early morning buck
09-30-2009, 05:00 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dark Side of the Moon
Posts: 406
Are you baiting this spot? If so, try and have your feeder go off earlier. Hopefully, he will realize most of the food is gone by 2:00am and start showing up earlier.
If you are not baiting, then I would b really carefull with your wind, exit and entry strategies. You know he is there and if the area is not pressured he will stay there. Rut is an excellent time for an ambush. Since none of us want to wait until late October to start hunting, I would try hunting late morning as well. Trail cameras only look in one direction. They offer great insight and scounting options, but that buck could be coming down the trail just behind the camera at 9:00am on his way back to the bedding area. Good luck and let us know how things turn out.
If you are not baiting, then I would b really carefull with your wind, exit and entry strategies. You know he is there and if the area is not pressured he will stay there. Rut is an excellent time for an ambush. Since none of us want to wait until late October to start hunting, I would try hunting late morning as well. Trail cameras only look in one direction. They offer great insight and scounting options, but that buck could be coming down the trail just behind the camera at 9:00am on his way back to the bedding area. Good luck and let us know how things turn out.
09-30-2009, 06:04 AM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Posts: 714
Simple as this... You know where he is so find a trail where alot of does walk on and dont hunt it till the rut. When rut comes sit on that trail and Old Big Boi sgould be trailing a hottie.
09-30-2009, 07:39 AM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northeastern, Pa
Posts: 268
If you have several trail camera pictures of him, look at what direction he is coming from. Go on google earth and look at the surrounding area and topo. Possibly look for his bedding spot within a mile our so of you current spot and try moving you camera to a new location. If he is coming in a 2 am his bedding spot may be a good distance away. Try narrowing down this area by looking for heavy thick cover and move your trail camera near that new location if you can. Ive done this this year trying to find the core area a large buck. Got him only 3 time on trail cameras over several months. Looked at google earth and topos, moved my trail cameras and know have a good idea where his core area is. Or you could just wait for the rut and be patient.
