BackWoods Hunter

Great idea! Thanks!

They're calling for snow Saturday in the adks. Sounds like great tracking weather to me! Too bad I can't hunt until Monday . Good luck guys!

If is anything like my dad he'll appreciate a new pair of the same boots he's always worn.

That's why I was asking. It seems pretty tuff to hunt the wind when it's swirling all over. I thought maybe a few puffs of powder will help me visualize what is happening better.

If it's really really quiet and I could hear a deer coming from a mile away, I take a nap and hope that they wake me up.

Wow that's great. Thanks!

I saw that Dick's Sporting Goods carries Dead Downwind and wondered how many of you use it or something similar when you're hunting in the mountains. I hate to buy it and use it once just to see that it doesn't really work.

That would be great. Before you go through the trouble of creating it, you could create a poll thread to see how much interest there is. That way if there isn't any, you don't waste your time.

Definitely one of the biggest issues I'm faced with is the wind. It seems like most of the time in November the wind is variable more than it is blowing. It's constantly bouncing off the mountains behind me and rolling down in front of me. Even when the wind is blowing I'm never really sure where my scent is going. Compounding things, the only way in to my property is from the south through a valley. The deer are always north of me. Getting around their bedding areas always proves to be extremely difficult task. I may just start to take the tough route and climb up the side of the mountain and work the ridge to get around them. At this point I'm more of a mountain climber than Hunter though.

A consistent problem is the threads not refreshing. Start from the unread category then click a topic. Once in that topic, check the last post date. Next refresh the thread. Viola! New posts show up. Happens every time.

I'm pretty new here but for what it's worth I'll throw in my 2 scents. I'd like to see a forum dedicated to hunting in the Big Woods like the Adirondacks. Specifically, I'd like to hear from people who do not hunt around farms and have to travel a mile into the back country to hunt. I'm interested in how they hunt weather it's still hunting or using stands, what deer sign they're seeing, how the mountains effect the wind, etc. I've watched this site for a little over a year now looking for helpful information and although I have gotten plenty of it, a lot of it is misleading due to the fact the 90% of the posts are from those who are not hunting the sawn type of terrain as I am. This site already has a similar forum. I'm referring to the regions portion of the site. I think the problem with that though is there are so few of us posting that when you divide it into the different northern regions the posters don't always see others you have that same mentality in common and so the threads don't gain much traction. If all of that info was gathered into one forum, I think it might get followed more closely. IMO.

Thanks again. Everything you guys have pointed our is exactly what I was referring to. To bring this thread full circle for me, how do you guys hunt the back country? Still hunt, stands, or both? Do you hunt the ridges or the bowls; the beds, the browse, or the scrapes?

Yes, that was what I was referring to, the Adirondacks. As I watch the site, it seems as though most people posting are seeing the same type of activity. However up here, it seems like it doesn't happen until much later. Usually I begin seeing more activity when the temps drop below the 50s. I read everyone's posts and catch myself getting excited. I have to remind myself, wait, not just time yet! I appreciate the support. That is what I was looking for. After hunting several years without shooting a buck, I'm just looking to be reminded that I'm not alone up in these woods. Of course here, you're always so very alone

It's nice reading threads from other people in the state but it seems like I'm not seeing the same activity as them and the way they hunt doesn't pertain to me either. Is it just me or do others who hunt in the Big Woods have different experiences as most of the people on this site?

Awesome buck Sam -Rich in 5g

Finally found a fresh scrape yesterday afternoon. Hopefully after it cools down tonight things will start to heat up tomorrow. -Rich in 5g

Nothing happening in 5g either. -Rich in 5g

Its private property. I thought I should do something but with the other doe trailing behind her, I was worried I would get busted. I'll give it a shot regardless next tine though. Thanks.

Just had my first snow flakes fall while in the stand. And as that happened, a doe came ripping through the woods followed by another one. Not sure what they were running from.

Not a creature was stirring, not even a...

My loner doe showed up about 5 min ago. Lets hope she finds a friend next time.

Just dropped the wife and kids off at the airport. No work next week. Its go time.

Saw a doe bed down about 8:50.

The only deer I've seen so far today was the one I jumped that was bedded down on my way in this morning.

Jumped two does that were bedded down on the when in around 4:15. That looks like it for this evening. Bring on the whiskey.