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Spinoff: Walking to stand in dry leaves
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:21 pm
When it's dry and walking on leaves sounds like your stepping on corn flakes, do you:
Walk slow to minimize the sound but take longer?
Or, just walk to minimize the time that you are making a lot of noise?
I go with option 2. When the leaves are so dry I figure it is impossible to be quiet enough to stalk up on something. I'd rather get to my stand fairly expeditiously so the woods can quiet down pretty quickly. Anything close was going to bust me no matter how carefully I tread.
Walk slow to minimize the sound but take longer?
Or, just walk to minimize the time that you are making a lot of noise?
I go with option 2. When the leaves are so dry I figure it is impossible to be quiet enough to stalk up on something. I'd rather get to my stand fairly expeditiously so the woods can quiet down pretty quickly. Anything close was going to bust me no matter how carefully I tread.
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Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:22 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Option 2.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:36 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Agree with option #2.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:43 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I try to rake or use my battery blower and keep a decent trail cleaned out. Get it cleaned out good before season and isn't too hard to keep up during the year. It's a small task compared to everything else I/we do and can completely change the dynamics of a hunt.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:43 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Option 2. Deer are used to all kinds of sounds. Listen how loud a raccoon or armadillo is in dry leaves. Sounds like Bigfoot tromping through the woods. Less time on ground means less time for scent to spread around
Posted on 1/7/24 at 3:50 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Hank Hearn said to run to the stand.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 4:02 pm to geauxbrown
Unless I'm being chased, I ain't running anywhere. 
Posted on 1/7/24 at 4:14 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Try to walk at a slow steady pace and just get there. Instead of trying to make no sound try to mimic what a deer or hog sound like.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 5:09 pm to headedwest21
Deer routinely blow out of areas without seeing me due to loud walking noise. I do my best but just accept it. I’m convinced they don’t necessarily know it’s a hunter but are wary enough not to tolerate it.
One ironic observation: I usually see more deer after spooking some on the walk in than if I walk in clean. I can’t explain that one but it’s oddly consistent.
One ironic observation: I usually see more deer after spooking some on the walk in than if I walk in clean. I can’t explain that one but it’s oddly consistent.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 5:36 pm to SoFla Tideroller
You could quickly walk 2 steps shuffling leaves like a squirrel and wait then do it again over and over. Or walk like a deer. 3 steps and stop, 3 steps and stop etc. Or try to walk with the outside edge of your foot and roll it down softly like sneaking.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 5:53 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I’ve trotted into a spot with two grunt calls going. Set up quickly and wait for the bucks to come out. I’ve never killed a good one this way, but have had several lesser bucks come and check out the chase they heard.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 5:55 pm to SoFla Tideroller
Option 3 - walk more slowly so you can spot the snakes you want to catch. Those copperheads blend in well with the dry leaves and they aren’t going to catch themselves!
Posted on 1/7/24 at 6:04 pm to Spunky
quote:
I try to rake or use my battery blower and keep a decent trail cleaned out.
The deer can't hear your leaf blower?
Posted on 1/7/24 at 6:49 pm to TrueTiger
I tend to blast in like a wrecking ball because I'm pushing through lots of crap anyway. If there were deer within 50 yards at that time, they weren't going to wait for me to climb up anyway.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 7:09 pm to calcotron
I typically take it slow and take 5-6 steps and then pause and do that over and over until I’m in the stand. Unless I’m cutting through a big field then I’m hoofin it. I don’t think it really matters.
Posted on 1/7/24 at 9:19 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I avoid stepping on dry leaves altogether by going around them and stepping on literally anything else
Posted on 1/7/24 at 10:03 pm to The Levee
I tried to teach my 9 yo man cub to look where he shining the mini q beam i gave him to walk to the stand. Bitch looked like tweaker on meth with the handheld lite i gave him, trees, sky, earth, trees, sky, earth on repeat. I gave up hoping he wouldn't develop a fear of the dark by letting the entire block of woods know we coming, we coming. One day, I'll look back at this and smile and say I taught him to be a woodsman...
Posted on 1/7/24 at 10:27 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I generally walk slow and briefly pause after every 3-4 steps
Posted on 1/8/24 at 7:05 am to headedwest21
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Option 2. Deer are used to all kinds of sounds. Listen how loud a raccoon or armadillo is in dry leaves. Sounds like Bigfoot tromping through the woods. Less time on ground means less time for scent to spread around
This...the most un natural sound would be a squirrel creeping along...running like hell and making a heap of noise is normal. You can drive by a deer with no muffle at 70 MPH and they won't stop eating...slow down and they will stare you down and probably start meandering away if not outright hauling arse.
Posted on 1/8/24 at 8:29 am to Spunky
quote:
I try to rake or use my battery blower and keep a decent trail cleaned out. Get it cleaned out good before season and isn't too hard to keep up during the year. It's a small task compared to everything else I/we do
This is funny! Edit to answer the OP, I just try to be as quiet as possible. Personally, I am more concerned with clomping with my boots than rustling leaves.
This post was edited on 1/8/24 at 8:45 am
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