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in reply to: Now I have 5…. #41096
Great job and way to stick with it!
I have been there myself before.
Grid search is a very powerful tool. Especially when you use a gps with a bread crumb trail/tracks feature.
Well done!
in reply to: Foiled by darkness! #38677Yep, Good call. I find it very easy to look at myself in the mirror everyday knowing i do my best to be an ethical hunter. I have passed on animals becasue it was raining too hard, becasue it was too dark, they were too alert, etc. The main purpose of hunting is for meat. period. And all aspects of whats required to get that meat in the freezer unspolied has to be taken in consideration. I would of done the exact same as you. I also would of been a little bummed about it. But exited about the experience and the chance to do it again tomorrow.
in reply to: Warm Weather Whitetails #35995Like you Im a Michigan guy and dealing with the heat as well. In the evenings I hunt just the last 3-4 hours.
In the mornings in my area (big woods northern Michigan state land) I find that when the days are hot the deer really use the cooler mornings longer. Just the other day on 10-2 I hunted a spot in the am and saw deer traveling a funnel I was in just about every half hour all the way until 12:15. then it died off and I got down at 1pm.
On the opener I hunted a different spot in the am and saw 3 does right after first light, then nothing until 11am when I saw 2 does. then 10 minutes later a spike, and at 11:40 3 more does.
I think they know when its gonna be a hot day so they use up as much of the “comfortable” morning as they can then bed down until evening. where as normal temps they move some mid day.
Also last year i don’t remember the temp on opening day but killed a nice doe at a little after noon. Also killed a doe the next day on private land at 10:50am and a coyote at 11:30.
So i like to stay longer in the mornings as in my area the deer move later.
in reply to: New vids on woodsmanship, etc. #29137Great video….Im looking forward to seeing more.
in reply to: Killed a Beautiful Bear Today! #23475Congrats on a beautiful bear!
in reply to: My first Traditional Deer Harvest video #23365That is priceless!
So let me get this straight…..
First deer.
Shot with trad equipment.
From the ground.
Caught it on video without a camera man.
Just awesome!!!!!
in reply to: Canting the bow #22260I do and always have shot with a can’t of about 20-30 degrees.
Works best for me and my comfort zone.
in reply to: Tree stand safety #18542Doc, Thanks for the compliments. Great tips you added. I also double strap the stands alot. actually the lonewolf stand is suppose to be double strapped. I just used one strap to demonstrate how easily alot of stands can kick out.
I do use a prusic knot on the saftey strap around the tree when im hunting. Prusic knots are amazing and so simple. For my linemany belt i actually built my own from rock climbing components using a ropeman ascender unit, climing rope, and climbing carabiners. I like that i can work it one handed to get closer or farther from the tree. Its very similar to a prusic knot, but a little faster and easier. With hunting state land i dont leave stands up. I put up and take down every time i hunt. so putting up that many stands the system works great for me. if i was hunting like most people i would use a prusic knot on my lineman belt and not bother with the system i made.
in reply to: deer bedding area #17502Sounds to me like you have a great plan!
The one rule with deer is there are no rules. They always surpise me and do something i didnt expect or plan for.
The key is to have confiendce is your game plan, but be readt to adapt if needed.
the benifit from the failures is more valuable that the successes. Look at what you have learned already from this situation. So keep that in mind when you get stumped again. The lessons are worth everything.
Most important have fun!
Im looking forward to hearing how it all goes for you this weekend! be safe, hunt hard, and have fun!
in reply to: deer bedding area #16899I hunt big expanses of public land with lots of thick cover all over. I have done the same thing as you. I thought they would be bedding fdeeper in and bumped them from little thickets on the way to my stand.
I have tried to hunt it a few different ways. the only 2 ways that worked for me (out of the many times trying) are these.
1. i remmebered where they were headed when i bumped them and went back after dark (midnight) so i knew they were not in the bedding area and hung a stand where i last saw them when they exited. I waited a week and went in and hunted all day with getting on stand well before daylight. I only had to hunt until 10:15am and had a doe on the ground.
2. same situation different area. bumped deer bedding in a small creek bottom i thought they would just use as cover traveling from a big swamp to the oak flats. but i realized i had not seen deer go in or out of that area in the mornings or evnings i had hunted. So i decided to hunt midday next time i was in that spot. about 2pm i watched 6 does go into that creek bottom patch from the otherside. i mentally marked a tree over there that seemed to be in the right spot. I got the that tree the next morning well before first light and hung a stand and hunted. killed a doe at 1pm.
Hopefully that helps you a little with trying new things to make it work for you. But keep in mind many more times than that the stuff i tried, including similar above tactics failed to result in anything other than watching acorns fall.
in reply to: Concave broadhead sharpening #15689I agree concave, convex, hollow ground, etc are a pain to maintain.
I always use a file or coarse sandpaper to reshape the edges then finish line I want.
in reply to: Binoc recommendation #13500I agree the 7×30 is the perfect size for eastern hunting. I have a pair of swavoski 7x30s I bought about 12 years ago and love them. Wish more companies made that size. Binos in that size combine the best of both worlds light and almost compact but also good light gathering.
in reply to: wool or camo? #13049over the years I have gone thru phases with what clothing I like best at any given time. There was the early days where all I wore was camo. then the wool phase where all I wore was wool. For the last 10 or 12 years I can count on one hand how many times I have actually worn full camo pants and shirt in at the same time. And I still love wool in the winter or rain.
Like everyone above has stated im very happy with good plaids and non camo clothing. my warm weather attire is green or khaki cargo pants (love the walmart ones…lol) and a plaid green and white button down shirt. When it gets colder but not freezing yet I wear the same outfit wut use layers of thermals under the above. Once it gets freezing I wear all wool. If its raining I usually wear all wool.
The things I personally like about wool is that it keeps you warm when its wet. its very quiet. and its very warm and its not bulky.
things I don’t like about wool is that its heavy when its wet and it takes a long time to dry. and its not very wind proof.
Lots of great options out there for whatever style you choose or combination you go with.
in reply to: Practice…. #12234Also a side note. I just found your blog…excellent job. I’m looking forward to reading the posts you have on there. Thanks for making it. I know how time consuming it can be.
in reply to: Practice…. #12230Awesome pic. Enjoy these times…they grow up to fast and next thing you know they are taking over your favorite bow and wearing you favorite wool jacket.
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