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The October deer have been moving and checking out the food plots. The deer know every October we plant. Better bucks are showing up and we also have a growing turkey population. Squirrels are lacking this year as well as the rabbits and rattlesnakes. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The deer season 2023 is looking promising! 2023 whitetail bucks have been moving around a bit. I have one six point on the hitlist. He seems to be blind in his left eye. I will know better once I see him during the daylight hours. These bucks have about completed their antler growth and will soon be rubbing off the velvet. Stay tuned! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

This 2023 deer hunting season is looking pretty good. Deer are moving in this heat? I guess they have to eat. Hunting season is just a few months away and the work has to get done. This week is cutting trails, mid September is spraying food plots, and the 2nd weekend in October is planting. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The deer forecast for this upcoming season is looking pretty good. South Alabama still has a few months of velvet growth to go. The deer are eating well and are looking healthy. We have to conduct a little predator control and that will be soon. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

This old swamp house is in Goodbee, Louisiana. The Ladners lived here and is was never in this condition. Mrs Dot always had a clean house and yard. The land is now owned by an LLC and has been overgrown. The old well was a flow well but the pipes were busted and it was free flowing yet again. The ponds were silted in and overgrown. The swamp is unforgiving to homesteads. I hated to see it in this condition. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

We had a quail dog hunt in Bay Minette. The dog was on point and did a superb job. Joy, the dog, is 3 years old. She needs a little work on the retrieve but all in all we had a great time. We were in Dennis Lake Hunting Club. Mr Hamilton Smith has a great place with some outstanding opportunities! The quail we were hunting were bobwhite quail. Paul and I hunting in area 3. Plenty of birds and beautiful woods to hunt in. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

I went deer hunting with my buddies. I saw a few does, no bucks. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

2023 odd deer for the start of the year. This odd deer doesn't have much as far as the inside spread when compared to the antler mass and age of the deer. He was traveling with a huge 10 point buck but this deer offered the best shot. The shot was right at 327 yards from one ridge to another. Equipment used was a Browning 300 WSM using hand loaded 165 grain Hornady SST bullets. The scope is a Nightforce SHV 5x20x50. So far there has not been many signs of a rut this year. Normally the end of January is when the rut kicks off in Southern Alabama. This year has been a weird year. Hopefully we will get to see some more odd deer in 2023! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The youth buck video is Cody "The Killing Machine" Brasell. He has been putting all his skills that he has learned together to get a few nice bucks this year. He has taken it upon himself to feed his family and to get out in the outdoors. The youth today have lost the basic tenants of field craft but Cody is trying to keep them going. This buck has mass, width and weight! He took a swing but gathered himself back up and completed his mission. Congratulations! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

One bullet challenge shorts video on a deer hunt. Cody accepted the only one bullet challenge deer hunt. The challenge is he gets only one bullet to hunt with and has to make it count! His equipment is a Browning Eclipse X Bolt chambered in 25-06. The bullet is a handloaded Nosler Ballistic Tip. Cody was hunting a 2 man ground blind with his father. The shot was about 100 yards. The meat was donated to a needy family. Special thanks to Cody for an enjoyable hunt. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

I had a few nice rack bucks coming out in the Camera Patch lately. The only ones I saw today are a basket rack six point, a tall four point, two spikes and some does. The bucks are just starting to move after the December lull. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

Wildlife movement in December has been getting more active. The turkeys have been strutting, the deer are becoming more daylight active and the predators are about. Wildlife interactions with the cameras have been discouraging. The deer obviously see the infrared flash. Movement should continue to pick up. Good Luck! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

An Alabama deer hunt in December leaves a lot to be desired. Currently the does are moving but the bucks are still in Bachelor groups. Here in South Alabama the bucks are very nocturnal and rarely move any great distance until the rut. I have backdated fawns to December 2nd breeding date all the way into March. We have not seen any rut activity as far as chasing in years. I am not sure if it is the weather, the moon or I am not holding my tongue right but whatever it is,,,, it is bad news. Hopefully the temps will drop and we will have a cold front stay until Feb 11th. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The wildlife in December has been slow moving. I checked cameras and had a few surprises. The turkey population is doing well. I had more fox squirrels move in and had a few nice bucks. Wildlife movement will increase as the temperature drops. Currently we are in the 60 degree weather. Late December should give us a few nice surprises! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The big 4 point buck showed up on the Camera Patch this evening. He just would not leave. I tried coaxing him out by coughing. I tried moving around. Finally I started getting out of the stand and was shining the light to get him to leave. When I left he was still eating the greens about 30 yards from the stand. Well, he might bring his big buddies next time with more points. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

I caught these deer slipping thru while I was hunting the ridgeline yesterday. I wound up seeing 5 does and yearlings. The bucks are still in bachelor groups and are staying hunkered down in the thickets. Deer this time of year are very nocturnal here in South Alabama. Hopefully I can catch a buck slipping thru soon! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

We made a secret deer recipe today and while putting in a new shooting house we decided to try it out. As you can see, it works great! As in the title, the recipe is secret! CB6 has the copyrights to this hot lure! Deer season 2022 is going to be hot! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

Finding shot deer can sometimes be complicated. Primarily shot placement plays a huge factor in the results. Bubba made a great shot and we didn't find blood for about 30 yards. He got on it and found the shot deer. Recovery of the deer was a success! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

This is the youths first buck! Bubba laid the smack down on a Bama buck. Great shot and a 50 yard recovery. Rifle used was an AR-15 using Barnes TTSX hollow points. It's always nice to feed the family with a nice buck! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The boat rebuild project on the Javelin Renegade 18. I have shot the gelcoat with black gun metal flake and then put multiple clear coats over the top. It has turned out great. Next I have to wash it and add some wax. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The boat rebuild project on the Javelin Renegade 18. I had to shoot the gelcoat with black gun metal flake and then put multiple clear coats over the top. It has turned out great. Next I have to wet sand, buff, and polish it out. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

Raptor lining a boat today. I chose the anvil gray pigment for the color. The Raptor liner comes with the spray gun, hardener and liner. It took a while to spray. The inside of the boat took 2 pints of paint and 8 bottles of Raptor. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The boat rebuild project on the Javelin Renegade 18. I had to shoot the gelcoat and sprayed in Raptor Liner for the floor. Now the sanding begins! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The boat rebuild project on the Javelin Renegade 18. I had to shoot the gelcoat and sprayed in Raptor Liner for the floor. Now the sanding begins! Correction, I shot it without MEPK hardener! The bottle that came with it was wax additive for some reason. I didn't even notice! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/

The boat rebuild project on the Javelin Renegade 18. I had to shoot the gelcoat and sprayed in Raptor Liner for the floor. Now the sanding begins! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel here - https://www.youtube.com/c/Rugaru Check out our page here - https://rugaru.net/