Post by: uplandhunter870 on November 01, 2010, 01:37:40 PM
thanks in advance for any insight
happy hunting
Steve
Post by: 724wd on November 01, 2010, 02:51:31 PM
you could still-hunt. go SSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWW. literally take 5 steps and watch for 5 minutes. that's the way they do it back east, and it DOES work, but i'm kinda impatient...
bait. it's legal, but you'll be planted in one spot again...
ground blind, but i'd put it up now so the deer get used to it.
good luck! there's some great deer in the area!
Post by: D-Rock425 on November 01, 2010, 02:59:30 PM
if you can find an opening, tree stands DO work... but i hate being locked down in one spot.:yeah:
you could still-hunt. go SSSSLLLLLLOOOOOOWWWWW. literally take 5 steps and watch for 5 minutes. that's the way they do it back east, and it DOES work, but i'm kinda impatient...
bait. it's legal, but you'll be planted in one spot again...
ground blind, but i'd put it up now so the deer get used to it.
good luck! there's some great deer in the area!
Post by: whacker1 on November 01, 2010, 03:03:39 PM
Post by: uplandhunter870 on November 02, 2010, 09:11:22 AM
Post by: highmuley on November 05, 2010, 10:49:39 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on November 05, 2010, 11:06:16 AM
its a realy boring way to go about it but when we have found an area with high traffic (usually when the snow hits) we sit on it all day. Usually 2-3 guys, we pack heavy clothes in our packs and stake out corners on logging roads where we can see either direction 100+yards. I got tired of spot/stalk when I would turn around and find fresh tracks over the top of mine. cold and boring but it does produce in the late season for us.
I agree, if I have a few days to hunt, I will still hunt the first day but that is more just checking out the area and seeing what kind of sign is around. From there, I will decide an area that has the most sign, game trails and such and then start setting up on those. I am pretty patient but not patient enough to sit ALL day. :bash: I generally will sit for the first two hours or so in the morning, still hunt a bit during the middle of the day and sit the last few hours of the day until dark. :twocents:
Post by: tritt007 on November 05, 2010, 11:22:12 AM
Post by: wayner on November 05, 2010, 11:37:39 AM
wait a second, it is legal to bait deer in wa state?yes
Post by: jackelope on November 05, 2010, 12:06:51 PM
Still hunting back east is an ok way to do it but the best way to do it is to scout well ahead of time and pattern their travel routes. Whitetails are very habitual. Then set up tree stands or ground blinds to intercept them. Travel funnels where a couple ridges force the deer into a small funnel area, that kind of thing. If you really want to be effective thats the way to do it but it's not easy and sitting in a tree is not lazy.
Post by: NWBREW on November 05, 2010, 12:13:57 PM
This is why I always laugh when guys get talking about lazy whitetail treestand hunters from back east.
Still hunting back east is an ok way to do it but the best way to do it is to scout well ahead of time and pattern their travel routes. Whitetails are very habitual. Then set up tree stands or ground blinds to intercept them. Travel funnels where a couple ridges force the deer into a small funnel area, that kind of thing. If you really want to be effective thats the way to do it but it's not easy and sitting in a tree is not lazy.
I hunt the corner every year......have for about 17 years now and you hit it on the head jackelope. To be successful at tree stand hunting takes A LOT of scouting and prep. I have 3 tree stands. Two are fixed and one is a climber to keep me mobile. Sitting in a tree stand is not the hard part. Finding the right place is.
Post by: 7mag. on November 05, 2010, 12:56:14 PM