Hunting Beast Terminology

[Tim H]

When talking about scouting and breaking down properties. The same lingo keeps popping up. However this isn't always familiar to novices, especially myself. I thought it might be helpful to get a thread going of terms that are helpful to know. Just cuz we hear the word often doesn't mean a newcomer will automatically understand what you mean. There was a couple of terms I honestly never heard before I came to the beast in regards to scouting. For me, once I understand the language it's easier for me to learn the content. Does this make sense?

Leeward - the side sheltered or away from the wind.

Transition - the process or a period of changing from one terrain to another. Example: Hardwoods to marsh.

Thermals - an upward and downward current of warm and cold air

Prevailing (regarding wind) - be widespread in a particular area at a particular time; be current.

Prominent (regarding wind) - situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable.

BBSK - Big Buck Serial Killer aka, Dan the man the myth the legend Infalt. (This one is for fun!)

[PK_]

Thermals also fall as air cools.

But good list.

[Tim H]

Thermals also fall as air cools.

But good list.

Thanks, I fixed it!

[Rob loper]

Dont forget.
Bump
Slob
Lopedog699 lolololololololololol

[Jeff G]

military crest
valley
hard transition
soft transition
seasonal bed
staging area
bump and dump

[Tim H]

Primary Bed
Secondary Bed
Satellite Bed
Wind Tunnel
Milk Weed

[Rob loper]

Thermal hubs
Wind shift. Is when a buck moves fom side to one side when the wind shifts. Might be 5 yards might be 50 yards
Lol. Im watching the hill country video right now lol

[NYBackcountry]

military crest
valley
hard transition
soft transition
seasonal bed
staging area
bump and dump

Hey Jeff if you have a minute, would you mind elaborating on Military Crest and soft vs hard transitions?

[mnswamphunter]

"Stacking" Is a term that is used on this site from time to time.

[Tim H]

"Stacking" Is a term that is used on this site from time to time.

What is meant by that term?

[mnswamphunter]

"Stacking" Is a term that is used on this site from time to time.

What is meant by that term?

I am not sure. Dan and Jeff were going to cover it in the March 3 hill country work shop. Below is a quote from Jeff's post in the thread. It is a list of topics that they were going to cover.

1. Thermal tunnels
2. How bucks enter the low spot on a field
3. How bucks bed on the many points we have
4. Doe bedding
5. Overlooked spots
6. Stacking
7. low impact trail cam inventory
8. How we tag team the property in bow and gun seasons

[Jeff G]

military crest
valley
hard transition
soft transition
seasonal bed
staging area
bump and dump

Hey Jeff if you have a minute, would you mind elaborating on Military Crest and soft vs hard transitions?

Military crest is the top of the thermal tunnel. it is the portion of a hillside where is starts to drop off significantly. IMO it is usually the top of the thermal tunnel.

a hard transition example is a bean field butting up to a section of thick pine trees.
a soft transition example is a sea of catails fading off to red brush then fading off to hardwoods.

Deer like transition areas.

[Jeff G]

"Stacking" Is a term that is used on this site from time to time.

What is meant by that term?

stacking is where you want to put the deer.

If I know a buck is in the area and i know where his primary bed is. i go straight to the bed and kill him.

If i know he is in the area, but have not identified the primary bedding, i stage hunt the area. by stage hunting it, i am stacking the area. in other words hunting and stinking up that area. the buck won't go back there. I cross that off, go to another close spot, stage hunt it, stink it up. repeat until i kill him or i cover the entire area. i stacked the deer to a final spot to up my odds.

we do this all the time.

[NYBackcountry]

military crest
valley
hard transition
soft transition
seasonal bed
staging area
bump and dump

Hey Jeff if you have a minute, would you mind elaborating on Military Crest and soft vs hard transitions?

Military crest is the top of the thermal tunnel. it is the portion of a hillside where is starts to drop off significantly. IMO it is usually the top of the thermal tunnel.

a hard transition example is a bean field butting up to a section of thick pine trees.
a soft transition example is a sea of catails fading off to red brush then fading off to hardwoods.

Deer like transition areas.

Thanks, much appreciated.

[mnswamphunter]

"Stacking" Is a term that is used on this site from time to time.

What is meant by that term?

stacking is where you want to put the deer.

If I know a buck is in the area and i know where his primary bed is. i go straight to the bed and kill him.

If i know he is in the area, but have not identified the primary bedding, i stage hunt the area. by stage hunting it, i am stacking the area. in other words hunting and stinking up that area. the buck won't go back there. I cross that off, go to another close spot, stage hunt it, stink it up. repeat until i kill him or i cover the entire area. i stacked the deer to a final spot to up my odds.

we do this all the time.

I can wait to learn more about this. I would have never thought you could push a buck into his smaller safe area and as a result the odds increase for killing him. I would image that does and fawns could be stacked too.