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Enjoy our woodland treasures, and take care of our natural resources.
Jim
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Sunday, November 10, 2013
2013 Antleritis Minnesota Archery Whitetail Harvest
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| Jim Krueger w/Jack Nicholson, September 21st, 2013 |
As done in previous years our tree stands are positioned based on deer activity shown by multiple trail cameras. This year's cameras were placed on habitat edges and natural deer corridors. Tree stand placement was based on scouting information throughout the year, trail cameras and visual sightings. Also, much time has been spent doing in-season scouting and re-hanging stands in strategic locations based on trail camera information, along with identifying scrapes, rubs and the sign of mature buck.
Several deer have been harvested starting with my deer in mid-September. Most have been harvested within a couple hundred yards of the creek. Here are a couple of hunting stories, starting with my own.
On September 21st before the height of the fall colors, I harvested a buck that I had named Jack Nicholson. I named him Jack when I saw him on trail camera photos and decided that he was mature, unusual, but very cool. I harvested this deer at the same location that his photo was captured a couple of times on my trail camera. Those photos were taken at 7:12 and 7:15 in the morning. This particular day he came in at 7:19 AM wearing his sunglasses and his Laker hat and I just couldn’t let him get away with that in our woods.
He obviously had stayed out all night and I was ready and waiting for him. He is a non-typical with a drop tine and bladed main beam. I have been looking for a non-typical like this for years. He's not built to score, but I just liked how he looked. Thanks to Don VanderMey and Ward Pierson for their help in scouting and thanks to Ward for help in hanging a stand at this location. His experience and knowledge played a large part in me taking this trophy. So thank you Ward. You picked the perfect tree.
Ward's Pierson's Hunt: If this buck would have come out and given me time to size him up better I might have let him walk. He would have probably been a giant next year, but he only gave me a split second to decide to shoot or not so I shot him at 35 yards. I was drawn back when he stepped out of the swamp into the open. After my shot he went about 70 yards and died 30 yards from the creek.
I am thrilled and have no regrets. Any "book" buck is a trophy in my eyes and I scored him at 131" and he has less than 1" of deductions. He weighed 182 pounds which surprised me a little. I guessed about 170 pounds. This was the first time I sat in this stand. Thank you Jim for helping me with this setup on Tuesday in the rain. I appreciate you getting wet for me! As you can see by the picture we transported the deer by canoe.
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All bucks harvested were the direct result of hard work, attention to detail and the willingness of the pro staffers to adapt to the daily location changes of the rutting Whitetails.Several deer have been harvested starting with my deer in mid-September. Most have been harvested within a couple hundred yards of the creek. Here are a couple of hunting stories, starting with my own.
On September 21st before the height of the fall colors, I harvested a buck that I had named Jack Nicholson. I named him Jack when I saw him on trail camera photos and decided that he was mature, unusual, but very cool. I harvested this deer at the same location that his photo was captured a couple of times on my trail camera. Those photos were taken at 7:12 and 7:15 in the morning. This particular day he came in at 7:19 AM wearing his sunglasses and his Laker hat and I just couldn’t let him get away with that in our woods.
He obviously had stayed out all night and I was ready and waiting for him. He is a non-typical with a drop tine and bladed main beam. I have been looking for a non-typical like this for years. He's not built to score, but I just liked how he looked. Thanks to Don VanderMey and Ward Pierson for their help in scouting and thanks to Ward for help in hanging a stand at this location. His experience and knowledge played a large part in me taking this trophy. So thank you Ward. You picked the perfect tree.
Ward's Pierson's Hunt: If this buck would have come out and given me time to size him up better I might have let him walk. He would have probably been a giant next year, but he only gave me a split second to decide to shoot or not so I shot him at 35 yards. I was drawn back when he stepped out of the swamp into the open. After my shot he went about 70 yards and died 30 yards from the creek.
I am thrilled and have no regrets. Any "book" buck is a trophy in my eyes and I scored him at 131" and he has less than 1" of deductions. He weighed 182 pounds which surprised me a little. I guessed about 170 pounds. This was the first time I sat in this stand. Thank you Jim for helping me with this setup on Tuesday in the rain. I appreciate you getting wet for me! As you can see by the picture we transported the deer by canoe.
Enjoy our woodland treasures, and take care of our natural resources.
Jim
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Selective Harvest
I harvested the Bee Sting Buck this year after filming him two years ago. In 2010 I had decided that the buck was too young to take.
Watch this video where I explain my decision and how it lead to a successful hunting season in 2012.
Watch this video where I explain my decision and how it lead to a successful hunting season in 2012.
Enjoy our woodland treasures, and take care of our natural resources.
Jim
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Antleritis Pro Staffers Harvest 850 Inches of Pope and Young Whitetail Antler
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| Don VanderMey |
The 2012 Minnesota Archery Season was a huge success for Antleritis Pro Staffers.
Tree stands were positioned, based on placing multiple trail cameras in logical
locations, based on year round scouting.
Many of us committed ourselves to countless weekends in order to hang
stands. There were also shooting lanes
cut well in advance of opening day to allow the deer to grow comfortable with
any changes in their habitat. These
lanes allow for a good range of motion for taking an animal from multiple angles
from each stand, while leaving plenty of cover to hide in.
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| Ward and Jay Pierson |
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addition, much time was also spent in-season scouting and re-hanging stands in
strategic locations based on trail camera information, as well as identifying
scrapes, rubs and the signs of mature buck.
All six of deer were
harvested within a nine day span of time from October 29th through
November 6th. Most of them
were harvested within 20 yards of a Cuddeback camera. All bucks harvested were the direct result of
hard work, attention to detail and the willingness of the hunters to adapt to
the daily location changes of the rutting Whitetails.
Enjoy our woodland
treasures, and take care of our natural resources.Jim
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 2012 Ore, MN Pheasant Hunt
We set out early this morning for Udevich's Guide Service just south of Ore, MN to hunt.
It turned out to be a great day for a hunt. The day started out with frost on the ground and as the sun warmed up, it was the perfect conditions for Coco, Scott's hunting dog. She worked wonderfully quartering into the wind. Our shooting was superb. We shot 16 out of the 10 birds released.
Scott and I had a great day at Udevich's. Here are some photos from this hunt:
It turned out to be a great day for a hunt. The day started out with frost on the ground and as the sun warmed up, it was the perfect conditions for Coco, Scott's hunting dog. She worked wonderfully quartering into the wind. Our shooting was superb. We shot 16 out of the 10 birds released.
Scott and I had a great day at Udevich's. Here are some photos from this hunt:
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September 2012 Sharptails in Minnesota
I hope you are enjoying the hunting season. I haven't had much opportunity to bow hunt quite yet, but Scott and I went on the best Sharptail hunt of my life this fall.
Lake Bronson, MN was a good place to be early September. Two of us shot 9 birds on our 3 day trip. The CRP was being rotated, pushing the birds into a tighter habitat. We recognized this and capitalized, harvesting 9 out of the 10 birds Coco, Scott's German Shorthair Pointer, flushed. We came across several family groups and left plenty of family stock behind.
Here a couple of photos from the hunt.
Lake Bronson, MN was a good place to be early September. Two of us shot 9 birds on our 3 day trip. The CRP was being rotated, pushing the birds into a tighter habitat. We recognized this and capitalized, harvesting 9 out of the 10 birds Coco, Scott's German Shorthair Pointer, flushed. We came across several family groups and left plenty of family stock behind.
Here a couple of photos from the hunt.
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| From The Nature of Things... |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Spring Symphony
The weather here in Central Minnesota has been unseasonably warm this spring. It has been so nice my wife and I slept with the window open last night. I awoke this morning not to my alarm clock but to a grand symphony of spring. I just lay in bed and listened for almost a half hour to nature’s version of a full orchestration. There is no conductor or tuxedoes. The dramatic lighting is not from a stagehand in the theater but the warm, rich natural light of the sun rising. The instruments are finely tuned and played to perfection.
This beautiful music does not come from a string or a woodwind; it comes from our local and migrating birds and the reemerging frogs. This is the time of year for singing. I am not sure what they are singing about however I do know that the melodies and tones are unmatched for beauty and harmony. Mates must be found, territories must be established and nests have to be built or reclaimed.
I am fortunate to live near a cattail marsh. The Spring Peepers are already out and peeping constantly. Canadian Geese have come back to the same ponds with their same partners to lay claim to a nesting location. They honk, call and fuss almost all day and night. They are the baritones of this symphony. My pond is also filling up with both local and migratory waterfall. We have Mallards, Teal, a few Redheads and even several Buffleheads. I noticed a single Kingfisher last week. Blackbirds have also moved into the shoreline edges and with their soprano voices are noisily establishing their territories.
In the distance I hear my first Sandhill Cranes of the year. They have a prehistoric call unmistaken in the birding community. I can’t wait to watch their mating ritual of jumping, hopping, displaying and dancing for one another. This is nature’s ballet on the grandest stage. Once you witness this performance, you will always love these big graceful birds. I have also seen my first Trumpeter Swans and Great Blue Herons of the year. The marsh is filling up.
Many birds make up the constant chirping, whistling and singing I listened to this morning that make up the rhythm and body of my symphony. Now I cannot identify many birds by their calls but I do know which birds I have seen in the last week. Among them are the Northern Flicker, Meadowlarks, Eastern Bluebirds, Robins, Chickadees, a Killdeer, and even my first Hummingbird of the season. There are a few more I am not able to identify without a birding guide. I do not claim to be a birding expert, but I am a music lover.
You do not have to be able to identify these birds to enjoy them. Get up early one morning, grab a cup of coffee, open your window and just listen. It just could be the best symphony you hear all year.
Enjoy our woodland treasures, and take care of our natural resources.
Jim
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| Sandhill Crane photo courtesy of Jim Krueger |
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