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Maybe hunting was just off for so many people recently, diseases, weird weather, or bad timing? Though mixed up hours and spots, some folks still get coon. The problem with it is if you’re hitting the same woods at the same time, it’s not working. Those looking to track the weather or moon phases may have a better shot.

Went out after 10, treed 3 in no time, ran into guys coyote calling said they haven't seen any coon, plus young dog started to get things figured out helps

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Went out after 10, treed 3 in no time, ran into guys coyote calling said they haven't seen any coon, plus young dog started to get things figured out helps

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no doubt!!
Nt.Ch. 2010 World Hunt Finalist Tug River Stylish PJ, Pkc Ch. Nt.Ch. Stylish Polly, Pkc Ch. Nt.Ch. Stylish Cheyenne, Gr.Nt.Ch. Frieds Thunder Crank, Gr.Nt.Ch. Major Dan , Nt.Ch. Lil Red Rat, Stylish Tanks Style

I cut loose at 7:30 already frost on, put one in a log, made an oak slick and treed 2, all recast. I only hunted an hour last night but what little I was out the critters seemed to be stirring. I figure they will shut down come fri with the bad cold snap coming. With as nice as it's been all fall they really don't have a reason run. Which is pretty good timing to let the woods sit for the cranky deer hunters and there orange army that will be every where next week.

As suspected not much moved this past weekend, in fact never had a true track to speak of just a few short den tracks. Only coon seen were layups. I'm hunting a very young dog that spent way too much time on the ground before he would grab a den. He will hunt the woods you cut him in and not blow out. So he would make 2 passes through the woods before he would just pull up on a den if nothing was down or sitting out. Ended up treeing during a white out that pop up thurs night. That was the best track of the weekend back to a den. I hunted early every night this week with the temps being down.

Biggest Thing

The biggest thing is that until this past week, it has been bone dry here. Drought conditions.

Lots of small streams dried up.

Yes, no water in any of the swamps still here. I hunt state ground when they open in sept, most of them here in OH are marsh land. This is the driest I have every seen them. It changed the way we run tracks there for sure. This fall was a dust bowl and when they were taking crops off it was a nightmare. The dust hung in the air like fog for days at a time. I went out on night after one of the few rains we got after a 6 week stretch of not a drop of rain. The coon were moving like crazy and the dog went to slick treeing like mad there was so much sent. Before that tracks were long and tuff but he was good about having it. It was an interesting year for sure, and were still 9 inches below for rain fall for the year.