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Some whitetail advise?
« on: October 31, 2013, 09:31:23 PM »
 Through a screw-up on my part, I missed the deadline for my annual out of state November muley hunt. So kind of a last minute decision a couple of buddies and I decided to head over to hunt in Idaho's unit 1 for a week.
 I have never actively hunted whitetails before and have a fair idea of how I should hunt, but would graciously accept any advise anyone has.  :)

 Can anyone give me a crash course in finding a monster.

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Re: Some whitetail advise?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2013, 09:49:38 PM »
Unit one is VERY thick.  FInd some open area that you can watch with whitetail activity, and wait I guess.   No seriously unit one is pretty thick.   

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Re: Some whitetail advise?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2013, 09:58:57 PM »
I'd definitely bring my grunt call and a set of ratteling bags. I also at time use a scent drag. Most of my luck with whitetail is by finding a good trail and wait them out. Spot and stalk is difficult but can be done.

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Re: Some whitetail advise?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2013, 10:41:56 PM »
As stated bring a grunt tube and rattle. I've never had much luck with scents, but I do use them to help cover mine.  There's a great thread in here "rattling whitetails" or something like that, give that a look lots of good info.  I'll be in 10a in just over a week.

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Re: Some whitetail advise?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2013, 06:49:07 AM »
Lots of clearcuts in the mts... Find some behind gates and watch the edges and corners. Find south facing brushy hill sides and ridges and just sit and glass them .. Make sure they are in your range to shoot as getting to a buck you see is pretty much impossible . If your going to sit in the timber try and sit on ridges or saddles these are high traffic areas for bucks searching for does. Rattling should work as I know many who have rattled bucks in. I would make sure you have a grunt call I have called in a ton of bucks with them. Other areas to look for are swampy bottoms and heavy alder patches the bucks like to bed in these areas and travel along the edges of the thick cover. If you find a area with big scrapes and rubs it could pay off to sit on them, can be boring , but effective.

 


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