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Old 03-29-2008, 09:26 PM   #1
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Hey all I am in a new area for hunting and new to it as well, I have been finding good trails on both high and low ground area's!! which is better to hunt the high or the low ground ?? I would put my trail cam out but some sticky finger pete stole my 4th one so I am done buying cams and am just going to go the old fasioned way and read the sign, any an dall info would be greatly appriciated
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Old 03-29-2008, 11:18 PM   #2
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Kind of hard to say without actually seeing it. Use your judgment and if it don't work try something different. Remember this though, wind direction does tricking things when hunting in hilly areas.
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Old 03-29-2008, 11:23 PM   #3
 
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It seems like the generalization is this: In the East you want to use a stand and out West you want to walk the walk. I hunt out of my stand right now but am thinking about trying a stalk and hunt at least once this year in and around the swamps and the corn fields out by where I hunt. I imagine that stalking is much more difficult for a whitetail then it is a muley but I really don't have much experience with either unfortunately. It's just the general conception that I've taken from watching hunting shows recently.
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Old 03-29-2008, 11:26 PM   #4
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really depends on funnels, food, cover, etc. also if you like to be scent free, id study those thermals
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Old 03-29-2008, 11:31 PM   #5
 
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Sorry, I'm feeling a little tipsy tonight

I would set my trail cam up on the low ground and hunt the high ground where you can look down upon them. Of course as I mentioned, on the other hand I might use the swamp or a corn field as cover. It just depends on the topography of your current environment. During the day, they may be bedded down in the swamp
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Old 03-29-2008, 11:39 PM   #6
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Must of been a good night I take it!! Nuttin wrong with that.
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Old 03-30-2008, 12:44 AM   #7
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High in the morning, low in the afternoon but always check once your out there of course to make sure of
the wind currents.
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Old 03-30-2008, 05:14 AM   #8
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I love swamp / low land areas, I find the deer will get up a browse sooner in the day due to the lack of daylight let thru the trees.
Really depends on where the deer are bedding, the "to-and-fro" trails.
I do have stands on high grounds also, but find more deer on the south side of the hills during colder days and that makes it tough to get to your stand
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Old 03-31-2008, 04:20 PM   #9
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thanks for the info everyone
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