Finding Blacktails during the day

[craigapphunt]

A ton a great advice here and I'll add that like 7mmfan said blacktail are curious animals so if you do bump one and he's running I've had  luck stopping them in their tracks with a loud whistle but be ready to shoot because he probably won't stop for long. I've even stop a few just yelling "HAY!"

[7mmfan]

One last nugget. If you have the flexibility, choose your days to hunt. Specifically, choose the crappiest, rainiest, windiest days you can. One, the deer will come out of the woods into the open on days like that. Two, all the natural noise and movement covers your noise and movement. The crappy days towards the end of October are when the majority of big bucks are killed for a reason.

[craigapphunt]

Oh and being in blacktail country before but in my opinion especially after a storm has blown through and when I say after I mean be out there in the storm waiting for it to stop. Often times the deer will come out of the woodwork post storm.

[craigapphunt]

Yeah what 7mmfan said.

[Grousehunter19]

Thanks for the info guys!

[fishnfur]

One last nugget. If you have the flexibility, choose your days to hunt. Specifically, choose the crappiest, rainiest, windiest days you can. One, the deer will come out of the woods into the open on days like that. Two, all the natural noise and movement covers your noise and movement. The crappy days towards the end of October are when the majority of big bucks are killed for a reason.

I agree with you on this one.  Certainly, earlier in the season, a heavy stom creating a ruckus in the woods will get them standing in forest openings or moving to cuts.  I wonder though, if during late Oct. storms, whether the bucks are more interested in finding doe that were scared out into the cut and just taking advantage of the stormy situation to find a hot doe.  I'm sure we'll never know....