Mercifully, for this hunter, anyway, the duck season has ended in Minnesota.
I have thought a lot about this year’s season and the lack of ducks, so here are some observations that have been on my mind.
My longtime hunting buddy, Paul Schutte, of Annandale, Minn., just celebrated his 70th birthday. He almost didn’t reach this milestone after he suffered a major stroke last fall.
Paul spent the entire year rehabilitating, including therapy while trying to regain motion and strength. It’s been a long and difficult road.
Paul has always been a bowhunting fanatic. He believes the traditional vertical bow is what bowhunting is all about.
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This is the time of the deer-hunting season when I pull out my doe decoy that I’ve named “Bess.” She rests comfortably in my pole building all season, and then, when the whitetail rut arrives, she heads back to the field with me.
Utilizing a deer decoy can enhance your chances for success. Here are the reasons – and some tips – for why I use a deer decoy in late November.
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I spent that night twisting and turning in bed trying to understand how I failed. The only thing I can think of is the large, hand warmer-type muff got in the way of my bowstring. It is strapped to my abdomen on a belt and I normally move the muff to my backside before drawing my bow.
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I finally found time to enhance my duck boat lighting system, but it was a real chore. I started with some UTV light bars, and it took me several hours to attach them with a 2X4 board. Then, after a morning duck hunt, I found myself disappointed in the range of the beam.
The light bar was rated at 7,800 lumens, which is a measurement on the power of the unit. I removed the bars and came up with a better solution using items I had in my garage.
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After several unsuccessful stalks of various groups of turkeys, I finally caught a break. Fall turkeys are fun for hunters to try to outwit, and once you learn the ropes, your chances for success increase.
I recently spent an afternoon in a ground blind I set up last August. I was anticipating some deer-hunting action on this perfect late afternoon.
After an hour or so in the blind, I heard some sporadic rifle shots to my north. It didn’t sound like target practice, but rather someone probably hunting squirrels or rabbits. The sixth shot I heard came right over my ground blind, and I heard the leaves above me scatter.
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I hated the ladder stand the minute I climbed into it. It’s a double-wide, two-person stand that’s on a single tree. The bottom line: I was uncomfortable because I looked like a human billboard.
And then it happened. A huge doe stepped out of the poplars at 225 yards and busted me right away. She looked left and started toward me from at least two football fields away.
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The early bow season has started out fairly well with lots of deer on the move. I’ve suffered through some really hot evenings on stand, but now the weather has turned, which means more deer movement and some pre-rut activity is on the way.
But do I hunt during the morning or evening? This is an interesting question, often debated among archers. Some of them hunt mornings only because of work conflicts, while others prefer evenings.
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