Everything about this spot.....
#1
Everything about this spot.....
Everything about this spot screams (to me) that it ought to be a great travel route. I've sat there twice, now.....and I've seen a pair of fawns the first sit......and one 1.5yr old buck, tonight.
Is it still just too early? Do you think it will be a good rut travel route to sit on? Why? Why not?
Area in question is the green circle.
Thanks.
Is it still just too early? Do you think it will be a good rut travel route to sit on? Why? Why not?
Area in question is the green circle.
Thanks.
#3
RE: Everything about this spot.....
Anyone else? With the rut approaching.....I "think" it'll be a good travel route for crusing bucks. If you were a buck....wouldn't you think this would allow you to cover a LOT of ground (scent-checking)?
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Manassas, VA
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RE: Everything about this spot.....
It looks nice to me, plus it has some water right in the travel route itself for those thirsty rutting bucks. Plus it looks to have good travel routes to your N, W, and E. I think you will have good success in that spot.
#7
RE: Everything about this spot.....
Maybe just a tadnorth where the saddle is at to catch them going between.
The lighter line is the line the young buck took, last night. No rhyme or reason to his path I can figure out, but he WAS walking directly into the wind (W wind, last night). If I weren't choosy......he'd be on the gambrel.....lol.
It just has everything I would "think" they'd want to have......roaming for does. I wish I were seeing more does, there, though.
#8
RE: Everything about this spot.....
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I've only hunted the spot, twice.....and the red line is the one I saw the BB and doe fawns travel on. It's a pretty good trail, and it's the one I expect the bucks to be checking out.
The lighter line is the line the young buck took, last night. No rhyme or reason to his path I can figure out, but he WAS walking directly into the wind (W wind, last night). If I weren't choosy......he'd be on the gambrel.....lol.
It just has everything I would "think" they'd want to have......roaming for does. I wish I were seeing more does, there, though.
Maybe just a tadnorth where the saddle is at to catch them going between.
The lighter line is the line the young buck took, last night. No rhyme or reason to his path I can figure out, but he WAS walking directly into the wind (W wind, last night). If I weren't choosy......he'd be on the gambrel.....lol.
It just has everything I would "think" they'd want to have......roaming for does. I wish I were seeing more does, there, though.
#9
RE: Everything about this spot.....
You can also see where they'r ebedding to the East......and the trails I've seen does use over there. Once they get across the road.....what trail do you think they'll use to travel? I would "think" they'd go up on the ridge at some point.....but I'd hate to set up there.....only to have them go around me at a lower trail.
Also.....the does to the east that I've been seeing (taveling to the west in the evenings) are crossing at the gulch or at the end of that ridge. I can't seem to peg them coming "home" though. When I set up n the ridge in the AM's.....they never show. I've seen the same little buck in there every sit (AM's)..but they elude me in the mornings.
Also.....the does to the east that I've been seeing (taveling to the west in the evenings) are crossing at the gulch or at the end of that ridge. I can't seem to peg them coming "home" though. When I set up n the ridge in the AM's.....they never show. I've seen the same little buck in there every sit (AM's)..but they elude me in the mornings.
#10
RE: Everything about this spot.....
Well...It looks like the slope is pretty steep just west of your purple outlined area so the path of least resistance would be my guess. Have you checked out that point right in between your green outline and the purple outline?