Biggest antlers of anything I’ve caught on camera so far…….
That spot at the top of the road sure gets a lot of traffic…elk, whitetail, mulies, bear, rabbit, fox… I think I’ll just park my butt at the bottom of one of those trees in the background and just wait for Bambi to come to me this hunting season.
Yummy😄
Maybe gather up some of that downed timber and what not to build a ground blind? Do it before the season starts so the tasty ones get used to it.
They’ll see you move, or the very least, smell you at the bottom of one of those trees… So as not to spook that site, you might consider getting a climber and get above them… rarely do they look up…
If that hill they’re coming down from, just don’t be at eye level in the tree, to them… they will see you… (No one can sit still to prevent them from seeing movement…) Bucks will stand there for quite sometime observing, before they’ll walk out… if they walk out at all… If they don’t feel right, they won’t, and go another way… They don’t get big racks by being stupid…
If it was me, I’d set up the climber, then as you ascend the trees you want to hunt from, using a folding hunters saw, cutting away any limbs as you get to your desired height… When the season opens, just set up your climber the day before and you’re ready to hunt the next day…
They make real comfortable climbers that are safe to use…
Personally, I have what was called a “Big Shot” climber that was made by Buckshot, almost thirty years ago, and still have it… Very well made, and safe…
but surely, there’s climbers that are as nice, these days…
You have the opportunity to get some nice Deer there…
Later on, as you’re more established, you might consider building stands and maybe a food plot or two… Which gets them used to traveling that route…
Deers are creatures of habit, much like Bass fish… they travel certain routes to acquire what interests them that particular day… and that time of the year…
Deer, here in South Carolina love beans, and of course corn… You’ll need to check all your laws concerning what and when you can, or even if, you can do a food plot… But more than likely, you can set up a feeder in the off season to build your herd and keep them healthy… Managing your Deer population will be a huge benefit to you in the long run… Scout out several places to hunt, so as not to over hunt one spot… and rotate where you go, so as not to spook them…
They’re a lot smarter than most people give them credit for…
I’ll put it to you this way… If you can take out a Deer, you can take out a two legged critter… Deer hunting will help you “Hone” your stealth mode greatly… as Deer are a greater challenge, in most cases… than the two legged critters… unless, you’re up against a seasoned special forces dude… then you’re most likely screwed if one of them are looking for you…
Nice! Love to see those pics! You will get some early am hunts in, when you come up for the weekend work day. I enjoy the updates!
Nice muley and it looks to be using the same trail as several other critters you’ve posted, right? Take care of your scent and you shouldn’t have any trouble at all harvesting some game this fall.
Rumor control reports that if a patch of clover was accidentally planted, deer will flock to it.
Amazon-“Whitetail Institute Imperial Clover Deer Food Plot Seed” $18
Just curious are there any rattlers in the area up there? Daughter just has a coral snake cross over her boot. She called a month ago for a King snake in her chicken coop. Caught him and ran him off into the woods behind her house.
He’s a big ole’ boy! If you get him your will be dining well for quite a while.
A friend has hunted our property for years. He’s an all day, every day hunter. Uses ground blinds, tree stands, anything it takes. We told put up a stand next our ‘road’, we see deer there a lot. He did, and then complained the hunting was too easy. ‘They’re walking right under me! Every day.’ We had a good laugh.
I think I would put a blind in those trees at the top of that little bluff up to the left of the critter. I’ve had really good luck out of pop up blinds. Some of the best happened from blind that were up for a year. Trees help breakup the blind and the rise has them all below you. Which keeps you out of the periphial vision. Movement they catch at the side seems to spook them the most. I’ve hunted mostly deer but I would expect all critters in the woods have similar responses.