Part one:
Alright, here we go...
So it was a gloomy day; April the 12th, 1981...
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Last Wednesday I set out to find the 'perfect' kill set at my primary hunting spot. I hadn't hunted it much since gun season. The property is dynamite, but it's a real pain in the ass to access. I had been hunting a buck closer to home but was unsuccessful.
I hiked around for about an hour or so. I was looking for 3 things:
1.). Stealthy access.
2.). A ravine at my back for a NW wind makeing it damn near impossible for a deer to get down wind of me.
3.) A spot where it was very unlikely for a deer to get 'TOO' close since I'd be hunting on the ground over spread corn.
I still wasn't decided when I hiked out of there, but I had a couple options.
The next day I went back with a pair of loppers, 160 pounds of corn, and a trail camera. I got wrapped up helping the land owner with his firewood before heading back. In return, he helped me haul everything up the hill. We got everything to the top, but I was out of time for the day and had to get out of there. I'd have to come back for a third straight day to finish the set off.
Here's a couple pics of the trek into the property. This place is steep hardwoods except for the very top where it opens up to about 10 acres of relatively flat field.
I went back early Friday and took care of business. I thought long and hard about where to set up the night before. It became clear where I needed to be.
It was time to make myself a nest to crawl into. Before I left my house, I cut a contractors bag worth of pine branches off my land. I hauled those back with me to help brush things up.
After about 30 minutes with the loppers, my nest was complete.
NW or W wind in my face and being pushed down in the holler. Check.
Here's a pic of the approach to the nest.
A view to the east from the nest.
Next I spread the corn out over an area that covered 30-50 yards from the nest and deployed the camera. It was time to get the hell outta there.
This pic is from the corn/cam area looking towards the nest.
Alright, here we go...
So it was a gloomy day; April the 12th, 1981...
[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23].
Let's try again...
Last Wednesday I set out to find the 'perfect' kill set at my primary hunting spot. I hadn't hunted it much since gun season. The property is dynamite, but it's a real pain in the ass to access. I had been hunting a buck closer to home but was unsuccessful.
I hiked around for about an hour or so. I was looking for 3 things:
1.). Stealthy access.
2.). A ravine at my back for a NW wind makeing it damn near impossible for a deer to get down wind of me.
3.) A spot where it was very unlikely for a deer to get 'TOO' close since I'd be hunting on the ground over spread corn.
I still wasn't decided when I hiked out of there, but I had a couple options.
The next day I went back with a pair of loppers, 160 pounds of corn, and a trail camera. I got wrapped up helping the land owner with his firewood before heading back. In return, he helped me haul everything up the hill. We got everything to the top, but I was out of time for the day and had to get out of there. I'd have to come back for a third straight day to finish the set off.
Here's a couple pics of the trek into the property. This place is steep hardwoods except for the very top where it opens up to about 10 acres of relatively flat field.
I went back early Friday and took care of business. I thought long and hard about where to set up the night before. It became clear where I needed to be.
It was time to make myself a nest to crawl into. Before I left my house, I cut a contractors bag worth of pine branches off my land. I hauled those back with me to help brush things up.
After about 30 minutes with the loppers, my nest was complete.
NW or W wind in my face and being pushed down in the holler. Check.
Here's a pic of the approach to the nest.
A view to the east from the nest.
Next I spread the corn out over an area that covered 30-50 yards from the nest and deployed the camera. It was time to get the hell outta there.
This pic is from the corn/cam area looking towards the nest.
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