BowmanMike

sometimes i look,sometimes i don't. Real consistent guy here.

I also prefer a non alert deer to shoot at. Not that they are not alert to begin with. They can move fast enough without giving them a heads up.

I went to lighter arrows this year and have a hard time getting consistent groups. Not very forgiving,but i am adjusting. Might change it up for next year,too late in the game now...

They really are all over the place there,I just have to figure when and why they are in certain spots at certain times. A friend saw a monster buck late last muzzle loader season,and he probably beds on the adjacent 300 acres that has some real thick stuff in it,blackberries and evergreens. Never saw him at all last year,but it sure makes me want to pay attention to that property line. I saw a ton of 1 1/2 year olds last year,so hopefully they are still around. The apple orchard,well,wild apples really has the biggest scrapes,i guess you call those community scrapes. Last year there were no apples,so no scrape. But this year they are loaded. That area is in a corner where two dirt roads meet,and two years ago i got pics of at least 6 different bucks using it. I will set up a stand there,even if it is only 50 yds off the road.

Mark me down for 20 acres as well,mine in the middle please...

I always try to get in downwind,but depends where i want to end up I have to be upwind of some bedding areas. I think I will save the trips deep in for afternoons on perfect days. I need to spend some time in the deeper open woods there to hone in on some travel patterns as well. Have only been hunting the 300 acres for 3 or 4 years,so lots of things to discover still.

Looks like he will be holding still long enough for a not so ethical shot,haha

Some properties adjacent to it get hunted,but mostly only during gun and not too hard. Oh,and the wind. Mostly NW,but the ridges mess with that one a lot...

private land,hilly,a pond close to the road and a creek that drains it,ne to sw direction. Some hayfields on the road,apple trees close to the road and sparsely in the woods. Several ridges,running all different directions. Some real dense planted Spruce trees,a lot of red oak,some beech and maple trees. Only one friend and I hunt the 300 acres. One ridge was loaded with deer the last year,deep in the woods. But one has to travel maybe 1/2 mile through the woods to get there. Same with a nice spot behind the pond,close to the spruce plantation.

I might have asked this before,but what are your opinions on putting stands far into the woods as opposed to somewhat closer to the road so you don't spook every deer going to your stand? I hunt in 4F and there is a big deer population around. I kind of feel that I don't want to go to the deep woods sites unless i hunt the afternoon and can be sure to not be detected...

I have two more hang on's to put up and move one ladder stand. Pretty much have the spots picked out,and i also want to clear one or two more spots for my climber. By the time I am done I will have three hang on's on my 32 acres and maybe 8 spots on a friends 300.

yikes!!! I am gonna guess you are located in the finger lakes region? The poison ivy thrives out there...

BINGOOOO

Did i just reply to last years post? Haha

You still might get a left over one Lou. They are really trying to keep the population in check here in 4F.

And here I thought I am the only one to bring chili to deer camp,haha

Today at 23,actually guessed 23 on it.

Yesterday's first shot,guessed the distance not quite right,but ok

i worked on a house where the owner wanted a tall basement,12' walls,wow,was that ever tall. A little too much...

some people are just that good...

move that firepit just in case...making me nervous

me too,no worries...

Are you trespassing? I took a hang on stand not far from there last year,maybe i should go look for a blind too.

I hung my stand in a spot like that,there is always a scrape down there. And it us true that the wind is behaving odd there. The little valley runs ne to sw,and the wind always goes that way unless it comes right out of the south. The article makes sense,going to try to keep that in mind for November.

My biggest talent is tuning out...no money in that...