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Deer
Swamp Thang:
Really i treat it like hog hunting the only thing I've changed is instead of staying mobile I find a good Ambush point or what I hope are good Ambush points
Swamp Thang:
Well learned a good lesson after 4 hrs it started to get warm so in hopes to learn the area I figured I'd scout a few good spots sit and listen found a great spot 12ft off the ground a tree had fallen and wedged in between to others (very sturdy and large). Saw a fox I believe I only saw the outline it was there and then gone kept on moving stopping every once in a while to call with my deer grunt...they work ::) got to the end of my journey for the day called a few times went to move and spooked two deer 45 yards away 20 foot down and across a ravine.
2 lessons learned carry eyeglass repair kits and don't move after a call hahaha. Ooops
bradsmith2010:
extra pair is always good for back up,, and moving too soon comes under the "patience" rule of thumb
been there done that,, :)
Pappy:
Ya I always carry and extra pair of glasses, as far as calling deer, yes it does work from time to time, but it's not like hunting and calling Turkey, you may walk around and call one in but not very likely. JMO. :) As far as scrapes and rubs, I like seeing them around but rarely hunt them. I found it way more productive to hunt feeding and travel trail sign, if the doe are feeding or traveling a specific area you can bet the bucks will be there in the right time of year, not sure when that is in Tx. But here it is quickly approaching. Usually late Oct through Mid to late Nov. With other smaller rutting events mixed in.
Pappy
bjrogg:
Swamp Thang, I agree with all of the advice you've been given. Sometimes when the wind
Is wrong to hunt where I want I have a couple spots that I might get a good shoot but I can watch over a pretty good area. I use this as kind of a scouting hunt. I try to observe when and where and what groups of deer are coming from and going to. Just remember to keep looking for the close encounters while your watching the far away ones. I difenitly agree about the patience,
It's a lot harder to sit in a tree stand for 6 or more hours than a nice comfy gun blind too. It's always hard to sit in that spot when you don't think anything is going to come. This was my 1st year bow hunting and 2x I almost moved thinking I wasn't in a good spot. Both times just minutes after I made my mind up to stay I got shots at deer. The 1st I hit to far forward and a bit high didn't penetrate shoulder, the 2nd I double lunged with a 10 yard quartering away shot. Which brings me to my last bit of advice. As soon as you can watch the spot you want to hit, as Pearl would say burn a hole right in that spot don't look at anything else and when the spot is in as good place as you can get it let your arrow fly. Good Luck and Happy Hunting. I'd really like to do a hog hunt sometimes maybe you got
some tips for that.
Bjrogg
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