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 Consistent Success With Bucks Part #2 OK -- I started the "Best Tip from Hunters Who Consistently Kill Bucks# thread. There is a lot of good info in that thread and I hope it keeps going for a bit. But I see a lot of info there that basically just tells you the keys to getting started. Now that we have established basic points, let's delve deeper into the topic. Here's the next question: Let's say you are hunting a definite good piece of property with an adequate, healthy deer herd. You know decent bucks are there. You see the rubs, the scrapes, and you have spotted a few bucks from time to time. How do you go about deciding where to hang your stand(s) in a spot or spots that you feel will be the most productive with regards to buck sighting? __________________ | |
I'll give you some answers that probably you won't get from others:
1) In my little part of the Trans-Bluegrass, one of the biggest indicators of potential deer are saddles on knife-edge ridges that allow deer to move between flowages with ease. I set up either on the saddle itself or overlooking the creeks that run down one side or the other.
2) Old erosion gullies on hillsides. In our cedar-choked woods, this is where you'll find a lot of nice acorn producing oaks. Also the gullies have less cover than the surroundings, so it's easier to see deer.
3) Lastly: If you're on a piece of property that has deer, look for where the vestiges of old tree stands are. Deer herds were sparser in the past. If you find an ancient piece of wood nailed in a tree, it means somebody was hunting there years ago.
I had an really nice spot picked out in 2001, and hunted it a lot and never saw a freaking deer. I noticed that there were several bits of wood in some of the trees uphill from where I was at. In 2002, I re-situated my stand to be closer to the the old stands and I've taken 8 deer from that site since. I'm only 150 yards up hill from the old site.
1) In my little part of the Trans-Bluegrass, one of the biggest indicators of potential deer are saddles on knife-edge ridges that allow deer to move between flowages with ease. I set up either on the saddle itself or overlooking the creeks that run down one side or the other.
2) Old erosion gullies on hillsides. In our cedar-choked woods, this is where you'll find a lot of nice acorn producing oaks. Also the gullies have less cover than the surroundings, so it's easier to see deer.
3) Lastly: If you're on a piece of property that has deer, look for where the vestiges of old tree stands are. Deer herds were sparser in the past. If you find an ancient piece of wood nailed in a tree, it means somebody was hunting there years ago.
I had an really nice spot picked out in 2001, and hunted it a lot and never saw a freaking deer. I noticed that there were several bits of wood in some of the trees uphill from where I was at. In 2002, I re-situated my stand to be closer to the the old stands and I've taken 8 deer from that site since. I'm only 150 yards up hill from the old site.
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