active night in stand
11-08-2005 | 04:49 PM
#1
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From: Roanoke, Va
active night in stand
Well I get in my stand around 3 this afternoon and had a deer coming behind me before I could get my stand situated (already in tree). Im not sure if it saw me or what but it took off. 30 minutes later I hear something running and its a buck running on the opposite side of me. I tried to stop him with the can but nothing. He was hot on a hoes trail. Looked like a small 8.
I then rattled at 4 just to experiment and a doe comes in at 430, not sure if the two were related or not but I figured it was. I had been using a drag rag (old sock stretched over my boot) and hung it in a tree about 4' high. The doe gets to it and looks up and spooks. She goes about 5 yrds realizing how foolish she must be and continued on her journey. The rest of the night I swore I heard deer running around in the hollow below me.
Heres a few questions.
How could I have gotten that buck to stop and investigate my area? Maybe some will and the others wont. Not too sure.
I also wonder if the doe got spooked by the white sock in hanging in the tree or if it was the tinks 69 on it.
I then rattled at 4 just to experiment and a doe comes in at 430, not sure if the two were related or not but I figured it was. I had been using a drag rag (old sock stretched over my boot) and hung it in a tree about 4' high. The doe gets to it and looks up and spooks. She goes about 5 yrds realizing how foolish she must be and continued on her journey. The rest of the night I swore I heard deer running around in the hollow below me.
Heres a few questions.
How could I have gotten that buck to stop and investigate my area? Maybe some will and the others wont. Not too sure.
I also wonder if the doe got spooked by the white sock in hanging in the tree or if it was the tinks 69 on it.
11-08-2005 | 05:01 PM
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Typical Buck
Joined: Dec 2003
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From: central illinois
RE: active night in stand
there's no stopping them when they are trailing a doe! i had a nice 8 pt (135 class) dog a doe yesterday morning in front of me. i didn't want to shoot him but i thought i would try to get him closer but nothing worked, i grunted, bleated, and rattled, but he never stopped once. about a half hour later a 145 10 pt was trailing where the 8 pt had went. i got him to stop briefly with some real hard rattling but he then went on his way
11-08-2005 | 05:02 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Kansas
RE: active night in stand
If a buck is on a piticular doe you won't get him off. At least that has been my experiences. I think you are better off being silent and hope the doe comes by you. I have hit my rattle bag slightly on a running buck and he did run over to see if someone wanted their but kicked. That was the only one I have pulled off a doe though. Good luck
