Great Article About Deer Hunting In The Mountains

[Mr VJP]

If you hunt deer in the Catskills, the Adirondacks, or any type of mountain range, this article will be of interest to you.

 

http://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2015/11/5/5-key-factors-to-killing-mountain-bucks/

[Core]

Interesting and it even mentions Cameron Hanes, who I have a man-crush for.

[Buckmaster7600]

Pretty good article!

[wolc123]

That is a very good article, spot-on on all points.  I saw it work first hand last year almost step by step on Thanksgiving weekend in Adirondacks (zone 6F).   The author just missed the last three steps I needed: Praying to see a buck, praying to hit it, then praying to find it (It disappeared after my 3rd shot).  Fortunately all three of those prayers were answered.  Check out the mountain-climbing hind-quarters on that sucker which field dressed over 200 pounds.   We didn't have a scale up there, but that's what I weigh and I could lift myself off the ground on the other end of the rope & pulley while his rear was still on the ground.    I hope to give it a try again this year if I cant fill my buck tag opening week in the Southern zone flat-lands.   

Edited November 9, 2015 by wolc123

[DCHunts]

Great read, thanks for posting!

[SteveB]

1129141212a.jpg That is a very good article, spot-on on all points.  I saw it work first hand last year almost step by step on Thanksgiving weekend in Adirondacks (zone 6F).   The author just missed the last three steps I needed: Praying to see a buck, praying to hit it, then praying to find it (It disappeared after my 3rd shot).  Fortunately all three of those prayers were answered.  Check out the mountain-climbing hind-quarters on that sucker which field dressed over 200 pounds.   We didn't have a scale up there, but that's what I weigh and I could lift myself off the ground on the other end of the rope & pulley while his rear was still on the ground.    I hope to give it a try again this year if I cant fill my buck tag opening week in the Southern zone flat-lands.

Do you even bother to attempt development of your skills or going to just continue blind luck poking and hoping with jesus arrows?

Every hunt story you tell - if they are even real - paints hunters in an extreme negative light.

3 shots and hope to find it.

Hail mary at range never tried with crossbow.

Honestly think you are an anti.

[wolc123]

Thanks for the "Jesus-bump" Steve. The more light we can shine on the true reason for every hunters success the better.

[SteveB]

So you admit - no skills of your own.

Just poke and hope.

[DirtTime]

Good article VJP. Thanks for posting it.

 

[A Sportsman]

Good quick-read article.

I agree with him to an extent when he says "forget the wind". Because it does change directions often. But disagree with him when he says "to account for it, your scent control system must be bullet proof".

you do your best to control scent, but if deer are down wind they likely wind you. Good luck trying to knock all your scent down while hiking mountains, with a full pack on your back. Its just not worth stressing out over scent. Hopefully by the time a deer is in a position to smell you, he is dead.