Run and gun or sit patient?
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 508
Run and gun or sit patient?
what is your style? i have always been taught to be very patient if you know birds are in the area. don't keep moving around, chasing birds, but rather hold tight and stick to your plan. It has always worked for me, but admittedly, i am no expert. I do seem to consistently get a bird on opening day.
interestingly, I could not get a bird to leave his strut zone the other day, so i was forced to get up and go after him. I was able to cut through the woods and get on him nicely, but that is an unusual strategy for me. many folks i know, can't sit still to save their life. they run and gun the whole time. some are successful, most are not.
what's your style and opinion on the two?
interestingly, I could not get a bird to leave his strut zone the other day, so i was forced to get up and go after him. I was able to cut through the woods and get on him nicely, but that is an unusual strategy for me. many folks i know, can't sit still to save their life. they run and gun the whole time. some are successful, most are not.
what's your style and opinion on the two?
#3
RE: Run and gun or sit patient?
I have never done well at running and gunning...
I tend to like to sit...but if the situation dicates otherwise I will be on the move.
Go with your gut, do you scouting, and you will know the answer.
I tend to like to sit...but if the situation dicates otherwise I will be on the move.
Go with your gut, do you scouting, and you will know the answer.
#4
RE: Run and gun or sit patient?
i do both.....depends on the situation.....but i keep finding that if i would sat still longer i would tagged birds.....athough we all know the theory of them "losing their hens" from the morning and coming back later.....i have a hard time buying it.......and why sit and wait when you dont know for sure something will come? and why not find a hot active bird instead of sitting there getting raped by misquitos?? but i find alot of times thats true.....a few times i got up and spooked birds that came in silent.....other times ill run and gun...within a couple hours theres a brid gobbling from the SAME exzact spot i left...but sometimes you can wait all day and they wont come...my goal this season is to get better at waiting them out..
#7
RE: Run and gun or sit patient?
Usually I sit and wait. last year i was walkin through the woods and we happened to walk up underneath birds, so we sat. scored at 615 that morning, the following week, sat for a good hour, and birds werent coming, so we went to them. scored that day too. I love the rush of a hunt, so as long as thier are birds, ill do what it takes.
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: drummond mt.
Posts: 786
RE: Run and gun or sit patient?
I do both if i know the area i will sit and wait at known strutting areasfeeding areas,dusting areas, and loafing areas if i have them patterned i will wait them out if i am on small private parcels i will wait them out usually i will wait them out later in the year as they become more wary when i hunted easterns more i would do trhe patient approach for the most part now that i hunt merriams almost exclusivley i will run and gun allot looking for birds especially when i have plenty of room to roam and also if i do not know the area well remmember run and gun but also scout for good areas to sit and be patient i guess i enjoy both i just decide on the situation