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Going in blind

Robert loper

Robert loper

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Man i love to go in blind
Went in tonight with my friend to some public and was very disappointed because we ran into a few other hunters and thought it was going to just be a bad night.
well man i was wrong.
Jason kicked up a great buck and he tried to adjust to his location and see if he would come back.
meanwhile i was scouting a ditch edge and ran into 2 more hunters.
well i slmost said screw it im outta her but i looked at spartan forge and seen an area i was gonna give a lasteffort checkout spot check.
well I ended up in a kind of pinch point loaded with rubs.
had 4 does come by me and one was a piebald.
Then i looked up and a shooter came out but he was just out of range
Watched him hang with some does for 45 minutes.
maybe tomorrow
 
Yes, I've found some great spots when I was forced to adjust on the fly.
 
Kayl said:
Sounds amazing! I need to learn to keep looking for sign instead of just setting up to set up.
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I did same thing for years then my good friend
@Jhand started reminding me. A scouting trip diesnt always end up as a hunt.
if the sign is not yhere the deer are probably not there.
Of course the sign one finds to hunt needs to be in the right areas that are super thick and some sort of advantage for the deer especially the bucks.
keep on walking til that hit sign is in or around super thick areas and you should see your encounters soar
 
I learn a ton on here about public land. I keep all this info in mind when I'm out. Hoping to tag one on public this year. Almost given up on my private, it just ain't producing this year. Thanks guys
 
Robert loper said:
I did same thing for years then my good friend
@Jhand started reminding me. A scouting trip diesnt always end up as a hunt.
if the sign is not yhere the deer are probably not there.
Of course the sign one finds to hunt needs to be in the right areas that are super thick and some sort of advantage for the deer especially the bucks.
keep on walking til that hit sign is in or around super thick areas and you should see your encounters soar
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Hunting public tomorrow and I'll do my best to make this my mantra!
 
Kayl said:
Hunting public tomorrow and I'll do my best to make this my mantra!
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Gettem bud. If you dont see hot sign in a super thick area keep on moving til you do.
walk thos transitions and the good sign will show itself.
I cant say it enough to just make sure its super thick though
If its not thick it’s probably night time sign.
 
Robert loper said:
Gettem bud. If you dont see hot sign in a super thick area keep on moving til you do.
walk thos transitions and the good sign will show itself.
I cant say it enough to just make sure its super thick though
If its not thick it’s probably night time sign.
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Where I cognitively struggle with this is that I feel like if I go into those thick areas I'm going to be making too much noise. I love being in the open woods with trees:sob:
 
Kayl said:
Where I cognitively struggle with this is that I feel like if I go into those thick areas I'm going to be making too much noise. I love being in the open woods with trees:sob:
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This guy was saying the same thing, gotta get in the thick stuff for them big boys
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Public land Hunters have ZERO control #shortsvideo #shorts #hunting #publiclandowner

John Eberhart says where to NOT set up on public land if you want to down mature deer. #shorts #hunting #deerhunting
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Kayl said:
Where I cognitively struggle with this is that I feel like if I go into those thick areas I'm going to be making too much noise. I love being in the open woods with trees:sob:
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Dont be aggressive and you will have more encounters. Even if you just get on the edges.
 
Robert loper said:
Dont be aggressive and you will have more encounters. Even if you just get on the edges.
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I am scouting a new piece of public and it is driving me nuts.
Yes I have to get on the edges because you cannot hunt in this.
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Thats good stuff right there bro. Thats where you want to find and hunt hot sign. Right on the edges.
Dont go into it you will tell every deer in the woods you are there lol
 
Robert loper said:
Thats good stuff right there bro. Thats where you want to find and hunt hot sign. Right on the edges.
Dont go into it you will tell every deer in the woods you are there lol
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Problem is it's everywhere, LOL.
I scouted this back in March. Decided to hunt here because if it looks thick in March, it is.
Scouting a couple days this week, comming back next week to hunt for 10 days.
 
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