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Post by Sleazy E on Oct 27, 2007 23:23:29 GMT -5
My cousin just got back in to bow hunting 2 years ago... (we had learned together as kids on our own) He asked me for help in buying a bow and accessories.... I gave him a few ideas of what to look for in his bow and that his comfort was more important than anything else.... But I digress.... He goes out one day (his first day hunting) last year to a new woods and kills a very nice 10 point... mounter for sure...
Then turns around this year and his first day out kills an 8 point that is even bigger......
He puts in his time shooting and maintaining his equipment.... but he does not scout at all.... Is that where i am making my mistake? Am I possible spending too much time in the woods and making this much harder than it needs to be?
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Post by jajwrigh on Oct 28, 2007 2:06:06 GMT -5
It is important to become proficient with your weapon, but once you get it dialed in, leave it alone. Learn where the deer move through the woods, learn where they bed, learn where they feed, and finally identify how their behavior changes at different times of the year. You also need to keep the wind in your favor and this will make or break you hunts. This knowledge is acquired through time in the field hunting, not reading magazines, the internet, or buying the latest gadgets. Do not give up and your luck will turn around soon. Good luck man...
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Post by turkeyscout on Oct 28, 2007 7:14:34 GMT -5
hey sleazy e, like they say"the first time you hunt a stand is your best chance", as far as not scouting mmmmmm, he is a very lucky hunter.some people i guess don't have to scout, could be there so many deer it doesn't matter, where i hunt, its' not that way(owen county), i'm usually trying to figure out a small group of deer,besize its more fun to scout "the anticipation of the hunt" is where its at!!when scouting, i try to do this mid day, wear rubber boots for sure and gloves,the best time to place a stand is when its' raining to cover up your scent and usually not much movement either.i like to scout a area, then let it sit for awhile(sometimes up to a week) then slip in with my summit, the first time ...great feeling of seeing deer and not always big bucks but deer. big buck hunting i have not figure out yet, i'm a deer hunter first, and if a big buck comes by all the better.... good hunting......turkey scout
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Oct 28, 2007 7:41:20 GMT -5
Sounds to me like 1 of those "right Place at the right time " kind of deals with a ton of luck to do it twice in a row, scouting is 1 of the most important things a hunter can do. But just for fun I would take him to your woods and have him show you where he would set up, see if he does have a master plan or if he just goes in and sits.
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 28, 2007 10:06:57 GMT -5
Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Killing deer like that two years in a row with one day of huntng for each is luck to be sure. Of course, he made the shot count, so he did his part. I'm like you though, when will I get these kinds of breaks? We all know the guy who wanders radomly through the woods with an indifferently tuned bow or a beaded smoothbore single shot and slays a cooperative monster every other year. DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'LL GO CRACKERS.
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Post by Hawkeye on Oct 28, 2007 10:22:19 GMT -5
I Really think that after hunting Deer for over fifty years ,Luck has a lot to do with it. Some times you do all the right things and come up skunked. Then again you just go for a walk in the woods with your Bow/Arrows, and out steps a 10 pointer at 20 yards,he is mounted on my wall now!
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