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No matter how much I look at this picture, I can’t find the deer. I’m normally pretty good at stuff like this.

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If you know me well you know i do alot of hare scramble races and enduros. Well my right knee has been bothering me for the past 10 years and recently had a good get off at a hare scramble in Kentucky re injuring my knee.

Well long story short after a few Dr visits and an MRI both Meniscus are shot and a bad ACL tear, surgery required. Surgery may take place sometime in July but I had the idea to limp through deer season and get it done first of the year. Either way I’m hanging stands early and buying a few ground blinds just incase I can’t get up the ladder.

I have had a couple surgeries in the past but nothing with this long of recovery time. Anybody else have a simular surgery done? What can I expect?

I was looking for an Olympic recurve, when my grandmother told me that grandpa had an unused Golden EAgle Compound Bow. It has 18(6 wasp broadheads) arrows, a wrist guard, soft case, and more. It should have an appropriate draw length, as me and grandpa were almost twins. More importantly, its free. So, Im not too worried about it working for me, but I am more concerned if there would be a major difference in learning to shoot with a compound bow vs a recurve, and would it affect my shooting if I changed bows. I am a novice archer, and don’t plan on doing any hunting, but if dreams come true, maybe I could make it to the Olympics?

Long story short I was riding home one day and saw this horn laying in the median strip went back and picked it up thought someone lost there rattling horns went back later that day just looking to see if I saw the other side and bam kicked it looking for it…. the state came by about a week later and was getting the deer out of the ditch… notice the tire marks on the left side

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I know the score already, and the story behind this buck. I’ll edit my post and add the score next couple of days.
I just want to see how good people are estimating before I post the real numbers.
Ps this is a free range buck

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I have always dreamed of killing a trophy Midwest Whitetail, and it seems to be one step closer as I booked a hunt in Griggsville, Illinois (Pike County) with an Outfitter from October 29 – November 4th for this season. They list this as their most expensive hunt and best rut of the year. As it gets closer, I am trying to begin getting things in order, and make sure that I get the most out of my hunt. For every bit of excitement, I am just as nervous though as this is the first outfitter hunt I have ever been on. I have been shooting daily for the last 3 months, and I am absolutely deadly out to around 50 yards. From hunting East Texas my whole life to this hunt couldn’t be any more different. Any advice for the upcoming trip? Some of the things I have questions about, or am concerned about are:

1. Weather- I own a lot of hunting clothes, but I am concerned I will not be warm. What sort of temperature am I looking at for that time of year? Solid idea to invest in some nice stuff?

2. Grunt Call- I have never really used a grunt call, but have read a lot of places that it might be a solid idea to learn.. do any of you have a specific grunt call you recommend? I really don’t want to watch a 180" deer run does across food plots all week long , and can’t get into bow range.

3. I am planning on hunting ALOT.. I mean, daylight till dark every day. Do deer move mid day this time of year?

4. Just how big of deer are in Pike County Illinois? They are posting some monsters from their cameras, but I am curious as to how common a 150" kill is up there? My biggest buck to date is a 139" buck.

I appreciate the advice in advance fellas.