Nocturnal buck help

theox

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Ok so I know most guys say a deer won't be completely nocturnal. Maybe that's true I don't know. I have a deer coming to my camera that is set near a meadow. Which is also very close to his water hole. He is always on the camera every 3 days ish. Always at night. Most frequently around 10 pm. Have had him on it at midnight-4 am several times. This is a big buck and I want him badly but I don't know what to do. I've glassed in the mornings and evenings and never see him. The area he heads into to bed is vast thick trees that would be nearly impossible to find his bed let alone hunt him with out buggering him outta the area. So my question is do I sit my blind and hope he miraculously shows up during shooting light or am I just wasting my time? Any ideas?
Thanks
 
Let's see?

Better get some Wheelers in there & Quick!

Park a couple by His Water Hole!

Park a couple in His Meadow!

Park several in the Thick Shhitt!

If You're gonna Take Him off a Wheeler you'd Best be Gettim Him Prepared not to be afraid of Wheelers!:D

What Kinda CHUM you using?

I'd Bet if He's already 110% Nocturnal He's One Smart SOB!

And it'll take that Artificial Light You've Got Rigged up on your Wheeler to get him!










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Elkass u never disappoint me haha I was waiting for u to get UR jabs in. I like UR thinking bud. The artificial light is a great idea. I'll just drive the wheeler into my blind and when the deer comes in I flip the lights on and flip an arrow. Thanks for solving my prob Elkass!
 
>Elkass u never disappoint me haha
>I was waiting for u
>to get UR jabs in.
> I like UR thinking
>bud. The artificial light is
>a great idea. I'll just
>drive the wheeler into my
>blind and when the deer
>comes in I flip the
>lights on and flip an
>arrow. Thanks for solving my
>prob Elkass!

(((RAZZIN Ya ox!:D:D:D)))

Somebodies got to!:D

I thought it was Perty DAMN Good Advice!:D












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Attempt to figure out where he comes out of the timber and set up on the inside edge as far in as possible to where you can have some decent lanes to shoot in. You may get lucky and catch him in that dark timber moving around right at dark in the evenings.
Other than that, you are right, probably spook him out of there with no shot if its that thick.
Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"


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What Mntman said. Sometimes you can glass up bucks staging up 20 to 50 yards inside the timber waiting for it to get dark enough for their liking.
Another option, depending on the state you live in and their laws, as well as if it is their only source of water. I have heard of guys back east using battery powered radios to play music (leaving them on all night and shutting them off 30 minutes before it breaks daylight). But I would try and do as Mntman said.
 
do what elkassassin and ox says and spot light him, you wont be the first,!!! but the dwr does have a way knowing if a deer was shot in the dark, so poke his eyes out>>,
 
>do what elkassassin and ox says and spot light him, you wont be the first,!!! but the dwr does have a way knowing if a deer was shot in the dark, so poke his eyes out>>,

And How did you Learn this elkun?










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I Know I'm Out Numbered by Pusssies & Brainwashed Democrats that'll Throw Their Hands in the air & I know I can't Lick the U.S. Military by Myself when they Turn on us but I'll make
you one Guarantee,They'll be Enduring a Situation where I Hope to Hell All Americans become True Americans once again & Stand up for their Rights!
 
Thanks for advice guys. I've got a blind set up just inside the tree line in a small opening probably 50x30 clearing and that is where he is traveling in and out of the trees.
Ok so my other question is. I've found multiple 170-185 ish bucks in areas I have a far better chance of killing one of them . But this other deer is a 200+ do I hunt the big one on the slim chance he presents an opportunity or do I focus on one of the small bucks. It is general season tag and I'm dedicated so I can hunt all 3 seasons. I have lots of time to kill other bucks. So do I hunt the big guy and take a chance on losing out on several 170+ bucks or do I play it safer and try for the lesser bucks?

I feel like I should at least try on the big one but it may diminish my chances on the other good bucks. At the same time the big one is in a more hunted area. I just don't know what to do and Saturday opening morning is coming fast.
 
Go big or go home. Don't just hunt him because he is 200 inches but prove to yourself that you can kill the unkillable. Try tracking him. If wind is not absolutely perfect though back out. It will probably take you several days of in and out before you get his bedroom nailed down. Once you have that figured out you can alternate approaches with conditions. Best luck. I hope you win.
 
If it were me I would hunt the big buck. Really depends on how big of buck you have already taken. If you have killed 170-180 bucks then stick it out on this big buck. I know one thing, you need to be persistent and patient and be to stubborn to give up in order to kill a buck like that. Good luck whatever you choose, you only need him to make a mistake once.
 
That is completely up to you.
If you have many bucks in the 170-180 range already, maybe its time to climb the ladder to the next level. If your biggest buck is 150, a 180 will look dang nice on the wall.... again that is up to you and your killing history though...

Remember if you pass one of those other bucks and he gets past you to where he can wind you and spooks, that big boy who is lagging behind his live "decoys/targets" will spook and you'll never get a shot at any of them.


Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"


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Zigger?s response on 8/12/2014 to anyone that commits suicide.
zigger is a great example of a low life pos, that doesn't deserve any help. There are many things that would be nice to wish for or say but then I would be just like him.
 
Put up a scarecrow every evening when you leave your blind. It will scare him into a daytime pattern!
Better yet, tell me where he is and I'll hunt him at night so he'll for sure come in to you in the daytime. That's my luck! haha

Anyways, Good luck for sure Mr ox.
Zeke
 

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