Post by: Kingpuck on November 19, 2012, 09:11:11 PM
My thought is to get up really early on Friday and head for some likely clearcuts with the bow and sit on the edge right at daybreak and see if they will come out to feed for a bit.
If I eat tag soup then no biggie. Still learned a ton and put some wear on the boots. It would be nice to have some Christmas venison though.
Post by: kentrek on November 19, 2012, 09:20:35 PM
if i was you id skip hunting the clear cuts an hunt the thick stuff..like a young alder patch(with rubs) that you can see 20 yards in..maybe a thick cut that has an older patch with in it...thatd be money :tup:
even if ya see a shooter in the cut geting with in bow range is pretty tricky..not imposible tho
oh an dont worry bout the rain..nastyr the better..an most important hunt all day every day :tup:
Post by: Kingpuck on November 19, 2012, 09:35:07 PM
Post by: Tbar on November 19, 2012, 09:53:20 PM
Post by: Huntbear on November 19, 2012, 09:56:12 PM
Post by: RifleRidge on November 19, 2012, 10:02:34 PM
The timber along the edge of cuts can be productive. Much easier to get within bow range too.
:tup:
Post by: kentrek on November 19, 2012, 10:08:13 PM
Kentrek, you can bet that it will be from before dawn to dusk. Interesting that they hold up more in the thick stuff than in clear cuts. It seemed like early season they were willing to come out to the clear cuts. Is it the rut or the time of year?
yeah but blacktails are a whole diferent breed of deer now than what they are over the summer..esp the bucks
summer time they are more woried bout there horns than hunters,bachllore groups even..now its every deer for itself an theyv been on the run from hunters for a few months now..an when the led starts slinging where would you hide ?? the thick stuff..an how long would ya wait until ya came out ?? prolly untill your horns start growing again..just kinda put your self in there "shoes"..remember if they "take a chance" there dead...the odds are greatly stacked against you,not to be rude,these deer are the hardest deer to kill in the world..an then to do it with a bow..after a few months of seasons..public land (im guesn)..an then you being green (not tryn to pick on ya)...but its honestly the best time youl ever have an well worth the effort once you walk up to YOUR deer..cuz YOU earnd it 185.9% :tup:
good luck !!
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on November 19, 2012, 10:11:12 PM
Get into the mode of thinking like a big blacktail buck and you will begin to kill big blacktail bucks. :tup:
Look at your hunting area that has deer sign. Find the doe's and keep to the fringes of that thick nasty stuff. Unless you know where buck beds are, give yourself a bit of viewing range. Look at the terrain, forage, wind blocks, places where that buck can hide yet still have view/smell avenues so he can't be krept up on. Find a place out of the weather but don't think they'll crawl under a rock to get out of the weather. I've seen late season bucks lay in the open during a hail/wind/rain storm. But yes, find the rubs and young Alder patches that are transition areas between his doe's and food/bedding area. A big blackie will seldom sleep in the same bed every night, but he'll rotate through his bedding areas as the weather changes and his doe's move around. In another couple of weeks,, he'll move to safety of the dark woods and leave his girls be.
-Steve
Post by: Tbar on November 19, 2012, 10:16:16 PM
Post by: RifleRidge on November 19, 2012, 10:17:29 PM
Oh yeah and go slow, when you think you are going too slow, slow down and pick every inch around you apart.
:yeah:
Post by: whack em on November 19, 2012, 10:25:20 PM
Post by: Kingpuck on November 20, 2012, 06:00:47 AM
One day it will come together. If I wanted to guarantee meat then a trip to the meat store would be in order.