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by Mbrock. 04/28/24 09:16 PM
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Re: Mid December
[Re: taggedout]
#776267
12/11/13 02:48 AM
12/11/13 02:48 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,591 Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,591
Tuscaloosa Co.
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Oct, Nov, and Dec are all good months for killing good bucks. Oct and Nov is best for me. January is like you flipped a switch. No deer movement at all on our place.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: Mid December
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#776272
12/11/13 02:53 AM
12/11/13 02:53 AM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,984 NW Florida
fireman176
8 point
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8 point
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NW Florida
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I think it depends upon the hunting pressure that you and the surrounding clubs apply to the woods. If overpressured up until then the deer will say screw this and go nocturnal completely, but if no pressure, or very minimal pressure you can probably have a decent experience.
Is it Hunting Season Yet?
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Re: Mid December
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#776292
12/11/13 03:29 AM
12/11/13 03:29 AM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,583 Moss Creek
Gotcha1
Bright Eyes
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Bright Eyes
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Posts: 7,583
Moss Creek
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Also depends on where you are in Central Alabama. Various times of the rut, even 10 miles apart.
Matt Brock wears knock-off Crocs.
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Re: Mid December
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#776293
12/11/13 03:29 AM
12/11/13 03:29 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,624 Clanton
Turkey_neck
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 14,624
Clanton
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Our rut in chilton county is getting ready to kick off. The last 3 weeks of January are dead for us.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: Mid December
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#776322
12/11/13 03:51 AM
12/11/13 03:51 AM
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Matt Brock
Unregistered
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Matt Brock
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First two weeks in Dec in Fayette co are about worthless. Ive killed a couple good deer over the years in eatly Dec, but overall sightings are consistently lower than early and late season. About Dec 18 things get better.
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Re: Mid December
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#776451
12/11/13 05:10 AM
12/11/13 05:10 AM
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,775 Florida
jacannon
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,775
Florida
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I am hoping that leaving our place alone for 10 days will help some this year.
Grandma said...Always keep a gun close at hand, you just never know when you might run across some varmint that needs killing...
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Re: Mid December
[Re: Turkey_neck]
#776622
12/11/13 07:29 AM
12/11/13 07:29 AM
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Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,669 Pelham
Ben2
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,669
Pelham
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Our rut in chilton county is getting ready to kick off. The last 3 weeks of January are dead for us. same for us in north perry county
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Re: Mid December
[Re: panopticon]
#776638
12/11/13 07:40 AM
12/11/13 07:40 AM
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Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,651 Lincoln, Alabama
blumsden
12 point
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12 point
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,651
Lincoln, Alabama
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yup, about the same at my place. I have 5 stands on private land. I have hunted 2 of them, once each and that is it. same last year. no outside pressure unless there are poachers. It doesnt matter... I wont see shooters till mid january/or that monday holiday in late january till end of season. been that last 4-5 years and I cant explain it- my place is more like a sanctuary with stands, than a hunting club with a sanctuary. I guess they go nocturnal in preparation for the rut because it aint pressure. Mature bucks are nocturnal, and for the most part, except during the rut, will not show themselves until then, and then you have to be in the right stand when he walks by. I would think, it would take a huge land tract with little pressure for probaly 6-8 years before you would see a difference, because just because your not pressuring your land, they feel pressure when they leave it.
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Re: Mid December
[Re: jacannon]
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12/11/13 09:50 AM
12/11/13 09:50 AM
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,230 Semmes, AL
HippieKiller
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,230
Semmes, AL
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I am hoping that leaving our place alone for 10 days will help some this year. I'm hoping the same. Nobody has been on my place since 11/27, but I did leave my cameras out. I'll pull those cards Saturday when I hunt & am curious to see if their behavior has changed.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Mid December
[Re: hosscat]
#776821
12/11/13 10:05 AM
12/11/13 10:05 AM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,996 Central AL
March15
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 3,996
Central AL
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I have hunted the same place in Pike and Crenshaw county for 20 years. October and November are great, especially if we have some cold weather. After the second week of December you might as well stay at home until the second week on Jan. Very little sightings at all and those you do see are mostly young animals. 10+ years ago a good buck was killed at my house on dec. 27th, but it was during an extremely cold front that lasted several days.
The past 5-6 years have been worse than I remember, just seeing a deer becomes rare. The past 2 years I have stopped hunting entirely during this period and plan to do the same this year.
I would gladly trade the last 2 weeks of Dec and the first 2 of Jan for 10 days in Feb. Couldn't agree more. In butler, lowndes, and Crenshaw county. I would give the whole month of Dec. for 10 days in Feb.
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Re: Mid December
[Re: Gotcha1]
#776833
12/11/13 10:13 AM
12/11/13 10:13 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 22,263 Mayberry
Brent
Administrator
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Administrator
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 22,263
Mayberry
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Also depends on where you are in Central Alabama. Various times of the rut, even 10 miles apart. What he said. Where I used to hunt in Bibb County, December 10-25 was the time to be there.
"How in the hell did you get to be a moderator?"...Skinny
God Bless Nick Saban!
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