How do you walk?

[Five Seasons]

Caught myself pondering this walking into the woods. I like to scan the ground heavily for sign. But it's also good to keep the eyes ahead, especially in the afternoon. What's your style?

[shawnhu]

I generally walk with 2 feet.

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[Elmo]

Like a pimp.

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[jjb4900]

usually faster then my eyes.........cost me a few opportunities over the years.

[Jeremy K]

It depends for me ,if I have my muck boots on,I can afford to be more generous where I step,if I have my Frankenstein boots on it seems like no matter where I walk they make a ton of noise, and there is really nothing I can do but look ahead to see what runs away.

[incognito]

Doesn't depend on lots of factors?

 

If you are new to the area, looking for sign could be the priority to figure out how deer use the property.

If you are walking to a know spot/stand, looking for movement could be the priority.

 

I look for worn trails or prints. If there are fresh prints, I know I can't be too far from the deer since I am in their range.

 

 

[robw]

Usually,

 

I put my left foot in

I take my left foot out

I put my left foot in and shake it all about......

[nodeerhere]

If I'm going to my stand then I hurry up and get there. Then quiet. If I'm still hunting I walk a few steps find a tree, lean up against it for a bit pick out my next tree and slowly move my way toward it. Repeat

[Chef]

I walk using all 3 of my legs

[Uptown Redneck]

I put one foot in front of the other and then eventually reach where I'm headed

[Paula]

I am in a new spot so I am still watching ground. I do stop and scan

[philoshop]

Good funny answers!

 

Headed to a stand, I'm generally focused on just getting there. Otherwise I look over everything within sight, including where I'll put my next step, before making even the slightest movement. I stillhunt as if the deer can shoot back.

[deerpassion]

I'm always looking for sign regardless of new or well known spot .... But , scan for deer as well , to me if your choosing one over the other your missing out either way .... Sign continuously changes over the course of the season and I've capitalized on subsequent hunts because of it , no reason why you can't take your time , scan for deer, quick look around for sign , take a few steps , and repeat

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[DirtTime]

I set, scan, then look at the area where my next stop will be, then I look at the ground to see what is in the way and try to avoid noise as I walk.

[jjb4900]

[BowmanMike]

I agree with deerpassion. If you go slow enough you can check for sign and movement and bedded deer. Not to say that I don't spook deer on a regular basis. But not as much as I used to.

If my stand is a long ways into the woods I just try to get there. If it is not very far I try to be sneaky.

[stoneam2006]

Like a pimp.

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[Jeremy K]

Usually,

 

I put my left foot in

I take my left foot out

I put my left foot in and shake it all about......

How do you make any forward progress ? 

[DCHunts]

How do you make any forward progress ?

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[ididnotvoteforobama]

Slow and quiet or slower and quieter

[Merlot]

And I thought everyone drove an ATV to their spot...a slow walk...I like the concept..

[Jeremy K]

And I thought everyone drove an ATV to their spot...a slow walk...I like the concept..

After you dismount the ATV of course . Who in their right mind would walk all the way to a treestand?

[Nomad]

I move like the wind , silent and swift .

I walk "in" along field edges , maybe a few hundred yards, then my stands are 30 yards or less in the woods or thickets . I may scan the fields I guess , I don't walk around or look for sign .

I do,have one stand that's about 225 yards across a hardwoods, I made a nice trail with my leaf blower to it the end of bow season which is when I put it up. The deer started using it a couple days later ( the trail not stand ...) Next year I may make a bunch of trails so they walk where I want them to.

Oh and after I dragged my buck out in bow season I walked with a bad limp for well over a week , right hip was killing me.

Edited November 26, 2015 by Larry302

[Doc]

Quote: "How do you walk?"

 

Generally I move from one loudly snapped twig to the next.

[Nomad]

I'm guessing with today's political climate , nobody wants to "walk like an Egyptian" anymore ?