Schultzy

Not you Kyle!! You know better then that, were good! This fellar was located in Northern Minnesota. I edited my previous post, check it out.

MN/Kyle

lmao, nice.

As far as keeping my spots a secret, I do the best I can. ESPECIALLY my turkey hunting spots. "Oh where'd you shoot that big tom"? My reply is either

a) In the woods
b) In a field
c) In the body, maybe I should shoot for the head next year.

There isn't much tresspassing happening in my areas (that I know of), I do my best to keep it that way.

quiksilver

My hunting spots aren't that great - so if they get any more crowded, I'll just pull up the stakes and move somewhere else.

Canuck33

Oh this happens all to often, I have had others stroll into my locations after seeing a few years results, bottom line most hunters have the same opportunity in the spots they currently hunt they just don't have the know how and experience to make it happen so they think they will go into a "hot spot". No doubt there are some spots I refer to as "honey holes" that will jusut produce year after year as long as a good effort is made to hunt it right. but the truth is there are more of these location than most hunters think. I have moved around in NY a few times from one are of the state to the next, not having ever owned big tracks of land I have somehow been able to locate, pattern, andshootP&Y bucks. I think often it becomes a factor of holding out and not just shooting a buck to shoot a buck, most of the time you will never know what the next deerdow nthe trail might be. I have learned that sharing info on your hunting should be kept to a minimum, in fact I actualy go as far as not broadcasting big bucks, the less attention you put out there to peak others interest the better.

HuntingBry

I don't have great spots, but value the ones I do have. I don't post aerials of my spots, I don't talk about my commute to my spots I don't say if they are close to work or home (except public land), and I make sure there are no landmarks in pics of my deer. I will only take those closest to me to my spots to hunt and I usually drive so my vehicle is the only one that's familiar. It's a shame that this is the way it has to be, but that's the way it is.

magicman54494

I hunt public land and it's a game of leap frog. One year a bunch of people move in then the next year they are gone only to be replaced with the next group. I've even had guy's from my own camp move in on my spots when they think I won't be there.

Edcyclopedia

A few experiences...
First few years in a new archery spot I got a 6pt, 8 pt & big Doe. I had told a few "loose lipped friends" and the following year it was world war II and they posted the hell out of the place and won't let anyone in, even archery hunters.

So I had to pick up, and I found a few new places. Wouldn't you know, the 3 new places I recently found had the same few butthead's follow me into these spots and set-up stands within 75 yards @ all three places.

Just remember, words travel quickly and then when your a little successful, wham, the bloodsuckers will find ya!

GregH

Tell me about it.

peakrut

I hear ya Greg!

magicman54494

If you want the real kiss of death just have a magazine do an article about your area! This happened to me once. Now it happened again with an area that I fish. I will get to see the effects of that one this year. Canuck33 hit the nail right on the head. Most guys probably have great spots but just don't know how to hunt so they think your spot is something special. A good hunter is going to be successful whereever he goes. We prove it all the time. many of us are pressured out of an area and relocate and shoot big bucks elsewhere.