If you could give just ONE tip...??
05-08-2007, 07:25 PM
#51
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Where the ducks don't come no more
Posts: 4,420
RE: If you could give just ONE tip...??
During the rut, bring a good novel on the stand. That will help you pass the lulls in action, keep you still and keep you entertained.
Hey, it works for me.
Hey, it works for me.
05-08-2007, 08:31 PM
#55
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Wilmington NC
Posts: 4,919
RE: If you could give just ONE tip...??
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
If you are going to do something than Do It Right!!!!
If you are going to do something than Do It Right!!!!
05-08-2007, 08:56 PM
#57
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Treasure Lake DuBois,Pa.
Posts: 1,571
RE: If you could give just ONE tip...??
Geez, Everything I wanted to say has been said in one way or another.
Here's a goal that I always strive for...Don't let the deer pattern your movements. If you can, select a stand based on entry/exit routes that keep you hidden. Don't let them know you are there.
Here's a goal that I always strive for...Don't let the deer pattern your movements. If you can, select a stand based on entry/exit routes that keep you hidden. Don't let them know you are there.
05-09-2007, 06:09 AM
#58
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location:
Posts: 101
RE: If you could give just ONE tip...??
Practice actual hunt situations , if you primarily hunt from an elevated stand , practice from it and shoot different distances and make sure to practice with broadheads as well. Same goes if you hunt from the ground. Nothing can replace confidence in your equipment and skills.
05-17-2007, 05:23 PM
#59
Spike
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mountain Home, TX
Posts: 10
RE: If you could give just ONE tip...??
Hunt where the bucks are! If they are not in your area, you can either spend a lot of time and money to draw them in or you can go where they are.
I hunted deer in Michigan for 30 years before I learned that I had to draw them in with food plots. Now I live in Texas where there are more bucks and a small food plot here brings in more bucks in one season than I had seen in a lifetime of hunting in Michigan.
I didn't shoot a buck last year because the 13 pointer I wanted never offered a shot but my step brother, who had never taken a mountable buck in Michigan took a nice 8 his first day out with me down here.
I hunted deer in Michigan for 30 years before I learned that I had to draw them in with food plots. Now I live in Texas where there are more bucks and a small food plot here brings in more bucks in one season than I had seen in a lifetime of hunting in Michigan.
I didn't shoot a buck last year because the 13 pointer I wanted never offered a shot but my step brother, who had never taken a mountable buck in Michigan took a nice 8 his first day out with me down here.