VT Outfitter

I bought my first pair of Danner's this spring and I love'em. They are a leather boot 10" high, water proof, and breathable. Expensive, but I am glad I got them. Before now I used Asolo leather hikers, nice but after about 100 mile mark they are falling apart. I also have a pair of Under Armor knee boots in camo for archery hunting. They hug my foot really well, but after hiking in a mile or more they get sweaty. So for the long hikes I use a pair of Scent Blocker 8" uninsulated. I got a boot for every application that I come across. I got more hunting boots than my wife has for shoes......HA!

No obvious signs of a pond with water in it, but this is a new property I acquired this spring for my outfitting company and I haven't scoured every inch yet like I do all my other properties. Maybe I will find something village like this winter, which is when I do a lot of bush bashing to make my mental hunting map and make specific detail markings on my topo's and aerial photos.

Nice video. I bet if you need a follow up shot on a deer, your gonna be cranking that cocking crank with fire coming off your finger tips......LOL!

She is definitely a mature doe. Good eating size.

You got me....I looked.....damn curiosity.

Slip a string around his neck, I will be there for thanksgiving. Don't worry, I will bring the stuffing, its the least I could do........LOL!

What do the seeds look like to grow a buck and where do I buy them?

Holy crap, lucky! Amazing photos, just.......wow!

That's how they hunt in TX. There is no food plots and baiting is legal. Plus they are covered up with deer, like fleas really. I couldn't bring myself to hunt over a feeder when I hunted in TX. It just felt wrong to me. I did some scouting and found some trails and bedding near a good crop of acorns. They were teeny tiny acorns but millions of them. So I set up there to hunt, and locals thought I was crazy to not hunt over a feeder. To each their own,

Yeah, I noticed that too. His daughter must practice more than him. He should have made his title "Where to NOT hit a deer with an arrow" instead of reviewing broad heads.

We all have made mistakes while bow hunting for deer. A bad shot is going to happen at some point in your career, but it should bother you that it happened. I have rushed a shot and wounded a deer, it ripped me to bits inside knowing that I made this mistake. I practice constantly through the off season and during season to minimize the chance of a misplaced arrow. I am very confident in hitting a quarter size bullseye at 40 yards and I wont take a shot further than that, nor will I shoot if there could be a chance that my arrow wont hit the mark. There will always be another chance at a shot in the future and its not worth the risk to me. I go by the idea when practicing or hunting "aim small, miss small" "aim big, miss big". Pick a hair and cut it in half. I never knew that you could double lung a deer and hit the deer in the spine in the same shot with an arrow. Any thoughts or information on this?

Sweet pics, and some great looking woods as well! You will have a dozen cams soon enough, cause it is so fun and addicting. I would suggest that if you plan on setting a stand in that location, you should move the trail camera down the deer trail closer to your truck or camp. This way you can still monitor that area, but when you go in to check pics you wont disturb your future hunting location. I believe deer take notice of the trail cams when they flash or click taking pics, hence so many pics of deer looking right at the camera. I have had deer on cam right out of the gate, and as time went on they started avoiding the area and swinging wide around the spot. Also, now that you have some idea of what is in that particular spot, if you only have the one camera you could move it to a completely different spot to see what is there you can set up for a hunt for more options during deer season. Have fun, and thanks for the pics. I cant wait for season to start.

I have a 6 foot black bear rug in the freezer that I need to get done. I just hope that it comes out as good as yours looks. I really like the red felt, it sets it off, but I am partial to the color red.

There is what looks like an old dried up creek bed, but no water in it in years it seems. It is not connected to any major water body for miles and miles. This is a pic of the best piece I have found to date with a couple other broken specimens.

QDM is the way! Welcome, this is a fun forum with lots of great conversations and good people. See you around the campfire!

Thanks YFKI983. Sometimes I get excited because I love what I do, so I tend to come across a bit aggressive or stubborn with my advice posts. I don't mean to. It's all good, at least I intend it to be. If I know nothing about a subject, I don't offer advice, rather I ask for information so I can learn. I don't have much patience for those that strong arm an opinion about something that they know very little or nothing about. I only offer things to try, ideas. It doesn't mean there is only one effective method. Some posters don't participate in the same manner, unfortunately.

I just finished the last acre and a half fall food plot planted with trophy oats/winter peas on 1 acre in one spot, and deer radish/brassica on a different 1/2 acre. Over the years I have cultivated many plots. I have also in the last few years started an interest in arrowhead and relic hunting during my field time. I have found a few nice pieces like a full spear head ( I think) and half of a clay pipe broke at the stem. My question is this, during the plowing of the dirt I have found countless black camp fire looking spots. Some are just black dirt, other will actually have charcoal in it. Does anyone have more info about these spots? This last plant area had 8+ of these burn spots. Some where small 2 foot around and one was 4-5 feet around. I looked for treasures, but didn't find anything yet. Ideas?

I am not the king or the know all of everything, I just really like giving my advice that I have learned from my experiences. Note that I did say that clover will sprout and take root any time of year that you plant it. Everyone knows that the second season is always better than the first, as the clover will come in better. I have had better success planting clover in the spring when it comes to the amount of forage available in the fall, as opposed to planting in late summer for the first season. There are many ways to improve your deer hunting fun time opportunities. I hope that everyone on this forum that reads my posts understands that I truly intend on helping, and in no way do I want to come across as a "know it all" or "my way is best" kind of guy. I mean well in the end and if someone can avoid making a mistake that I have made, than I hope what I write is viewed that way, as my opinion or way to give back to my fellow outdoorsman.

Great ideas guys, I a going to try it for next spring with the plastic corrugated pipe filled with concrete for each of the food plot areas. This way I can just leave them on site and not have to move them.

Great bucks, I would be excited for 1st morning to arrive. The deer are already eating on 2 week old planting? If it is a small plot, you might consider using a plot protector so the deer wont eat it all before the season comes and the plants can mature to offer the most in nutrients. I hope it works out for you. Food plotting is a lot of work, it would be unfortunate if the deer burned through your new plot and by the time season arrives they are feeding on another food source that you weren't planning on setting up stands. Good luck.

Sounds like a great idea, some friendly competition, looking forward to some more details.

I have had hunts busted because coyotes came walking through the stand site, and off go the deer just-a-blowing. But they do live in the same woods together and are aware of each other, however I guess they aren't the best of friends. In my area, we have a lot of coyotes so I kind of gotten used to "if you see a coyote, most likely you wont see a deer for at least a couple hours". Very interesting that you have seen deer and coyotes at the same time in the same field. Still, I am not going to rush out and by coyote pee for cover scent just yet....LOL!

That is awesome! I have seen a few over the years, but have never got a shot on one. Great conversation piece.

Welcome fellow bow hunter.