Gee! I wonder ? Hmmmm ? Who could they be , that party around Pt. Rowan . Not referring to the guys who display their catch on the 59 every year . Can't believe a guy that hunted with us jumped ship to join them . Like they needed more guys . Good thing we have other property to hunt also .
I heard the same moose about what color they can see and also something about (and don't quote me ) what you use to wash clothes can sometimes be picked out .
People should always wear hunter orange when they are suppose to . Too easy to be mistaken for something else especially to the ones with itchy trigger fingers . I remember being in a block once where I really didn't like the setup . A deer popped out along the head land , just in front and to the left of me . I pulled up and swung threw with my gun to get a lead on it and saw orange as I did . I immediately dropped the gun back down . Almost made me sick ,thinking I could of shot somebody . They were way across the field and it was the shotgun hunt and my safety was still on but no deer is worth taking a chance like that on . Now when I get put out there , I sit deeper back in the bush out of their line of site and focus on what's directly in front of me . That same situation could have had them shooting in my direction also which is why I didn't like the setup . I was relatively new to the crew , but learned right then and there that if it doesn't seem right , just do something that does and if they question it later , you can deal with that then . And when we are pushing coyotes the guys in the bush are always wearing orange and you make sure where you hear them coming is where you see them , cause them little bullets fly a lot faster and further than a slug or buckshot .
Yes , that's what i was told from bow hunting buddies and read that like 10/15 years ago and the 2nd point you make , I think is even more important than the first . I have been up close and personal with deer running right at me and stopping as close as 3 feet away . Only reason is scent ( they finally winded me ) . Had a young buck come full tilt and hammer on the brakes behind a tree 6 feet away . He knew something was wrong and froze . I pulled my gun up when his head went behind the tree and waited for the leap of faith . Waited for what felt like forever but was probably only 30 seconds and hoped I didn't blink or I'd miss . Anyway ... touched off as soon as I saw fur in the sights . Caught him in a full superman . Never knew what hit him . Never forget those ones . Funny thing is another guy I hunt with had the same thing happen last year as the deer and him ran into each other . Buddy said he didn't even have enough time to shoulder his gun as the deer leaped up right in front of him . Dropped it in mid flight , but broke his finger while trying to cycle his gun . Yes movement and scent 100% . I don't even wash my clothes in anything special anymore or put them in totes with cedar branches during the shotgun hunt any more as most of the time the scent rule hardly applies . The deer are being pushed and won't necessarily follow the rules of scent anyway . I think things like patterning hunters movements and escape routes and sound seem more important to the educated deer . As the week goes on , the deer definitely get educated fast . Not the same as sitting in a stand quietly ,while your scent settles into the woods around you . Ya .... and it's the shotgun hunt , for those who are beating their chests right now .... mono a mono . It's my thing . I wait 52 weeks and enjoy every bit of it . Rain , snow what ever . To each his own . And no moose . i'm not referring to you . Just waiting for the ones who can't stop whipping that dead horse .
Well said!!!! IMO there's no skill involved or enjoyment in that kind of hunting practice! I'm gonna catch flak for that comment I'm sure but different strokes for different folks I guess....I feel like I've said this before lol
No ran lol , but like you said . " who cares " we're eating venison and enjoying ourselves . And bass you have said it before , it's just falling on deaf ears in some cases .
Thanks Tom . Not to say all bow hunters get fat but I don't really understand the difference . One person walks 10 mins. or 10 miles to a stand or stands to sit there and wait for a deer to come by , which may or may not all season vs a guy who walks for mins . or miles in a day to go to several spots and either push or block deer which may or may not show up in 7 days or with a shotgun or dare we even include a deer camp up north or a guided trip . There are about as many guys I know that bow hunt what ever game because they want meat as ones who want to do it on their own or rack hunters . Some who want to do it on their own because they don't like to share the kill with others or have been on a party hunt and just plain can't get along with other people . They end up quitting the party or getting kicked out . Not to say that the last only happens with bow hunters . I had fun today . Never fired a shot . Only saw one and couldn't get a clean shot . Ethics you know . Something us shotgun hunters don't have . Have to enjoy it while I can as the health isn't the same and may not last . Can't climb trees for the same reason Do what I can . Back out tomorrow .
