What % of the time...
#11
RE: What % of the time...
Sounds like a location issue to me. Last year I hunted a friends land for free and I only saw 3 deer. This year I joined a lease and I lost count of all the deer I saw durning black powder season alone. I could never understand how people passed up a deer for "something better" when I was lucky to even see one. Now I get it.
In addition I did a lot more pre-season scouting which improved my choice of blind locations.
In addition I did a lot more pre-season scouting which improved my choice of blind locations.
#12
RE: What % of the time...
Very rarely skunked. BUT I hunt some very good property and we scout it a ton of the off season. By no means do I mean that I get shooting opourtunities each time out. Some times it's just a deer or two way off.
I guess it also matters where you are hunting. If you see nothing and your land has deer from evidence of sign, trailsand pictures thenyou might be doing something wrong. How about looking at the wind? getting some game cams out on your trails? put out some minerals or corn (if legal)
I guess it also matters where you are hunting. If you see nothing and your land has deer from evidence of sign, trailsand pictures thenyou might be doing something wrong. How about looking at the wind? getting some game cams out on your trails? put out some minerals or corn (if legal)
#14
RE: What % of the time...
ORIGINAL: bigangrychicken
I see deer every time I go out. The deer are everywhere here in the south. I usually see about 30-50/day. The problem is seeing shooters. I saw around 120 deer this past weekend and only 2 were shooters.
I see deer every time I go out. The deer are everywhere here in the south. I usually see about 30-50/day. The problem is seeing shooters. I saw around 120 deer this past weekend and only 2 were shooters.
#15
Spike
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 44
RE: What % of the time...
ORIGINAL: Pierce Pepin
Very rarely skunked. BUT I hunt some very good property and we scout it a ton of the off season. By no means do I mean that I get shooting opourtunities each time out. Some times it's just a deer or two way off.
I guess it also matters where you are hunting. If you see nothing and your land has deer from evidence of sign, trailsand pictures thenyou might be doing something wrong. How about looking at the wind? getting some game cams out on your trails? put out some minerals or corn (if legal)
Very rarely skunked. BUT I hunt some very good property and we scout it a ton of the off season. By no means do I mean that I get shooting opourtunities each time out. Some times it's just a deer or two way off.
I guess it also matters where you are hunting. If you see nothing and your land has deer from evidence of sign, trailsand pictures thenyou might be doing something wrong. How about looking at the wind? getting some game cams out on your trails? put out some minerals or corn (if legal)
Pierce, I do have a few cameras out, but most (75%) of the pictures are atnight. Except thepictures of turkey!It's so thickwhere we hunt an 80 yard shot is a long shot so you NEVER see oneway off. I hunt mainly out of tree climbers so I can get high enough with the use of cover scent that I rarely get winded by one.
#16
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: WI
Posts: 338
RE: What % of the time...
I hunt mostly public land in WI, and I see deer on less than 50% of my hunts. There's plenty of deer there, but the cover is heavy, and the hunting pressure is intense. They hide. That's why I've started still-hunting more in the last few years. Standing sucks. If I'm going to get skunked, I'm going to have a more relaxed and comfortable time doing it. With still hunting, if you encroach onhiding deer, and if you're skilled and lucky enough, they will move and you will see them. Usually the deer win the game, but occasionally they make a mistake. Luck is a big factor too, deer can come in on you from any direction at any time. I firmly believe that if most hunters put as much time and energy into still hunting as they do with standing, their success rate would hold or improve.
#17
RE: What % of the time...
I was out 7 times this past week.
pm - yearling basket 8pt buck
pm - 2 does and 2 fawns with them, 2.5 yr old 9pt buck; 1 boar hog
am - doe and fawn;1 boar hog
pm - 2.5 yr old 9pt buck
am - doe and fawn, yearling basket 8pt buck, 2.5 yr old 9pt buck
pm - 14 turkey, doe and fawn, 2.5 8pt buck (that I shot)
am - nothing
So85% of the time I saw deer, and the average number I saw was 2.67.
pm - yearling basket 8pt buck
pm - 2 does and 2 fawns with them, 2.5 yr old 9pt buck; 1 boar hog
am - doe and fawn;1 boar hog
pm - 2.5 yr old 9pt buck
am - doe and fawn, yearling basket 8pt buck, 2.5 yr old 9pt buck
pm - 14 turkey, doe and fawn, 2.5 8pt buck (that I shot)
am - nothing
So85% of the time I saw deer, and the average number I saw was 2.67.
#18
RE: What % of the time...
ORIGINAL: farmcntry
I see deer about 99% of the time in my areas, but that's not saying I see deer I would take 99% of the time.
I see deer about 99% of the time in my areas, but that's not saying I see deer I would take 99% of the time.
#20
RE: What % of the time...
ORIGINAL: drogerm
Thanks for the input, guys and girls.
Pierce, I do have a few cameras out, but most (75%) of the pictures are atnight. Except thepictures of turkey!It's so thickwhere we hunt an 80 yard shot is a long shot so you NEVER see oneway off. I hunt mainly out of tree climbers so I can get high enough with the use of cover scent that I rarely get winded by one.
Thanks for the input, guys and girls.
Pierce, I do have a few cameras out, but most (75%) of the pictures are atnight. Except thepictures of turkey!It's so thickwhere we hunt an 80 yard shot is a long shot so you NEVER see oneway off. I hunt mainly out of tree climbers so I can get high enough with the use of cover scent that I rarely get winded by one.
GoodLuck!!