Just to document area activity

Had the day off work and decided to go to Peabody to hunt, saw a coyote and a buck on the backroads before Freeburg on the way there. Got to Peabody about 5:40 (gates open at 6:00). By chance, MadadaM shows up about 5 mins later, and we were getting ready to go for when the gates opened. Except they didn't open. I sat there for almost 2 hours waiting, then finally decided to go to KRPD dock 1 for at least some hunting that morning :mad: . I don't know what the deal was, but I would make sure to call the night before if you plan on going out to Peabody during the week at all.

Saw nothing at KRPD, then went back to Peabody and the gates were finally open. Got in stand about 1:30, perfect conditions for hearing deer (quiet as hell) until every blackbird in the county decided to sit in the trees above me around 4:00. They finally went away and I had about a half hour of hunting left, saw one doe out about 100 yds feeding for a second, never saw her again, no other sightings at all.

Good luck this weekend to everybody, hopefully they will be moving again.

Thats one more then what I seen yesterday.

I will be out tomorrow morning. :)

Just so you all know, the gate not being open on time is pretty rare, and it's actually usually open early. You are patient to wait until 8... Did you get to check out that spot?

I went a little further north on the east side of the lake, and that is where I set up. I hada good wind for that area that day, and it is where I saw the doe, but I have not seen anything in the afternoons anymore unless it is 10 mins before the last shooting time or so, I went up near Pike Co (just east of it) this weekend, and saw a couple in the morning, up til 8:00 or so, and saw one that evening, but it was 10 mins before shooting light went out again. Oh well, that is the last I will go before shotgun, hope everyone has good luck!