Deer Camp 2025

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Day 1 of 7: I am once again privileged to be a part of a century old Deer Camp tradition, joining a colleague and friend and his family at their 140 year old cabin in the beautiful Ozark mountains.

On the 5 Hour drive from our Northwest Missouri farm, the temperatures averaged to 81°. This is the warmest opening day I can recall.

We are now at the blinds and hearing shots in the distance well before shooting light. When the action begins, I am ready with my dad’s old Savage .243.

It’s ann absolutely beautiful morning, and I am so blessed to be with friends at such a beautiful location on opening day Missouri rifle season.

 

[Mozark]

Other than a few ducks getting whacked on Truman Res, very quiet opening morning here in mo.

 

[Mortenson]

Good luck guys.

 

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Thank you for the well wishes. We didn’t see anything this morning, although some friends from our host’s church harvested a buck and a doe.

We have an interesting phenomenon in that with the exceptionally warm weather, there are tubers on the river. One group has camped about a quarter mile away. They started playing their music last night, and they are continuing to party on a shore bank about 500 yards away. From our deer stand, their music is 65 dB.

Otherwise, it is another beautiful day. We enjoyed a relaxing side-by-side ride and visited several deer camps in the area.

Despite the hip hop music, it’s great to be out on such a beautiful evening.

 

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Day 2 of 7: We’re back at the river blind one more time. We saw several pictures of nice deer harvested on opening deer at church. This is my first sit with my host. It’s a beautiful evening. Hopefully it will be interrupted by some deer.

 

[bigboreblr]

Best deer at camp, guys partied all night with music on. Guy was a little too ethanoled out to go hunt in the morning. Saw the buck Infront of the outhouse before he was going to use it. 20 yard shot..... PRobably 15-20 years ago.