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Question for the OB about my experience yesterday....
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:09 am
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:09 am
...in the blind yesterday with my boys...8 and 9 yrs old....it was just b4 dark...our blind sits back off of a power line...there is a forestry road that crosses the power line that has a ton of tracks...i have been putting corn out along the forestry road and on the deer trails leading to and from this funnel...
a doe walked dang near on top of my blind...she was literally 10 ft off to my left walking the treeline and almost passed right in front of me...where she stopped i could see her but one of boys whispered to me and she heard it...she stomped...snorted...and then bounded off to the other side of the power line through tall grass..
she stopped again but didn't pause long enough for me to take a shot...
i don't think she SAW us but only HEARD us and got spooked....
I know she is traveling this trail frequently due to the amount of tracks and the fact that my corn is always gone...
how long should I wait to hunt that spot again?...
TIA
a doe walked dang near on top of my blind...she was literally 10 ft off to my left walking the treeline and almost passed right in front of me...where she stopped i could see her but one of boys whispered to me and she heard it...she stomped...snorted...and then bounded off to the other side of the power line through tall grass..
she stopped again but didn't pause long enough for me to take a shot...
i don't think she SAW us but only HEARD us and got spooked....
I know she is traveling this trail frequently due to the amount of tracks and the fact that my corn is always gone...
how long should I wait to hunt that spot again?...
TIA
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:22 am to SthGADawg
if that's not the only deer you have traveling the area, as soon as you want.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:26 am to Flair Chops
i think so too...just wanted some opinions form some of the gurus here...correction though...she was off to my right...if she had walked up to the left of my blind she would be dead right now...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:41 am to SthGADawg
Hard to say. Really depends upon what he said.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:46 am to POONHOUND
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Hard to say. Really depends upon what he said.
True.
If he said something like, "That's a nice one." then she's just playing hard to get and was probably just wanting you to chase her.
If he said "Shoot her!" then you might not see her again.
This post was edited on 12/5/12 at 8:47 am
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:47 am to POONHOUND
lol
Yeah I'd be right back in it.
Yeah I'd be right back in it.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 8:51 am to SthGADawg
I've had a doe blow and then killed a rack later that same hunt. I'd hunt it if you feel its a good spot.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:21 pm to SthGADawg
If she was that close and didn't move until something was said she didn't smell you. Sounds to me like she was also unsure about hearing you. If she definitely heard you at 10 feet she would have took off. Hunt her up.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:24 pm to SthGADawg
My experience is if they stomp and snort, they don't know what you are. If she had just took off, then she knew you were danger and you might not see her for awhile.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:26 pm to TigerDeacon
She caught a whiff of something she didn't like.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:26 pm to TigerDeacon
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My experience is if they stomp and snort, they don't know what you are. If she had just took off, then she knew you were danger and you might not see her for awhile.
Yep. If she didn't flag and haul arse she'll be back there the next day.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:29 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
I shot at one this year that came back within 30 minutes
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:30 pm to AlxTgr
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I shot at one this year that came back within 30 minutes
Sometimes even a deer's life isn't worth living.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 2:35 pm to TigerDeacon
She made it. I killed one of her cousins after that shot. Those must have been the best water oak akerns in all the land.
Posted on 12/5/12 at 5:39 pm to SthGADawg
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My experience is if they stomp and snort, they don't know what you are. If she had just took off, then she knew you were danger and you might not see her for awhile.
This.
This should've been a hunting "life lesson" for both boys on how important it can be to NOT speak!
Posted on 12/5/12 at 10:06 pm to Teague
quote:
Hard to say. Really depends upon what he said.
quote:
If he said something like, "That's a nice one." then she's just playing hard to get and was probably just wanting you to chase her.
If he said "Shoot her!" then you might not see her again.
This is the smartest thing in this thread.
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