Category: Hunting Journal

  • Hunting Journal – July 29

    Hunting Journal – July 29

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    First things first. I hijacked Hubby’s lucky hunting shirt tonight. It’s and old holey cammo shirt that is literally falling apart at the seams. He says it’s lucks so I can’t replace it. I’t being used as an under layer tonight, I#m not comfortable sharing that much skin in mosquito season as the shirt would… Read more

  • Hunting Journal – July 28

    Hunting Journal – July 28

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    Today I went to a stand I called the pumpkin patch. This is really just a small field of grass, sometimes used for temporary cow grazing and often the animal park next to the area uses it to spread manure. Last year a big patch of Hokaido pumpkins showed up seemingly wild. So I dubbed… Read more

  • July 12 – Hunting Journal

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    Been working on a few stands for the past weeks built from some recovered materials. This morning we took out our stand “pretty Lady” to it’s new home. It will be a good seat as the breeding season kicks off, assuming of course the grass gets cut. Right now it’s about chest high. some is… Read more

  • July 8 – Hunting Journal

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    went back to the zoo… There’s got to be something moving around here. This evening I got to see a mature Roe Doe deer. She came in to the salt lick today and hung around for quite a while. She’s not open.. but maybe in a few weeks when the breeding season starts she might… Read more

  • July 7 – Hunting Journal

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    The past few days have been a bit crazy. My son’s football team had an away game in Saturday in Munich. That meant we left for Munich on Friday afternoon and stayed in a youth hostel and then traveled the last hour of travel time on Saturday morning. The game was an experience. A break… Read more

  • July 1 – Hunting Journal

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    Good things come to those who wait! Well it’s been 2 weeks and when you are used to being out in the woods 2-3 times a week, waiting 2 weeks for the all clear feels like an eternity. Today was the first time we got out since the announcement that our area might be restricted… Read more

  • Bad News on the Hunting front

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    As a hunting community we have all watched the progression of the African Swine Fever virus (ASPFV as it has progressed. We have all known that it is not a question of If it will get here but more the question of when. This weekend we got shocking news that we have a confirmed case… Read more

  • June 9 – Hunting Journal

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    Decided to take a look from another stand tonight, and picked a ladder near the rail road tracks. The highlights of my evening were the beautiful patch of Foxglove on the way to my stand. The rest of the night was completely uneventful Nothing moving in the woods, but it was a nice night out. Read more

  • May 31, June 1 and June 2 – Hunting Journal

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    It’s been a bit busy and I didn’t get around to posting much last week. Truth be told, I was hunting with a friend in a different area than my usual hunting location. The weather was great but the grass unusually high for this time of year. 3 evenings of hunting in 2 different locations… Read more

  • May 26 – Hunting Journal

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    Headed back to the same field as Friday today. This time hubby went somewhere else and I took the ladder with more view of the field. There’s plenty of signs of animals here. It had been a bit drizzly this morning and early afternoon so I was hoping that the Roe deer would come to… Read more