What did you do wrong this year??
12-07-2007, 07:23 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Southeast, VA
Posts: 2,119
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
Complacency will cost you, if you are on stand Hunt, what I mean is often I complain about not having as much time to hunt as I would like then when I do go I catch myself daydreaming, not paying attention, nodding off, etc. I have had a good season and know how many deerI have seen and taken but what I wonder about is how many I didnot see. I plan on making better use of my time next year.
Something GMMAT said ties into this, next year even though I know when early season gets here I will be itching to get in the woods I think I am going tolimit my early season huntingtimeuntil mid to lateOctober and later. That way as the season really gets prime I will have a few extra vacation days and can be in the woods at more ideal or "prime"times.
Something GMMAT said ties into this, next year even though I know when early season gets here I will be itching to get in the woods I think I am going tolimit my early season huntingtimeuntil mid to lateOctober and later. That way as the season really gets prime I will have a few extra vacation days and can be in the woods at more ideal or "prime"times.
12-07-2007, 07:32 AM
#12
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Antioch, IL
Posts: 661
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
what i learned this season..... hmmmmmm
1. I don't hunt nearly enough!!
2. learned how to gut a deer hanging from a gambrel (have always done it on the ground in the field before)
3. racks look much bigger as light begins to fade
4. I don't hunt nearly enough!!
1. I don't hunt nearly enough!!
2. learned how to gut a deer hanging from a gambrel (have always done it on the ground in the field before)
3. racks look much bigger as light begins to fade
4. I don't hunt nearly enough!!
12-07-2007, 07:35 AM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
I got caught sitting on my arse in KY, always be ready. If your in the woods hunt.
I setup one tree wrong
I should have hunted the north side of the CRP field.
Hunted to close to bedding area(I move this stand)
When I had a nice 9 120-130 buck in front of me,I got greedy.
There is a lot of season left. I already have a plan for next year in the works.
I setup one tree wrong
I should have hunted the north side of the CRP field.
Hunted to close to bedding area(I move this stand)
When I had a nice 9 120-130 buck in front of me,I got greedy.
There is a lot of season left. I already have a plan for next year in the works.
12-07-2007, 07:43 AM
#14
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: IOWA/25' UP
Posts: 7,145
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
I didn't get to hunt this year; the only mistake I can really think of that I did this year I rode our Harley up to see TeeJay and I forgot that he was bald and I severely burnt my eyes from the reflection of the sun off of his dome.
My mistake this year; NO PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR.
My mistake this year; NO PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR.
12-07-2007, 08:10 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 1,438
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
Was pretty happy with most of my decisions in the early season except the one that counted most - hitting
the deer 2-3" high. Will practice even more from different angles and short distances with a 3D target.[&:]
But there's still hope left for this season.
the deer 2-3" high. Will practice even more from different angles and short distances with a 3D target.[&:]
But there's still hope left for this season.
12-07-2007, 08:22 AM
#18
Site Buck Guru
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Racine, Wisconsin
Posts: 5,922
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
I learned this a long time ago but felt it was important.
When your goal is to take a mature buck, sometimes less is more.
Meaning, as bad as you want to scout and hunt a real hot spot, especially if it is small in size, stay out until the time is right, then hunt it.
I have several 5 to 40 acre spots that can produce. I scout them via aerial photos. Then when I know the big bucks are starting to be on the move during daylight, I hang my stand and start hunting. Years ago I used to scout before season and during season. The more I did this the less I saw. Since most of them were funnels or creek crossings I knew that the deer would be using it no matter what. So I started staying out of there until it was time to hunt. The best time to scout these areas is right after the season, not before.
When your goal is to take a mature buck, sometimes less is more.
Meaning, as bad as you want to scout and hunt a real hot spot, especially if it is small in size, stay out until the time is right, then hunt it.
I have several 5 to 40 acre spots that can produce. I scout them via aerial photos. Then when I know the big bucks are starting to be on the move during daylight, I hang my stand and start hunting. Years ago I used to scout before season and during season. The more I did this the less I saw. Since most of them were funnels or creek crossings I knew that the deer would be using it no matter what. So I started staying out of there until it was time to hunt. The best time to scout these areas is right after the season, not before.
12-07-2007, 08:26 AM
#19
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
ORIGINAL: GregH
I learned this a long time ago but felt it was important.
When your goal is to take a mature buck, sometimes less is more.
Meaning, as bad as you want to scout and hunt a real hot spot, especially if it is small in size, stay out until the time is right, then hunt it.
I have several 5 to 40 acre spots that can produce. I scout them via aerial photos. Then when I know the big bucks are starting to be on the move during daylight, I hang my stand and start hunting. Years ago I used to scout before season and during season. The more I did this the less I saw. Since most of them were funnels or creek crossings I knew that the deer would be using it no matter what. So I started staying out of there until it was time to hunt. The best time to scout these areas is right after the season, not before.
I learned this a long time ago but felt it was important.
When your goal is to take a mature buck, sometimes less is more.
Meaning, as bad as you want to scout and hunt a real hot spot, especially if it is small in size, stay out until the time is right, then hunt it.
I have several 5 to 40 acre spots that can produce. I scout them via aerial photos. Then when I know the big bucks are starting to be on the move during daylight, I hang my stand and start hunting. Years ago I used to scout before season and during season. The more I did this the less I saw. Since most of them were funnels or creek crossings I knew that the deer would be using it no matter what. So I started staying out of there until it was time to hunt. The best time to scout these areas is right after the season, not before.
12-07-2007, 08:46 AM
#20
Banned
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: IOWA/25' UP
Posts: 7,145
RE: What did you do wrong this year??
Couldn't be better Jeff, thanks for asking. Sarah applied for and landed a big promotion and pay increase in New Mexico with her same companyand after 6 months here in Steamboat Springs, we leave tommorrow. Biggest elk in NA there and better hunting, warmer weather, and I have family there. Cost of living is much better there too. We did the resort town and never again. We pick our Uhaul up at 12:00 today and load it tonight when I will have help to get our 1000 lb gun safe loaded. It takes 4 big guys to move it safely. Now if the damn snow would stop. 10 more inches coming all day. Wife is driving a 28' Uhaul with her Cadillac Deville behind it on a flatbed, and I am pulling my Blazer behind my Chevy pickup. We have some nasty mountain passes to get through and it isn't going to be fun. I feel she is safer in the big Uhaul than my 1/2 ton pickup with a K-5 Blazer shoving it down a 6% grade.
SNOW and STILL COMING
SNOW and STILL COMING