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    Iowa rut

    Has it been a weird year for anyone else in the Midwest? I feel like the movement was horrible this year. I still filled my tags, but man was it slow at times. I like to watch Bill Winke, and him (along with many of the people in his comments) seem to have had similar experiences this year...
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    Shotgun / Rifle Suggestions (Whitetail Hunting)

    Just got through my first season with this, and so glad I made the choice. Got myself an awesome buck and two doe. Dropped the two does almost right away. Buck walked off a bit (actually died in the river), but I was able to track the blood and find where it went before retrieving it. With the...
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    Hunting for "mature" deer rather than antler size.

    Public land hunter, so I just take what I can get.
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    2023 Whitetail Meat Pole

    Didn’t see s**t during the archery season, but had myself one heck of a day yesterday. Got a doe, but more importantly… got my first ever buck.
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    How Long Can Whitetail Sit Outside After Kill

    Thanks for the responses folks!!
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    How Long Can Whitetail Sit Outside After Kill

    SCENARIO: Tomorrow is a high of 55 degrees. When I go out to hunt - around 6 am to 11 am or so - the temps will be increasing from about 40 degree to 50 degrees. It'll get to 55 a little later in the day. If I were to shoot a deer and unable to get it out right away, roughly how long until...
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    Climbing Tree Stands

    Pretty friendly area for climbing stands.
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    Climbing Tree Stands

    So I am curious what people think about a couple things regarding mobile tree stands. I currently have a couple year old Summit climbing tree stand. I hunt on public land and have to get down and climb up for every single hunt. It's a good stand. Comfortable, still in good shape. However...
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    New to hunting..whitetail as an adult- gear check list / help.

    Definitely take as little as needed. That's something I learned pretty quick last year.
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    Hang-and-Hunt Morning Setups on Public Land

    This is part of the reason I prefer to go in afternoons if I have an option to do so. I struggle with this also. When I'm heading into a new area, that is. If you are going to be hunting the area enough, eventually you get used to the spot. But if I'm heading into a new area, I almost always...
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    Cold Hunting Socks Recommendations

    I just went and got a pair of these. Looking forward to trying them out.
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    Cold Hunting Socks Recommendations

    Do you put the booties on once you get to the stand? Or how does that work?
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    Cold Hunting Socks Recommendations

    while I get this… man idk. I hunt public land and have a long walk and then have to go up with a climbing tree stand. The climbing tree stand makes me sweat more than anything, and idk if I’m limber enough to change my socks once I get up there 😂
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    Hunting Bad Wind

    Maybe, but I doubt it. I get in there pretty quietly and didn’t hear or see anything. I’m in a pretty good spot to hide my scent, and a ton of rain here has made it easy to walk in quietly.
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    Hunting Bad Wind

    I have been hunting different spots. I’m hunting an area of public land. Several spots that were real good for me last year, and I can see the signs that it’s a pretty busy spot recently as well - but basically zero action so far this year. Hopefully that starts to change soon!
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    Late season cold gear

    What are the best socks to wear? I really struggle with keeping my feet warm.
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    Hunting Bad Wind

    I am happy to report I didn’t scare off a single deer!! …because I didn’t see a single one. It’s been a real shitty start to the season.
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    Hunting Bad Wind

    A human smell covered in deer piss has to be better than smelling like a human covered in human piss right?!
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    Cold Hunting Socks Recommendations

    With a big cold front coming in this weekend, I need to prepare appropriately for hunting in the cold - below freezing. The biggest issue I have is that I’m hunting on land I have to walk quite a bit, and I tend to sweat a lot. I think I have my upper body situation figured out, but I’m...
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    Hunting Bad Wind

    If the wind direction holds, I think I can set it up in a spot where it will blow just a bit off where they would typically enter. The wind speed has also decreased a bit to the point where it's nearly just calm. Not that it won't be enough to blow my scent, but every little thing helps. I...

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