Interesting for sure. Any chance you might get some pics of these beds? You would think on hills with such little elevation change, that they could bed on them with almost any wind. Either way it was cool you were able to experience a 150 class buck appear from one of these humps.
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"Its about taking the right shot at the right time with good equipment." Dan Infalt
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Sure. When I start scouting again next month I'll take some pics.
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Bump this. A good thread on featureless homogeneous terrain. I'll be scouting more of this soon; I hope to add some things
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Great thread. Not sure how I missed this one.
Some of the best buck beds I found over the years in marsh habitat are in spots where the rise in elevation is only a foot higher and is most times surrounded by water. These are not even shown on topos so boots on the ground is the only way to find them.
Never applied it to dry ground so gonna have to try this theory out next time I scout some huge flat areas in the Northwoods. I know just the area to check out that has some small humps in otherwise featureless terrain.
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Some of the best buck beds I found over the years in marsh habitat are in spots where the rise in elevation is only a foot higher and is most times surrounded by water. These are not even shown on topos so boots on the ground is the only way to find them.
Never applied it to dry ground so gonna have to try this theory out next time I scout some huge flat areas in the Northwoods. I know just the area to check out that has some small humps in otherwise featureless terrain.
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Great thread. Great info.
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dan wrote:I assumed that in flat homogenous cover they would bed wherever they damn well felt like it.
I hear that over, and over again, but nothing could be farther from the truth. They bed in exact locations, for a reason and with a purpose.
So what most should learn here is that if the bucks only bed in certain spots on your property, hunting random sign like "rub lines" "food sources" "scrapes" "trails" etc. is like buying a lottery ticket, especially outside of the rut.
Rublines and food sources may or may not be good spots to hunt... All depends on how far away from the bedding these places are.
Is this applicable in areas that are not highly pressured by hunters?
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mheichelbech wrote:dan wrote:I assumed that in flat homogenous cover they would bed wherever they damn well felt like it.
I hear that over, and over again, but nothing could be farther from the truth. They bed in exact locations, for a reason and with a purpose.
So what most should learn here is that if the bucks only bed in certain spots on your property, hunting random sign like "rub lines" "food sources" "scrapes" "trails" etc. is like buying a lottery ticket, especially outside of the rut.
Rublines and food sources may or may not be good spots to hunt... All depends on how far away from the bedding these places are.
Is this applicable in areas that are not highly pressured by hunters?
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Actually yes... It has worked for me on pressured and managed land.
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KLEMZ wrote:There was a similar thread last year that should be helpful here...
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24913
That's a good thread too KLEMZ. Your advice in that thread was what I'll try and key in on when I scout my stuff down here. Homogeneous terrain has always been a weak point in my terrain hunting. I will try and get better this year at hunting these bottom lands. Big bucks in that stuff
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After 10 years of scouting flat terrain - I’ve learned there is no such thing as “flat” land. All terrain has contours whether visible or not. Deer know them & it’s often hard to find them.
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cbigbear wrote:After 10 years of scouting flat terrain - I’ve learned there is no such thing as “flat” land. All terrain has contours whether visible or not. Deer know them & it’s often hard to find them.
Yep... 1 foot elevation change makes a big difference if otherwise "flat" good bump!
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