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Post by ric0 on Nov 16, 2015 9:34:26 GMT -5
Well this weekend was my first time hunting in Indiana and on public land. I've always hunted private in KY and after a few calls I'll be back on private later this week.
First off I've been dove hunting and not heard as many shots as I did Saturday and Sunday. And I mean back to back to back, one guy within 75 yards of me shot 5 times. Yes all 5 were from him within a 5 minute window.
It must be a standard that you have to shoot at least 2 times minimum if you go up to 3 then your a real hunter..
I didn't realize it was cool to walkin at 30 minutes after daylight and sit within 50-75 yards from someone??
Or walk around looking down like you lost your contact while others are all around you.
I didn't realize elmar fudd was a real person, well he is, I seen him several times on Saturday wandering around.
I have never in 30 plus years hunting heard someone shoot so many times it was actually kind of scary and I was glad I was way the hell up a tree and not on the ground.
Maybe I'm spoiled and used to using high powered rifles were one shot does it. Also not having an army of orange all around you with weapons. NO thanks to this craziness anymore. Looking forward to hunting a private farm from here on out. |
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Post by bowhunterjohn on Nov 16, 2015 9:41:16 GMT -5
LOL... I heard a bunch Saturday , the evening the Amish guy or someone hunting back behind me and east shot 5 times in a matter of a minute or less.. Then half hour later deer come busting out of the woods , probably was back there tracking the deer they shot at and kicked them up..
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Post by parrothead on Nov 16, 2015 9:44:46 GMT -5
Which public land did you hunt
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Post by kevin1 on Nov 16, 2015 9:45:49 GMT -5
I have a neighbor who does that, I've often heard him rack off a five shot string in under ten seconsd. It isn't hard to guess that he's pot shotting at a running deer, but then slobs will be slobs.  |
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Post by majyang on Nov 16, 2015 9:55:59 GMT -5
Welcome to the world of public land hunting. Why anyone would opt for public land over private is beyond me... especially on opening day!
Have the same experiences every year... but when you don't (yet) have the luxury of your own land, you make due with what you've got. Realizing folks have the right to be there just as much as anyone and to use just about any "style" of hunting they want as well... makes it tough to "plan" a day out in the woods.
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ric0
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Post by ric0 on Nov 16, 2015 10:12:25 GMT -5
I was hunting deams lake.
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Post by DOC11 on Nov 16, 2015 10:53:59 GMT -5
Yeah public land can be terrible at times. In my area I have never seen this low of deer numbers in all my life, yet the orange army was surrounding me, literally. As soon as it got light enough to see, i noticed someone set up a blind about 100 yards away from my stand. There is no way they can get through without walking right past my area that is CLEARLY marked. For some unknown reason they get in and out of the blind 3 times just to look and walk around their blind. Then within about 20 minutes I had 2 different guys walk through sounding like elephants trying to stalk hunt (with 2mph winds). Once I gave up, was walking to my truck and yet another guy was just sitting in the middle of the walking trail looking around. And I thought I was in a pretty remote spot....about a mile deep off the road.
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Post by buckbuster13 on Nov 16, 2015 12:18:09 GMT -5
I don't even hunt public land, but with all the people hunting around me you wouldn't know it! I have seen the hunter to the south of me shot 17 Times at a yearling and still not kill it!
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Post by sakorifle on Nov 16, 2015 13:03:21 GMT -5
you are scaring me from coming over.
regards
Billy
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Post by span870 on Nov 16, 2015 13:59:04 GMT -5
you are scaring me from coming over. regards Billy Eh don't be scared. It's all a matter of where you hunt. If you take the easy way and hunt the most popular areas, you are going to be crowded. Area I used to hunt in the nf I quit because it was such a big area and no one was there to move any deer. Areas around where I live get hunted very little and everyone I ran into has been more than courteous. Stay away from areas close to the cities and you'll be fine. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2015 14:01:24 GMT -5
I don't even hunt public land, but with all the people hunting around me you wouldn't know it! I have seen the hunter to the south of me shot 17 Times at a yearling and still not kill it! How do you know that he shot 17 times at one deer...and how do you know it was a yearling? Did he tell you? Just curious... |
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Post by swilk on Nov 16, 2015 14:07:06 GMT -5
Its just like real estate .... location location location. Be it private or public ground.
I hunted private ground years ago and on one particular opening morning of firearms season not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 trucks full of guys come pulling in where I park. Not seen any of them all year. They had permission to be there just like I did ..... I decided to just go on home. Decided it wasnt my circus and they werent my monkeys.
Indiana has some pretty good public ground. I know guys that hunt it each year .....
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Post by huhwhatdeer on Nov 16, 2015 14:17:29 GMT -5
And that folks is why i still hunt with a muzzy. Makes me take more care in aiming and put a good shot on a deer. Yet i still get haggled by my buddies to switch to a 44 or shotgun. I dont give in
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Post by tynimiller on Nov 16, 2015 14:26:50 GMT -5
And that folks is why i still hunt with a muzzy. Makes me take more care in aiming and put a good shot on a deer. Yet i still get haggled by my buddies to switch to a 44 or shotgun. I dont give in Personally I don't like to gun hunt outside maybe a few late season ML hunts...but overall I would honestly say a ML is a superior deer weapon than any other legal deer round in Indiana (aside from the handgun and cut down "legal" high power .358 hybrids) |
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Post by swilk on Nov 16, 2015 14:31:49 GMT -5
Depends on the range .... If I were hunting in the "under 100 without exception" one would be hard pressed to do better than a .44 magnum. There are many choices that might be just as good but in that short range category it would be hard to better especially if one handloads.
Once we get into those over 100 yard scenarios then Ill take my Savage smokeless or one of my 358WSSM's.
I dont see myself ever, ever, ever using a shotgun again to hunt deer. An inferior weapon in so many ways ....
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Post by mstr2175 on Nov 16, 2015 14:52:59 GMT -5
Yea public can be a bit hectic. I just find it crazy the amoun of guys that do the Orange minimum (blaze hat) on public land. No thank you! I'm going all out and want to be certain I am visible.
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Post by swilk on Nov 16, 2015 14:56:59 GMT -5
The guy who will shoot a hunter in just an orange hat will likely be the guy who will shoot a hunter in an orange jump suit.
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Post by beermaker on Nov 16, 2015 14:58:14 GMT -5
I have hunted the same piece of public ground for 24 years and have seen another hunter maybe four times, and none in the last 10 years. You have to go to remote areas. Humans will always take the path of least resistance. I'm not saying you need to hike five miles, but drive farther away from urban areas.
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Post by nfalls116 on Nov 16, 2015 14:59:11 GMT -5
I'm hunting Indiana public ground right now.
Haven't heard the first shot yet
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Post by ric0 on Nov 16, 2015 16:45:46 GMT -5
Well i use TC muzzy an have zero intentions of using a shotgun.
went back tonight to hunt an about anyplace 500 yrds from a parking spot has signs of hunters.
so glad a buddy hooked me up with sum private land.
Even this morning there were 6-8 shots close by.
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