I'm going to hunt from the ground alot more this year since I bought the Hunterseat. What are you doing?
I'm going to hunt out of my turkey chair it sits very low to the ground .
im going to try a mix bag, trees (never really hunted from a tree), ground hunting and am going to give stalking/ still hunting a real go this year for the first time
I've adopted a new method for tree climbing. I'm a pretty diehard tree hunter, but this should make inning and hanging stands much easier.
Jake
Hopefully get into the woods!...that will be different enough for me.
I am not buying a landowner tag. I want to get out and hit some of the public hunting areas and neighbors land. Broaden my horizons this year, also hunt some from the ground too.
Get to my stand a lot earlier.
Im going to get aggressive very early with stand locations. Im hunting highly pressured public land. If i don't close the deal within the first couple weeks they go very nocturnal from the pressure and baiting. I am also doing a lot more broadhead practice leading up to the season.
I'm going to move more and go to the deer if I see them not using the trails etc. That I have them patterned to. Also I'm not going to be so darn picky I'm all about QDM and a healthy deer herd but I also want to have fun. Plus I'm tired of raiding my father inlaws freezer this off season for his elk meat.
getting down from the trees and going back to my roots of running and rattling in the rut.
Keying in on this acorn flat that I hunted last year. I hunted it lightly last season and shot 1 deer off of it. Saw a whole bunch more. I am going to try and shoot a buck early season there. I saw several!
I am going to lower my standards this season. I passed some really great deer last year and I ended up kicking myself for it. Upside is they will be bigger this year. Last year I told myself I would shoot 5 deer. Could've shot 5 no problem, but I ended up only shooting 2 and letting many walk on by.
I am also hunting with a little less poundage than normal. Last season when I was hunting near 0 degree temps drawing my bow was a chore. I dropped 5lbs in bow weight. I feel confident that when it gets REALLY COLD late season I will have no problem drawing my bow comfortably and effectively.
Hunting Muledeer! Didn't draw a tag for first choice and drew a late season doe tag for a muledeer unit.
Use a set of MO Landowner tags for the first time in my life. Earlier this year, went in with my father, brother and uncle to purchase 92 acres adjacent to the 100 acres the family already has. It'll be tough to hunt the new land because the original farm has a dozen honey holes! Gotta start somewhere though...we all know the original property like the backs of our eyelids...time to do the same with the new chunk.
Hunting with a longbow for the first time. Sold the compound in November and have been shooting 2-3 times a week building up my consistency and confidence. Leaning towards keeping my feet on the ground and limiting myself to shots below 15 yards. Also looking to take advantage of public land opportunities. Cannot wait for October
Hunt more from the ground.
On my way to idaho end of september i'm stopping for in SW Minnesota for a week of longbow whitetails. Cedars and zwickeys this yr. That's different for me
Hunting from my wall tent. Should make things more laid back on my western NY hunts. And I'm gonna focus on urban deer more than years past.
I'm going to scout more and hunt more. The last couple seasons I've been side tracked by "other" things.
To do more hunting from the ground.Been detailing some blow downs for this season especially in spots where my climbing stand won't work.
Dedicate my season to traditional only
Probably not the type of answer you were expecting, but I'm getting a pneumonia vaccination this fall.
I missed out on a lot of hunting over the past couple years because I was sick, and I'm not going to again this year if I can help it. Pneumonia is nasty stuff.
Bob
J Williams that's exactly what I'm doing. My new hunters seat leans against them and gives me great cover.
Get out more.
I'm not going to care as much.
I will go out and enjoy my time and put less pressure on myself to kill something.
1. Scout! Got caught up with work and really didn't get to scout last yr, my success showed it too! Just really went on areas and scouted as I hunted.
2 Spend more time in the kayak, stay out a night or three --
3. Take more time off work, fire station is clicking and my Captains can handle it. Just as long as the Hurricanes stay off I am good
Hope to kill a deer.... that would be different from the last few seasons .....
Stop being so particular! Took pictures and even a video of a nice buck all under me, ended my season eating buck tag stew. We get one buck tag and I always worry that if I shoot one them ole big ones will come out of hiding and torment me!
Hunt from the ground more and let my 7 year old daughter sit with me on a couple early season hunts.
hunt with friends more
I'll hunt IL for the first time...I've been turning down invitations since 2005.
Here at home I'm going to venture into a very thick, 20-year hardwood cut, that I've been hunting the fringes of for about 10 years. The big ones don't seem to come out so I'm going in after them.
I'm going to let the compound hang in the garage this year and hunt exclusively with my new r/d longbow.
Hunt out of my pirogue more. I'll be moving to an area with a lot of spots that will be only accessible by boat so maybe I can get away from the crowd.
Hunting strickly with my JD BERRY Morningstar with sitka spruce arrows and back quiver,but mostly taking my daughter out she is taking her Hunter Ed course August 1st. "Keep em flying straight".
Going back to my climber, hunting from the ground has been a nightmare. Gave it two seasons with only missed shot opportunities. Busted every time and a gillie suit didn't help at all. For the guys that are successful on the ground, come to the Mississippi delta and hunt "smart" deer.
James
I'm forgoing my expensive custom bows for a beat up 66 Bear Kodiak I got dirt cheap on the auction site. Its a great shooter and has improved my accuracy to the point I may be selling some bows I expected to keep.
It is July and I have no large bucks located. If I do not find one or two to concentrate on, I am destined to shoot a deer while I am still hunting/pheasant hunting. Warning, my pheasant arrows have four blade Herters broadheads and are deer ready. Still hunting in the middle of the day for pheasants in brushy bottom areas during the rut is one of the best ways to run into large roving bucks.
well I think my hunting buddy isnt going to hunt this year.
So Ill be on my own to do whatever I want.
I have a stand , but been looking at blinds seriously (Big Mike)
Want to hunt more late season (but Im a wuss and cant take the cold anymore)
Hard to say right now
One thing for sure (Ill be out there)
For some strange reason Mississippi law makers think squirrel hunters need 6 months to do their thing so bow hunters have zero days in the lower zone to hunt without gun blasts. That said I'm gonna head to the piney woods during early season to try to lose the yelping dogs and the high power 6 shot.
Well... I've got a new bow!!! :bigsmyl:
I finally got the Bear Kodiak T/D I've always wanted. Also picked up a Bear Montana longbow for Tyler. Tyler's been making cedar arrows, so we're both switching from our old "Autumn Orange" aluminums. Still tipping them with old Bear Razorheads though..... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I need to go to bed sooner, so I can get some sleep before I go hunting in the mornings. Late night tv and a telescope keep my hours backwards. I have shot a lot more deer between 8 and 10 in the morning than I ever did a half hour before or after sundown. It would be better if I was not always looking for a place to take a nap when the deer come around, although some nice fall days a late morning nap in the woods seems better than shooting a deer.
Pavan:
I have 4 young children that are all true blessings, but when I get in the woods, be still, and quiet....I am bound to be asleep soon....I absolutely enjoy my nap hunting!!
Anyway, aside from taking less naps I need to commit myself to going in deeper....go the extra distance in before taking my nap, LOL!
1)I'm going to focus on hunting more with friends and family...I really made an effort the last couple years and have had some of the best seasons as far as shared memories go.
2)I've also got some good spots on several public land areas and plan to hunt more strategic dates this year.
3)I'm going Elk hunting this year! Something has always come up through the years and I'll be missing a few events but I'm going
I have another Hill style that needs to be bloodied up. I guess I will use that bow instead of my go to RER. At least to start.
Last year I was buildiing a shop that got off to a late start (concrete finally poured in early October)and because of weather, needed immediate attention. Because of that, I did very little bowhunting after the concrete pour.
I plan on NOT having that happen again this year.
ChuckC
I'm not gone pass on any deer that gives me a shot.
I have been thinking about actually hunting whitetails this year...or at least buying a tag in case an incidental opportunity comes up
DDave
Thinking more about this, although I generally kill a deer in WI, I have yet to kill a deer on my property in da UP. I don't really need that much meat just now and I keep letting them walk. This year, I may take one, just to break the bubble.
ChuckC
Going to hunt some public land in east Tx this season also more on the ground. Spend more time patterning deer than sitting in a tree.
I actually took a full 9 days off during what should be the Ohio rut. Wife's not super happy about it, but it's how I heal from life and work. Also invited a couple folks to join me which is new for me.
Waiting on my son to arrive
I am gonna try and sit in the stand longer. I get a little ansy when things start to slow down.....gonna try and catch more of the midday movement.
I am going to my BIL's on opening day regardless of how hot it might be.
One of my problems of being able to hunt when I want is I don't hunt near as hard..like stay up a tree near long enough.
I used to always sit before daylight till at least 11:30am and most time make myself stay til 12:00PM.
Now I can talk myself down anytime of the morning just to go cook breakfast...and due to that, very seldom anymore is fried venison part of it.
I deer hunted exclusively from the ground when I was a kid/younger. In fact, tree stands weren't even legal then. Been hunting for deer out of trees pretty much the last 30 years. Plan to hunt more from the ground this year.
All my western hunts are still hunting, stalking. Enjoy that a lot. Need to do more of it back home for deer.
I'd really like to put a little more time in on some public ground down here in NC. I've had zero luck on public ground here and want to learn more and put myself on some public game - that would give me a real sense of satisfaction.
I've always bow hunted out of tree stands. This year I'm going to do most of my hunting from the ground. Also I'm going on a couple of out of state hunts with my oldest son. Going to Missouri and Arkansas this fall. Can't wait! Oh, will be using a new Rainy Day bow this season too!
I'm going to be scouting for new hunting ground. My wife and I move 3 hours from my honey hole. :banghead: that's knew for me I've hunted my deer in the same spot for 15 years.
This thread got me thinking. Time to do something different this year. So, I will be doing some still hunting mid-day during the rut. Can't sit still that long in a tree stand anymore anyway so no sense wasting the day. Read a lot about guys clobbering the big one at noon. Might just as well be me.
I am gonna hang more stands & hang them a lot earlier.