Poll - Which Method Do You Use Most for Deer Hunting?

[sun]

Which method do you use most for deer hunting?

 

[Chiflyguy]

Yup

 

[13pt]

Hunting near water…lol.

 

[Crappieaddict]

I don't deer hunt. I'm just here for the political forum.

 

[Lost Lake]

Hi Sun. I use several methods.

Which do you use, and why?

Hang a few pics and describe each hunt in detail please. I'd love to hear the stories.

 

[younggun308]

I really don't enjoy deer hunting half as much if I'm not still hunting. Because of this, I'm one of those weirdos who enjoys hunting with a gun more than a bow.

Hunting the rugged mountains of Virginia near Blacksburg ruined stand hunting for me. There's nothing like stalking hollers where the mountain laurel grows. And in difference of East Tennessee, the deer density there is actually amazing.

 

[Spurhunter]

I'm just a troll hunter.

 

[swd]

I voted ground/still hunting because it is my favorite. That said, it varies by season and property.

I do not hunt from the ground during bow season. I am in a saddle or a tree stand. At one of the farms I hunt, the landowner prefers that we use elevated shooting houses. Other properties I prefer to ground hunt during the gun season, but you might find me in a saddle too.

 

[akachuck]

My main 2 are huntin' in a tree stand with anything I use that day, but I'm going to vote hunting on the ground up against a tree. That's how I started and I just love it although I do need to learn how to shoot compound bow from the ground. I do have a ground blind that I'll use on them rainy days. What about you sun?

 

[BSK]

Almost exclusively from ladder stands. However, on a rainy day, an enclosed tower blind.

 

[sun]

Hi Sun. I use several methods.

Which do you use, and why?

Hang a few pics and describe each hunt in detail please. I'd love to hear the stories.

I'm a ground hunter, and don't like climbing trees.
#1, because I've only hunted state land which stands aren't secure, and #2 because I started out by hunting squirrels and once I learned how to stalk quietly and scout for deer effectively, I always stayed on the ground.
I don't have too many photos, other than some antlers and tanned hides as momentos.
I live in a shotgun state, I'm 63 & IIRC I've killed 7 deer in my lifetime.
The largest was a 10 pointer which I found a photo of the antlers stored on my photobucket. account.
I was just sitting on a tripod stool that I carry on an accessory belt for when I get into an area that looks promising.
I wrap that up in denim cloth and elastic bands so that it doesn't rattle while walking through the woods.
I was partially hidden by a mountain laurel bush, and a nice buck walked through another clump of laurel about 35 - 40 yards away.
He stopped and was at a quartering angle when I took the shot with a 20 gauge BRI sabot slug, using a Remington 870 pump that had a 4 power shotgun scope and rifled barrel.
I hit it just behind the front shoulder, and it passed diagonally through most of the deer, coming to its final resting place under the hide in the rear abdominal quarter.
The 20 gauge Winchester BRI slug has an hour glass shape that starts out at .40 caliber, and then expanded to about .63 - .64 caliber after impact.
The photos show how the slug expanded on an angle that corresponds to the angle of the quartering shot.
This deer ran about 125 -150 yards after being hit before it expired.
I remember that there wasn't a lot of blood trail, and it was tough to follow the blood trail with all of the red and colored leaves on the ground.
It was exhausting to drag this deer to the forest road.
It weighed about 175 lbs. after it was gutted which is more than I weigh.
I ended up going to a pay phone at the forest entrance and calling the district HQ's, and asking the Wildlife Officer to please come and unlock the gate because I didn't want to drag it all of the way uphill to the car.
He was nice enough to come and unlock the gate and help me get it into the trunk of my car.
My 3 kids learned to eat venison when they were growing up, and we had nicknames for some of the deer.
This one's nickname was "Tenner".

 

[Lost Lake]

Nice buck sun.

 

[akachuck]

Holly crap you actually hunt . Beautiful buck sun.

 

[Crappieaddict]

I'm a ground hunter, and don't like climbing trees.
#1, because I've only hunted state land which stands aren't secure, and #2 because I started out by hunting squirrels and once I learned how to stalk quietly and scout for deer effectively, I always stayed on the ground.
I don't have too many photos, other than some antlers and tanned hides as momentos.
I live in a shotgun state, I'm 63 & IIRC I've killed 7 deer in my lifetime.
The largest was a 10 pointer which I found a photo of the antlers stored on my photobucket. account.
I was just sitting on a tripod stool that I carry on an accessory belt for when I get into an area that looks promising.
I wrap that up in denim cloth and elastic bands so that it doesn't rattle while walking through the woods.
I was partially hidden by a mountain laurel bush, and a nice buck walked through another clump of laurel about 35 - 40 yards away.
He stopped and was at a quartering angle when I took the shot with a 20 gauge BRI sabot slug, using a Remington 870 pump that had a 4 power shotgun scope and rifled barrel.
I hit it just behind the front shoulder, and it passed diagonally through most of the deer, coming to its final resting place under the hide in the rear abdominal quarter.
The 20 gauge Winchester BRI slug has an hour glass shape that starts out at .40 caliber, and then expanded to about .63 - .64 caliber after impact.
The photos show how the slug expanded on an angle that corresponds to the angle of the quartering shot.
This deer ran about 125 -150 yards after being hit before it expired.
I remember that there wasn't a lot of blood trail, and it was tough to follow the blood trail with all of the red and colored leaves on the ground.
It was exhausting to drag this deer to the forest road.
It weighed about 175 lbs. after it was gutted which is more than I weigh.
I ended up going to a pay phone at the forest entrance and calling the district HQ's, and asking the Wildlife Officer to please come and unlock the gate because I didn't want to drag it all of the way uphill to the car.
He was nice enough to come and unlock the gate and help me get it into the trunk of my car.
My 3 kids learned to eat venison when they were growing up, and we had nicknames for some of the deer.
This one's nickname was "Tenner".
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Nice buck!

 

[huntintn]

I don't buy it, story sounds like a ad for a shotgun slug.

 

[sun]

I don't buy it, story sounds like a ad for a shotgun slug.

That's because BRI was a revolutionary sabot slug with an excellent reputation.

"The BRI Sabot Slug is a hourglass shaped sabot slug that aerodynamically self stabilizes. BRI stands for Ballistic Research Industries. These slugs were marketed for civilians and Law Enforcement. Patented in 1973 the design was purchased by Winchester and is currently marketed for use in rifled barrel shotguns."
http://www.liverede.com/gear-review/bri-sabot-slugs/BRI sabot slugs were probably the best invention for shotgun slug hunting since the Brenneke slug in 1898.

I doubt that shotgun slug hunting is very popular in states where rifle hunting is legal on state land.
Perhaps that can be a topic for another thread.

 

[Volbuck777]

That's because BRI was a revolutionary sabot slug with an excellent reputation.

"The BRI Sabot Slug is a hourglass shaped sabot slug that aerodynamically self stabilizes. BRI stands for Ballistic Research Industries. These slugs were marketed for civilians and Law Enforcement. Patented in 1973 the design was purchased by Winchester and is currently marketed for use in rifled barrel shotguns."
http://www.liverede.com/gear-review/bri-sabot-slugs/BRI sabot slugs were probably the best invention for shotgun slug hunting since the Brenneke slug in 1898.

I doubt that shotgun slug hunting is very popular in states where rifle hunting is legal on state land.
Perhaps that can be a topic for another thread.

Who are you? I'm serious. I like hearing about people's hunts, but man you are detailed. We're a bunch of country boys that shoot stuff and catch fish. You sound like a scientist or like you had to write a paper that a professor assigned to you. Be real buddy. Nobody is grading how intelligent or intellectual you are. By the way, what are you doing outside your area. This isn't the political forum. Go home.

 

[akachuck]

Who are you? I'm serious. I like hearing about people's hunts, but man you are detailed. We're a bunch of country boys that shoot stuff and catch fish. You sound like a scientist or like you had to write a paper that a professor assigned to you. Be real buddy. Nobody is grading how intelligent or intellectual you are. By the way, what are you doing outside your area. This isn't the political forum. Go home.

We keep telling him to go to hunting and fishing. He's finally here. It's a rare sight to see him in here

 

[Volbuck777]

We keep telling him to go to hunting and fishing. He's finally here. It's a rare sight to see him in here

We're supposed to keep liberals from spreading. Shame on y'all for coersing him into this forum. We already got more than we need.

 

[sun]

Who are you? I'm serious. I like hearing about people's hunts, but man you are detailed. We're a bunch of country boys that shoot stuff and catch fish. You sound like a scientist or like you had to write a paper that a professor assigned to you. Be real buddy. Nobody is grading how intelligent or intellectual you are. By the way, what are you doing outside your area. This isn't the political forum. Go home.

Why are you bringing politics into a deer hunting thread?
I voted for Trump twice and I'll bet that I've supported the NRA more than you ever have,
I don't know about you but I've been involved in the shooting sports for many years, probably for more years than you've been alive.
I was an NRA Rifle Instructor and coached my oldest son when I got him involved in sub-junior smallbore rifle competition in a 3 position rifle league.
That continued until he graduated from high school, and I also helped coach other young kids who were on the team.

I also ran NRA sanctioned International Air Pistol matches in an air pistol league that my .22 gun club sponsored.
That means that I help generate money for the NRA.

I also competed in a .22 bullseye league for many years.
I've shot trap, many steel plate matches, belonged to an NMLRA muzzle loading club, and was president of my .22 gun club.
And I've hunted for many years for small game and deer with both regular firearms and muzzleloaders.

I don't pretend to know you but you want to pretend to know me.
Why don't you lighten up and send me a PM if you have a personal problem like the forum rules recommend?
There's people from states other than Tennessee on this forum, and most shooters are generally the friendliest people who try to help each other out because we're all supporters of the 2nd Amendment.

 

[Steverino]

That's because BRI was a revolutionary sabot slug with an excellent reputation.

"The BRI Sabot Slug is a hourglass shaped sabot slug that aerodynamically self stabilizes. BRI stands for Ballistic Research Industries. These slugs were marketed for civilians and Law Enforcement. Patented in 1973 the design was purchased by Winchester and is currently marketed for use in rifled barrel shotguns."
http://www.liverede.com/gear-review/bri-sabot-slugs/BRI sabot slugs were probably the best invention for shotgun slug hunting since the Brenneke slug in 1898.

I doubt that shotgun slug hunting is very popular in states where rifle hunting is legal on state land.
Perhaps that can be a topic for another thread.

It was revolutionary. I used them in 12 gauge. I read somewhere you can shoot thru an engine block with one. They were initially made for police and military as Sun says. Not sure if they are still around I got out of deer shot gun years ago.

In CT you cannot use a rifle on state land anywhere in the state. Rifles are only allowed on private land which means you need to lease or know someone if you don't have enough acreage. I tried back in 2009 to buy land for hunting and its ridiculously hard to find somewhere that doesn't have houses or buildings on or near it. Some tracts I looked at were hunt able except they were impossible to navigate and yeah get a slain deer out of. You have to be 250' away from but thats just a number - if there are houses in your line of fire it don't matter if they are 300 yards away you can still kill someone. And it believe its a minimum of 10 or 15 acres for rifles. I eventually had access to private land but deer weren't frequenting it much and the other piece was abutted by state forest so there were lots of orange lit people moving around in rifle range of me - trespassers.

I hunted Kollar WMA which was near my house with shotgun and muzzleloader for years but even that was getting infiltrated by houses and soccer moms taking doggies out in the middle of deer season. One walked up on me and a friend with her dog, she was dressed in a brown jacket. I asked her if she realized it was deer season and she said what kind of guns are you using - we said muzzleloaders and she goes thats alright if it was shotgun I'd be afraid. I guess muzzleloaders won't kill you. I went and got a spare target orange jacket for her to wear so she didn't end up on someones dinner plate.

So if you're gonna hunt deer in CT you're gonna set up the best shotgun you can - scope - ammunition - and get the most comfortable clothing to sit still for hours in sub freezing temperatures and snow storms. I did use a tree stand but it was a ladder stand and I put a seriously thick cable lock on it. No one fooled with it. Still .......

All the deer I've killed have been either in Alabama or in TN. Which is one reason were here.

That is a nice rack Sun.

 

[Volbuck777]

Why are you bringing politics into a deer hunting thread?
I voted for Trump twice and I'll bet that I've supported the NRA more than you ever have,
I don't know about you but I've been involved in the shooting sports for many years, probably for more years than you've been alive.
I was an NRA Rifle Instructor and coached my oldest son when I got him involved in sub-junior smallbore rifle competition in a 3 position rifle league.
That continued until he graduated from high school, and I also helped coach other young kids who were on the team.

I also ran NRA sanctioned International Air Pistol matches in an air pistol league that my .22 gun club sponsored.
That means that I help generate money for the NRA.

I also competed in .22 bullseye pistol matches in a league for many years.
I've shot trap, and belonged to an NMLRA muzzle loading club, and was president of my .22 gun club.
And I've hunted for many years for small game and deer with both regular firearms and muzzleloaders.

I don't pretend to know you but you want to pretend to know me.
Why don't you lighten up and send me a PM if you have a problem like the forum rules recommend?
There's people from other states than Tennessee on this forum, and most shooters are generally the friendliest people who try to help each other out because we're all supporters of the 2nd Amendment.

Testy today I see. Simmer down. I'm not trying to hurt your feelings. I don't know you. I do however see that you don't get out of the political forum very often. I also see that when you're over there you like to stir the pot with your theories and propaganda. Always pushing your liberal ways. I'm not crazy about what I've seen posted by you on here but each their own I guess.

 

[sun]

That is a nice rack Sun.

That deer came out of an area adjacent to the Pattaconk recreation area [Turkey Hill Reservior], that's in the Cockaponset State Forest in Middlesex County, CT.

 

[Steverino]

That deer came out of an area adjacent to the Pattaconk recreation area [Turkey Hill Reservior], that's in the Cockaponset State Forest in Middlesex County, CT.

CT has plenty of deer - but they cling to the houses in where I used to live - I had them bedding down just past my back yard in the "field". They are also plentiful in Manchester East Hartford - pretty much most of the real estate along the Hockanum river which as they know is un-huntable even with bow. Never went down to that area you speak of - everything I did was in the northeast corner.

 

[Rancocas]

I used to climb trees. Back in the days when we built 'tree stands" out of scrap lumber and they were permanently attached between two, three, or four trees.
I personally knew two fellows who fell, or their climbing stands fell. One was killed when he broke his neck. The other is now a paraplegic in a wheelchair.
I'm old and my bones are brittle. I stay on the ground now.

 

[jaybird62]

Probably half still hunting and about that many from a climber for the first 35 seasons, but the last decade most have been from an elevated stand of sorts.

 

[tree_ghost]

I'm going up a tree 99 out of 100 times in the woods…with that being said I do have a ghille suit and I'm not afraid to use it!

 

[Snake]

Tree stand hunting weather it be a ladder stand, loc on or your climber in a well placed area increases a hunters odds so much favorable. You can get away with movement you can't while hunting on the ground. Ground hunting is so much easier and if you don't like your stand you can always move is one advantage you have ground hunting but your odds has got to be higher when you are higher

 

[shirtshirt]

I prefer a tree stand in TN. But last year my one buck was taken as I was walking quietly through the woods. Shot a doe from a tree stand. And shot a doe from a ground blind.

Three different set ups last year. Hadn't really thought about that.

 

[Spurhunter]

I voted for Trump twice

I wouldn't believe that if I had been looking over your shoulder in the voting booth. 99.9% of the threads you start are nothing but Trump bashing. You loathe the man.