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Offline KenSel

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Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« on: October 09, 2009, 11:31:05 AM »
I'm really looking forward to this hunt!!  We take our kids there all the time so I've learned the area pretty well, now I need to do some real scouting before my dates of Nov. 16 & 17.  I heard that it hasn't been hunted here for a long time, so I'm hoping there's some old giants chasing does for me!  ;D

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Re: Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 11:00:58 PM »
KenSel,
   Please tell us more about where Prophetstown is and how we would go about being drawn for it. You gotta have a little company out there so you don't get lonely. ;D

Thanks, Dinny
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Re: Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2009, 04:50:16 PM »
Dinny,  well the deadline to enter was Aug. , but it's a state park reduction hunt.  It's located between West Lafayette and Battleground.  It's about a 10 min. drive for me.  I might head there tomorrow after bowhunting and do some scouting in the area I was drawn for.

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Re: Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2009, 07:39:13 PM »
KenSel,
   That would be quite the drive for me then.  Let us know what you find.

Good Luck Hunting and thanks for the info.

~Dinny
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Re: Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2009, 02:56:03 AM »
Well I've made it out to scout a couple times so far and I'm really looking forward to this hunt.  My area is mostly prairie with tall crp grasses but there are 4 chunks of woods between 2 and 4 acres a piece and man is it thick in there.  I found some nice rubs and scrapes and I found a big bedding area, and a few heavily used trails.  I don't know how many other guys are gonna be hunting the same area as me, but I'm a little worried about shooting a deer and having it go on a death run only to be shot by someone else.  So to remedy that I bought a Mossy 500 slugster 20ga. yesterday.  I took it to the range with 5 different slugs and the new Winchester Supreme Elite Dual Bond 2 3/4" was the clear winner with 3 shot's touching at 50yds.  I think I paid more for the slugs than I did the gun!  Glad I found something it liked quick, now I just gotta get a couple more boxes to zero it and hunt with.

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Re: Got drawn for the Prophetstown hunt!!!
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2010, 03:41:49 AM »
Alright what happened ??? I want to see pic of the 57 pt buck you got.....!!
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