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Best advice early rut

Kurt said:
I took my 1st saddle buck from 30'. Height will let you get away with some stuff, but it's not the end all be all.
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Ya gotta be a good shot and really know deer anatomy well to shoot from 30 feet.
Those kinds of heights get pretty critical of shot placement. Especially if the trail runs close to the tree. Single lung hits become more common.
I'm not saying another guy shouldn't hunt that high, but for me shooting trad gear, 30 feet is not a good idea. Unless its a steep hillside and the animal is up-slope.
 
Allegheny Tom said:
Ya gotta be a good shot and really know deer anatomy well to shoot from 30 feet.
Those kinds of heights get pretty critical of shot placement. Especially if the trail runs close to the tree. Single lung hits become more common.
I'm not saying another guy shouldn't hunt that high, but for me shooting trad gear, 30 feet is not a good idea. Unless its a steep hillside and the animal is up-slope.
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He was about 12 yds out, I cut his heart. He made it about 20yds. I'm going to start next season with my recurve and I'm already capping my height at 10-12', and my yardage to 15yds. max.
 
This info from all of you is so awesome, big thank you to all. Ill be forwarding this thread to my buddy so he can soak up the info. He was pumped when I told him I got him some help for the property.
 
[mention]Allegheny Tom [/mention] , I’m enjoying reading your comments. You seem very sharp with wind knowledge. So, you said on windward sides you have stable updrafts. But I’ve noticed a lot of lateral wind movement, as in hitting that ridge and then running parallel to it, as well as upward. Am I right in thinking this is just normal for windward side or is there an added terrain feature that I’m not noticing that’s causing that kind of wind movement. I wish I lived up there and could study it more. Florida flatlander and trying to learn and then apply all I can a couple weeks a year.

Thanks!


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Think about it like this and it will help you; air is, by definition, a fluid in that it flows and takes the shape of its container. Air can’t go through the trees or penetrate the ground so it’s going to act just like water flowing through the terrain with the exception to this being the thermals and, for the most part, gravity.
 
dalton916 said:
Think about it like this and it will help you; air is, by definition, a fluid in that it flows and takes the shape of its container. Air can’t go through the trees or penetrate the ground so it’s going to act just like water flowing through the terrain with the exception to this being the thermals and, for the most part, gravity.
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Exactly, and I’ve heard it said that way before. And I think that’s why I see some lateral movement when that wind hits a steep face and goes up but also to the sides. Lots of little eddies and swirls. Can be frustrating. I just do milkweed checks and try to get just downwind it bedding fairly tight to thickets. It’s worked pretty well for my Midwest travels so far


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