Prepping Trees on an Island

[Nutterbuster]

Here's a not-so-quick video showing a pretty typical excursion into my big backyard. I tend to scout and hog hunt all the way to the end of April, and start prepping spots in May.

So far I've got 7 knocked out. They're slow going what with the heat, humidity, poisonous vegetation, biting insects, and reptilians. I'm doing good to knock out 2 trees in one morning, and generally only get one done before the noon sun catches up to me.

Hopefully this lights a fire under a few guys to get out there and put some sweat equity in. Gear will never outperform hard work a d proper planning!

 

[rambotogo]

Liked your video ,I hunt by a river here in the upstate of SC. only problem I had last year was too much rain flooded out all my spots .

 

[Nutterbuster]

Liked your video ,I hunt by a river here in the upstate of SC. only problem I had last year was too much rain flooded out all my spots .

You and me both, brother. We were flooded from Thanksgiving all the way through end if April. Kinda wondering how it's going to affect this year.

 

[EricS]

Presets are great. Another nice video. Were you just cleaning up the holes you drilled last year?

 

[Nutterbuster]

Presets are great. Another nice video. Were you just cleaning up the holes you drilled last year?

Yep. Good eye! It's a bit more work to drill a fresh one. Also did a 30ft set (all new holes) this weekend that whooped my tail.

 

[Lacky]

Yep, chocolate milk. You weren't exaggerating.

Are akrins the same as acorns? Can't tell if it's an accent issue or a type plant I've never heard of. Either seems likely.

 

[EricS]

Yep. Good eye! It's a bit more work to drill a fresh one. Also did a 30ft set (all new holes) this weekend that whooped my tail.

It was warm enough last weekend that you didn’t have to do much more than breathe to work up a good sweat. I usually hunt between 20-25’. I’ve started stretching my presets on up around 30’ as long as it doesn’t interfere with shooting too much. Unlike my run and gun setups that would require another stick or a couple more wild edge steps the penalty for hunting higher with bolts is small.