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Old 11-04-2009, 04:10 PM
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Default Crappie fishing looks better all the time

Just read some of Lampe's articles on prairiestateoutdoors. Sounded quite disappointing for hunters. He said fall turkey harvests are down again this year, upland game prospects look dim, and duck and goose hunting has been poor. I still hunt a few squirrels and doves, but spend most of my fall leisure time on the water looking for those specks. Anybody do any good this year on turkeys, ducks, geese, or deer?
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Old 11-04-2009, 05:46 PM
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I deer hunt more than I fish right now..Iv been about 16+/- times or so and have saw deer within 100yds everytime but twice. I have also saw turkeys 3 or 4 different times while out.
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Old 11-04-2009, 08:06 PM
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Deer numbers are not as high as 07 no where near they have closed the anterless season where i live franlin co turkeys seem to be on the rise. I quit duck and goose hunting a couple of years ago and started crappie fishin I miss duck huntin sometimes, but really enjoy winter fishing. the anterless season I was talking about is in January after bow season
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Old 11-05-2009, 08:13 AM
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Just got off shift. So no hunting till this afternoon. The bucks are on the move!!!
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Old 11-05-2009, 05:16 PM
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Bambi is safe with me but my squirrel dogs are doing great, I have my beagles ready for rabbit season Saturday morning, and my coon dogs ready for Tuesday night's open season. Some days, I hunt 2-3 times a day this time of the year. I reckon the crappies are safe as far as I am concerned.
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