flattened before snow shuts it down & get previous cuts trimmed back (tag alder) +3 Someone else finally kills a deer +5 Nephew gets his first deer +5 He does it on my place
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Coda1
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Post by Coda1 on Jul 17, 2020 19:00:22 GMT -6
I'd like to shoot a deer for once. A number of years ago I decided to use the southern MN APR rule of 4 points on one side. I only find one about every three years. I last shot one in 2017 so maybe this will be my year. We didn't have enough does to shoot any even before the wolves showed up this winter. A really great year would be a 120+ buck.
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Post by kooch on Jul 17, 2020 19:13:12 GMT -6
I'd like to shoot a deer for once. A number of years ago I decided to use the southern MN APR rule of 4 points on one side. I only find one about every three years. I last shot one in 2017 so maybe this will be my year. We didn't have enough does to shoot any even before the wolves showed up this winter. A really great year would be a 120+ buck. Adults on my place have a 4 point APR now. Kids shoot anything legal.
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Post by batman on Jul 17, 2020 19:24:51 GMT -6
Exceed 1 ton gross weight of living creature off my 40.
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Post by Reagan on Jul 17, 2020 19:46:57 GMT -6
1. My daughter to kill a 3 year old buck. She doesn’t hunt much these days so that is a long shot.
2. Dad to kill a monster pig of a buck.
3. I’d like to shoot a 4+. I will settle for a nice 3 year old.
4. Have 3 deer between all of us to fill the freezer.
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Post by daydreamer on Jul 17, 2020 19:51:09 GMT -6
1) my daughter to shoot her 2nd deer with crossbow, whatever she chooses. 2) she’s getting a real bow for her bday in a couple of weeks, get a feel for how long it’s going to take to pull legal weight. 3) Shoot a deer that someone named “pincushion” last year 4) dad to shoot a mature 8pt or better. 5) hunt a lot as I’ll be working from home for at least the rest of the year.
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Post by badbrad on Jul 17, 2020 19:58:50 GMT -6
For the record we are gonna revisit this thread when its -10 in January
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Post by smsmith on Jul 17, 2020 20:01:37 GMT -6
Goals for the season...I hope somebody in the area shoots some does. I'd love to shoot my first P&Y caliber buck in MN.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jul 17, 2020 20:24:07 GMT -6
This year and going forward until it happens, I have one goal. Shoot one for the wall. Anything over 120” would do it. I’ve got two just under at 119 5/8” and 118 4/8”.
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