Missed a doe with the recurve last night. She ducked the crap out of the arrow @ 15 yards. Should should have just sent a 10mm her way.
What state are you from?A buddy and I are looking at doing a public land challenge type hunt here after gun season closes. Trying to figure out what tract of public to hit.
Will be my first time deer hunting public land,
What kind of terrain are you dealing with, like hills or flat, open ground or hardwoods?A buddy and I are looking at doing a public land challenge type hunt here after gun season closes. Trying to figure out what tract of public to hit.
Will be my first time deer hunting public land,
Totally agree!Well, I don't know what kind of pressure you are dealing with out there, so hear's what I can say, start with the thickest nastiest stuff you can find, and move out from that. They'll be in there regardless of the pressure, but the higher the pressure is there deer will concentrate I that stuff on public. Especially for a firearms season, guys want that long shot, so they hammer the open areas.
...Guess I proved that one sticking isn’t noisy...
Where was your weapon? No attempt to pull it up?I’m still at it. I swear I have the worst luck. I go hunting in the evening a few days ago. I’m running late so I get to the tree and start one sticking up. It’s a little slow because I have several limbs I have to go around. I’m about 12ft up, hanging on the side of the tree moving my stick and I hear a deer walking in the leaves. I turn my head and there’s a big wide 8’point 30 yards away heading straight to my tree. I’m thinking well he’s going to see me any second. I mean I have my clothes bag and my bow on my back and look like a Ninja Turtle hanging there. He comes in to 8 yards stops for a second and I’m like ok now he’s gonna see me….nope, he walks right under my ass out the other side and into the brush. 10 min and it would have been a chip shot. You just can’t make this **** up. Guess I proved that one sticking isn’t noisy lolView attachment 58080
It was on my back…along with my pack and layers bag. I was hanging on my rope on the side of the tree with my stick in one hand.Where was your weapon? No attempt to pull it up?
Man, I was pretty dumbfounded, to have a mature deer walk that close with no clue. Normally, I have found deer like that to almost have a sixth sense when they are that close. It was like he was in a daze. Them damn does aren’t in a daze! They pick you off without even trying lol.Pull your knife out and jump on him