Cant wait until the leaves begin to fall!

Hoyt_Viper · 10-07-2008, 06:24 PM

I sat in one of my stands this evening and saw two bucks and 5 doe but since everything is still green and on the trees I didnt have a shot at either! Two times tonight I could have been butchering some meat if it were not for the dense foliage. All were in the 20-30 yrd range but never had a shot at anything but some heads and butts.

I remember the same area last winter when I picked this particular tree and it has a 360 degree lane for 50 yrds. It is kind of wierd to have the adrenaline flowing like I did for a couple hours of waiting for a shot.

Anyway...in my area its all still thick and green, but acorns falling like rain. Anyone up north already having leaves changing and falling?

Huntinman23 · 10-07-2008, 06:27 PM

they started falling a little here in wisconsin where i hunt but not to much i cant wait till they are all gone
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Austin/WI · 10-07-2008, 06:37 PM

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ORIGINAL: Huntinman23

they started falling a little here in wisconsin where i hunt but not to much i cant wait till they are all gone
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There's a few falling around campus here too. Not many, but with the hurricane style winds we had all day, there are probably a few more on the ground

Bbearfax · 10-07-2008, 06:38 PM

Ever consider triming shooting lanes? I would think you are still a good 3 weeks from the leafs comeing off.

BigDaddy12t · 10-07-2008, 06:47 PM

They are falling like rain here in Minnesota. But I know where you are coming from, all of my stands have to have the deer right on top of you before you see them.

Hoyt_Viper · 10-07-2008, 07:12 PM

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ORIGINAL: Bbearfax

Ever consider triming shooting lanes? I would think you are still a good 3 weeks from the leafs comeing off.

This stand is in the corner of a field and a food plot, and yesI have cleared more than one lane to shoot from, one from a trail coming into the field, and one large lane in the woodline. These deer just hung out in all of the places that never offered me a shot. Just plainly too many leaves still on the trees. If this was a month later I would have the nice 8 pointer hanging up by a rope tonight.

demoIL · 10-07-2008, 07:19 PM

Ya.. Just starting to fall here.. The next week or so they should be in full color change and begin to really come down..