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You guys are driving me crazy, I have a feeling I'll be in my stand set up waaayyyy too early tomorrow morning, I can't wait.
thruthevitals, right now you just have to get out there, no telling where a buck may be. If you know where the does are hitting the fields, have a look at an ariel, I like terafly.com, and find a way to get back in the woods behind it a few hundred yards with the wind in your favor. That's always a good starting point. It usually blows from the west this time of year, but lately all we've been getting is East or Northeast. Have to check before you go each time. Just set up near where you've been sseeng does and it's hard to go wrong, eventually a buck will chase one within range.

As for scouting, we were close to having a get together last year and hunt for sheds, but never did, I really hope we can this year, late winter is the best time to figure a property out, and it's that much more fun looking for sheds. We'll have to keep that in mind.




"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"

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vacation starting next wednesday..what do u think?? should i hunt the food sources or in the woods around the swamps?? holla at me

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Thanks for the info, Back on nights for a few days (shift work). Will be scouting 11/3 for areas i plan to hunt 11/4 thru 11/6 and again on 11/9 (public land).I have a couple more questions, of all the stuff ive read through-out the summer an up till now, peak breeding is suppose to be going on now.If this is the case and the buck to doe ratio is skewed more heavily toward the does, as it is supposed to be on the east coast, since most bucks dont live past 1 1/2 yrs old because of hunting pressure(info from books by Alshiemer,lerue,laroche).The question is, with these supposed circumstances, should i be stayin on stand all day if the bucks are staying with the does for up to 72hrs and only moving when the does that are being tended move or is that the point, your tryin to intercept them as they follow the does to the feeding areas. Im not a rack hunter at this point,but it would be an added bonus,its hard enough with out choosing the sex of the animal.One other question,if you could only buy one stand would it be a climber or a hang on. I fell for the treelounge marketing and its just not a realistic stand choice for the areas i have to hunt and i dont have that many days i can hunt all day any way,let alone having that perfect tree that is definitely needed.Thanks for any input

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go to the lone wolf site..i have the best set up for hunting public land. i purchased it there. contact me at and i will give u my number. i will tell u all about it....the alpha hang on

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thruthevitals, Forget the hype regarding breeding dates, population balance, etc! Hunt all day if you can...your odds increase proportional to the time you spend in the woods!!! Pick a spot around or between bedding areas and wait them out!! Bucks will be cruising all day and does will be out feeding up for the up-coming winter!

As for treestand choices, if you can only choose one, I'd go with an ultra-lite climber. My favorite is an old beat up Loggy Bayou. Personally, I have a dozen hang-ons, three climbers, and a system similar to the Lone Wolf. None fill the bill for all purposes. Climbers can be loud to set up, so can the Lone Wolf systems, this makes them impossible to set up near where the deer are currently! Hang-ons are perfect for bedding area set-ups but will ultimately get stolen on public land! Tough choices but will end up being personal decisions! Hunt with what you feel confident with! Try out as many as possible!

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scouted today and found alot of sign...scapes are all over my one area....deer were on the move by 430ish. tree rats were on the move and i figured the deer werent far behind. vaca starts wed and i am hoping for the best.

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Took my son out for the youth hunt saturday. We didnt even see a deer. All season I have seen deer in the places we hunted and I felt for sure he would get a shot. I dont know where they went. I found one good scrape deeper in the woods and that was it. I dont know if there have been alot of people tracing through the woods or what. Yes it is public land.
This up coming weekend Im not sure if I will hunt or fish. The Big Blues and puppy drum are on the beaches right now, and the rut is on. Hope you all have good luck.


AllenC

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Had today off but could only hunt midday. I went back in a patch of white oaks...got there at 8:30. Rattled at 9 and had a small three point come charging in. He got down wind and blew on out. Rattled again at 10 and had a yearling 6 pt sneak around me. Didn't see any others. Stayed 'til about 3. Scrapes are everywhere!!! The swamp white oaks are really dropping acorn lately. Sign looks great. One problem is four wheelers have invaded our property<img src=icon_smile_angry.gif border=0 align=middle> Losers! I have a real problem with them things!!! It's not that everyone who owns one is a jerk but every jerk I meet owns one!!!

Taking my son with me tomorrow! Have been saving a farm he found some giant sheds on just for this occaision!!! Can't wait!!! Good luck everyone!

Coolerpup, Which beachs are the big blues hitting (DE or Assateague?)

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Headed out tonight to the leased farm where I had all the deer action last Thursday. My father joined me and I placed him in a good spot downwind of where the majority of the deer have been passing. I got in my stand along the edge of the woods. If the deer came the way the have the last 2 trips, one of us would get a shot. We were set up by 3:30pm. Well, nothing came. All was quiet. Makes me wonder what was going on around the farm on Saturday. Stupid youth day... Kidding!!!

Planning on making a day of it Saturday. Last chance before shotgun. Keep the posts coming.

Any day spent huntin, is better than any day spent workin,,

Duckmastor2

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DeBob....all up and down the De. beaches. They hit them again yesterday up to 14lbs. With a few puppy drum and Stripers thrown in to the mix as well, I think I will be hitting the beach saturday.
Anyone have a good reason why I need to hunt instead?? :-)

Come on...change my mind :-)

AllenC