Tim Tripoli
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After doing some spring scouting on one of the properties I am hunting I noticed a few things. First there appears to be a lot of deer traffic along the edge of a marsh swamp area I had only briefly scouted in the past. I had noticed sign before but dismissed it because there was no good trees to put a stand on. All the trees inside the swamp area are only 6 or 8 feet tall and less then 4 or 5 inches in diameter. All the trees around the perimeter are all old oaks that are rather large. So how would you recommend setting up a saddle in trees that you can not physically reach around even at 15 to 20 feet?
Second how would you guys recommend hunting an area that is really thick with under growth? It seems like most of archery season if I was not setup on trails the shoot opportunities were very small. I tried trimming shoot lanes last year but Multi flora Rosa just grows back so darn quick. Don't get me wrong I was seeing deer but there were not a lot of good shot opportunities because of the under growth.
I was really hunting/waiting for a particular buck I had been watching and seeing on the cameras. I played cat and mouse with him most of archery season. I would hunt the high spot I would see him come out at the lower spot. I would switch to the lower spot and he would show up in the middle spot. Early archery season I was hunting mostly the field edge and could see him with the bino's. I think I had good scent control, played the wind mostly right, and was well hidden. I had does walk past my tree on several occasions. I was actually amazed at how many deer I saw this year, but I never saw a legal buck inside bow range or for that fact gun range. I hunted every week from the beginning of archery till the end of rifle season in PA and had a great time. I saw some amazing things from mother nature last season and really that is what it is all about.
I am looking for any advice on setups and tactics that apply to saddle hunting. Like how to hang from big old oaks and what to do in area with heavy under growth. I am in a bit of a self caused dry spell. I have shot more does then bucks lately and a few years ago I said no more does till I get it balanced back out. Plus I would really like to get at least one nice mature buck, most of the ones I have taken were smaller basket racks. Yeah I know the antlers don't taste good, but it is easier to brag when they have them. Maybe because I am older now, or I have mature as a hunter I just don't want to shoot the first legal buck I see any more.
Thanks
Tim
Second how would you guys recommend hunting an area that is really thick with under growth? It seems like most of archery season if I was not setup on trails the shoot opportunities were very small. I tried trimming shoot lanes last year but Multi flora Rosa just grows back so darn quick. Don't get me wrong I was seeing deer but there were not a lot of good shot opportunities because of the under growth.
I was really hunting/waiting for a particular buck I had been watching and seeing on the cameras. I played cat and mouse with him most of archery season. I would hunt the high spot I would see him come out at the lower spot. I would switch to the lower spot and he would show up in the middle spot. Early archery season I was hunting mostly the field edge and could see him with the bino's. I think I had good scent control, played the wind mostly right, and was well hidden. I had does walk past my tree on several occasions. I was actually amazed at how many deer I saw this year, but I never saw a legal buck inside bow range or for that fact gun range. I hunted every week from the beginning of archery till the end of rifle season in PA and had a great time. I saw some amazing things from mother nature last season and really that is what it is all about.
I am looking for any advice on setups and tactics that apply to saddle hunting. Like how to hang from big old oaks and what to do in area with heavy under growth. I am in a bit of a self caused dry spell. I have shot more does then bucks lately and a few years ago I said no more does till I get it balanced back out. Plus I would really like to get at least one nice mature buck, most of the ones I have taken were smaller basket racks. Yeah I know the antlers don't taste good, but it is easier to brag when they have them. Maybe because I am older now, or I have mature as a hunter I just don't want to shoot the first legal buck I see any more.
Thanks
Tim