jporcello wrote:how do yo go about hunting an area where you can not shine, bait, use minerals or hang cameras to locate big bucks? all i can do is scout and hunt. from what the game warden told me the deer i shot this pass season was the biggest he saw all year. mine was a 120" 8pt 4.5 year old. iv heard stories of 150" plus but i just dont see the sign in there that suggests that is still true. my friends who hunt this area say if its brown its going down because of the not so frequent encounters. i read in this thread where guys have said let the 2-3 years old walk so you will have a tag for the 4 year old. besides the obvious of hunting the beds to see whats there does anyone have these same challenges?
We all have those same challenges... We never go in the woods 100% sure there is a giant lurking. Trail cams help, shining helps, but its not the cure all answer some believe it is... The majority of big deer we kill we either did not know about, or got subtle clues. One area gets hunted less, there are some big tracks, a glimpse of the buck, a rumor, just out hunting down the woods till you cross paths... Its not as much of an easy system as some would make it out to be. You gotta get out there and wear out some boots and spend some time sifting thru the clues.