Did a little scouting today

sam52 · 07-02-2006, 08:38 PM

I drew a Cow tag and a buck tag so I thought I would do a little scouting.
Saw quite a few deer. I hope this pic comes out.

cayugad · 07-02-2006, 08:46 PM

Those are some real impressive deer you have spotted so far. Good luck with your hunt.

sam52 · 07-02-2006, 09:03 PM

Cayugad, all the bucks are still in velvet, I saw about 7 nice bucks early in the morning.Come opening day I bet they will be over three mountains and in the dark timber.

cayugad · 07-02-2006, 09:11 PM

That's normally the way it goes, don't it? I scouted a monster Whitetail one year. I knew where he went, and when. I had seen him in range at least five time. Come season I never saw a trace of him. I later learned he'd been shot almost three miles from where I had set up for him.. That's always my luck with those things.

jaybe · 07-03-2006, 07:32 AM

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Come opening day I bet they will be over three mountains and in the dark timber.

So your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to be over those three mountains in the dark timber before daylight on opening day. (Be sure to take your GPS).

I'm finding this to more and more the case where I hunt. Get back at least 1/2 mile from the roads and you'll usually be at least 1/4 mile farther than the majority of other hunters. Have your spot marked with a GPS, start early, and you'll be there when they arrive 15 minutes before daylight and start pushing deer back to you.

Nice pics Sam52!

sam52 · 07-03-2006, 08:22 AM

Jaybe,
I use the Garmin quite a bit, I usually set waypoints on places way back in I would like to check out,like ponds ,saddles and streams.
I have the topo program that is very helpful also.
Even though the GPS is a great invention I still use the compass just as much or even more.

Redclub · 07-03-2006, 10:36 AM

What I have seen in CO. on opening day of ML season its more like an extension of bowhunting. There are not that any Ml hunters out there. I drew the same this year cow and buck.
REdclub