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In a blind in the woods, ask me anything (1 Viewer)
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Cowboysfan8
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The deer usually come around this side hill to avoid having to cross the field in the background of that pic. I haven’t hunted over here alot yet. Still trying to figure it out. It’s hard this time of year though, people have been hunting since first of October. The rut is over. Older bucks are basically nocturnal now
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
TheWalkmen
Footballguy
Do you have off tomarrow?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Yes, but you can’t hunt on sundays in my stupid state
ChiefD
Footballguy
Running gear. Getting ready to head out.
TheWalkmen
Footballguy
Can’t you also not buy more than a 12-pack of beer from the grocery store, or something crazy like that?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
You can buy as much as you want. But you can only buy so many oz per purchase and walk it out then come back. I think it’s more than a 12 but less than a 12 and 6 lol
It’s absurd
SWC
Bromigo
elk and its not close take that to the bank brohans
SWC
Bromigo
i was a bow hunter for a long time and got into the whole keep it simple aspect of it hunting with what would now be a pretty valuable bear recurve for a long time but I got old and then it was a compound to help my shoulder and then it was no more hunting when most of the guys in my camp left to chase tatanka in the big hunt in the sky so now i fly fish a lot and think of them and it does the trick but in truth it ruins you for every other kind of fishing you just get addicted to water that moves and then thats all she wrote take that to the bank bromigo
Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
I've done 99% blind/tree stand hunting in the deep south. There's not a whole lot of area in the places I've hunted where you could see very far from just sitting on the ground (or on a stool). Thickness of brush/terrain and lack of hills. There are some areas here that are hilly, but I've not personally hunted them. I'd imagine stalk hunting might be a bit more lucrative in those areas. I can think of a couple of regions in my immediate area that are "hilly" but everything else is pretty flat and thick with brush, etc.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Back at it this morning
35, no wind. This has been the mildest late season weather I can remember
35, no wind. This has been the mildest late season weather I can remember
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I’ve never hunted out of state. Around here we also “still hunt” which can be a great way to kill a deer and is way less boring than sitting on a stand. It is basically sneaking very slowly, stopping and watching. Youre not going to sneak up on a white tail in its bed, but you can cover ground and catch them feeding or moving around.
One of my favorite way to hunt is “driving” deer. We don’t get to do this much anymore.
C n P because I’m tired of typing lol. A decent description here
The purpose of the deer drive is to make the deer move, not run, out of their hiding places.
Driving involves a group of hunters, some acting as “drivers” and others as “posters.”
Drivers spread out across a field or woods and push game out of cover.
Posters take positions at the end of the cover to intercept game pushed out by the drivers.
The success of a drive depends on good organization and being familiar with the terrain.
TheWalkmen
Footballguy
Are you close to Pittsburgh?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
3 hours east
Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
In a blind in the woods, ask me anything
--------------------------------------------Ever have this happen to you?
>>> This Hunter was in for a Surprise
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Anybody into hunting? This thread was the closest I could find for it. Archery in particular, but i also get out and do some rifle and muzzleloader. Mostly hunt white tails, but get out and do a little turkey hunting too. Spring turkey season is a few weeks away and numbers look good, so i plan on trying to get out for a few mornings before the ticks get bad.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
I want to hunt but I’m a city boy and don’t know how to get into it.
I have been considering getting a decent bow for the wife and I to try archery. We can reuse the “ammo” and can do it in our backyard. There are A LOT of choices for bows and I just haven’t had time to go down that rabbit hole.
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
I hunt mature animals and pass everything else. Something about it recharges my soul in a way i can't get anyway else. And it's very tasty and nice to have a full freezer. I respect and use as much of the animal as possible.
I'm a Matthew's fan boy and have been shooting their bows for years. Hunting aside, archery on it's own is a pretty fun hobby. And you're right, you'll no doubt break an arrow or lose a few here and there, but for the most part the initial investment will go a long way. Any modern bow will be good, but if you get serious in your search they're a lot of good entry options.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Yep. Not into spring turkey though. My dad was a trout fisherman and we spent our springs fishing instead.
What state are you in?
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
Find a decent used one fora good price imo if you’re just starting out and go from there
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Yeah, that's the tradeoff. I used to steelhead fish in the spring, but got into turkey hunting and it hooked me (no pun intended).
I'm in Michigan.
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Had some good luck last archery season. Arrowed a nice 4.5 yo 8pt on opening day and 3 weeks later a 5.5 yo 9pt. The 9pt was 220lbs dressed (285ish live weight by the online calculators) which is a tank in these parts. Took a doe during rifle season and the freezer is full for the year.
Hang and hunt style is my primary method with either a tree saddle or lone wolf depending on the kind of trees I'm in. Food for the soul getting out there like that harvest or not.
Hang and hunt style is my primary method with either a tree saddle or lone wolf depending on the kind of trees I'm in. Food for the soul getting out there like that harvest or not.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
I have 2 ladder stands setup and an API climber
I couldn’t agree more about just getting out there
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
I remember pre smart phones just sitting and watching everything, nothing to occupy your mind other than your own thoughts for hours. I stare at my phone more than I'd like in the woods, but i made it a point this year to try and look a lot less.
If you've seen the Sopranos there's that scene with Vito where he runs and gets a handy man job and looking at the time was this big treat, that's what it used to be like. I'd resist looking at my watch as long as possible for the reward of knowing what time it is
. If you've never experienced it, it sounds odd I'm sure, but it seemed pretty universal with all my hunting buddies. Times have certainly changed.
rockaction
Footballguy
Here I thought you were in a bind and I was going to have to get my codpiece out of the wash to holler at my boy.
To the rescue!
Like you tripped into something and got caught in a loop that kept you in a Philly thread for eternity or some **** like that.
To the rescue!
Like you tripped into something and got caught in a loop that kept you in a Philly thread for eternity or some **** like that.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
@Cowboysfan8 Did you catch anything?
ETA - Lol haven’t had my coffee yet. Forgot it was just a thread bump and not you going back out there.
ETA - Lol haven’t had my coffee yet. Forgot it was just a thread bump and not you going back out there.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
After missing a few years I'm finally going to be able to get out and turkey hunt this year. I don't even care of i see a turkey or not, just looking forward to some quiet time in the woods. Finally have time Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Looking very forward to this. Guessing i might be alone in this here, but if anyone else heads out good luck. 
gobble gobble.
gobble gobble.
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Same. Archery for whitetails and spring turkey are also top my list. Where in the country are you located?
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Nice. I'm up the U.P. have a cabin and 250 acres in Southern Menomonee County. I'm not sure how the ticks are closer to Milwaukee, but they're already terrible up here. Deer ticks are getting awful. Permitherin'd my clothes this morning. Just a heads up they might my pretty bad in Central Wisconsin.
You're in big buck territory. We do pretty good, very high numbers, but really big racks can be few and far between.
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
The ticks have been pretty bad here for years. And somehow I’ve become a tick magnet
BassNBrew
Footballguy
After missing a few years I'm finally going to be able to get out and turkey hunt this year. I don't even care of i see a turkey or not, just looking forward to some quiet time in the woods. Finally have time Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Looking very forward to this. Guessing i might be alone in this here, but if anyone else heads out good luck.
Good luck. I used to be hard core into trukey hunting. Took years to get my first in the big woods in the Appalachian Mountians. I then got access to a local farm where turkeys appeared for the first time. With two years we were covered up with huge flocks. 5 years later they've prtty much vanished. I assumed the predators adapted. Hate to admit it, but I got spoiled and now I'm now interested in getting up at 3:45am to likely see nothing. I reserve that for deer hunting.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Great post. I can definitely hunt longer and more often with the distraction and being able to work from a deer blind.I remember pre smart phones just sitting and watching everything, nothing to occupy your mind other than your own thoughts for hours. I stare at my phone more than I'd like in the woods, but i made it a point this year to try and look a lot less.
If you've seen the Sopranos there's that scene with Vito where he runs and gets a handy man job and looking at the time was this big treat, that's what it used to be like. I'd resist looking at my watch as long as possible for the reward of knowing what time it is
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Thank you, really looking forward to hearing that first morning gobble. Turkey numbers have really exploded in the last couple decades up here. We have a pretty high wolf population and that actually seems to help Turkey numbers. They seem to leave them alone and mostly focus on the deer, but what they also do is remove coyotes from the ecosystem and those are the turkey's biggest predator around here. Not so great having wolves around during deer season (I've had more than a few very close encountes, super cool animals, scary to hear them howl just before climbing out of a tree stand in the dark or walking up on them), but with turkeys it seems to be a good thing.After missing a few years I'm finally going to be able to get out and turkey hunt this year. I don't even care of i see a turkey or not, just looking forward to some quiet time in the woods. Finally have time Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Looking very forward to this. Guessing i might be alone in this here, but if anyone else heads out good luck.
Good luck. I used to be hard core into trukey hunting. Took years to get my first in the big woods in the Appalachian Mountians. I then got access to a local farm where turkeys appeared for the first time. With two years we were covered up with huge flocks. 5 years later they've prtty much vanished. I assumed the predators adapted. Hate to admit it, but I got spoiled and now I'm now interested in getting up at 3:45am to likely see nothing. I reserve that for deer hunting.
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
There's pros and cons forsure. Being able to stay connected allows for more time in woods with a busy schedule, but at the cost of the complete disconnect this type of activity used to provide. Being able to watch tickers, sports scores, answer emails, read articles makes sitting easier, but at the same time I used to do just fine without it.Great post. I can definitely hunt longer and more often with the distraction and being able to work from a deer blind.I remember pre smart phones just sitting and watching everything, nothing to occupy your mind other than your own thoughts for hours. I stare at my phone more than I'd like in the woods, but i made it a point this year to try and look a lot less.
If you've seen the Sopranos there's that scene with Vito where he runs and gets a handy man job and looking at the time was this big treat, that's what it used to be like. I'd resist looking at my watch as long as possible for the reward of knowing what time it is
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
I'm surprised you're not running into ticks. Maybe the cold winter and little snow nuked them in the more inland locations. Either way, you're lucky, nasty little critters.
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
This time of year I make sure to have everything i wear into the woods soaked in permitherin. Bike clothes, hunting clothes, a set of work clothes. You guys are definitely ground zero for these things though. We've had deer ticks here for a few decades, but I'd say in the last 5ish years they've exploded to the point that if you don't wear some kind of protection you can expect some everytime you get into long grass.The ticks have been pretty bad here for years. And somehow I’ve become a tick magnet
Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
Why the explosion you think? Are those around you saying the same thing?This time of year I make sure to have everything i wear into the woods soaked in permitherin. Bike clothes, hunting clothes, a set of work clothes. You guys are definitely ground zero for these things though. We've had deer ticks here for a few decades, but I'd say in the last 5ish years they've exploded to the point that if you don't wear some kind of protection you can expect some everytime you get into long grass.The ticks have been pretty bad here for years. And somehow I’ve become a tick magnet
The Longtime Lurker
Footballguy
Absolutely, it's an issue for everyone in the area, not just for people going into the woods and deep grass. It's been a steady increase for many years, but seems to be exponentially worse the last 5 or so. Changing climate conditions would be my guess as to why the steady increase. Couple links to show where they're at and how they're spreading. It's kind of scary. I had an aunt get Lyme years ago and it really messed up her joints. Outside of the northeast, northern Wisconsin and the southern Upper peninsula of Michigan are hot spots. They've begun spreading northeast at an increased rate aswell and are now being found near Marquette Michigan. I have to assume they're also going south and west from Wisconsin at the same rate.Why the explosion you think? Are those around you saying the same thing?This time of year I make sure to have everything i wear into the woods soaked in permitherin. Bike clothes, hunting clothes, a set of work clothes. You guys are definitely ground zero for these things though. We've had deer ticks here for a few decades, but I'd say in the last 5ish years they've exploded to the point that if you don't wear some kind of protection you can expect some everytime you get into long grass.The ticks have been pretty bad here for years. And somehow I’ve become a tick magnet
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