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We just had a rabid beaver attack a swimmer in Lanier, how ironic
The very best advice is to not share any proven harvest tactics with others! Gear ideas and such are great, but that is the line.
I’m not disagreeing by asking this: isn’t the purpose of this forum the discussion of tactics which lead
To harvest?
I have learned what I can And can not share. I maybe am different. There was several guys I know that last year while I was down several members from this sight would send me pictures of topo maps to find best points. Several deer were killed this fall according to them where I said to go. With that said. There should be generic answers and help that we could and should share.
The point I believe being made is sharing tactics is like posting locations, just creates more comp for the same critters. At this point with so many more going deep and the quality of the maps and search tools, I think that point carries less weight now than it did a few years ago though there is still some validity to it.
-Can’t kill from the couch
-Woodsmanship beats fancy new gadgets
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-Woodsmanship beats fancy new gadgets
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"The only people who don't fail are the people who don't do anything."
That's just some good life advice. Until the last few years I've been extremely risk adverse. Now I love to try new things, even if it means failing.
That's just some good life advice. Until the last few years I've been extremely risk adverse. Now I love to try new things, even if it means failing.
I didn't really have a hunting mentor growing up. But the one piece of advice I've learned the hard way is don't be too cautious if you know what a buck is doing. Get in there and try to kill him as soon as you have a idea of his pattern. I blew opportunities on too many good deer by not getting aggressive enough when the time was right.
Don't go and pick up any roadkill deer the month before season..... it gives your spouse an excuse why you don't really need to go hunt!...and it spoils the joys and excitement of fresh shot venison.
Do your absolute best to not miss your shot. I know it's hard; but you've got to actually hit them somewhere vital!
Learn to trap. You see deer and sign in places that all but the most obsessed hardcore deer hunters see.
“Hunting is fun but family is priority. Don’t burn yourself out chasing bucks trying to be the talk of the coffee shop. Your children and spouse deserve equal time to your enjoyment”
Tell everyone how hunting sucks and it’s not worth it!! That way you have more places to hunt for yourself!! Lol! 
In all seriousness don’t ever take pics of your kill where you kill it. If you do don’t share those pics across social media. I’m not smart enough to do it, but there are coordinates imbedded in the pic.
I knew a guy that ran a duck hunting contest on one of the social media platforms every yr. His soul purpose was to get the coordinates off the pics so he could find new holes on public ground. He’d give away about a $1000 worth of stuff every yr to get the holes, but he found alot of good unpressured ground he still hunts to this day. If you want to take pics to share, and you don’t want your spot stolen wait until you get to the tailgate. Oh, and never name the ground you are hunting if you choose to post pics.
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I knew a guy that ran a duck hunting contest on one of the social media platforms every yr. His soul purpose was to get the coordinates off the pics so he could find new holes on public ground. He’d give away about a $1000 worth of stuff every yr to get the holes, but he found alot of good unpressured ground he still hunts to this day. If you want to take pics to share, and you don’t want your spot stolen wait until you get to the tailgate. Oh, and never name the ground you are hunting if you choose to post pics.
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I've been warning people about that for years, especially once cell cams started becoming popular. Seen many people share trail cams pics of a giant buck they are so excited about, not realizing there was a lat/lon embedded in the pic. You just gave people the exact location!!!
You can remove that metadata if you just take a screenshot of the pic. Then only share that screenshot. There are other/cleaner ways to do it, but that is the easiest way for people who aren't too tech savvy.
Or, best yet, just keep those pics to yourself until that buck is dead. Big bucks make people do some bad things sometimes. Maybe even your friends.