travis_ranger2000

ok,,, think about what you just said? Ok now answer my question, HOW MANY HUNTERS ARE THERE IN PIKE COUNTY ILLINOIS per square mile, versus most areas? Was those deer jumped? Proven fact that big, old deer get big from being nocturnal. The funny thing is that I've never been there,, just read about it...

regulat0r

im not sure about you guys...but ive been waiting for bow season since the end of spring turkey season(NY). if there is a 1/100 chance of taking a good buck, ill be out. im not gonna kill anything at home. especially since i have seen great deer on my trail cam so i know they are in the area.

plus, i always learn alot just by being in the woods and observing the wildlife.

in conclusion...get out there and HUNT!!!

deernutz

Nocturnal. That just means you don't see them in the open during daylight hrs. The big ones are somewhere moving during the day. They just dont bed for 12 hrs of daylight. Got to find there transition zones before nightly feeding. It works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! October Lull means acorns, mast crops in the woods. They won't come out in the open if they can eat acorns close to their bedding areas. If you wanna see deer gotta get out there and find them.

95Harley

+1, Hunt first few morning hrs or last few evening hours...but go hunt.

I was in the woods Thur evening at 4:30pm on a 79 degree day thinking it was probably too hot.

Long story short within the first hour I saw 15 deer (3 bucks) and had a Non-Typical 11pt that field dressed at 197lbs on the ground.

If you can go....GO!

stabnslab_WI

By us the big bucks bed in the corn, im not saying all of them but holy smokes a lot of them do.

jerrrrstanley

Think about what YOU just said. If your not in the woods because its to hot then the deer won't get jumped and no one will see them (because no one is out there). Now deer get jumped by all kinds of things not just humans. So if you are in the woods and a dog jumps a monster and you are set up at a funnel and he comes through there you grunt, he stops, and there is your chance. I agree there are tons of hunters in Pike county but if you are not in the woods and he runs right past your stand you will never know no matter where your hunting at! Big deer are mostly nocturnal, but not 100%, 100% of the time. All I KNOW FOR SURE is that you won't see him run past your stand from your couch.... well unless you can see your stand from the couch!

apache7051

my experiance this year so far with warm weather hunting has not been to bad...i have seen deer almost every day. but the best times atleast here in pa seem to be early morning and in the evening right around dark. the afternoons havent really produced anything. although i believe if you know where they are bedding at and you can get close enough to there before light and get set up you have a better chance at seeing them in the afternoon....they arent getting up and moving much when its hot out atleast not around here. right now were are pretty much hunting from 6am to 11am and 330pm till dark. we never get out of the tree untill its dark(unless the wives need us home or start getting a bit upset with the amount of time we are putting in). put in the time and you will see them.

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Thanks for the info I just have about a 45 min drive to my spot and usually it is a productive spot but the last 3 trips were days of seeing nothing at all. so I will keep at it and hope for the best.

apache7051

good luck to you david....stick a big one....

travis_ranger2000

It rained pretty good here in indiana yesterday and is 55 degree right now at 11:15 am,,, I am heading to the woods this evening. My brother has already saw a big 12 out there, so I am starting to get all fired up.