#2093514 - 10/01/10 11:39 AM
Re: Don't know what to do
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cfmartin1833
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Registered: 09/26/10
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The property im huntin on has acorns under every dang oak tree so its a challenge to know where the deer will feed on them. I do have a pond that has some mature hardwood on one side that im seeing alot of fresh sign around. I took a shot at a doe there last night at about 6:30. I managed to nail a tree branch!
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#2094087 - 10/01/10 09:00 PM
Re: Don't know what to do
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easlo
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Loc: east Tennessee
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Thats why they call it hunting and not killing.
Hang in there, if I tallied up the hours I've logged on a stand not seeing deer and compared it to the hours of seeing deer.I'd say its easy that 3/4 of that time would lean toward the not.
It's that 1/4 that makes it all worth it.
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#2094108 - 10/01/10 09:15 PM
Re: Don't know what to do
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BlackBelt
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Loc: SouthWest TN
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Remember to try not get burned out on hunting this time of year. It's difficult hunting unless you locate the food source they are eating.
For several years I hunted SO hard during early bow season with limited succes that I was burned out by the time rifle season rolled around. Of course during rifle season they are MUCH easier to kill than in early bow season because of the rut, limited food sources, less foliage on the trees, etc.
This time of year it takes about as much 'scouting time' as you'll spend 'hunting time' to find that one tree or that one field that they are feeding from. And remember that the tree they are under today might change tomorrow. Especially if they figure out you've been there (and they will)...
Pace yourself and don't get discouraged or burned out early season.
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#2094115 - 10/01/10 09:21 PM
Re: Don't know what to do
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UTGrad
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Registered: 12/01/07
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Loc: Franklin, TN
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Remember to try not get burned out on hunting this time of year. It's difficult hunting unless you locate the food source they are eating.
For several years I hunted SO hard during early bow season with limited succes that I was burned out by the time rifle season rolled around. Of course during rifle season they are MUCH easier to kill than in early bow season because of the rut, limited food sources, less foliage on the trees, etc.
This time of year it takes about as much 'scouting time' as you'll spend 'hunting time' to find that one tree or that one field that they are feeding from. And remember that the tree they are under today might change tomorrow. Especially if they figure out you've been there (and they will)...
Pace yourself and don't get discouraged or burned out early season.
Well said, I'm getting frustrated as well!
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