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Post by ncboman on Jul 11, 2006 11:19:18 GMT -5
I like to make sure my hunt trees are clear of vines, etc and make sure I have clear shooting lanes well before the season but some hunts require a check to see which trails are active just prior to the hunt so I know which tree to choose.
How much rest do you usually give your spot before opening day?
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Post by Buckfever on Jul 11, 2006 15:41:48 GMT -5
Unfortunately, most of the hunts I draw have strict limits on preseason scouting and especially when it is you can hang a stand. It's too bad because I'd have the stands up at least a month before and come in on evening hunts to clear the lanes before going up.
There's one property that I can setup a month before and that first weekend, everything will be up that I'm allowed to put up.
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Post by Twanger on Jul 13, 2006 10:17:21 GMT -5
At my private land spot I usually do a little light trimming to make sure my lanes are clear around my main stand sites... ideally about a month before season starts. Sometime's I've done this during the season, but prefer not to. I also like to make sure that my path to the stand sites are clear so that I'm not making alot of noise stumbling around in the dark going in.
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Post by jirvin on Jul 13, 2006 22:03:05 GMT -5
I like to give it a months rest if possible with no disturbance in there.
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Post by dbowers on Jul 14, 2006 8:17:09 GMT -5
I'll be hangin some stands for the September opener next week. Took me a bit, but I think I found how the critters are moving in and out of this little parcel of land I hunt.
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Post by indianadan on Jul 18, 2006 14:35:18 GMT -5
How about a year? ;D
I still have two of my "sure thing" stands hanging from last year, but still have to go back in and do some clearing of entry path so I don't make a bunch of noise going in. Also have to make sure they are on the tree solidly.
Two years ago I hunted opening day and the deer were using a different entry to a food source (early season hunt) than I had seen them use in Aug/Sept. The next day I walked in and hung a chain-on stand at about 1 pm in the only suitable tree for the wind direction and did some trimming. Although I tried my best to hang it quietly and slowly to reduce noise and sweating, I made so much racket, sweated so much, probably left a ton of ground scent with the trimming I did that I thought I wouldn't see a deer. I killed the lead doe at 6 that same evening while wearing my sweated up clothes. She was watching the stand she had busted me in the evening before. Anyway, the point I guess I'm trying to make is that it probably is best to let the area rest, but not always necessary. Strike while the iron is hot!
Of course I may have just been extremely lucky! ;D
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Post by ARO on Jul 20, 2006 8:01:31 GMT -5
i always like to do any during the season trimming or scouting while its a light rain, i think it washes any scent away.
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Post by ncboman on Jul 20, 2006 8:35:47 GMT -5
i always like to do any during the season trimming or scouting while its a light rain, i think it washes any scent away. Good point.  In doing my preseason rounds, I found one of my hangers ON MY OWN LAND has been stolen. He had to cut the chain as I had it locked. Even stole the pull rope.  If not for fear of hurting the innocent, I'd go up there and hang the last stand that sob will ever get into.  |
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Post by tailnbone on Jul 20, 2006 12:33:09 GMT -5
I usually don't go opening day. Even though I can't wait to go, it's usually too hot to hunt comfortably Oct. 1st here in Ohio. Atleast the last couple of years anyway. I usually wait until it cools off or the third week in October to actually hunt. I'll get my lanes trimmed and my paths in & out cleared toward the end of September.
Nothing worse than being in a stand with sweat dripping off your nose and mosquito's buzzing your ears.
But notice I said usually. If it's cold out, I'm there. ;D
Aro, thats a good idea trimming and clearing in a light rain. It could also mask any noise your making to a certain point.
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Post by freedomrules3 on Jul 25, 2006 21:41:08 GMT -5
I make a habit of going out sometime just around aug 15th and start to get serious. i have a theory about big bucks and how many times it takes to spook them into noctornalnous (word?) . anyway i believe it takes several encounters with humans before a big buck gets real antsy . the big question is how many times will "you " get that chance? i think it takes somewhere around 6 to get a buck into you'll never see me at midnight mode. with that being said i hope not to encounter a big one until season has started , well i hope he dont get a whiff or sight of me anyway.i think a week or 2 is more than enough time to settle them down but have also had many close encounters when not expected. if your doing lots of cutting a month might be best but who really knows  |
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Post by ncboman on Jul 26, 2006 22:22:18 GMT -5
I think each buck is a product of his enviroment and therefore each is different in his tolerance level. I also think jumping a buck isn't necessarily spooking him. Unless he feels something is trying to get him, I think it's usually just written off as time to move out of the way. I know a real good gun hunter who's primary tactic is to walk until he gets a good buck up and go up a nearby tree right then. He's killed a truckload of nice bucks slippin back in an hour or two later.  |
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