Patriot
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Fellas wondering if you can help me out with something. I’ve got a new routine that I’m really liking but I’m concerned I might be shooting myself in the foot, or maybe not?
Here’s my process let me know if I’m dumb.
I scout, I have fun, I find bedding or I find last years sign that generates images in my head of me dropping booners. Then I find my killing tree to shoot on the bedding exit trail or historical rut sign.
I do a preset with my Treehopper to about 10-14 feet and I hang my cam there. I choose that hight only because I want my cam out of line or sight of thieves but I also figure might as well drill my preset holes now so I can slide right up that tree in the fall and drop my button buck, errr I mean my BOONER.
It’s efficient for my presets and it gives me good camera intel on what I consider to be a killing tree.
BUT.... am I conditioning deer To notice my camera and therefore be weary of the very tree I intend to kill my button booner out of?
or am I over thinking it and they won’t even notice a cam 10-20 yards out and 14 feet up? I also plan to remove all cams about 30 days before show time.
thoughts? Great system or am I ruining kill trees in all the new spots I’m adding to my cookies jar?
Here’s my process let me know if I’m dumb.
I scout, I have fun, I find bedding or I find last years sign that generates images in my head of me dropping booners. Then I find my killing tree to shoot on the bedding exit trail or historical rut sign.
I do a preset with my Treehopper to about 10-14 feet and I hang my cam there. I choose that hight only because I want my cam out of line or sight of thieves but I also figure might as well drill my preset holes now so I can slide right up that tree in the fall and drop my button buck, errr I mean my BOONER.
It’s efficient for my presets and it gives me good camera intel on what I consider to be a killing tree.
BUT.... am I conditioning deer To notice my camera and therefore be weary of the very tree I intend to kill my button booner out of?
or am I over thinking it and they won’t even notice a cam 10-20 yards out and 14 feet up? I also plan to remove all cams about 30 days before show time.
thoughts? Great system or am I ruining kill trees in all the new spots I’m adding to my cookies jar?