Just watched another .....
02-11-2009, 06:50 AM
#13
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Canadian Tx, currently Stillwater Ok.
Posts: 322
RE: Just watched another .....
I am not against stopping one if needed. I stopped two of the does I shot this year, waited them out as long as I could but had to stop em. I would rather let one stop on its own though.
02-11-2009, 06:53 AM
#14
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: NW OHIO
Posts: 221
RE: Just watched another .....
ORIGINAL: GregH
I have mixed feelings on this as well. I have successfully stopped deer and have successfully spooked them without getting a shot!
I prefer not to stop them if I don't have to.
I have mixed feelings on this as well. I have successfully stopped deer and have successfully spooked them without getting a shot!
I prefer not to stop them if I don't have to.
Whatever Greg says is the gospel for me ! Have you seen the deer hes took !
02-11-2009, 07:37 AM
#16
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Central Wisconsin
Posts: 494
RE: Just watched another .....
Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Given the opportunity at a walking deer you have 2 choices, If you feel he will NOT stop by himself. If this is a deer from the area and you will get another crack at him, let him walk. If this is the first time he has been in the area as far as you know, better to chance the spook than hit him in a bad place from walking too fast and never finding him. Split second decisions happen all the time, usually nothing goes as planned!
Dandbuck
Dandbuck
02-11-2009, 02:40 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Milwaukee WI
Posts: 1,161
RE: Just watched another .....
I did the "maaa" thing in my first couple years of bowhunting a couple years back but no longer if i don't have to. This year it's 5 for 5 with no "maaa"
Why give them a heads up if you don't have to?
Why give them a heads up if you don't have to?
02-11-2009, 02:43 PM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Burlington, IA
Posts: 367
RE: Just watched another .....
I practice just as much at moving targets as I do stationary ones. Ive scared several deer in previous years trying to stop them, so I figured Id just shoot em walking if I have to. Anyone that thinks its hard to shoot a moving target would really be surprised that its not as hard as youd think. The one thing that would surprise most people is how far in front of the target or deer you really hafta aim. Just throw moving targets into your regular practice routine and you dont need to worry bout spooking em anymore.
02-11-2009, 04:11 PM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
RE: Just watched another .....
ORIGINAL: bassman417
I practice just as much at moving targets as I do stationary ones. Ive scared several deer in previous years trying to stop them, so I figured Id just shoot em walking if I have to. Anyone that thinks its hard to shoot a moving target would really be surprised that its not as hard as youd think. The one thing that would surprise most people is how far in front of the target or deer you really hafta aim. Just throw moving targets into your regular practice routine and you dont need to worry bout spooking em anymore.
I practice just as much at moving targets as I do stationary ones. Ive scared several deer in previous years trying to stop them, so I figured Id just shoot em walking if I have to. Anyone that thinks its hard to shoot a moving target would really be surprised that its not as hard as youd think. The one thing that would surprise most people is how far in front of the target or deer you really hafta aim. Just throw moving targets into your regular practice routine and you dont need to worry bout spooking em anymore.