I guess you haven't forgotten that bow season starts Thursday??      

I have hopes of taking a deer on my own little farm this year, have a kinda narrow but very tall buck roaming about. Stand set and brushed, may put up a secondary stand this afternoon.

Gear is ready, gotta shoot broadheads some more, same bow as last year for a change, same arrows , same broadheads.

Good luck MO guys/gals!!  

Good luck...

Good luck...

Thanks Kenny, hopefully these cool mornings keep on for us! trying a new bow this year and new locations...

Mike

It will be great if it stays cool. This morning feels wonderful outside. I have 3 bucks on camera on my in laws that I would shoot and another 4 in camera on my little farm. There is one in particular I will be after. I have quite a bit of history with this buck, but I'm not gonna be too aggressive going after him until the end of October.

Yes, 53* here this morn. Lovin it!

Probably better to lay off til late Oct., but man is it hard!!

This deer is sleeping in my CRP and going to neighbor's corn at night, so I'm trying him right off a couple times before the corn comes out. I try to adapt to what they are doing, but seem to be a bit behind them! LOL

Best of luck to everyone.  I hope ya'll have a safe and memorable season.  I intend to chase small game only this season, so I'll be waiting to read your success stories.  From the amount of people I have seen in the crossbow section of the sporting goods stores, I'm afraid I won't have much fun deer hunting on public ground.  I'm thinking I can have just as much fun chasing squirrels and rabbits in the lesser hunted areas, although they won't fill the freezer as fast.  
I sure wish I could have a beagle...

I'm more than ready. I've already set limits so I don't intend to shoot more than 4 the first day.

Joined a club down in Sumner Kenny, so I guess you could say we are neighbors. Give me a hollar is you need help on the home place. LOL

I'll be hunting public up that way but may get some private access after a while.

Hard to believe it's time!

Jim, I think the cro**bow craze will be over in a year or 2. Guys I've talked to don't like the cumbersome things. I bet after the first month, a lot of em will be in the closet! Besides, you can walk in further if you aren't packin one.

Charlie, I need more trees on the home place, but it's too late for it to do me much good. Boys don't hunt much so I have to keep the place fairly clean if I need to sell it sometime. If I were rich and 20 I'd plant the most of it in oak and brush!! LOL

Tim, it is on us!!

Hung my last stand on a public tract I hunt near my house this morning.
Opening day I might drive a little bit to my uncles farm for an evening sit opening day and weekend.  There are some "big boys" hanging out there.
Would be nice if the mild temps and low humidity go for awhile.
Best of luck to all.

Eric

Good luck guys!!!  I have to wait till the first of Oct. to get out there.

I put up 2 ladder stands and a hang on last weekend. I've got a couple nice ones on camera but don't have much hope of seeing them in the daylight  til later in season. I won't get to hunt til after the 19th.

I can't wait!

I have plans to be in a stand as early as Friday evening.

Good luck to all, and be sure to share success here!

Double post, so I decided to edit this one.

Charlie,

Good luck on that public land!

I hunt some private acres, but I have a passion for trying to find success on public land.

I don't really have an issue with public land. Being retired means I can be out there Mon- Fri. and I can tell ya there isn't much (or any) pressure on the public ground I've hunted during the work week.

Since I hunt archery only public areas the trophy potential is pretty darn good. Most often my private spots are hammered during the rifle season and finding bucks much over 3 1/2 years is rare.

Ill be out!  Good luck to all.

I will hunt Thursday morning.

Good Luck everyone.  I will be living through your hunting reports until October.