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Title: Great Weekend!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 08, 2014, 09:07:00 AM
Well, our season opened up this weekend and Saturday a cold front rolled through also. Friday was in the 90's and Saturday and Sunday I found my tee shirt was a touch chilly sitting in the shaded woods at first light and late evening.

Our deer have changed patterns a few weeks ago and are now strictly off the beans and in the acorns. This stand was in the corner of a large bean field in a stand of chinkapin and white oak trees that were dropping.

Here are a couple video's of one that read the script last night.

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/3md1dlr3mcivd7i/IMG_3390.MOV?dl=0  

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/p52d8isoky9qx99/Video.MOV?dl=0

(http://i60.tinypic.com/2r5rigm.jpg)
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Ray Lyon on September 08, 2014, 09:15:00 AM
Nice video's TJ.  We've got 3 weeks to go here in MI before we get started. I do have some management permits for the farm that I can harvest does with right now, but with temps in the 80's, I don't want anything to spoil before I can get it taken care of.  We northerners are a little spoiled in that regard.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Mudd on September 08, 2014, 09:45:00 AM
:archer:
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Post by: Stump73 on September 08, 2014, 10:53:00 AM
I wish I could down load it.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: oldskool on September 08, 2014, 11:01:00 AM
:thumbsup:  good start for the season
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Jayrod on September 08, 2014, 11:11:00 AM
Very cool Tom ...BEST OF LUCK to ya this yr!
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Post by: Tsalt on September 08, 2014, 11:30:00 AM
Oh man... that get's me pumped!  Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: A.S. on September 08, 2014, 11:33:00 AM
Good stuff Mr Buck Killer Sir!

I'll be watching!
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: NIGEL01 on September 08, 2014, 11:45:00 AM
This week end for me, I use the same bear paw glove felt like I was in the stand 5 days early.  I probably would have dropped the string though!  Good luck!
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Tater on September 08, 2014, 12:50:00 PM
Nice videos, I'm getting excited for Whitetails this year, all new country for me.
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Post by: Wannabe1 on September 08, 2014, 05:08:00 PM
Yep, as stated, great videos and thanks for sharing. Good luck and stay safe out there.   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Rob W. on September 08, 2014, 06:03:00 PM
I had a feeling you already had deer in bow range while I have to wait 3 more weeks.    :knothead:
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: on September 08, 2014, 06:11:00 PM
Man, I get jealous of you guys that hunt where the season starts this early! I'm it hing to get after the deer.

Cool videos, TJ!

Bisch
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Benjy on September 08, 2014, 07:03:00 PM
Good job videoing, do you use a camera support arm?
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: olddogrib on September 08, 2014, 07:17:00 PM
Okay TJ, this is the season you need to make the Zero-dark-thirty blood tracking video featuring a head-to-head comparison of an LED, incandescent, and Coleman lantern for the non-believers!  Heck,if I had a good camera man I'd make it myself, but I hunt and drink like George Thorogood...alone.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Mjolnir on September 08, 2014, 07:19:00 PM
I wish I had the cold front in Lewis county. It was high 80's and super humid. I saw a bunch of deer sign, but no deer.
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 08, 2014, 08:10:00 PM
Cool Video Tom,. Thanks for sharing and best of luck this season.
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Post by: PUDDLE JUMPER on September 08, 2014, 11:38:00 PM
Amazing the number of people who don't hunt early. It has become my favorite time of the year. I had three within 10 yards opening day. Good strong NW breeze they came out early from corn to beans.

They were likely going to water as ponds are spread out. Fence row small woodlot bucks. A few more weeks they disappear or so it seems.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: Jwilliam on September 09, 2014, 01:12:00 AM
Great stuff as usual TJ !!!   :thumbsup:   Looking forward to more posts from you this fall.   :thumbsup:  


Bill
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2014, 08:38:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Benjy:
Good job videoing, do you use a camera support arm?
Benjy, I used my iphone for this video. It does well close but struggle past 30 yards. Which is to be expected from a lens the size of a pea.

When I'm in serious video mode I use my Canon T3i and its better lens'.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2014, 11:34:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by olddogrib:
Okay TJ, this is the season you need to make the Zero-dark-thirty blood tracking video featuring a head-to-head comparison of an LED, incandescent, and Coleman lantern for the non-believers!  Heck,if I had a good camera man I'd make it myself, but I hunt and drink like George Thorogood...alone.
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2014, 11:37:00 AM
Dang Olddogrib, I would but you know I have no use to buy any coleman fuel any longer or I definitely would. Plus its so hot usually I don't have time for needless productions. Hehe keep it "Old School" bro. A lot of chicks dig that!     ;)
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: olddogrib on September 09, 2014, 12:36:00 PM
Tj,
No, I was an old-school, white gas guy until I tried the Eagletac D25 natural white LED on a blood trail last year and came away stunned.  I just think a comparison video would be cool for those that have never been exposed to the LED technology.  I know you like them too and with all those deer you've got you'll have more opportunities than I will ,lol!
Title: Re: Great Weekend!
Post by: KentuckyTJ on September 09, 2014, 12:48:00 PM
Oh that's right, see what happens to your mind when you have trailed too many deer inhaling coleman fumes. Messes up your brain.

Friends don't let friends huff coleman fuel fumes! Haha.