Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
04-10-2008, 09:57 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
Outsmarted a deer? Thats a bold statement to say.. for anyone. I've only ever truly outsmarted 1 whitetail my whole life thus far. And I did that with a combination of deer blows.. a few grunts.. a back-pack.. and a knowledge of whitetail. (a great story and one I will never forget).
Usually hunters dupe a deer.. or lure a deer.. and even surprise a deer (ambush most common).. and many just get lucky at times. But to truly outsmart them on a regular basis. I think not.
Outsmarted a deer? Thats a bold statement to say.. for anyone. I've only ever truly outsmarted 1 whitetail my whole life thus far. And I did that with a combination of deer blows.. a few grunts.. a back-pack.. and a knowledge of whitetail. (a great story and one I will never forget).
Usually hunters dupe a deer.. or lure a deer.. and even surprise a deer (ambush most common).. and many just get lucky at times. But to truly outsmart them on a regular basis. I think not.
I see what you are saying, but I believe that in most cases (not all) if you harvest a deer then you "out smarted" them in some way shape or form. Sure there is going to be that buck that completely lets his guard down during the rut during the rut and happens by your stand.
But its like Greg said, none of them let it happen and they are dead now because you did SOMETHING to beat them in their environment. Which to me is outsmarting them, beating them, what have you.
04-10-2008, 09:57 PM
#14
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
not to analyze the details
I just believe that understanding the smallest differences when you are outsmarting a deer and luring a deer and ambushing a deer and the whos and whys in-between are what developes the predator (us) into more advanced hunters.
04-10-2008, 09:59 PM
#15
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
ORIGINAL: MichiganWhitetails74
If it locked on you and you still harvested the animal....I still think you lost.....Remember...you are man....that is an animal with different brain matter and different instincts......
If it locked on you and you still harvested the animal....I still think you lost.....Remember...you are man....that is an animal with different brain matter and different instincts......
04-10-2008, 10:06 PM
#17
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
Is luring in a deer or ambushing them not outsmarting them?
Most ambushes.. are just waiting games. Thats NOT outsmarting them at all.
And when someone lays down estrous to lure in a buck.. that is definately NOT outsmarting them.
Understand the difference is key to ones own evolution.
04-10-2008, 10:15 PM
#19
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
Not always.. and in fact much less than you may think.
Most ambushes.. are just waiting games. Thats NOT outsmarting them at all.
And when someone lays down estrous to lure in a buck.. that is definately NOT outsmarting them.
Understand the difference is key to ones own evolution.
Is luring in a deer or ambushing them not outsmarting them?
Most ambushes.. are just waiting games. Thats NOT outsmarting them at all.
And when someone lays down estrous to lure in a buck.. that is definately NOT outsmarting them.
Understand the difference is key to ones own evolution.
BUT think about the work and attention to detail that selecting the right ambush right requires. Not all ambush sights work, obviously.
Actually now that I think about it, I change my mind. I dont think you could ever "outsmart" a deer. The whitetailed deer is the ultimate survior and the most adaptive animal on the planet. So to think that you could outsmart them on a regular basis in terms of survival would be a difficult task.
The chess comparison is the perfect analogy. We win and lose, losing more often than we win. Furthermore, the deer is smarter than us because technically he "outsmarts" us more than we get lucky with him.
This gives me a headache. My opinion changes every minute.[&:]
04-10-2008, 10:18 PM
#20
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RE: Do you think you're out-smarting your whitetails??
Its all good RockinChair...
I have been known to over analyze every detail of every experience I have ever had in the woods.
Quicksilver is the self-proclaimed King.. I'm the self-proclaimed deer nerd..
I have been known to over analyze every detail of every experience I have ever had in the woods.
Quicksilver is the self-proclaimed King.. I'm the self-proclaimed deer nerd..