Live from the saddle 2022

[MNFarmHunter]

It's been a weird season so far.

While some have had luck, many are saying that can't figure out what the deer doing this year.

 

[Andrew920]

Whelp. I found some bedding, but the deer seem to have vamoosed out of my area. Nothing much on cams either. I’m scrambling to try and figure out fall patterns.

 

[Bowtie747]

You too! I'm about ready to abandon this public thing and go take some people up on private hahaha. I've got at least one good spot. Seems my intel fell apart and I gotta figure the fall patterns out, it's all part of it though! I'm enjoying learning!

Public has been kicking my butt too. I keep hunting areas “where deer should be” like tv crap I keep getting stuck on. Find fresh sign or I’m not gonna set up

 

[micin19]

Public has been kicking my butt too. I keep hunting areas “where deer should be” like tv crap I keep getting stuck on. Find fresh sign or I’m not gonna set up

Public wasn’t working for me either. I gave it 3 full days with only 1 doe in sight but way out of range. I finally hit my private honey hole on the fourth day and had a doe down within 2 hours. She even ran about 300 yards back towards my truck and finally dropped 15 yards from where I parked. Can’t get any better than that unless she would have just jumped in the back for me


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[MNFarmHunter]

Public wasn’t working for me either. I gave it 3 full days with only 1 doe in sight but way out of range. I finally hit my private honey hole on the fourth day and had a doe down within 2 hours. She even ran about 300 yards back towards my truck and finally dropped 15 yards from where I parked. Can’t get any better than that unless she would have just jumped in the back for me


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Gotta love when that happens. Had a buck years ago run and drop in front of my barn. I was gutting him with his buddies about 200 yards away just watching and grazing.

 

[Horn]

Well trying again. Mid to upper 40s. Rainy. Wind has switched a little more in my favor. Hopefully one skips up today

 

[NMSbowhunter]

I had another hunt this evening. I eased in to a little stand of hardwoods off in a corner and set up over a red oak showing some feeding sign. I had confidence in the spot, but nothing showed. Used my 2TC kit again tonight. It worked great. I got pretty high up tonight. After I set up, I looked around and said "I'm pretty far up here" so I took out my range finder and ranged to the ground. It said 10 yards.

I pulled a camera that I have had soaking for quite a while in a little out of the way, hard to get too spot. I put it out in July and pulled it today. I got a decent buck on camera in there.

 

[HuumanCreed]

Hunting with the Dryad right now. Its sweet and very comfortable. As of this moment its more comfortable then my Recon. Brainstorm, it would be Cadillac if it has internal pockets. I can use my phone, grunt call, snack, without needing to reach far. Im thinking about using a water hydration bladder as extra back cushion.

 

[Red Beard]

Hunting with the Dryad right now. Its sweet and very comfortable. As of this moment its more comfortable then my Recon. Brainstorm, it would be Cadillac if it has internal pockets. I can use my phone, grunt call, snack, without needing to reach far. Im thinking about using a water hydration bladder as extra back cushion.

Sounds like a mod for @always89y at Custom Gear Modifications

 

[kbetts]

Hunting with the Dryad right now. Its sweet and very comfortable. As of this moment its more comfortable then my Recon. Brainstorm, it would be Cadillac if it has internal pockets. I can use my phone, grunt call, snack, without needing to reach far. Im thinking about using a water hydration bladder as extra back cushion.

Comparetively speaking, the Recon is a torture device. Loving the Drey as well. I had a green one, but jumped at the chance to buy a one off in ASAT 3d. To date, my favorite saddle.

 

[hokiehunter373]

Hunting with the Dryad right now. Its sweet and very comfortable. As of this moment its more comfortable then my Recon. Brainstorm, it would be Cadillac if it has internal pockets. I can use my phone, grunt call, snack, without needing to reach far. Im thinking about using a water hydration bladder as extra back cushion.

Bout to have a waterbed up in the tree with ya

 

[HuumanCreed]

Bout to have a waterbed up in the tree with ya

Sign me up! Also for this too.

 

[HuumanCreed]

Greatest thing about hunting after a rainy day is the squirrels are not annoying the hell out of me.

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[Andrew920]

Seen 3 does so far. No shot on any of them yet. But at least I know I have a decent location. Right over the top of my quiver is a north south trail they use.

 

[HuumanCreed]

Lunch break. Saw this about 10 yards from main hiking trails. Should l consider setting up close for evening hunt when there are less hikers? Or too close to human preset? I do see some historical rubs in area

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[NMSbowhunter]

Lunch break. Saw this about 10 yards from main hiking trails. Should l consider setting up close for evening hunt when there are less hikers? Or too close to human preset? I do see some historical rubs in area

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That's a tough question to answer. My thoughts are that rubs and scrapes in open areas generally are visited at night. If it is in on near thick cover, it might be good to sit, or try to push in closer to security cover. Any oaks nearby showing feeding sign? If you could find a feed tree in cover that might be the ticket.

 

[hokiehunter373]

Lunch break. Saw this about 10 yards from main hiking trails. Should l consider setting up close for evening hunt when there are less hikers? Or too close to human preset? I do see some historical rubs in area

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Agree with a lot of what @NMSbowhunter said. I'd push in away from the trail closer to food/cover

 

[hokiehunter373]

Todays PSA: pay attention to where your hands are before camming over your OCB

Good luck to everyone this weekend!

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[gcr0003]

LFTS, opening day. y’all pray for me, I lost my thermacell on the way in. Good luck everyone.

 

[Marmuzz]

Live from beautiful upstate New York!