So anyone have any successful canoe hunts? My friend who piqued my interest in deer hunting public land was a huge advocate for using a boat. That first season we hunted together I lucked up and put a 2.5 year old 10 pt and a big doe in his john boat. (Both were gun kills but great under circumstances). So I bought a big flat stern canoe late last summer and have used it a handful of times. I'm still working on how to make it work best for success. It has worked well to get across lakes quickly and quietly. That's where I have seen its best use, so far. If I can easily drop in at a boat ramp then take a seven minute boat ride 1/3 mi to the back of a lake and not be sweating to death or laying down human scent it's a bonus. I had to get it registered to be able to put troller on it, but it scoots across ponds. I have put on rivers several times but am limited to what I can do alone. Some of my friends aren't always available to go. And rivers can be dangerous going it alone, but also dealing with put ins and take outs seem like it's just easier to suck it up and walk the distance.
Anyone else on here using a boat to deer hunt? Any tips or success stories would be greatly appreciated!
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I've brought extra clothes and swam/waded across plenty of places to get near mature bucks. Last years buck was waist high water. I floated him out 1 mile to dry land. Waterlogged my iPhone, I was going to video him in his bed and shooting him, but forgot my phone was in my back pocket and otter box isn't waterproof(but my life proof case now is!!)