Califelkslayer
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Since I'm not going out-of-state this year, and X6A is in my back yard, I'm going to put as much effort as I can to make this hunt successful for everyone. My wife should have most of the first week off and 2 days off the second week. My son should have the first 4 days off, then 3 days each of the next 2 weekends. And I've got the entire season off.
I've scouted 5 times already and have had multiple sightings of 2 decent 4X4s and a really nice 5X4. Yesterday I saw a couple more 4X4s that I hadn't seen before, one that has a lot of potential. I also saw one of the first bucks that I had multiple signtings of, and thought I had him patterned to a specific area. He was 2 miles away from where I'd seen him 2 times prior.
I'm going to spend the next month in some different areas trying to find a great, out of the way buck. I am going to set up a couple of trail cams, one in each of the canyons I've seen bachelor groups in hoping I'll get a sighting of something bigger that may be nocturnal due to the heat and full moon this weekend.
If I'm unsuccessful in finding Mr. Big the next month, I'll refocus on the bucks I already have located to see what the archery pressure and becoming hard horned does to them.
My biggest question is, how far will bucks relocate when they lose their velvet? My thought is that if they have everything they need, they'll just spend more time in and around timber in the same area?
I'll post pics as I get them.
I've scouted 5 times already and have had multiple sightings of 2 decent 4X4s and a really nice 5X4. Yesterday I saw a couple more 4X4s that I hadn't seen before, one that has a lot of potential. I also saw one of the first bucks that I had multiple signtings of, and thought I had him patterned to a specific area. He was 2 miles away from where I'd seen him 2 times prior.
I'm going to spend the next month in some different areas trying to find a great, out of the way buck. I am going to set up a couple of trail cams, one in each of the canyons I've seen bachelor groups in hoping I'll get a sighting of something bigger that may be nocturnal due to the heat and full moon this weekend.
If I'm unsuccessful in finding Mr. Big the next month, I'll refocus on the bucks I already have located to see what the archery pressure and becoming hard horned does to them.
My biggest question is, how far will bucks relocate when they lose their velvet? My thought is that if they have everything they need, they'll just spend more time in and around timber in the same area?
I'll post pics as I get them.