fredw
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Our planting didn't happen. Had Georgia Forestry out on Friday to plow. On the first plot (a new one), the disc broke. We're rescheduled for Friday with Georgia Forestry and with club members to plant on Saturday.
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2018 Oglethorpe County Hunt Reports
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Arrow3
Senior Member
I got a good rain Saturday afternoon at my house on Loyd Smith. Thursday it rained just a few minutes.
Triple C
Senior Member
Way to get it done Brandon! Seems we've become fair-weather hunters at our place this year. Not a single sit so far.
Congrats Brandon on one fine looking doe! I've yet to sit for a hunt. Set more ladder stands this past weekend but just too dern hot for me to want to sit. Think I"m becoming a fair-weather hunter. Won't be long though and we'll all be in the woods. Can't wait for that first really nice cool snap to hit our neck of the woods.
transfixer
Senior Member
I guess I fall in that category this year as well, I had big plans for bow season, but the hot humid weather changed my mind, its not looking like I'll put the crossbow into play this year, maybe the last week before primitive weapons ? this coming weekend is supposed to be back in the upper 80's I believe.
edit : according to weatherman we can expect the hot temps to last at least until mid Oct,,,
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Arrow3
Senior Member
Went yesterday afternoon and got in the stand about 10 till 6.... wound up seeing 11 does, 1 small buck, and 6 hens on a starving clover food plot.
Triple C
Senior Member
Our clover plots look like they are on life support right now. Newly germinated grain and brassica plots will go on immediate life support if we don't get rain soon. Weather is crazy hot with no end in sight! Against my better judgement, went ahead and planted last week with all the "guaranteed" rain in the forecast. Wish I had waited till middle of month.
fredw
Retired Moderator
We had Georgia Forestry back for round two yesterday. This time the plots were plowed without breaking the disc plow. Five club members planted our plots this morning, spreading wheat/fertilizer with a UTV and dragging the plots with an ATV. Sure hope the rain forecast for the coming week holds.
Buford_Dawg
Senior Member
Made it down to camp and some final scouting Friday and Saturday. We planted our food plots at SC club Sunday 2 weeks ago. 6 plots are doing really well but the 2 which get the most sun are struggling. The plots we did a month back in Palmetto are struggled and may be gone already. I believe rain is coming on Wednesday down that way. Got tons of pig pictures on my trailcams across my clubs, deer not so much, but should get some pork this fall for sure 
Arrow3
Senior Member
Hunted a fresh, struggling food plot Saturday morning . Also had put out a little corn but the hogs had about gobbled it all up. About 8 o'clock this big, mature doe came in feeding. I shot her at 25 yards. I wound taking her to Apple valley processing for jerky and slim jims. 4 hunts and 2 deer taken. I ran 2 big hogs out as I got to my stand. 
Triple C
Senior Member
Congrats on getting it done in this hot weather Brandon! And...love the climber. Bought one of those API Grand Slams in the early 90s and loved hunting in that thing. Interesting enough, my son got married this past weekend and while I was wandering around his place I looked in one of his sheds and there that stand hung on a nail. I just grinned when I saw it and looks like it's still ready to go up a tree. At 62, I'm all about ladder stands these days but if I was gonna climb, it'd be in that climber.
Arrow3
Senior Member
Thank you sir..I can take it off your hands if you'd like ?
Triple C
Senior Member
I'd hate to part with that ol memory maker of days n years gone by. Grandson may be climbing in that thing before long.
Buford_Dawg
Senior Member
Love my API climber, great stand, had mine for 20+ years. As I have aged, I prefer my ladderstands or box stands or OTG in a nice camo chair hidden back in the bushes, but there are times I break my API out and climb a tree, especially if I find some hot buck sign and there are not permanent stands in the area. Mine will be headed to OC this Friday for the year, it stays at camp thru the season. And Congrats Brandon on the does and Todd to your son in law with his harvests.
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Buford_Dawg
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OC guys (Brandon and Todd), how was the wind last night down that way. We had checked all our ladder and box stands recently, but somewhat concerned if high winds we need to recheck them. It wasn't bad here in Buford. Hope everyone has a terrific ML weekend and lots of game encountered and safe hunting.
Triple C
Senior Member
Interested here as well. Farmlogs shows we only got 2" of rain over past 2 days. Was hoping for more. Hopefully we'll get another 1/2 to 1" this morning before it blows out. Hoping for no wind damage.
Arrow3
Senior Member
The wind wasnt bad at all. I didnt have any limbs down this morning. I would say 15mph winds. We got 2 to 3 inches of rain
I don’t have any land in OC but FarmLogs shows my Taliaferro land got 2.3 and my Putnam land got 2.5 from TS Michael
And Brandon good to see you finally got a man sized ATV ?
And Brandon good to see you finally got a man sized ATV ?
Arrow3
Senior Member
?? what do you mean??
