nocwalker
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Ok, let me know your thoughts and/or experiences.
I put a buck to bed in 3' high thick brush, maybe snow berry or sage next to taller thicker area. Deer is on a north east facing slope and I am above and to the east of the animal. Wind is from the west and thermals are up. Im and eastern treestand hunter with limited stalking practice under my belt. My self imposed range for this hunt is 50yds, maybe 53 or 54 under the right circumstances.
I manage to get to 75yrds picking my way through and around clumps of the same cover he is laying in, I can see the tops of his approx 165" rack. He is calm, steady and content. At 75yrds, i need to gain more for the distance I want. I make one bad move by snapping a small tig. The rack is now "nervous" swiveling etc.. I can tell this may fall apart fast.
I drop down low since its further then I want to shoot anyway, I grunt , or I use my small hoochie mamma and cow call, or I rack a tree or bush with a piece of an antler. I do this to try and settle him back down , and into having him think its another animal.
Will this work?? Will this calm him down? Has anyone ever tried something like this?
Im gonna need all the tricks I can, if any exist.
Thanks Nocwalker
I put a buck to bed in 3' high thick brush, maybe snow berry or sage next to taller thicker area. Deer is on a north east facing slope and I am above and to the east of the animal. Wind is from the west and thermals are up. Im and eastern treestand hunter with limited stalking practice under my belt. My self imposed range for this hunt is 50yds, maybe 53 or 54 under the right circumstances.
I manage to get to 75yrds picking my way through and around clumps of the same cover he is laying in, I can see the tops of his approx 165" rack. He is calm, steady and content. At 75yrds, i need to gain more for the distance I want. I make one bad move by snapping a small tig. The rack is now "nervous" swiveling etc.. I can tell this may fall apart fast.
I drop down low since its further then I want to shoot anyway, I grunt , or I use my small hoochie mamma and cow call, or I rack a tree or bush with a piece of an antler. I do this to try and settle him back down , and into having him think its another animal.
Will this work?? Will this calm him down? Has anyone ever tried something like this?
Im gonna need all the tricks I can, if any exist.
Thanks Nocwalker