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Hunting holiday - America/Canada somewhere - ideas anyone?
Pappy:
Ya Justin Bird of prey. ;) ;D ;D ;D
Pappy
youngbowyer:
--- Quote from: mikekeswick on December 15, 2011, 05:45:05 am ---Thanks for the ideas fellas. So 'out east' looks to be the best option. I suppose I would mainly like to shoot deer. From what i've seen it seems like a lot of Americans hunt from tree stands (maybe i'm wrong there?) but I would prefer to try some stalking on the ground.
JW_Halverson - I meant the latter! The more exposure the better! We don't have too much big stuff here, last time I was in America we went to Red Rocks which was really cool...apart from the cactus and running out of water 1000ft up a 2000ft route.... ::)
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Tree stand would probably be the best choice if you have never hunted before. I've only been hunting for a few months but trust me on this, stalking deer is hard! If I were you I would go to Pappy's place. I have never been there but I would love to.
mikekeswick:
I get what you guys are saying about tree stands. I have hunted pretty much all my life - just not with a bow. I'm not worried about actually getting any deer (it would be nice!), I just want to be able to go roaming with my bow! I quite often take my camera into the woods and try to get close to deer. I've got a few good shots! My best encounter was being sat, back to a tree and watching a young roe deer walk to with 10 feet of me. Eyeball to eyeball. We looked at each other for 10 minutes then it decided something wasn't right and high tailed it off.
So it's looking like July/August is going to be the best time for me. I'm looking at staying over for around 1 month. Ideally i'd like to take minimal supplies and just head out into the middle of nowhere ,don't worry i've done plenty of this sort of thing and can look after myself!
Really i'm still stuck on deciding where to go???
gstoneberg:
July./Aug is too early for deer hunting most places over here. You could hunt exotics in Texas but it will be brutally hot. Most archery deer seasons open in October, a few open in September. So. Carolina opens in mid-August but again it is very hot then. Maybe there are antelope possibilities in the west early. Those guys will have to weigh in.
I hope you have a great time. I still say it sounds like a grand adventure.
George
Pappy:
If you want to wander for days,out west is the place to go. :) Plus not hunting open in most of the east in July/August. :)
Pappy
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