Wheres everyone hunting this weekend.

[Cody Gruchow]

what part of the state you hunting in? intensive harvest lottery managed area? were you setting up on a feild edge? by a bedding area? gonna shoot the first thing you see or wait?

ill be in central minnesota for opening evening until monday evening. ill be out saturday morning in the metro. so ill be hunting 601,243,246 possibly this weekend. ill be on a major travel route in a box stand on opener. then ill be in a stand 50 yards inside the woods next to a bean feild. and the other area is a small patch of woods no one has hunted and a big buck has been spoted there so im sure ill try there also.

lets hear how everyones setting up and were.....

[Grute Man]

I'll be up in Marcell (nort of Grand Rapids and south of Big Fork.)

[22lex]

Where I was planning on going in zone 343 just fell through due to an illness to my buddys grandma, and not wanting to fight the crowds, I'll be setting up in a ground blind (complete with a couple orange flags) with my cousin who is a first time hunter. I don't think I'll be getting a tag for gun season (shotgun), and will help him concentrate on getting something his first year out.

I have set him up in a patch of woods next to a field and a couple well-used travel lanes so he should have about a twenty to 40 yard shot. There are two rub-lines within about two hundred yards from our location, so if the does are there, the bucks should be around also.

[Outdoors Junkie]

Near Waskish, southeast of Upper Red Lake.   

That is where the "Jim Moline Gang" hunts!

[dakids]

West of grand rapids,  Sat morning-Bottle neck, Sat night-downwind edge of a large bedding area.  All depends on the wind direction and if i'm seeing anything.  So many options, so little time.  All day sunday I will be in the middle of the thickest slashing where I have never seen an other hunter.  The rest of the week after all the other hunters will be at work I plan on doing a little bit of running and gunning during the midday and sitting where I see the most sign and fewest hunters in the morning and evenings.

[URL deer hunter]

SOUTHEAST OF URL.   WITH THE JIM MOLINE GANG.

[thunderpout]

The northern half of MN.... Im afraid if I devulge any more info... our stands may be destroyed!

[thunderpout]

Good luck everyone, & have a safe & fun week!

[Randy Kaar]

I will be in birch creek township  [try searching for that!] I will be hunting a 37 acre parcal with
Nick. The other 4 guys in camp will be hunting 160 acre parcal north of willow river which is north
of hinkely mn.  Cant wait!  To much stuff to get done yet!

randy

[beeker]

mcgrath.. in my large permanent stand (it's on private property)... I'll have my nephew with me who hasn't hunted before so he gets to shoot whatever.. we've been seeing 2 nice bucks so I'm thinking I'll wait for one of them if they make it to me.

[MNBucKKiller]

Remer, area 170... I believe

[deadeye]

I will be on my property in area 221.  Being I just got a buck with the bow, I will be concentrating on helping the other hunters get on some deer.  I have a little pinch point I may go to on operner (if no one else wants to go there). 

[StevenHuston]

I will be going to Hubble Pond wma north of Detroit Lakes (if we find a spot). I think we will end up there or smoky hills state forest just east sitting next to a tree close to a well used trail. What are the rules for hunting in a state forest?

[rem]

JUST SOUTH OF MCGRATH 1ST YEAR OVER THERE ANYONE NOW THE AREA

[mrbuck]

I'll be up in Marcell (nort of Grand Rapids and south of Big Fork.)

be just north of ya effie mn, area 107 1st year lottery area, 1 person out of 12 got a permit, every other year we could by xtra tags, and everyone up there is sayin there seeing more deer than usual -----hear that d.n.r.

[Jdrummer]

girl friend goes in for surgery tommorow so ill have the kid for next two weeks but if I can go out ill be heading to the Madelia area . I believe its area 245? ish

[mcgarth]

ill be in mcgrath with my 10 year old son first time carry his own gun and with my dad.3 generation are hunting for the first time together,my son has been with us for years but this is different being hes going to shoot one hopefully himself. beeker im west on county road 26,and your over by the school land right.

[JakerGreen]

Southeast of URL with the famous JIM MOLINE GANG!!!


JakerGreen

[dtlandscape]

175 just north of Chisholm.  I broke my ankle so I dont know how much I will be able to get out.

[proangler16]

NE of Merrifield area 247, home of Mr. Walleye.  In a 16ft ladder stand on the edge of a long finger funnel area and scrape and rub line, lake to my backside for the water hole, bucks need water since there running and chasing, 20-acre grove of pines to my right, bedding area and a a head of me about 100-yards out a nice 5-acre patch of woods where all deer run out of the neighboring woods once thier shooting starts.  The deer either cut left for the bedding area or right in to my finger piece, both shootable from my stand and over looks a nice 30-acre open area to blast away as they sneak accross.  

Good Luck everybody!!!

[HD]

In da back 40.........

[Moving2thecountry]

I am still trying to figure it out how I can bring in a supposedly portable ladder stand to an area I have not hunted before, and haven't had time to scout out.  Might be step 1 of a several year learning experience. 

I got one deer last year, first time, on a friend's property, but he sold the land.  Probably beginners luck.  But I did a good job field dressing it and butchering it if I do say so myself...

Anybody have room for two novice deer hunters?  I'll buy you a bottle of cold blue standing Estrous if you can accommodate us...

[BiggA]

I will be just north of aitkin this year. Right on the river about 40 acres of tall grass and brush, 50 acres hay,10 acres trees. Surrounded by a bean field on one side hay on one grass on one and river on the other.

[Misky]

168 then to the Juction Bar!

[Grute Man]

I just set out stands last weekend.  Not a lot of sign and didn't see any or kick any up.  We had a little snow on the ground which I hope stays or we get more.  Im color blind so it helps A LOT ! ! ! 

GOOD LUCK to you and everyone ! ! !

I'll be up in Marcell (nort of Grand Rapids and south of Big Fork.)

be just north of ya effie mn, area 107 1st year lottery area, 1 person out of 12 got a permit, every other year we could by xtra tags, and everyone up there is sayin there seeing more deer than usual -----hear that d.n.r.

[Realtree]

I'll be setup in 230 (Waseca county in south central MN) with my Dad and a couple friends over the weekend then possibly heading up to URL-Waskish area to join up with some more friends for the end of the week and second weekend.

Good luck everyone and be safe in the woods...lots of corn still in the fields around here today but the farmers are working to get it out as weather permits. 

[kenhuntin]

Deer River then maybe up to the Beltrami state forest opening week. Scandia week two. Third week Deer river if game three is necessary.

[beeker]

mcgarth.. we're just north of the school land on furtrapper road.. lots of land for sale in that area now.

[guythathunts]

I'll be in 221 near Gilman - North of St. Cloud by about 20 miles. Sitting in a box stand on private land with the land owner Tom and my 2 brothers. I am at the corner of a 10 acer woods a pasture a gassy meadow and an alfalfa field. I can see everything and am at a good crossing. I will shoot the first mature deer I see - no fawns. The rest of the hunting party will shoot any and everything and that is fine by me. I have hunted with my brothers for 10 years now and have been blessed with 14 deer. Tom has gotten 5 My brother Mark has 6 and by brother John has.... ZERO! I hope he will get one this year -it's got to be getting old! If I were him I would shoot the first deer that batted an eye in my direction. Deadeye - what part of 221 are you in? I'm wicked excited for Saturday! I hope you all have good safe luck!

[deadeye]

Here is where I plan to be on operner.  I took these photos last Saturday.  The stand is located inside a brushy point that extends 100 yards into a large swamp. The deer use this point to stage prior to crossing the swamp.  Also deer head to the point when crossing the swamp from other woods.
view to the east: 

view to the north:

view to the west:

view to the south: (into the woods)