All the talk of "sign" hunting...
06-29-2008, 09:11 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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All the talk of "sign" hunting...
Which would you rather hunt over? (sign-wise)
1. Big Tracks
2. Rubs
3. Scrapes
4. Bedding
5. Scat in/around feeding area
Please choose as many as you care to in order of importance to "you".
Thanks, LT
1. Big Tracks
2. Rubs
3. Scrapes
4. Bedding
5. Scat in/around feeding area
Please choose as many as you care to in order of importance to "you".
Thanks, LT
06-29-2008, 09:55 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Northwest suburbs, Illinois
Posts: 2,075
RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
Don't have a favorite.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
06-29-2008, 10:22 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West Ky.
Posts: 1,161
RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
Don't have a favorite.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
Don't have a favorite.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
06-29-2008, 11:09 AM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
ORIGINAL: dukemichaels
Don't have a favorite.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
Don't have a favorite.
Location of sign.. time of year... LOCATION of sign.
I usually don't hunt over sign... but use it intimately to get the answers I need. But I will hunt near the sign if the location and timing of year dictate me so. Wind direction included.
Hunt terrain, not sign
90% time(here in MI) they are making that sign at night. Sign tells me where the deer was at night.If you want to shoot a mature buck, hunt where they are during daylight(Don Higgins) They are not by any of the signs you listed, but one
06-29-2008, 03:00 PM
#8
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 79
RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
My favorite place to hunt is a funnel. If I can find a funnel in my area the stuff on your list will show up on its own. I used to spend all my time stomping all over the woods looking for rubs, scrapes and everything that we were "supposed" to be hunting over. Like I said though, ever since I started hunting funnels all of these things seem to come to me
06-29-2008, 05:20 PM
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jun 2007
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RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
I don't Hunt sign. It's nice to see a Big Rub or Scrape, but it has little bearing on where I locate my stands.
Wind, Terrain breaks, terrain, and cover in general. There are many time I can circle a property on the road and pick a stand location within yards. I have done it before and scored first time in.
Dan
Wind, Terrain breaks, terrain, and cover in general. There are many time I can circle a property on the road and pick a stand location within yards. I have done it before and scored first time in.
Dan
06-29-2008, 05:21 PM
#10
Giant Nontypical
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RE: All the talk of "sign" hunting...
ORIGINAL: PABowhunter4life
My favorite place to hunt is a funnel. If I can find a funnel in my area the stuff on your list will show up on its own. I used to spend all my time stomping all over the woods looking for rubs, scrapes and everything that we were "supposed" to be hunting over. Like I said though, ever since I started hunting funnels all of these things seem to come to me
My favorite place to hunt is a funnel. If I can find a funnel in my area the stuff on your list will show up on its own. I used to spend all my time stomping all over the woods looking for rubs, scrapes and everything that we were "supposed" to be hunting over. Like I said though, ever since I started hunting funnels all of these things seem to come to me
Dan