Late Season Bow Tactics Discussion: IA + Midwest
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:51 am
Have had the blessing of a whole season hunting as a resident in Iowa, a dream I never thought possible until I got temporary employment for the past 8 months. Everything worked out and suddenly I had a whole season to make it happen. Had many close encounters and a few heartbreaking opportunities that didn't pan out, and now I have one last shot to make it happen, Late season bow from Jan 5th to the 10th.
I have never hunted late-late bow season and I have a basic understanding of some of the principles: Food-Bed, will stay on that pattern till they are bumped, its feast or famine in terms of finding the deer.
Some of my more pressing questions that I would love to ask and make this thread a place of discussion for: What do people normally see in terms of food sources deer are keying in on during early Jan in the midwest? are they still hitting cut corn? are they mostly targeting natural browse? I know the HP guys like locust trees late season.
When bow hunting at this time of year, is ground game more effective because of how little cover there is in the tree? Do folks like to approach it from a tracking first to ID activity and then hone in on a kill spot?
Would love to hear what more experienced late season hunters are thinking, and figured a few of us would be on with the holidays upon us!
I have never hunted late-late bow season and I have a basic understanding of some of the principles: Food-Bed, will stay on that pattern till they are bumped, its feast or famine in terms of finding the deer.
Some of my more pressing questions that I would love to ask and make this thread a place of discussion for: What do people normally see in terms of food sources deer are keying in on during early Jan in the midwest? are they still hitting cut corn? are they mostly targeting natural browse? I know the HP guys like locust trees late season.
When bow hunting at this time of year, is ground game more effective because of how little cover there is in the tree? Do folks like to approach it from a tracking first to ID activity and then hone in on a kill spot?
Would love to hear what more experienced late season hunters are thinking, and figured a few of us would be on with the holidays upon us!