LAST EDITED ON Jun-04-13 AT 08:24AM (MST)[p]Bucksmut
True story. if it hot sit water, they have to drink every day in hot weather, Bulls in rut need mud to cool off.
Sometimes you can find those water holes by following those herds by tracking them backward from bedding area to water hole.
following bees will lead ya to water too.
We make a small catch basin for a small trickle of water(inches wide and barely any water on surface) by putting in rock and small logs and diggin it out about 2 ft deep, it filled up and with in days it was a major wallow and now 20 years later it still is a go to place,The great part was the trees that was in shooting distance of it that work great for a stand. So this summer see if you can find a place out of the way and make up a wallow and a spot for them to come too, Keep in mind wind flow and cover ( Bedding areas close by) if you don't have a good trees to put your stand in around the water hole, move up or down the trail until you find one that you can use.
You can always make a water hole by bring in water in 55 gallon drums and coating(clay) the bottom of a small water hole. Good luck.
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