Five Seasons

sexy. what'd you plant?

i was thinking the same thing. a bike path!

Early has never hunted near a farm... which is much different than a food plot. He does not place his stands near oak or hickory, wild strawberry/berry or any food source. In fact, he is so elite he seeks the worst stand location possible for hunting. After all, it would be cheating to put a stand on a popular run that is situated near a bedding area or funnel. all "Early bashing" aside, that trail cam setup and location is highly suspect. But the kid obviously set out to film a deer hunt and didn't want to come away empty handed... even if it required braking the law.

little odd...

just glad i didn't blow a vacation day today

lmao. You can't just make a statement like that without backing it up. Carbon is used to filter almost everything on earth, weather it scent or waste streams at a manufacturing plant. Granted you can smell like a goat if the wind is right, but I'll never forget talking with someone who couldn't figure out why he never saw a deer till he learned that he shouldn't be using his head and shoulders before hunting.

had some hairy encounters walking in with a bow. That's the one thing I kind of like about gun hunting versus bow. Generally they'll leave you alone. You don't hear many coyote attack stories.

I am more irritated at the music. I don't mind rock... but it doesn't fit a deer hunting video at all.

wtf? all the sudden I'm a noobie hunter because I use trail cams? And new hunters aren't allowed to use trail cams either? what a geezer, one more kid in the woods interested in hunting is still better than 1 more kid at home playing videogames collecting welfare. I should add that I use 2 cams solely for catching trespassers. Is that ok with you? this is true. but I would not discount the advantages gained by technology. There was a nice writeup in one of the recent D&DH mags about the 3 types of hunters. The woodsman, the gadget guy and the meat hunter. All have their pros and cons. Moral of the story is there is no right way to hunt, that some gadgets are great, some are junk. Never forget the old school scouting tactics and never put someone down for shooting a doe or fork horn. I think the best thing about trail cams is that they help aid those who are strapped for time. Most of us have demanding jobs and family. Trail cams just make it a little easier to scout, but if you're not spraying yourself down, checking too much or not enough they can be detrimental as well.

this thread is useless without pics! congrats though

same here.

bash mags? what are you talking about? You keep arguing back with me like I'm discounting your whole theory. That's never been the case, I just criticize the weight you put into it and your scoffing at rut hunters as some sort of primal unintelligent way to hunt, while you bag your mature bucks early on without the need for the rut, but somehow they're never photo'd. I leave for the dacks in a few hours, so I'm over this. Essentially what you're saying is that people who hunt transition zones, scrape lines and funnels are also hunting buck beds? That may be true, I wont even argue it with you and you threw out some names of individuals who are successful. i don't watch a lot of shows or read a ton of magazines so I have no idea who they are but I wont debate they are who you say they are. I gather more knowledge by simply being in the woods and hunting then I ever do reading. But when you boil it down, hunters use a variety of methods to harvest a buck. In a way we're just calling it different things... although I do get a kick out of you "finding a buck bed". enjoy your weekend.

congrats. did you take footage with the gopro too? makes your bow look huge from that angle!

i used to use this app on my iphone called "IPC boards" but now I cant find it. Liked it more than tapatalk.

100% in agreement. It's all about personal goals and commitment. If you have the time to commit to lots of hours in the stand then go for it. some years I have had last weekend kills or nothing at all because I pass. The comfort is that I can always smoke a doe most days. Because first and foremost I need meat in the freezer. did you at least fill your pockets full of expensive balls? sorry to hear you lost him. happens to most of us.

First, just to clarify I understand what you're saying. Prior to chase, a buck sleeps within 75 yards of the same spot every night? I'd like to add that patterning a deer can also involve food sources, scrape lines etc. not just his sleeping grounds. I am genuinely curious as to why you firmly believe most deer are killed near their beds? If this was true, would there not be monthly writeups in the numerous deer mags and shows discussing it? I don't doubt that there are some, but if this is so crucial why is more time spent on other topics? Are we all just ignorant? Again i'm not discounting the theory, I just struggle with it and how much faith you put in it. I have spent time on crossbows. I've done my research. I am not "skeptical" of crossbows, it's a general opinion of mine that they are not good for sport during archery season for use by an able bodied hunter. And maybe you didn't read the rest of the thread, but I did state very clearly that if they were legalized it would be a tough decision. I mentioned I would like to learn to be capable with a recurve, but would still use my compound as it is more proficient. So if I could setup a fixed crossbow in a stand... it would be hard to justifying not doing so. Would I still hunt with the compound though? Absolutely!

you didn't answer any of my questions. For the most part you and I have been able to be civil and debate intelligently... until you called me a goober. Anyhow, I disagree with crossbows. what's that have to do with anything? Did you see the video field archer posted in the crossbow section? She's shooting from a freaking bipod mounted to a stand. You think that's archery?

maybe it's park dependent but i thought target practice was illegal? for the very reasons mentioned in this thread. You never know who's hunting or hiking nearby.

damn that's where I just bought my glock... maybe i should have asked for a package deal.

I think he's not hunting now that it's deer season and the nuisance permits aren't valid.

I hear ya. Especially this early in the season. However, I know I have, and I'm sure other have passed early on only to never get a shot. Heck, my time was limited last year so I shot the first thing with horns. 10 seconds later after I shot the 5, a nice 8 walked out @ 10 yards broadside. This year I'd like a mounter (dont most of us?), but a decent 8 or bigger and i'm taking him. That's hunting I guess

I guess I'm having trouble wording it then. How's this - I don't doubt that you can successfully hunt a buck's bed. I am skeptical based on my knowledge of deer hunting. I am not completely dismissing it and as I've said before if it works for you then that's great. I don't believe I'm being closed minded when I simply "question it". And I'm not going to spend hours on something I'm skeptical of when my time is precious. So call me a skeptic, not close minded. Also we both know that when someone shoots a big buck, if the previous night they used some mock scrape attractant they may believe this is why... and we both know that you can't prove that buck would not have come in anyhow. If i have several pics of a nice buck or 2 near a stand that happen to show a trend of afternoon or morning... and then I hunt that stand based on the trend and I'm successful. Did I just "hunt his bed"? Or did I simply just pattern him?

why? A 2.5 year old 9 point is a good buck, unless this is a spindly 9...

I spend quite a few morning only hunting till 9. In to work around 10 and don't have to waste a vacation day. I've killed a handful of deer after 9, but the majority have always been before 9 and the after 9am kills have usually been the rut.

see you didn't need bait after all! Congrats on a nice kill. Certainly a nice confidence builder.