Western VA Hunter
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I just got into backpack hunting a few years ago. What is your rule of thumb on how far away to camp from the area you intend on hunting? I'm mainly whitetail hunting for mature bucks.
OUR SEASONS ARE:
Oct-Archery whole month
Nov- First 2 weeks Muzzy
Nov- Last 2 weeks Rifle
Dec- Late muzzy/archery whole month
I live and hunt on National Forest in the beautiful mountains of the Shenandoah Valley in the Western part of VA. We have about 200,000 acres of National Forest with elevations of up to 3500' in the mountains. We have tons of roads to drive and lots of old logging roads that go for miles behind closed gates.
Our deer populations are low in the mountains due to poor forestry management and lots of hunting pressure. There are nice bucks that still roam around up there, but you have to go in deep past the pressured areas to get onto them. I usually hunt all day when I'm in the backcountry. I mainly sit, but still hunt on wet/windy days.
So with that in mind, what would be your opinion on how far to camp from the area that I intend to hunt? I don't want to get to close to pressure them even deeper when I camp to hunt in there.
OUR SEASONS ARE:
Oct-Archery whole month
Nov- First 2 weeks Muzzy
Nov- Last 2 weeks Rifle
Dec- Late muzzy/archery whole month
I live and hunt on National Forest in the beautiful mountains of the Shenandoah Valley in the Western part of VA. We have about 200,000 acres of National Forest with elevations of up to 3500' in the mountains. We have tons of roads to drive and lots of old logging roads that go for miles behind closed gates.
Our deer populations are low in the mountains due to poor forestry management and lots of hunting pressure. There are nice bucks that still roam around up there, but you have to go in deep past the pressured areas to get onto them. I usually hunt all day when I'm in the backcountry. I mainly sit, but still hunt on wet/windy days.
So with that in mind, what would be your opinion on how far to camp from the area that I intend to hunt? I don't want to get to close to pressure them even deeper when I camp to hunt in there.