Better hunt him while he is there.
x2bowriter said:Better hunt him while he is there.
Poser said:redblood said:u never know.but i have good success by waiting for a more efficient weapon. he may relocate with the rut, true. but i believe in most every situation, odds are better holding off for gun, than pushing in with bow
Then how do you explain all of the mature buck bow kills during archery season?
bowriter said:Hunt the rub line. But better yet, figure out why the rub line is there and insert that into your stand site selection. Are they incedental or do they mean something? If they mean something, what?
I almost slobber when I come into situations like that because they are so much fun to figure out.
For sure, forget the scrapes. 85% of all scraping activity by mature bucks is nocturnal and at least half of the remaining visitations are done from quite some distance downwind. I would also bet those scrapes are made by smaller bucks.
Keep us posted on this one.
recurve60# said:bowriter said:Hunt the rub line. But better yet, figure out why the rub line is there and insert that into your stand site selection. Are they incedental or do they mean something? If they mean something, what?
I almost slobber when I come into situations like that because they are so much fun to figure out.
For sure, forget the scrapes. 85% of all scraping activity by mature bucks is nocturnal and at least half of the remaining visitations are done from quite some distance downwind. I would also bet those scrapes are made by smaller bucks.
Keep us posted on this one.
x2. Forget the scrapes...Hunt the rubs! Be sure to post pics.
Poser said:You need to hunt as close to his destination (bedding area) as possible. The closer to his bed, the more chance you have for catching him at shooting light. I wouldn't count on him making a mistake and standing out in a field too late.