LouisianaTomkat

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Kamil

A dog, duh!!!!

Ben / PA

1. Will there be bowhunting in 25 years?
2. How soon will we see 500 fps? (350 grain arrow)
3. What year will we pay 10 dollars a gallon for gas?
4. What salary do you consider to be on the poverty line?
5. What percentage of people on this site are hunters/ outdoorsmen or just plain hunters?


5 more later.

kingvjack

Gundeck

Because he doesn't have to worry about your wife, your kids, your truck payment, your job,.......

See my point? All he has to worry about is "why is that tree moving?" and "look at the feathers on that honey".

silentassassin

They can be killed outside of the route but hunters who know how to untilize exit routes and use othere hunters to their advantage but I wouldn't say they can be killed on a regular basis.

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Would you rather hunt a non-funnel area that is TORE up with scrapes and rubs or a more funnel-like area that has little overall deer sign?

During the pre-rut and rut, I would rather hunt a funnel with little sign than a different area that is tore up with sign. Outside of the rut I would rather hunt the sign.

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How long without success do you go before making changes to your location and or tactics? Meaning, if you are in an area where you think you should be seeing and/or killing more of your intended target animals than you are; how long do you keep sticking with your approach before getting more aggressive or trying other tactics.

3 or 4 sits (sit meaning a morning hunt or an afternoon hunt)on a stand depending on my confidence level in the area. After, that I feel like reagrdless of how good the spot it, I need to let it rest anyway.

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Every time you set foot in the woods to hunt, are you putting yourself in a situation where you feel you have the greatest chance at killing a deer?

No, I should be but sometimes circumstanes themselves prevent that from occuring. I try to put myself in the best situation to kill a deer, that I possibly can, given the circumstanes. However, hind-sight has shown me many times that failed to accomplish my goal.

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How much effort do you put into hunting “lesser” properties over the course of a season?

TOO MUCH! But, most of the properties that I have access to, are "lesser properties".

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o you think deer (and other game animals where applicable) should be managed solely for hunters & their enjoyment, or should it be a “resource first” approach, where a balance between habitat/herd and other influences are all considered?

On a state level, I think you have to take everything into consideration. On your own property, you should manage for wildlife as you see fit.

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I think so, as long as the anti-hunting lobby is there, we have to continue to recruit hunters b/c the stats say we are losing hunters and there is strength in numbers. If we don't recruit now, it may not be here for our kids or for their kids.


Ridge edges seem to be the most prevalent in the area that I hunt.


Probably, moving too much or not hunting high enough causes us to get busted by the deer we see. The ones that bust us that we never see or hear is because they smelled us. The could be from a lack of scent control, or poor stand positioning or it could just be an unlucky wind shift.
Evenings.
Mornings

I don't want deer to pattern me, and stop using and area that gives me a tactical advantage due to terrain or some other feature.

Yes. Because I can't see in the dark. If there is enough light out, I won't use one. But, when it's pitch black and you are in thick ones, particularly with a climber on your back, I think you make far more of a disturbance by not turning your light on than you do by turning it on. I don't know if it helps or not but I use a red light when nec.
It depends on the moon phase and when I have been seeing deer, but typically I just go in early and stay all day.
I don't know for sure because we can't see scent but my opionion is that it surely can't hurt if it helps reduce and or eliminate some of the odor created by sweating.

mossbergman11

why do most hunters only focus the rack and only shoot bucks?

why do i get bugged when non-hunters talk like they hunt and stuff?

kingvjack

magicman54494

LouisianaTomkat

Not many care to discuss real bowhunting topics I guess. Lol

Thanks to those who responded. I guess maybe everyone already knows most everything.

LT