Hunting hills

Unread postby **Philski** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:30 pm

I need more details on the wind tunnel. I hunt a ridge that plateaus at 1000 ft. The cropfield below is at 830 ft. Should I drop to 900 ft topo line and look for beds? I'm tryin to get a handle on this before I go scout next week. Any tips would be appreciated.

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Unread postby **Crazinamatese** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 1:57 pm

Can you post a topo map of the area?

Unread postby **62kodiak** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:22 pm

In Dan's hill country video he mentions 1/3 of the way from the top. In your situation that is 942ft. I guess if it was me, I would start there.

Unread postby **JoeRE** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 12:08 am

What you are looking for are good bedding spots and travel corridors about 1/3 from the top on the leeward side of a ridge or hill BUT very situation is different - you can only armchair scout so much

Unread postby **Bowhunter4life** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 1:07 am

Most of the bedding I have found would be on this 1/3 elevation but not always. Yesterday I was out scouting and found a very nice buck bed about half way down. Boots on the ground is the only way to truly know. Good luck

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Unread postby **dan** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:55 am

Usually at a point where the gradual slope suddenly drops sharper. Some call this spot the "Military crest"

Unread postby **Philski** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:00 am

I'm a mi. flatlander who recently got ground in Coshocton cty. Ohio. Lots more hills/ topography to to deal with than I'm used to. I'm excited as the caliber of bucks is better here than southern mi. I got Dan's hill country video. Any other tips are welcome. Thanks for your help

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Unread postby **Bowhunter4life** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:38 am

Philski wrote:I'm a mi. flatlander who recently got ground in Coshocton cty. Ohio. Lots more hills/ topography to to deal with than I'm used to. I'm excited as the caliber of bucks is better here than southern mi. I got Dan's hill country video. Any other tips are welcome. Thanks for your help

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Hunting the hills can be pretty tricky but if you watch and study the hill country dvd it's very educational. It will teach you a lot about how the bucks use the wind/thermals in the hills which is the most is the most important thing to learn in the hills IMHO

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Unread postby **basspro05** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 5:47 am

My hunting buddy and I saw first hand exactly what Dan talks about in the hill country dvd.

Scouting yesterday we were standing at the bottom of a ridge when my buddy found some milk weed, he let go of a piece and it magically floated up the ridge...thermal effect...first time I have seen it in person.

Amazing.

We also let a piece go while standing in a creek bottom, and the wind basically took the milk weed through it just like a tunnel.

it looked like bumper bowling, no matter which side of the creek it floated to, it would bounce right off and continue heading down the creek.

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