Man, late season bowhunting is tough, tips?
12-21-2009, 12:24 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,313
I actually got busted by a dopey little spike yesterday, how embarrassing. I cant seem to get anything in range, and when I do, all i can do is sit frozen and watch them feed under me. I had 5 does under me the other day and i couldnt even turn my head w/out them noticing, much less stand, grab my bow off the hook and draw. Ive tried to stand and get ready to draw while theyre off a ways, but as soon as they get within 60 yds, they just seem to pick me off, no matter how high and camo'ed up i am. Ive never bowhunted this late in the season, and I really underestimated how well deer can see w/ no tree cover whatsoever. Im going out all day tuesday, which is the last day of deer season here in NY, for 1 final attempt to fill my last tag. any tips on staying hidden? Thanks.
Ryan.
12-21-2009, 12:36 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: central and east texas
Posts: 4,894
dare i say ground blind?
pop up cam tent?
lots of limbs infront of you, like les stroud does to "survive""
draw from the kneeling position and stand up?WHACK!!!
make 2 of them, one for mornin sun, and 1 for evenin sun..that way with the sun in the deers face its harder to see you...and its better if you have a "black hole"...meanin if you are where you anticipate the deer to be, and you look at your blind, it should look dark, and hard to see into.
scent is #1 of course.
they do make "nut crunchers"(huhuhu he said nut huhu) where ya squeeze em and they make a sound that the deer will eventually pass you of as a turbo size cricket or something..i have seen where they run off and then come right back, cause he kept crunchin it, givin this guy and his squeaky tree stand a chance to stand up, draw and shoot..lol although he did miss lol.
gl
pop up cam tent?
lots of limbs infront of you, like les stroud does to "survive""
draw from the kneeling position and stand up?WHACK!!!
make 2 of them, one for mornin sun, and 1 for evenin sun..that way with the sun in the deers face its harder to see you...and its better if you have a "black hole"...meanin if you are where you anticipate the deer to be, and you look at your blind, it should look dark, and hard to see into.
scent is #1 of course.
they do make "nut crunchers"(huhuhu he said nut huhu) where ya squeeze em and they make a sound that the deer will eventually pass you of as a turbo size cricket or something..i have seen where they run off and then come right back, cause he kept crunchin it, givin this guy and his squeaky tree stand a chance to stand up, draw and shoot..lol although he did miss lol.
gl
