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  1. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    Germs- I will look into that book, sounds good, thanks. Buckmaster, thank you for chiming in, I truly appreciate it. I just want to verify I understand what you are suggesting. What I want to do is find some type of cover....(I think bryer patches, or tangled deadfalls, and super dense packed short pines), once that type of area I described is found, then I want to find a food source(im thinking acorns, since their are ZERO fields of any sorts here, its dense pine woods with random hard wood trees shuffled in). Once the deer cover is found/or believed to be deer cover, and the suspected food source is found, I want to locate some type of natural barrier, i am assuming for ME whether its a blind, or climber. I like the blind lately for spots id like to randomly try, I use a myoelectric hand to hold my bow, and I literally have to keep the bow grasped during the entire hunt, due to keeping the arm powered off to prevent beeping noises from the arm. The climber is pretty uncomfortable to hunt from with the bow. A blind is ok in the big woods? I should try to blend it in obviously...? Thanks for the input!
  2. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    Moog, thank you for that! I want to at minimum increase deer sightings. I will apply all that you have shared with me. Grampy- when you describe it like that it makes perfect sense, sort of a "why didnt I think of that" type of thing. Will the morning, or afternoon thermal typically dictate which direction the deer typically travel? As in up hill, or down hill? This might seem a bit of a nit pick follow up question, but is there a certain depth of a drainage crossing deer tend draw the line on as to how deep the grade is into the drainage? Thank you for all thr input. germs-i will most definitely be paying attention to thermals with hills from now on. I know of a few areas that I might just purposely try this out on. Thank you!
  3. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    Moog, i understand, but all input is valuable. I have been hunting for almost 20 yrs, and it took 18 years to get a chance at a nice buck. All my years of walking, scouting have really never helped much, I cant see deer tracks in thick leaves, if there is no mud from waterways/shorelines. I have always been a "luck" hunter, always spent time hunting, but always same stand location, and never considered scent/wind. This topo talk is to start a new hunter of me. Culvercreek- Now these finger ridges, will they be traveling up/down the hill on these fingers? I'm assuming these are sort of like a bump in the hill ? Grampy- so look for indents in hill areas? Then the direction of deer travel is up/down or along the hill? thanks everyone
  4. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    Hey moog, I really do appreciate the explanations! I really do, thank you. this all applies in heavily forested areas where visibility is anywhere from 10'-200'? Also, with the thermals, etc if elevation changes say 50-100' is that enough elevation change to apply this ridge principles, etc? Seems these elevation changes are not very drastic but more gentle in my area.
  5. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    Hey moog, I really do appreciate the explanations! I really do, thank you. this all applies in heavily forested areas where visibility is anywhere from 10'-200'? Also, with the thermals, etc if elevation changes say 50-100' is that enough elevation change to apply this ridge principles, etc? Seems these elevation changes are not very drastic but more gentle in my area.
  6. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    I need to google these terms. When I hear drainages, I'm picturing little creaks in the bottom of parallel hills like a "V" but then in my mind thats also a creek bottom.
  7. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic replied to Bionic's topic in Deer Hunting

    So when you say shelf, is that a little flat top someplace on a hilltop? Ridgeline would be at the top of the ridge going lengthwise following that ridge? Not half way up, or two-thirds? I watched hill country bucks a few times before trying to make sense of all this, but that video seems to describe larger scale hills/features than what I have here.
  8. Bionic

    Topo maps.

    Bionic posted a topic in Deer Hunting

    I have been reading a little on bigcwoodsvtype hunting scenarios, because where I hunt is jist chunks of woods, no agricultural fields, or fields of any sort. I have some land near me that is 13k acres of state land, andcanother chunk that is 1100 acres, all dense wood. I am trying to learn about the key areas to peak at as far as topo maps go. Are saddles the top of a hill? Like a flat summit? Or are saddles the lower thin valley in between two parallel hills? I see that there is a feature on a topo map of the land, that has a stream running lengthwise in the lower valley of two parallel hills. Is this a type of area I should be interested in for buck hunting? anyone mind sharing info about their experiences with topo maps, and finding buck sign? This is all too late to bevfoing homework now, its just the land I have permission on, is becoming a bit of a discouragement due to the land owner walking the 100 acres after a gunshot in the district is heard(shots that are obviously miles away). I feel like the landowner has been pushing deer off. Thanks
  9. Bionic
    Saw 2 doe tonight at 5:45, I never see bucks.
  10. Bionic
    Out in a blind as well, not a drop of rain all day. It is 68 degrees but overcast, doesn't feel THAT warm.
  11. Bionic
    Its starting to cool off, squirrels are actually quiet here, buy there is a lot of acorns! Plus piles of deer scat
  12. Bionic
    Sitting in a new spot, on stand land.
  13. Bionic
    Haha, it went well, not as good as your night! Congrats! I am in search of my first bow deer, so I am trying to imagine the excitement you are feeling. Honestly very happy for you.
  14. Bionic
    In my boxers in 3k waiting on a monster.
  15. Bionic
    I agree with you, I think its all about luck, and maintenance. My father was actually a mechanic as well, and I couldn't agree more. Vehicles may run longer now, but they rot so soon, and what drives me insane is the paper thin paint, chinsy thin body panels where if you sneeze, you have a dent.
  16. Bionic
    I'm a newbie here but I love this forum! A Chevy, Ford, & Dodge owner have all commented, and not one guy bashing the other! Love it, had to say it! good luck with what you decide to do with your vehicle, like said before the prices are out of control.
  17. Bionic
    I had pretty much the same evening as BowmanMike, and my name is Mike too. All in all, 7 deer tonight which is actually a bery good day in the area, so I am very happy. No does allowed in my zone, so anything with 3 points on one side is harvestable. So no shots attempted. Second ever bow season for me, just waiting on that buck.
  18. Bionic
    Thank you for that info, I appreciate that!
  19. Bionic
    Thank you for that info, I appreciate that!
  20. Bionic
    Now when a mock scrape is fabricated, are there places to not set them up because they might seem far fetched to the deer? No farms/fields here. Thanks
  21. Bionic
    Up in the trees of 3K again. Hoping for a right place, right time buck.
  22. Bionic
    Mother and fawns below crunching on acorns.
  23. Bionic
    Mother and fawns below crunching on acorns.
  24. Bionic
    Im in my climber in 3K its another quiet sit.
  25. Bionic
    Im in my climber in 3K its another quiet sit.
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