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I also feel that in my mind, and this is selfish, using bait for whatever during the high hunt takes away from appeal and the essence of the hunt. It’s a high country deer hunt in a place that a lot of folks don’t hunt. Leave the bait at home and get out your optics. Let your legs and your glass do the work. That’s coming from a guy who has had several baited trail cam sites in the past. I’m not at all opposed to baiting. It just doesn’t seem like the fitting place. Again, just me being selfish.
Here I am cutting the labels off my clothing and the handle off my toothbrush, or screw that, my teeth can make it a week, and you are thinking of hauling salt or apples. LOL
Quote from: Dan-o on September 01, 2019, 09:48:44 PMI've done it 6 years or so.Usually takes a week or so to heat up good in my experience.So you suggest getting it out atleast a week ahead of time?If you get it out a couple weeks ahead of time is that too far ahead of time?It’s likely if I’m able to, it would be on a Tuesday a week and a half before I hunt fri-sat
I've done it 6 years or so.Usually takes a week or so to heat up good in my experience.
Quote from: archerykraze on September 02, 2019, 08:50:21 AMI've personally found mineral sites to work best on whitetails and not so much on Mule Deer as far as patterning. The product I use requires 5 gallons of water to "activate" the site which would be a real chore in the backcountry if the high hunt is what you are referring to. When I'm hiked into the backcountry I'm usually focused on catching them feeding in the early am and evenings and glassing them out of the beds during the day. I'd hate to put all that beautiful country to waste staring at one area waiting for one to come to my attractant. Usually get deer on camera within a couple days of mineral site being activated. Buck Jam seems to bring in the bears which is not what I want considering I'm usually in a ground blind w/limited vision around me. Had a sow and two cubs come in once and it was just too close for comfort with her chattering her teeth and all. Good Luck!Yes I’m referring to the high hunt.First of all thanks for your advice and input.My caveat though is that my high hunt spot is in the WOODS. There are no open areas nearby that are accessible at all. Every step is 4 cracked branches. In the timber. Can’t see too far. But at the same time I’ve seen many an animal sign there so I know they are there or Atleast they trot on through.Which is why as opposed to being able to glass them from far away and stalking, I was more so hoping to get them to frequent an area of the timber where I have a good line of site from my area.
I've personally found mineral sites to work best on whitetails and not so much on Mule Deer as far as patterning. The product I use requires 5 gallons of water to "activate" the site which would be a real chore in the backcountry if the high hunt is what you are referring to. When I'm hiked into the backcountry I'm usually focused on catching them feeding in the early am and evenings and glassing them out of the beds during the day. I'd hate to put all that beautiful country to waste staring at one area waiting for one to come to my attractant. Usually get deer on camera within a couple days of mineral site being activated. Buck Jam seems to bring in the bears which is not what I want considering I'm usually in a ground blind w/limited vision around me. Had a sow and two cubs come in once and it was just too close for comfort with her chattering her teeth and all. Good Luck!
wouldnt even bother. I wouldnt even sit over an established salt lick for years in sept. There is a drastic drop off in sodium consumption come august and mule deer are very erratic in hitting salts. I get at best a high country muley to hit a salt lick once a month or less.
Quote from: huntnnw on September 02, 2019, 10:00:32 PMwouldnt even bother. I wouldnt even sit over an established salt lick for years in sept. There is a drastic drop off in sodium consumption come august and mule deer are very erratic in hitting salts. I get at best a high country muley to hit a salt lick once a month or less.But ya never know