Boogieman1 wrote:pewpewpew wrote:Boogieman1 wrote:Not sure I'm following this correctly. Are we talking about thick understory thickets vs. terrain a buck has no reason to use? If so, I certainly agree and wouldn't wanna spend time sitting in a area that's void of deer traffic. Also are we talking about just being happy seeing a buck or putting him in your wheelhouse for a high percentage bow shot.
For myself I choose proven terrain features ethier between bedding and food or doe bedding areas.
My thoughts in this post are meant to help fellow beginners.
The easiest way I can put it is it’s really easy for me to get away from hunter pressure. Steep nasty terrain + decent fitness = no problem separating yourself. BUT that needs to be coupled with solid habitat.
I’m dull and this is something that took me a while to figure out.
10/4. Hope I didn't come across as rude. I just saw where u mentioned terrain traps as super low odds and I think some are and some are extreme high odds. The fun part is figuring out which is which. And your mention of good low cover is a big ingredient in it. Good info in your post for every level of Hunter. Go get em!
What is a terrain trap for you?
Again, limited experience here, but I’ve ran cameras on every terrain feature I can think of for months. Benches, draw crossings, flat on top of draws between points, small saddles, river flats, My usual result is a shooter buck using the funnel once every seven days. This could be due to the low density? Or probably because I didn’t focus enough on habitat also.
If I took 1000 acres of public, Looked at a topo, I can probably find 75 points, 40 draws, 10 saddles and 5 major ridge lines. Benches almost never show up on topos here.
Of that 1000 acres, for me, 5% is prime habitat.
I guess the recipe is Habitat + Terrain - Pressure. Maybe it just depends which of these factors is easiest to eliminate for each hunter?
Maybe the MAGIC recipe is a forest fire or tornado that creates new growth in areas that machines or most people cannot access.