Be careful of wind direction when approaching your favorite stand. Keeping the wind in your face when approaching your favorite stand, can help you keep from spooking the wary whitetail. Minimize your scent trail by washing you and your clothes with a scent control product. The new scent locking clothes have really helped me, but they are expensive for the casual hunter. Be careful what you do or eat after you are in your hunting clothes. It does little good to wash yourself and your clothing then spill gas or food on yourself before going into the woods. Try keeping your hunting clothes in a trash bag and not putting them on till you are ready to go to your stand.Remember that scent control is the most important aspect of a successful deer hunters prehunt rituals.
Good luck, Chase

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Last week I was working on my deer lease. The area is so dry that it looks like a dust bowl. I put up an auto feeder for the deer about 80 yards from my stand. I hope they will get used to it before the season starts.

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(Virginia / few years back) Stan reported:

A couple of years ago some of my Viginia friends and I were hunting in the South Boston area. At that time it was legal to kill a turkey during the early part of the deer season. Not only was it legal but it was the kind of thing you copuld brag about to your buddies if you know what I mean. Well ol' Fred had not killed a turkey ever but he sure wanted to. Now Fred was the kind of guy who did not have the very best of luck if you know what I mean. Well the dogs had not been turned out long before Fred knew he was not in the best of places as usual and he decided to move. Suddenly right in front of him a big turkey suddenly appeared soaring into view. Fred quickly (well quickly fro Fred if you know what I mean) raised his shotgun and fired. The turkey fell to the ground and Fred was excited. He quickly got on the radio to tell everyone he had killed a turkey. The rest of the day Fred showed everyone of us his big turkey. We were all quick to tell Fred that his turkey was a "nice-un". This went on to about dark and it was time for Fred to check that "big bird" in. Finally I could not stand it any longer. I told Fred that he would probably be in trouble if he checked that ugly rascal in. Ye see Fred had killed a turkey all right, a turkey buzzard. Poor old Fred he did not have a clue until I told him the truth.

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(angola bay game land / N.C) Chris ? reported:

it was like any other morning. it was cold, wet.our dogs were smoking a deer. i just happen to glance into the bushes. there she was.A 120 pound stood to catch her breath from the dogs. i didn't have much time. i popped the safety off my mossburg maverick 12ga. bang. i didnt see her no more. then i looked down. there she was.

(angola bay game land / north carolina deer season) michael reported:

This deer season in pender county, deer harvest was plentiful. we were killing 7 to 10 deer every hunt. only about 7 does were killed and about 35 to 40 bucks. Only 2 were button bucks.

(G.A banks country / 11/25) Brandon reported:

It was jut like any other moring at 5:30 it was cold i was walkingto my deer stand and i was there about an hour when a 12 point come out behind me and it was huge i shot it with a 243 about 20 yrad from me it ran for about 2mile then we fuond it about 7:30

(Cherokee / 11/4/06) Brandon reported:

Has any one killed any bare or coon we killed a coon last night it was not a big coon but i bet my best dog i got

(Cherokee N.C / 11/2/06) Brandon reported:

I was out feeding my dog's and my couz called me asked me if i wanting to go bare hunting and i said yes so we got ready and we was gone about 7:30 PM we was going to the top of the mountin and seen a bare that was about 365LBS and it was on then we killed it about 12:00 AM

(Chowan River Game Lands-Gates County / Saturday, 10-21-06) Boslick reported:

Went there to still hunt. Drove down a path off the main road and there were dog hunters about every 40 feet with shotguns ready to blast if a deer came into the road. I figured I would turn around but befor I could I came up on this clown who started swinging and pointing his shotgun like a deer was coming out of the woods. This nut then tells me I need to get the "#$#$#" out of there because I am messing up his hunting on this public path on public game lands. hunting on public land is a joke.

(Wildlife commission dove field / 9-04-06) Stan Lail reported:

After reading an article in the Hickory paper about the wildlife commission dove fields in Catawba county I decided to check them out. I drove down to the town of Catawba and headed east. I found the fields by using the directions provided in the paper. I walked what seemed like a mile to get to the fields. Upon arriving I found a handful of people who like myself spent a couple of hours staring into the empty September sky. The short story is the fields sucked. If the wildlife guys payed someone to work the fields that someone should be fired.The fields had a lot of potential but no effort had been put into them.

( / ) Stan reported:

Coyote hunting can be good right now. The young pups are anxious to hunt and will come readily to calls.

( / 2-26-06) Jeff reported:

I went rabbit hunting last week with a few of my friends. We had a great time listening to the dogs and we also harvested a few rabbits.

(davidson county / october 12 ) matt reported:

i went out to the wood at 6:45 am and got settled in the gorilla stand on a wet morning i was equiped with a reflex bow i got out my grunt call and let a few grunts out and sprayed some tinks draw 2 in the breeze went to look to my left it was a fox and then turned to my right and there stood a massive 8 pointer i was suprised bc i have never seen a buck in the morning this was around 7:10 am but the buck was in my shooting lane about 20 yards away and but i never got a shot but he never knew i was there he just kept walkin!!! but thats the first deer ive ever seen in that stand in bow season but im hoping to get it saterday morning!!!! but if you have any tips to get him any closer to me let me know!!!!

(craven county / bow season for deer) hunter reported:

Hunting is up this season the best in ten years i'd say. Why today at 9:00AM I shot a 10 point at 5 yards full velvet. Gun season should be just as good.

( / 5-03-05) Chase reported:

I live just inside the city limits of a medium sized city in NC. I was cleaning my boat one evening around dark when much to my surprise I heard a bird gobble in the woods behind my house. Two days later I walked into the area where I had heard the gobbler to see what was going on. I had not gone more than a couple hundred yards before I noticed a couple of gobblers and three hens in an opening about a hundred yards in front of me. I sat down quickly and started to call to the birds. About twenty minutes later I killed the boss gobbler as he strutted about fifteen yards in front of me. What a tasty treat he was.

(trap hill / April 17, 2004) william bolen reported:

My partner and I found ourselves on top of the ridge where we heard several birds the evening before. The conditions were perfect. No wind and the temperatures were very mild. The gobblers did not gobble from the roost at all! We never heard a gobble till about 9:30, and it seemed to be about 4 counties over. This day turned out to be another good day for a long walk through the woods.

(Rockingham County / Saturday April 10,2004) Doug Corum reported:

I set up off of a good ridge and heard a turkey begin to gobble about 15 min. before it started getting daylight. He kept gobbling and as the sky began to get pink I started to call a little. I realized then that I should have moved closer to him while it was still dark because he was a good 200-300 yards away. The gobbler seemed to be responding to my calls but after he flew down he never made another sound?! My dad had practically the same hunt,as did my uncle and some of my other hunting buddies. We all figure that they are still with hens and are not coming to a call good yet.Monday (rain)can't wait to go again!! Good luck to all! God Bless!

(Salisbury, NC / 11/25/04) Matt reported:

Well the day started of slow. Me and 5 of my buddies were hunting that morning and it was 10:00 and no shots were fire. So we met up and stay we were going to have a small deer drive. So we started the deer drive around 11:00am. I was a stander along with 3 others on a big pine thicket. 2 drivers were pushing it out. Their were 19 shots fired that day along with my 5 shots. When the drive was over we went to dragging 7 deer out of the woods. We had came up on a herd of deer. At least 20 other deer escaped the shooting. We came out with 3 does, 5-point, 2 monster 8-pointers and a little spike. I thought when the drive started I was in the worst spot to kill a deer or see a deer. But now I have 2 Big 8-pointers on my wall. They both came within 9 yards of me and that is the best day of hunting in my life. And a day I will never forget.

(Middlesex, North Carolina / Summer 2003) Tiffany Whitley reported:

It's hunting in the fall and fishing in the summer for me. Usually I go down to my Grandpa's privite pond and fish. My favorite type of fish is a catfish because there so big and they always but up a good fight. I don't ever fish for bass though I have cought some on a live worm. This year though I didn't do that much fishing but I did go and I cought a 6 lbs Catfish and a 4 lbs Crappie. Ya they didn't way that much but, that was the biggest catfish I ever cought. I threw them back because maybe 1 day I'll catch one twice as big.

(Middlesex North Carolina / 2003 Hunting Season) Tiffany Whitley reported:

I'm 16 yrs old and I LOVE TO HUNT! In the 2003 deer season I decided to set a goal to kill at least 2 bucks. Well I killed a 4 point buck the 2nd day of deer season. And the whole season passed me by before I got my 2nd buck a little spike 3 days before the season ended. So I decided not to set any more goals because if you don't you want be decipointed if you don't reach it!

(North Carolina / Yesterday) Cody Felker reported:

I killed a 16 point buck it weighs about 180 pounds.

( / ) Stan reported:

12-05-03 I had a great trip to Alleghany CXounty this weekend. I have a small lease there and after working all week I was busting to get up there again. Thursday nights snowstorm had dumped around six inches of the white stuff on my lease and the weather was scheduled to be rough with more snow flurries and wind projected for Saturday morning. I had invited my friend Wayne Starnes to go along and we both nearly froze to death. We had a good time even though no deer were harvested. The snow on the ground made for an unusual experience for Wayne which he seemed to appreciate. Hey , we'll get 'em next time.

(Arden NC / 10/25/2003) Derek Bass reported:

Thar are About 10 Bucks and 20 does that pass throw my place but thar is bilding gowing on beside my land line 90 acers were sold and thay are building houes on it if i plant a plout of riey and clover do you thank that some deer will come bake nest year or if you have some ides plesa contaed me. Derek Bass My Address:33 Curtis Drive Arden N.C 28704 My number:687-4019

(Union Mills NC / ) Chris St. Clair reported:

Have yoy ever shot a squirrel with a 30-.06? Well here's a word of advise: DON'T! I found the two hind legs and some fur, but that's it...

(Union Mills NC / ) Chris S reported:

My grandfathr and I are avid hunters. About a week ago (which was the opening day of bow season) we decided to head out after school. Well it was'nt long into the hunt, that a couple of boys on skateboards came near our truck. "we could see them from the stand. At that split second, a doe darted from behind the old truck, and right under my stand. It was facing me, so i waited, and waited, and waited. finnialy my pacience payed off; she turned and offered a great shot. I pulled back and heard an alful noise. I had forgotten to wax my bow-string! Off she went with the loudest snorts that I've ever herad. But maybe I'll have better luck next time!

(caswell co nc / 1999) mark caton reported:

hunting turkey in casewell co, i had a friend who had never shot a turkey before.While eating lunch we were talking about hunting and how a turkey should shot in the head and not the breast.After lunch we went out and my friend set up about 90 yards from me .About 2 hours later I herd danny shoot ,then again,and a few seconds later a nother shoot rang out.Then it sounded like a herd of turkeys coming up the hill to me ,this noise went on for some time .After an hour or so I went down to see what had happened ,and danny had shoot a nice one,missed it twice from 15 then 10 yards jumped on the beast and began the turkey fight of his life.Grabbing the bird around the neck,and at this point danny did not know about the spurs ,yes turkeys have spurs and this one knew how to use them.Well after the battle danny had won.Turkey hunting can be a hazzard to your helth

( / 1-19-03) Chase reported:

Saturday a week ago I took the time to go on my yearly rabbit hunt with my old friend James Barger and his son Justin. We hunted an old orchard in Alexander County where we had been successful before. My friend Steve Bost went along for the exercise as well. We started about 8 AM and it wasn't long before the dogs were hot on the trail. We jumped 11 rabbits and were lucky enough to kill all eleven. But as always the fellowship and the joy of just being there was the highlight of the trip. I cannot wait till next year.

(Hickory / Last week) Chase reported:

I was just reading about the new Saturday opening days in North Carolina for hunting seasons. What do you think the pros and cons are. Let us hear from you.