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Switching stands
Posted on 1/3/12 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 1/3/12 at 8:39 pm
Anyone else ever get a case of the azz at yourself for thinking too much about this?And winding up outsmarting yourself?
I know there must be some great stories on the OB regarding this.
My personal favorite was down in Ga. a few yrs ago. Was onto a 20" inside 8 pt who loved always giving me the slip. Finally had a good SW wind for an entire weekend to try and catch him slipping out of his bedding area. Fri aftn get up in a lock on I had on his rub line. Hour before dark he comes out on another trail 60 yds away, horns two different trees, makes a scrape and heads towards food plot.
Thinking I had his number I grab my climber the next aftn,get on this "new" trail, jack up a live oak after sawing off about 15 limbs to get some height, and get settled in.
Once again he pops out of the bedding area, only this time he's where I was at the afternoon before. Proceeds to walk UNDER my lock-on and head down his fav trail, while I sit cussing under my breath watching him walk away.
Boy on a lease next to us shot him the following wknd gun season on his first ever deer hunt. Scored 138 and change, was 20 1/4" on the inside.
God I love going with my gut instinct. 
I know there must be some great stories on the OB regarding this.
My personal favorite was down in Ga. a few yrs ago. Was onto a 20" inside 8 pt who loved always giving me the slip. Finally had a good SW wind for an entire weekend to try and catch him slipping out of his bedding area. Fri aftn get up in a lock on I had on his rub line. Hour before dark he comes out on another trail 60 yds away, horns two different trees, makes a scrape and heads towards food plot.
Thinking I had his number I grab my climber the next aftn,get on this "new" trail, jack up a live oak after sawing off about 15 limbs to get some height, and get settled in.
Once again he pops out of the bedding area, only this time he's where I was at the afternoon before. Proceeds to walk UNDER my lock-on and head down his fav trail, while I sit cussing under my breath watching him walk away.
Boy on a lease next to us shot him the following wknd gun season on his first ever deer hunt. Scored 138 and change, was 20 1/4" on the inside.
God I love going with my gut instinct.
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Posted on 1/3/12 at 9:19 pm to AUTimbo
lesson learned
I would be hesitant to move and leave scent in another area
I would be hesitant to move and leave scent in another area
Posted on 1/3/12 at 9:33 pm to LSUFan3434
Sorta did the something a few years ago. Been hunting a large 8pt possibly a 10pt from a lock on stand. Never could get a decent shot due to being on the edge of a thicket and sure as hell didn't want to shoot and miss or maim him. Saw him 2-3 times over a few day period then decided one evening to post up a couple houndred yards to the right of the stand. Big boy came out 20 yards from the lock on and was moving fairly fast. Thought I had a clean shot just over 100 yards and shot straight into a 4" sapling that I didn't see as I was following him. The tree was a good 15-20 yards infront of him and missed completely.
Never saw him again and I assume that someone on the lease next to us got him. It was my first miss and a tough one to swallow.
Never saw him again and I assume that someone on the lease next to us got him. It was my first miss and a tough one to swallow.
Posted on 1/4/12 at 9:32 am to AUTimbo
quote:It's possibly the most stressful aspect of my life. Especially on morning hunts. May drive me to quitting.
Anyone else ever get a case of the azz at yourself for thinking too much about this?
Posted on 1/4/12 at 9:40 am to AUTimbo
All the time.
I didn't hunt in a stand I wanted to hunt in Monday morning because I decided not to put the boat in the water. Another guy went in the same area and shot a buck chasing a doe. I saw a yearling and a button buck.
I didn't hunt in a stand I wanted to hunt in Monday morning because I decided not to put the boat in the water. Another guy went in the same area and shot a buck chasing a doe. I saw a yearling and a button buck.
Posted on 1/4/12 at 9:49 am to Slickback
To turn this around, Monday me and one of my brothers were on our way up at 12 and planned on going out at 2 or so. We saw a big 8 pt in the middle of the road running so we decided to go out as soon as we got there.
My dad and other brother were already there and out for a midday hunt. I wanted to hunt a certain stand way across the property originally, but only one of our 4 wheelers can make the climbs to get there, and my brother already was in the woods with it. So I was gonna go somewhere else, and just before I was gonna leave he pulled up on the 4 wheeler because he had to shite and wanted to change spots. So I took that bike and went where I originally wanted to go, got in the stand at 1:15, saw a doe with a buck chasing at 1:30 but couldn't get a shot, and shot a 9 pt following the doe trail at 2.
First time strategy has ever paid off for me deer hunting
My dad and other brother were already there and out for a midday hunt. I wanted to hunt a certain stand way across the property originally, but only one of our 4 wheelers can make the climbs to get there, and my brother already was in the woods with it. So I was gonna go somewhere else, and just before I was gonna leave he pulled up on the 4 wheeler because he had to shite and wanted to change spots. So I took that bike and went where I originally wanted to go, got in the stand at 1:15, saw a doe with a buck chasing at 1:30 but couldn't get a shot, and shot a 9 pt following the doe trail at 2.
First time strategy has ever paid off for me deer hunting
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:11 am to Boats n Hose
It is extremely frustrating when you second guess yourself and end up making the wrong choice. It is even more satisfying when you make a choice and it works as planned. I guess if we ever lose that passion is when it`s not fun anymore
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:17 am to BarDTiger81
that's heavy, man..
lemme go get my pencil to write that down.. brb
lemme go get my pencil to write that down.. brb
Posted on 1/4/12 at 10:21 am to Ole Geauxt
Make sure I get credit for that if you ever use it
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