DECEMBER AND JANUARY
11-16-2007, 11:45 AM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Lima Ohio & Clarion Pa
Posts: 6,453
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
Of course you can. The young and dumb ones will have been thinned out by the gun crowd. The smart ones survived. (how do you think they get so stinking big 
)
But now it will be time to concentrate on high quality food sources and quick Carbs ( read find corn)
Find the winter yards.For the most part you'll have the woods to yourself. After gun season the weekend warriors lose interest quickly!It can actually be easier hunting..but unfortunatley the demands of Christmas and the Holidays limit the amount of time even the most dedicated, "family" guys, can get out.
) But now it will be time to concentrate on high quality food sources and quick Carbs ( read find corn)
Find the winter yards.For the most part you'll have the woods to yourself. After gun season the weekend warriors lose interest quickly!It can actually be easier hunting..but unfortunatley the demands of Christmas and the Holidays limit the amount of time even the most dedicated, "family" guys, can get out.
11-16-2007, 11:49 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
Posts: 3,612
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
Late season is my favorite time...besides the pre-rut
The woods are quiet and cold...most people quit hunting and you can concentrate on being a deer killing machine! Love it.
shadow
The woods are quiet and cold...most people quit hunting and you can concentrate on being a deer killing machine! Love it.shadow
11-16-2007, 01:56 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 387
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
YES!
Is it wrong that I can't stop smiling now? I had almost forgotten about how peaceful the December woods are...until the infamous 'thwack' of an arrow busting through a deer.
Is it wrong that I can't stop smiling now? I had almost forgotten about how peaceful the December woods are...until the infamous 'thwack' of an arrow busting through a deer.
11-17-2007, 09:24 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Missouri
Posts: 3,763
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
Absolutely. Shed and I have talked about this before.
Personally it is my favorite time to target SPECIFIC mature bucks. They get back into their winter range and are the most patternable this time of year.
The rut is a great way to catch a mature buck on his feet, but if you are targeting a certain buck, it can be more difficult to have an encounter with him.
Personally it is my favorite time to target SPECIFIC mature bucks. They get back into their winter range and are the most patternable this time of year.
The rut is a great way to catch a mature buck on his feet, but if you are targeting a certain buck, it can be more difficult to have an encounter with him.
11-17-2007, 09:33 AM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Treasure Lake DuBois,Pa.
Posts: 1,571
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
The late season can be as good hunting as the pre rut if you can pattern the deer.
They're more predictable in their travels to food and warmth.
On really cold days look for deer bedding on South facing slopes to suck up the sun. Also cedar bottoms hold heat and provide edge for travel.
They're more predictable in their travels to food and warmth.
On really cold days look for deer bedding on South facing slopes to suck up the sun. Also cedar bottoms hold heat and provide edge for travel.
11-17-2007, 11:25 AM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: DECEMBER AND JANUARY
My brother zipped a 140" whitetail a few years back in late December here in Minnesota. I've seen alot of bucks chasing doe'salso late in December, there shootable but a little bit tougher to hunthere where i live because they getspooked and ranso hard during the gun season in November.
