Fall '09 scouting
01-18-2009, 06:27 AM
#1
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
Fall '09 scouting
Whazzup homeboys?! Same old, Same old here. House shopping... Ugh.
Anyway, I was able toget outyesterday and spent the day scouting in Ohio on some public land and freezing my cajones off. There was some snow cover, so finding any sheds was a pipe dream, but I just wanted to walk some new areas and find the bedding areas and look for pinchpoints and geographic features. Mission accomplished.
Yesterday morning temps were -5 or so, with a little breeze, so it was a little on the brisk side.Mywater bottle lasted a couple hours before it was frozen into an Aquafina bowling pin. I took my gloves off long enough to try to wait out and photo a big herd that was working my way - in the 15 minutes it took the herd to workaround the ridge, my gloves (apparently sweaty) were frozen solid. LOL
Maybe next weekend, if this snow ever melts off, I'll get back in there and grid out a few of the heavier bedding areas that I found. Some of those places looked great for shed hunting. Either way, I won't be denied. If I have to go out there and shovel the woods with a damn snow shovel, I will.
In all, I saw about 25 deer - so that was encouraging. I guess the gunners didn't get 'em all...
Bed under the pine canopy - foggy cameraphone
There's a deer across the lake, but it didn't show up so well in the pic
I have a stand site across this beaver pond
2 deer
Same 2 deer. Can't really see 'em.
Anyway, I was able toget outyesterday and spent the day scouting in Ohio on some public land and freezing my cajones off. There was some snow cover, so finding any sheds was a pipe dream, but I just wanted to walk some new areas and find the bedding areas and look for pinchpoints and geographic features. Mission accomplished.
Yesterday morning temps were -5 or so, with a little breeze, so it was a little on the brisk side.Mywater bottle lasted a couple hours before it was frozen into an Aquafina bowling pin. I took my gloves off long enough to try to wait out and photo a big herd that was working my way - in the 15 minutes it took the herd to workaround the ridge, my gloves (apparently sweaty) were frozen solid. LOL
Maybe next weekend, if this snow ever melts off, I'll get back in there and grid out a few of the heavier bedding areas that I found. Some of those places looked great for shed hunting. Either way, I won't be denied. If I have to go out there and shovel the woods with a damn snow shovel, I will.
In all, I saw about 25 deer - so that was encouraging. I guess the gunners didn't get 'em all...
Bed under the pine canopy - foggy cameraphone
There's a deer across the lake, but it didn't show up so well in the pic
I have a stand site across this beaver pond
2 deer
Same 2 deer. Can't really see 'em.
01-18-2009, 06:41 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: Fall '09 scouting
cool pics fran, looks like some good land 
Have you had the turkey skillet out yet?? 
[8D]<<<<(euro joke) Now remember, the way to find sheds in Pa, is to take a leak by a corn field Germ style
Have you had the turkey skillet out yet?? [8D]<<<<(euro joke) Now remember, the way to find sheds in Pa, is to take a leak by a corn field Germ style
01-18-2009, 06:44 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Boardman, Ohio
Posts: 1,184
RE: Fall '09 scouting
Great pics! If you need help I would be happy to join you and dont worry I wont steal any of your spots. I am going crazy sitting in this house. I live outside of Youngstown so anywhere around this area I would be happy to meet up and find some sheds.
01-18-2009, 07:21 AM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Ohio and Indiana
Posts: 2,088
RE: Fall '09 scouting
Nice.. Im going out today to scout and switch sd cards on trail cameras. Hoping to see ifmore bucks have dropped antlers yet, I know a few have in my area already. cool pics
