#2001891 - 07/21/10 09:59 AM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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LOL, I live and die by them. There is nothing better than finding the little or big, overlooked areas that are rarely if ever hunted by others! I have killed some bucks in places that many people wouldnt believe. I have even shown a couple to very close friends and they actually refused to hunt there. I decided then that showing anybody was stupid enough without them not believing me. Now its only family that gains privelage to the honey holes! lol In all seriousness, being consistently succesful takes learning ways to kill deer in all different circumstances, especialy if your like me and hunt many different places every season, many of which I have never set foot on before that season. Tricks to the trade we will call them, they are a necessity.
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#2002157 - 07/21/10 01:02 PM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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BSK
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Tricks to the trade we will call them, they are a necessity.
You've got that right. However, the biggest problem is constantly having to develop new ones to stay ahead of the deer! 
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#2002175 - 07/21/10 01:13 PM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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BigSatt
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I guess I need to make a trip to North Georgia and check Grandpa's old farm and the back forty. Like I said no one has hunted that property in 10 years. I might get lucky...
If you need any help with that, just let me know. I'd be more than happy to oblige. 
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#2002216 - 07/21/10 01:42 PM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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BowGuy84
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Anyone want to share where they have found these pockets? Examples of not specefic gps local.
The main one Ive found is the side of a big ridge right by a parking area. Its steep and then levels into fields on the top. There are also fields in the bottom across the roads but we hunt the side of the big ridge on a shelf within 150 yards of the truck.
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#2002353 - 07/21/10 03:10 PM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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TC4ever
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Mine is on a hillside that was logged 10-15 years ago. Extremely steep for the most part with a few old overgrown logging roads zig-zagging back and forth on it. A man can bareley walk up or down it without busting his butt! At the bottom is a creek.
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#2002956 - 07/21/10 10:32 PM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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RKenney
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Registered: 03/15/08
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Loc: Maury Co.
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A "pocket" is not a sanctuary. A pocket away from the "main
stream" is an emergency area after the "sanctuaries" have been
found out by many roaming hunters. These areas are very often
avoided by MOST hunters.
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#2003154 - 07/22/10 07:14 AM
Re: Undisturbed pockets?
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ChippewaPartners
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Registered: 08/25/01
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Loc: Pamelot, my farm near Catoosa
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I know a guy that had a nice quiet sanctuary area and then proceeded to put a 4-wheeler trail all around the perimeter.
What do you think that did to keep a bachelor group of bucks close and comfortable all summer?
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