Originally Posted by
timbercruiser
I really would like to see how some of ya'll would approach hunting in the thick woods of the southeast. On the hunting shows and videos it seems it is too easy to sit on a mountain side or a big ag field and spot deer/elk a mile away, make up your mind if it is big enough to walk over and take a 400 yard pot shot at it. Most of the places I hunt you are lucky to see a deer at 100 yards, and that is usually in a big food plot, a powerline, or down a woods road. Not only do plots help bring deer out of the thickets before dark so you might get a shot, but cereal grains planted offer about a 30% protein food value for the deer.
Well what you see on hunting shows is falce, most are filmed on ranches where it is a pice of cake and no hunting pressure. Where I hunt on public land it is a different story. Also i wouldent know about spotting and stalking and taking long shots it is not my preferd method. I enjoy bow hunting and when I hunt with a rifle or gun all of the animals I have shot have been 100 yards or less, mostly less. I can understand food plots are good for the deer herd. I have hunted free range white tail so I understand what you are saying about the thickets they love and weighting till dusk for them to come out. Have you hunted elk or mulies on public land? For some info on my methods in hunting elk visit
www.publiclandforthepoorman.com and thank you for your time and views.