Hawthorne wrote:Great write up! I like the history of a hunter in Michigan. I’m home team proud!
Thanks man.. now it's your turn !!
Hawthorne wrote:Great write up! I like the history of a hunter in Michigan. I’m home team proud!
SouthpawSwitchback wrote:Thanks for putting this together oldrank! I have much respect for the Michigan hunter that can put down bucks like that on the public land. Looks like you know where the pike bedding areas are at too
wolverinebuckman wrote:Good stuff, man! I live and hunt SE Michigan as well. What a great variety of outdoor adventure settings!
Next time I find that really great spot, back in there, and see a boot print, I'll wonder if it belongs to Oldrank
oldrank wrote:SouthpawSwitchback wrote:Thanks for putting this together oldrank! I have much respect for the Michigan hunter that can put down bucks like that on the public land. Looks like you know where the pike bedding areas are at too
Thanks. I know of a pike hole or 2. Funny I didn't intend to have all pike pics... I enjoy all fishing. River steelheading is my favorite.
Nelson87 wrote:Nice write up Oldrank. You said something once that has always stayed with me. I can't quote it word for word, but something like " on a piece of pressured ground that is holding a big buck, that buck is slipping through the cracks. I hunt the cracks" I think of this statement often
oldrank wrote:Nelson87 wrote:Nice write up Oldrank. You said something once that has always stayed with me. I can't quote it word for word, but something like " on a piece of pressured ground that is holding a big buck, that buck is slipping through the cracks. I hunt the cracks" I think of this statement often
Here is that post below.. I had to go back n look. But this does sum it up well. I don't want to come off as I know all the answers, or that I'm a great big buck killer...cause I'm not. I do know how to stack deer up off of my public land though.
"I stay positive because I know that there are big bucks slipping through the cracks. I hunt the cracks.
Tree stand are clues to how others are hunting. They don't bother me. I will find out who is hunting them by paying attention to cars, boot tracks, marking tape or whatever clues I can find. I then pattern that hunter. Is he a local, a weekend guy coming up from the city, a kid, do I feel he knows what he is doing or is he clueless. If he is not paying attention to entrance, thermals or wind I can use all of that against him. Alot of guys find good spots but don't hunt them right. That tips the scales my way.
Look more at the clues of how a buck is moving to avoid being killed. Pay attention to the big picture. It's not all about finding super secret hiding places. It about where can you kill him.
My hunting area gets intrusion from all sides. There are no places people can't get too. There are overlooked areas. Treestands are everywhere. 90 percent of my kills are within yards of human trails. Thats how the land lays out. There are trails everywhere. The key to me is knowing where the deer are moving through at."
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