texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
nmmuledeerhunter, Dzia-Dzia, TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed
71989 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,029
Posts9,719,585
Members86,989
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Walking in #6012554 11/05/15 05:50 PM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 686
M
MoBettaHuntR Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
M
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 686
I know everyone has a routine on this. I primarily bow hunt and take effort give my self the best possible odds rubber boots etc. I have been pursuing this one buck for two years now on a property. He was fairly predictable at the end of rut last year and on camera at night now crossing a small field. I have a setup to get him where he crosses out into the open. However I can only really access it via one of his main travel routes without alerting doe bedded down or messing up my wind upon entry. I have only hunted it twice this year and both times I am worried I am not seeing him because I am crossing his path. Any thoughts? I always corn the area I hunt before getting in road, path, etc.

By walking his path its not just for a a few yards it's getting on the trail about 20 yards from where he primarily beds down to cross a draw to a lake then I can get off it once up on the bank. The lake and the property boundaries are the obstacles.


-Those who say money can't buy happiness never bought a dog.

Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012573 11/05/15 06:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7,945
S
Stompy Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7,945
Maybe your just over thinking it. Spend and much time as you can in the area he's working, you'll eventually see him. Keep it corned up.


www.jaranchhunting.com
Cabin Rentals on the ranch for Hubbard Creek Lake
Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012578 11/05/15 06:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,919
M
maximum Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
M
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 2,919
i'd do just like you're doing.
get to your spot as quickly and quietly
as possible, and settle in and be still
and quiet and stay put as long as i
could stand it.

Re: Walking in [Re: maximum] #6012593 11/05/15 06:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
Q
QuitShootinYoungBucks Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
Q
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 15,612
Originally Posted By: Stompy
Maybe your just over thinking it. Spend and much time as you can in the area he's working, you'll eventually see him. Keep it corned up.


Originally Posted By: maximum
i'd do just like you're doing.
get to your spot as quickly and quietly
as possible, and settle in and be still
and quiet and stay put as long as i
could stand it.


What these guys said. Maybe go a bit earlier than normal, but go and stay. He'll make a mistake eventually, you just have to be there to take advantage. Good luck!


[Linked Image]

https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012615 11/05/15 06:21 PM
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 862
R
rattler03 Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
R
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 862
You're probably over thinking like was said above. One thing that may help though, if you corn the road before getting in your stand could you have somebody else drive and drop you off. You're already driving this route so I doubt it would spook any deer.

Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012667 11/05/15 06:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,638
P
Pitchfork Predator Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,638
Can you cross the lake with a canoe or kiyak ?


Marc C. Helfrich
Retirement Planner

www.insured-wealth.com
469-323-8920
Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012737 11/05/15 07:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 686
M
MoBettaHuntR Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
M
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 686
Walking in walking out no place to drive. Could kayak or boat just haven't wanted to get to that I try to avoid water sports more of a terra firma guy. I may have to try it though.

I am worried about pushing him or educating him more hunting it (unsuccessfully). That is why I have limited times I have hunted it. He has not showed up on camera this year. Other bucks on the place are still showing up in the dark. I know his travel routes from his tracks he is the only deer that beds on this side of the property closest to human/house activity. He has his own path to water hardly any animals use. He is witty. I had a shot on him last year when he was chasing and missed.

THis is a small property with lots of human activity so he is comfortable with it but at the same time he knows what goes on and what is different from normal. I have been thinking about just waiting on the rut but I would really like to get him a soon as possible. I still don't know if he has even moved during the day.

Sorry for rambling.


-Those who say money can't buy happiness never bought a dog.

Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6012803 11/05/15 08:01 PM
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,874
E
Enter Standman Offline
Veteran Tracker
Offline
Veteran Tracker
E
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 2,874
If he's worth it, spend the night in your stand. I've done it before and it didn't work, but at least you gave it your best shot!

Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6013136 11/05/15 10:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 176
S
SouthTXhunter07 Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
S
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 176
if you do spend the night in the stand, leave windows open! one night I slept in the stand and once day light, cracked open the windows and boom...everything in the field was gone. The blind holds your scent more than you know. I was so pissed off that I could have been asleep in my bed.


Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6013765 11/06/15 03:44 AM
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,496
H
Halfadozen Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
H
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,496
In addition to above, try a boot drag with cover scent or doe in rut scent and circle your blind if possible with about a 100 yard radius.


Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
-- Ronald Reagan


Re: Walking in [Re: MoBettaHuntR] #6013834 11/06/15 04:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 23
J
JoeA Offline
Light Foot
Offline
Light Foot
J
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 23
I agree use a drag line with doe in heat. He will jump right on that trail and come in hot. Just be ready because during the rut they move fast.

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3