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Offline Dreaded Archer24

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Early archery Whitetail
« on: June 28, 2024, 11:24:17 AM »
What’s some good tactics y’all like to use when hunting early season for whitetail?


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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2024, 11:51:38 AM »
Usually still very hot at the beginning of September.  And the days are still pretty long.  I do most of my focused whitetail hunting in the morning or evening.  Mid day for early whitetails in September has never really produced much for me as I think the animals have found themselves a nice cool place to bed and stay out of the heat.  I use the mid day back at camp to eat my big meal of the day and not worry so much about breakfast or dinner.
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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2024, 08:09:28 AM »
Usually still very hot at the beginning of September.  And the days are still pretty long.  I do most of my focused whitetail hunting in the morning or evening.  Mid day for early whitetails in September has never really produced much for me as I think the animals have found themselves a nice cool place to bed and stay out of the heat.  I use the mid day back at camp to eat my big meal of the day and not worry so much about breakfast or dinner.
Are you hitting food plots during the morning ? Or during the evening ?


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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2024, 08:49:33 AM »
Art to whitetails varies from region to region, but if you’re after a decent buck the biggest piece of the pie is time in the woods. Unless you own a large tract of land, that contains all the vital pieces to the habitat puzzle they need, and a large food source, it can be difficult to control their routine. At least in the sense that a lot of whitetail hunting depicts in videos.

Early season I’m targeting food sources, buck bedding, and travel corridors between. Trying to catch them in their later summer patterns before they’re spooky and pressured.

As you get closer to Halloween, through the 2nd or 3rd week of November I’m going where the does go. Either setting up on for bedding areas hoping to catch cruising bucks looking for does, or ones already locked down with them. Additionally popular food sources for does.

Late season it’s back to food and low pressure areas for bucks that have been pressured out of their normal routines and areas.

Mind you these tactics and dates shift a little from eastern us, and Idaho areas where I’ve had success. Early season can be successful but my hopes generally aren’t high, it’s more about being in the woods when I can be. If i’m run down from elk season, or getting off work early in the afternoon, I’d rather spend it in a tree hoping for an opportunity than on the couch.

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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2024, 09:05:27 AM »
Food is king . Bucks are very patternable in august and first part of September. Ambushing them on there travel routes to and from is best tactic at that time of year

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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2024, 08:52:45 PM »
Bed to feed patterns can be very consistent this time of year. I try to catch them coming back to bed or in between their first and second bed when the sun gets right on them and they need to move to shade.  I hunt open country so glassing has been crucial, even better if you can do it in August too.

Spot and stalk if I can put one to bed in the morning and I know he will be bedded for a while

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Re: Early archery Whitetail
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2024, 03:35:53 AM »
Be very picky on your shot, no long recoveries early season. 

 


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