when will the corn come down?

zahnzieh · November 30, 2009, 08:25 PM

We all got skunked 1st season deer shotgun here in Illinois. We did not see a single deer all 1st season. We've had tremendous amount of rain all summer/fall, corn has been very wet and slow in coming down. Second season is this weekend and corn mostly up!! Anybody else have our brand of luck?? Good luck this weekend!

Al57 · November 30, 2009, 08:54 PM

In our area, we had an unusual amount of corn still unpicked due to a wet ( late ) planting season . Fortunately, some of this " bad was offset with a new moon at the start of our firearm season ( Nov.14th. ) We saw far fewer deer than usual, but I did get an average for here buck the 2nd morning, a doe Thursday morning and my wife harvested a decent buck the 2nd Sat. Lots of acres of standing corn can sure be an issue. If the bucks there are in heavy rut and with the moon phase we have now ( full ), if all else fails, you may want to alter times of day spent on stand. I wish you the best.

treg · November 30, 2009, 09:07 PM

Time to go in after them! I've shot many deer stalking across the rows on breezy days.

zahnzieh · December 3, 2009, 12:18 PM

Yeah, Here I am sitting at home first day second season deer shotgun in ILLinois waiting for a combine to take down the last 200 acres! Will try hunting this afternoon - pretty slow year. Wish all you shotgunners luck!

November 30, 2009, 08:25 PM	#1
zahnzieh Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2006 Posts: 206	when will the corn come down? We all got skunked 1st season deer shotgun here in Illinois. We did not see a single deer all 1st season. We've had tremendous amount of rain all summer/fall, corn has been very wet and slow in coming down. Second season is this weekend and corn mostly up!! Anybody else have our brand of luck?? Good luck this weekend!

November 30, 2009, 08:54 PM	#2
Al57 Member Join Date: December 5, 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 69	In our area, we had an unusual amount of corn still unpicked due to a wet ( late ) planting season . Fortunately, some of this " bad was offset with a new moon at the start of our firearm season ( Nov.14th. ) We saw far fewer deer than usual, but I did get an average for here buck the 2nd morning, a doe Thursday morning and my wife harvested a decent buck the 2nd Sat. Lots of acres of standing corn can sure be an issue. If the bucks there are in heavy rut and with the moon phase we have now ( full ), if all else fails, you may want to alter times of day spent on stand. I wish you the best. Last edited by Al57; November 30, 2009 at 09:02 PM.

November 30, 2009, 09:07 PM	#3
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	Time to go in after them! I've shot many deer stalking across the rows on breezy days. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.

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December 3, 2009, 12:18 PM	#4
zahnzieh Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2006 Posts: 206	Yeah, Here I am sitting at home first day second season deer shotgun in ILLinois waiting for a combine to take down the last 200 acres! Will try hunting this afternoon - pretty slow year. Wish all you shotgunners luck!