Unread postby ckprax » Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:50 pm
First year bow hunting and first year beast hunting. So far it is my worst season.
I don't get out near as often as I would like but I've got 10 sits in, 3 differnt properties and always different spots. Playing the wind, using milkweed, hunting transitions, careful entries, pushing in close, etc. I jumped a deer opening day (Oct 1st) on my way in. A week and a half later I walked up on a good buck in the dark on my way out. Haven't seen any other deer while hunting.
It is pretty discouraging. I know deer densities are good, they seem to stick near houses when pressured. I have 3 to 20 deer in my yard regularly. I've hunted a 200 acre property that backs up to my neighborhood, good sign but i see nothing. I know the other guys hunting there and they aren't having any better luck.
On the up side, I've been learning a lot and finding beds, rubs and scrapes. At some point things will come together, but it may not be this year.
In a matter of seconds you can turn your worst season into your best. At least that's what I tell myself.