learned new lesson today
10-19-2005, 06:26 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2005
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learned new lesson today
today i went out hunting, and gave Tinks 69 a try. dragged it out to my tree stand then hung it up 20 yards away. Well my entrance trail comes in from behind my stand. So periodically i would look behind me and there he was right on my trail. A nice 7 or 8 point. Had i seen him coming i couldv'e got a good shot, but now he was behind a tree and never offered a good shot. So lesson be learned, watch your sent trail. Hopefully he tries to pull that one Friday only this timeI'll be waiting
10-19-2005, 06:28 PM
#2
Join Date: Sep 2005
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RE: learned new lesson today
sorry to hear that...it happens to the best of us. Probably the only disadvantage to dragging in scent with you is that some bucks can pick up on quickly, and find you before you are ready. The positive is that if it worked once, it can work twice so keep doing what you are doing
10-19-2005, 06:50 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2005
Location: McAlisterville Pa
Posts: 106
RE: learned new lesson today
Sorry to hear that you did not get a shot at a nice buck..but look on the bright side your scent worked so it should work again. i use Tinks 69 and I think it is awesome. Keep up the good work and good luck
10-19-2005, 08:25 PM
#6
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: creemore Ontario Canada
Posts: 5,525
RE: learned new lesson today
OH Shoot doesn't that just tick ya off LOL,I've never had much success with drag's ,but maybe my timing was poff .Good luck later this week ,I'll be looking for "he's down" post next.
nubo
nubo
10-19-2005, 09:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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RE: learned new lesson today
Sorry to hear about that. At least you learned a valuable lesson, and that's what hunting is all about. As you learn, you experience, and when you experience, you get good, and when you're good...you become successful.. Good luck!
10-20-2005, 01:00 AM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 950
RE: learned new lesson today
If there's a buck in the area they will pick up on it quickly! One morning I used a drag rag going to my stand and snuck in quietly b/c of the rain the night before. I had no longer gotten my feet into my climber and started climbing when a buck busted me....and he was right on scent trail I laid out! Couldn't believe it. If I would have been hunting on the ground I would have been ready....lesson learned! haha
