so you just got a new spot
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so you just got a new spot
Oct 19th. Never been there before. 115;acres and thick stuff mixed with again fields.
How do you proceed?
Hunt it?
Scout it in foot?
What would you do?
This should be good discussion. I have this exact situation now.
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How do you proceed?
Hunt it?
Scout it in foot?
What would you do?
This should be good discussion. I have this exact situation now.
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Re: so you just got a new spot
Topo aerial drive around it... fIrst day I would plan to hunt it would be soon... wolf on the back and proceed to areas that look good on map... if I hit something good on way in I hunt otherwise I keep moving to area on topo... I would also bring a trail camera and drop it on a field edge scrape with good over hanging branch to get idea of what is in the vicinity
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Re: so you just got a new spot
Better question might be why did you choose to obtain access to said property.... doubt it was a random act
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Re: so you just got a new spot
My honest answer, I'm scouting It now before the pre rut gets going. Or quite possibly I'll do some observation sits to area's that have my Interest.
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Good ideas here...I would add scout in the rain if possible. Get a few spots in ur head for the pre-rut
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Re: so you just got a new spot
I would do semi-scouts/semi-hunts. Meaning go in with the intent of finding a spot that looks like it could have bedding nearby but also could be good for the rut. But be stealthy calculated in your travel routes. While out there you might as well hunt. Doing this over the next few hunts will not only give you a chance at shooting a deer, but you should have a good idea of where to sit once the rut really heats up. This is my strategy at a new piece of public I just learned about a couple weeks ago.
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Re: so you just got a new spot
corn pile. lol
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Bowhunting Brian wrote:corn pile. lol
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Re: so you just got a new spot
Ask the owner what he or she knows about the deer/ground.
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Re: so you just got a new spot
You already know how to read maps and how it translates into what you're going to see when you put your feet on the ground. I'd look at aerials/topos and pick out 3-5 spots that you think will be good. Go directly to them and find transition points in between them. 115 acres with some fields? You should be able to scout it in 2 hrs or less and be able to come away with enough knowledge to effectively hunt it.
With the rain we have right now, I would've put on the rubber boots and scouted it at mid-day(since your post was at 7:30 this morn).
With the rain we have right now, I would've put on the rubber boots and scouted it at mid-day(since your post was at 7:30 this morn).
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I would see if you have it to yourself.Alot of new spots turn out to be not so new to someone else.Either trespassers or people that have hunted it for years.Unless the person that gave you permission has hunted it and kept people off regularly assume the worst.
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I gotta say I LMAO at the corn pile post. Good stuff!!!
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Re: so you just got a new spot
Topo/ariel cyber scout. Find your classic rut pinches,saddles, benches. Verify with stand on your back. I dont think you've learned anything new so far. LoL. Good luck. Im sure a plan is already in place!
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Re: so you just got a new spot
Bucky wrote:if I hit something good on way in I hunt otherwise I keep moving to area on topo...
Can you expand a little more on "something good"? This is something I constantly find myself struggling with.. "hot sign", "something good", etc.. Guys that can walk into the woods with the stand on their back and find "something good" to set up on - what are they seeing that the majority of people arent?
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Re: so you just got a new spot
bowhunter15 wrote:I would do semi-scouts/semi-hunts. Meaning go in with the intent of finding a spot that looks like it could have bedding nearby but also could be good for the rut. But be stealthy calculated in your travel routes. While out there you might as well hunt. Doing this over the next few hunts will not only give you a chance at shooting a deer, but you should have a good idea of where to sit once the rut really heats up. This is my strategy at a new piece of public I just learned about a couple weeks ago.
This is what I been doing this year ^^^. It has been good and bad experience. Its been good because I have found bedding areas some good travel routes, been seeing deer, and have not spooked any deer out yet that I know of. The bad part is going to deep sometimes and losing daylight while not finding any productive areas to set up, and then gotta back track and set up an observation stand instead of a kill stand. Its all fine tuning. I want to put down a big buck this year and I have confidence I can do it.
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