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<blockquote data-quote="T. J. Mercer" data-source="post: 4967275" data-attributes="member: 2387"><p>Reading some of these experiences is painful. And here i thought I had it bad one season, b/c I didn't see as many deer as the year before. Y'all have helped me appreciate the great experiences I've had!</p><p></p><p>If ever you return to this thread for reminders, read scn's points above. Scout, scout, and scout some more. Learn the natural attractants they draw to, like white oaks early b/c of sweetness and red oaks later b/c of sustenance during the cold. Persimmons, fruit trees, etc. Learn the topography of the land. Google maps (satellite view) can be a hunter's best friend. I think one of my most useful lessons learned was being able to recognize natural barriers or spots of civilization that cause natural pinches in their traffic.</p><p>In Wilson Co, my parents & everyone on our little country road had land that backed up to I-840. The row of houses paralleled the interstate with a 150 yard gap between them. On top of this, a tunnel ran beneath the interstate to preserve a creek that was there first. The deer would literally go through this tunnel to cross beneath 840, spill out onto the stretch of field between 840 and the houses, and walk parallel between them. A little throw and grow and a trophy rock at our back edge and it felt like cheating.</p><p>In the end, that's the beauty of the hunt. When you can figure them out and set up an appointment with them. It's so rewarding.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T. J. Mercer, post: 4967275, member: 2387"] Reading some of these experiences is painful. And here i thought I had it bad one season, b/c I didn't see as many deer as the year before. Y'all have helped me appreciate the great experiences I've had! If ever you return to this thread for reminders, read scn's points above. Scout, scout, and scout some more. Learn the natural attractants they draw to, like white oaks early b/c of sweetness and red oaks later b/c of sustenance during the cold. Persimmons, fruit trees, etc. Learn the topography of the land. Google maps (satellite view) can be a hunter's best friend. I think one of my most useful lessons learned was being able to recognize natural barriers or spots of civilization that cause natural pinches in their traffic. In Wilson Co, my parents & everyone on our little country road had land that backed up to I-840. The row of houses paralleled the interstate with a 150 yard gap between them. On top of this, a tunnel ran beneath the interstate to preserve a creek that was there first. The deer would literally go through this tunnel to cross beneath 840, spill out onto the stretch of field between 840 and the houses, and walk parallel between them. A little throw and grow and a trophy rock at our back edge and it felt like cheating. In the end, that's the beauty of the hunt. When you can figure them out and set up an appointment with them. It's so rewarding. [/QUOTE]
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