#1708987 - 01/05/10 04:48 PM
Biggest lesson learned this season??
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JFields101
8 Point
Registered: 11/16/08
Posts: 1036
Loc: Milan, TN
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With the majority of everyone's season either ending already or coming to an end, I would love to hear some of the lessons learned this year. I use this site to learn and learn and LEARN some more, so I value the posts I read on here and more than not, I try them out in the woods myself. So whether it be something you knew but forgot (and got a rude reminder) or something completely new to you share it with the others. Maybe its something thats got you stumped, and somebody can chime in. I just always find it interesting, and very valuable.
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#1708994 - 01/05/10 04:53 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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A.K.A.
10 Point
Registered: 11/11/08
Posts: 3106
Loc: East TN
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Use my safety harness.
Don't worry about a pee bottle.
How to make mock scrapes.
Public land can show some good sign but may be showing more than just to you!
*great thing is I learned the first three from TNDeer members.
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#1709002 - 01/05/10 04:58 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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Yodel Dog
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Registered: 10/14/08
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Loc: Mid Tn
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I was reminded not to hunt places you don't have confidence in. I hunted some new spots and the whole time I was hunting my mind was telling me I was wasting my time. I guess because deer movement was so slow for me this year, I abandoned my best stands in hopes of turning things around. I did find some productive places, but also found spots I have zero confidence in. Normally I would pack up and move, but this year made me try some crazy stuff. Looking back, I sort of feel like I wasted a season, but hopefully in the long run it will all pay off.
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#1709025 - 01/05/10 05:11 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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tndrbstr
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Registered: 10/06/05
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Loc: knox co tn
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When my gas needle hits the first orange reserve mark on my dash indicator.....its already to late to plan on drivin to the next station....... 
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#1709026 - 01/05/10 05:11 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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LIL JOKER
14 Point
Registered: 01/11/08
Posts: 9106
Loc: tennessee
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not to over hunt a certain area ..tried it and it worked usually i would have bow hunted it 3-4 times a week ,but this yr hit it just 1 time with a bow then waited to go back in nov
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#1709106 - 01/05/10 05:42 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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Mr.Bro
8 Point
Registered: 08/02/09
Posts: 2350
Loc: Hendersonville Tn.
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I know this sounds crazy but i saw a pattern on deer movement that i never noticed before.
If i hunt my large farm one day and see lots of deer,don't hunt it the next day because i wont see anything.
If i hunt the same farm one day and see nothing,go the next day and see lots of deer.
Sounds crazy but it was like this all year.And i hunted 50-60 days this year and could see this pattern every time out.
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#1709112 - 01/05/10 05:44 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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blanton
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Registered: 09/25/09
Posts: 55
Loc: Athens, TN
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Lots of lessons learned for me this year, my 1st year hunting.
-Dont rely on fixed stands. Now I have a climber and I love it.
-Dont use a ML during gun season (lost a 12pt at 30' due to misfire well into gun season)
-Does are tasty. Take more than two.
-Dont overdress for the trip in. Getting sweaty before sitting still for long periods inm freezing temps sucks.
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#1709195 - 01/05/10 06:37 PM
Re: Biggest lesson learned this season??
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Registered: 10/22/07
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Loc: Wilson Co/Perry Co
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My oak flat is a HOT SPOT!
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