Torque_tune
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Does having 30 ft of rope dangling down a tree create enough scent to even care about? I mean I can smell rope, so I know deer can, but do they care? Just an early morning question I had.
Just pull it up with you and hang it in your pack while hunting. Pull it out you descend. No scent trial to worry about that wayDoes having 30 ft of rope dangling down a tree create enough scent to even care about? I mean I can smell rope, so I know deer can, but do they care? Just an early morning question I had.
If anything I'd be more concerned about the wind blowing the rope. Prior to season you could soak your rope in a scent free detergent. Hang dry it outside and never put it away wet.
That is a dumb rule and goes against balancing out the deer herd...unless Florida is blessed with an overabundance of bucks and they are trying to get the doe numbers up. A big mature doe is probably the smartest deer in the woods.Made this mistake last year. I forget to pull up my bow pull rope and left it dangling about 3 ft off the ground. Sure enough when the sun came up here come the does...straight to the base of my tree sniffing out the rope. Lasted about two seconds of sniffing then busted and didn't see anything else all day.
P.s...we cant shoot does on the majority of our wma's in Florida....dummest rule ever. I swear the doe know that that and walk around like they own the place!
I don’t think your supposed to hang rope to dry. I believe it stretches it. Lay it out and flip over now and then till dry.If anything I'd be more concerned about the wind blowing the rope. Prior to season you could soak your rope in a scent free detergent. Hang dry it outside and never put it away wet.
That why archery season is my favorite....hate the heat,bugs,rain but if it's brown it's down....we are fortunate here in NE FL and have a couple wma that allow does up till end of Jan....7 years for me and not a single buck....next year is the 1No balance here! I've hunted Florida the last five years, of coarse all public. In total I think I have seen 3 nice mature bucks. They are there but mostly nocturnal year round. I will say i see does, and spikes pretty much every time I hunt. I wish I knew why they let the does run rampad. Maybe at least allow us 1, then just maybe my wife can stop making fun of me just watching all these deer walk around and not be able to shoot. Yep 5 years hunting here and still no deer in my freezer..
What about spikes? Can you shoot a spike? Five years with no deer and some spikes would be dying.No balance here! I've hunted Florida the last five years, of coarse all public. In total I think I have seen 3 nice mature bucks. They are there but mostly nocturnal year round. I will say i see does, and spikes pretty much every time I hunt. I wish I knew why they let the does run rampad. Maybe at least allow us 1, then just maybe my wife can stop making fun of me just watching all these deer walk around and not be able to shoot. Yep 5 years hunting here and still no deer in my freezer..
Each wma (wildlife management area) has its own individual rules....here is a random exampl below..... A spike with antlers less than 5" can be killed and considered a doe or the antler has to be over 10"....most of them have 3point on 1 side or 10" main beam antler requirements....in a nutshell...if u want a doe/spike on public u gotta hunt archery seasonWhat about spikes? Can you shoot a spike? Five years with no deer and some spikes would be dying.
I hunt about 6 different WMA’s in Florida and you can hunt doe during archery season in every one of them (2 total doe per year) and some still allow you to hunt doe during muzzleloaderMade this mistake last year. I forget to pull up my bow pull rope and left it dangling about 3 ft off the ground. Sure enough when the sun came up here come the does...straight to the base of my tree sniffing out the rope. Lasted about two seconds of sniffing then busted and didn't see anything else all day.
P.s...we cant shoot does on the majority of our wma's in Florida....dummest rule ever. I swear the doe know that that and walk around like they own the place!
I don’t think your supposed to hang rope to dry. I believe it stretches it. Lay it out and flip over now and then till dry.