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Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby DeerDylan » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:09 am

A couple years ago I bumped a nice buck on my way to a stand on October 30th. As I sat in the stand I thought to myself" Man, the way he headed lines right up with this edge I'm on. Wouldn't that be awesome if he came back through"

Well less than an hour later he is less than 20 yards from me in the thicket. I had no open shot as you'll see in the first clip. He ended up circling around after being bumped traveling down the thicket with a cross wind. He then bedded down wind to back facing into the more open woods watching right where he saw me on my way in.

He bedded without me knowing and all I could really make out was his rack and neck. I thought he was still standing but as you will see he wasnt.

I tried snort wheezing at him a few times in my flustered state haha well he finally made his move out of the thicket. He bolted 50 yards, stopped and checked the wind. He did this two more times until he circled down wind and caught my stink.

I shut the camera off and set it on my seat once he looked like he was coming.

Things I took away from this experience:

1. Cut shooting lanes if you need to. I went in before rifle season and cut a lane right where I first filmed him and my father shot a good one the first day, same lane.

2. Ever since then I'm very leary of calling to a buck that can circle down wind of me.

3. Sometimes a softer bump is not a deal breaker.

4. I found the bed he was using this year and have a plan for it.

5.learn from mistakes


Note: I filmed this from my computer with my phone so don't expect award winning footage haha.

Enjoy: http://vid1267.photobucket.com/albums/j ... pqwnzx.mp4

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Wlog » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:17 am

Cool, thanks for sharing!

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Stanley » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:30 am

:clap:
You can fool some of the bucks, all of the time, and fool all of the bucks, some of the time, however you certainly can't fool all of the bucks, all of the time.
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Stanley » Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:33 am

After the bump did he use the same bed?
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby DeerDylan » Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:02 am

Stanley wrote:After the bump did he use the same bed?


No, in the video he is laying 150-200 yards from where I kicked him up.

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby tbunao » Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:09 am

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Lockdown » Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:13 am

Good stuff and nice buck

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Kraftd » Wed Jul 20, 2016 6:37 am

If you knew he was bedded would you have waited him out instead of calling? It was tough to tell he was bedded. May have been more responsive to the call once he got back up and moving. Cool video!
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby DeerDylan » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:02 am

Kraftd wrote:If you knew he was bedded would you have waited him out instead of calling? It was tough to tell he was bedded. May have been more responsive to the call once he got back up and moving. Cool video!


Yeah, I would have kept quiet. When he stood up I was cursing myself haha.

I tipped him off big time because of the calling in my opinion.

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby wickedbruiser » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:10 am

8-)
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby Bigburner » Wed Jul 20, 2016 7:15 am

very cool!
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby rbuckleyjr1 » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:16 am

Nice buck, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby mheichelbech » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:35 am

Good advice on the calling part. You don't see that happen on the tv shows although I'm sure it does!

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Re: Footage of a failed (accidental) Bump and Dump

Unread postby PUBLICbowhunter » Fri Jul 22, 2016 4:04 am

cool video!


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