Hey all,
I had a few hours yesterday and wanted to scout some public land in SE PA. I walked in around 1 pm, scouted for a while, and found some deer trails/ sign near a pond. I decided to hunt for a few hours and set up on the top of a ridge overlooking a draw. I got into the tree around 2:30 pm. I started using a grunt call, with short grunts (1, then fifteen seconds, then another one, then rest for a few minutes). At 3:30 a fork buck came over the ridge at about 60 yards and was scraping on some small trees. I called like above and he ignored me, continuing to scrape. I then called once and he snapped his head up straight at me. He then moved from about 60 yards to 40 yards, very casually. This is my first year hunting and the first deer I have seen, I only have one tag, and wanted to keep learning, so I didn't call anymore. That's the closest he got. He then moseyed away back down the draw. I didn't see anything else.
1. I am pretty comfortable out to 30 yards. If I wanted to try and bring him in closer than he was, how do I do that?
2. Knowing where he came from, would it be a good idea to set up a little further down the draw?
By the way, my saddle set up is working out really well. Thanks for all your help.
I had a few hours yesterday and wanted to scout some public land in SE PA. I walked in around 1 pm, scouted for a while, and found some deer trails/ sign near a pond. I decided to hunt for a few hours and set up on the top of a ridge overlooking a draw. I got into the tree around 2:30 pm. I started using a grunt call, with short grunts (1, then fifteen seconds, then another one, then rest for a few minutes). At 3:30 a fork buck came over the ridge at about 60 yards and was scraping on some small trees. I called like above and he ignored me, continuing to scrape. I then called once and he snapped his head up straight at me. He then moved from about 60 yards to 40 yards, very casually. This is my first year hunting and the first deer I have seen, I only have one tag, and wanted to keep learning, so I didn't call anymore. That's the closest he got. He then moseyed away back down the draw. I didn't see anything else.
1. I am pretty comfortable out to 30 yards. If I wanted to try and bring him in closer than he was, how do I do that?
2. Knowing where he came from, would it be a good idea to set up a little further down the draw?
By the way, my saddle set up is working out really well. Thanks for all your help.
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