ORIGINAL: mackesr
Hey Scott,I belong to two different leases in Culpepper Co. One we only still hunt on and the other we run dogs on mostly. The second lease is over 3,000 acres so we can run dogs without upsetting our neighbors. We run it hard every year and there are always plenty of deer there. In your situation I would not hesitate to shoot any deer you want that is being run by their dogs. You have stated that you have taken care of their dogs in the past. After doing that they should not have any problem with your taking a few deer out in front of their dogs. If they have a problem with that then it shows they are a pretty sorry group of hunters.
One way to get around the issues that you have described is to take up bow and/or blackpowder hunting. You canstart on that food plot and by the time it is really looking good you should be pretty proficient and ready to hunt from a stand. That wayyou get the best of both worlds.
Ilove to standhunt during archery and blackpowder, but after amonth and a half sitting in a stand, I am ready to go over to the other club and run the dogs and get in on some hot action. I love it all......
Hi Mackesr,
Great advice thanks..ya know I've always wanted to learn to shoot a bow!!! as a kid I remember watching my dad bowhunt, and heard all his stories..he passed when I was too young to hunt though, so he never got a chance to teach me any of this...but Learning to be proficient with a bow is on my to do list. I was looking at crossbows and had no idea they were sooooo expensive..sure there were some for a few hundred, but I saw one for 900$! ...that thing better come with a deer! haha
I have no idea what I'm looking at it when it comes to bows though..
But yes I definaltey want to learn to shoot a bow..
I am also getting a blackpowder rifle here ver soon. I have been looking at those as well...by next year I will have a BP rifle, and maybe a bow...but a BP rifile definaltey..
thanks for the advice man