Sorry Team 6 - I let us down on several levels. I had a handful of encounters with some big deer on our trip, but couldn't close the deal. I shot a doe way way back and deboned her and packed her out - go figure i didn't have my phone or video camera for pictures on that hunt.
Either way, we had a great hunt and saw some nice deer, with one nice buck being taken in the group.
I edited up a quick video of my first set. I know I've got a long way to go on filming and editing, but it was my first go with the new camera and the software i downloaded.
Lessons learned:
- Don't leave anything at the base of the tree.
- Always have a platform of some sort that allows you to get 360* around the tree quietly and in a hurry.
- Assume the deer will come from exactly the opposite direction they should, then revert to above lesson.
- Don't be afraid to hunt IN the destination tree (food source) if it presents good shots for deer coming in.
I won't ever know for sure, but I am very confident that when the deer turned back up the ridge, and then began to walk downhill and stopped (he was on a trail that would put him upwind at 15 yards if he took ten more steps on that tack) He looked at the stick at the base of the tree, then followed them up to me. The cover between us is pretty thick, but he seemed to know exactly what was going on. This led me to study the film a little closer, and you'll notice as he turns to leave, he's got some hair missing on his back. I think he's had a similar encounter recently. You can watch him follow the sticks up to me. I won't lie - it was hard to keep from laughing in that moment.
Anyways, enjoy.
Either way, we had a great hunt and saw some nice deer, with one nice buck being taken in the group.
I edited up a quick video of my first set. I know I've got a long way to go on filming and editing, but it was my first go with the new camera and the software i downloaded.
Lessons learned:
- Don't leave anything at the base of the tree.
- Always have a platform of some sort that allows you to get 360* around the tree quietly and in a hurry.
- Assume the deer will come from exactly the opposite direction they should, then revert to above lesson.
- Don't be afraid to hunt IN the destination tree (food source) if it presents good shots for deer coming in.
I won't ever know for sure, but I am very confident that when the deer turned back up the ridge, and then began to walk downhill and stopped (he was on a trail that would put him upwind at 15 yards if he took ten more steps on that tack) He looked at the stick at the base of the tree, then followed them up to me. The cover between us is pretty thick, but he seemed to know exactly what was going on. This led me to study the film a little closer, and you'll notice as he turns to leave, he's got some hair missing on his back. I think he's had a similar encounter recently. You can watch him follow the sticks up to me. I won't lie - it was hard to keep from laughing in that moment.
Anyways, enjoy.
