Might as well get it started.
This summer has been a little different so far. Normally redcloud and I would have been out shooting groundhogs, setting stands, scouting ... traipsing around the woods every other weekend. He decided to take a different approach this season and hasnt set foot in the woods since the end of last season. I Was kinda thinking the same way but I do like to watch the velvet bucks grow out and see some fawns. So my scouting time has been limited.
I mainly hunt 2 different properties. I have a trail cam and a stand on each, with a second stand on one of them that doesnt get used much. So far, my cams have been getting month long soaks. I dont want to go in there and spread a bunch of scent around. I am due to go check the one tomorrow and I think that while I am there, I will go ahead and check my stands, trim any summer growth that has crept into any shooting lanes, and trim some lanes for a couple climber trees I have picked out. After that, I will be checking that cam one more time at the beginning of september then it will get pulled before season starts. I had one get stolen from that property last year and once season starts I wont leave a cam there without a python.
As far as the prospects on the properties (designated as east and west) The west property has a group of three bucks showing up regularly, one of which has split G2s and would be the primary target for that spot. the other 2 are good looking youngsters that still need some time. While glassing the field the other night I spotted another buck that appears to be a loner. My binos are not the greatest and he was at least 350 yards out, but it looked to be a real solid 8 point, possibly even a ten. Hopefully he will show up on the card pull tomorrow. There are very few does left on this spot. I believe there are 2 pairs that i have seen and a loner. making 5. The loner was injured a couple months ago and I'm hoping to see her on the pull tomorrow just so i know shes still around. No fawns so far. (fuggin coyotes)
The east property has about the same number of does, and I have seen no fawns there either. There is a group of three bucks on that property as well, and 2 of them would work fine for me. the best one of the 2 is a dandy 10 point that i have named "Mr. T" I think he is my primary target for the season. There are typically other bucks that will show up on this place as the season progresses, but as far as what I've seen so far these three are the main residents, I would prefer to see more does show up anyway. I'm not due to check that cam for 2 more weeks, hopefully some more of the ladies will show.
My plan is to hunt the east property more than the west. I would like to kill that 10 point for sure. I have no intention of killing a doe on either property. I will either try to get permission in an area that has more of them, or take one from public land. Gonna be interesting to see how the cool, wet summer effects the acorns and hopefully we dont end up with a hotter than normal fall.
This summer has been a little different so far. Normally redcloud and I would have been out shooting groundhogs, setting stands, scouting ... traipsing around the woods every other weekend. He decided to take a different approach this season and hasnt set foot in the woods since the end of last season. I Was kinda thinking the same way but I do like to watch the velvet bucks grow out and see some fawns. So my scouting time has been limited.
I mainly hunt 2 different properties. I have a trail cam and a stand on each, with a second stand on one of them that doesnt get used much. So far, my cams have been getting month long soaks. I dont want to go in there and spread a bunch of scent around. I am due to go check the one tomorrow and I think that while I am there, I will go ahead and check my stands, trim any summer growth that has crept into any shooting lanes, and trim some lanes for a couple climber trees I have picked out. After that, I will be checking that cam one more time at the beginning of september then it will get pulled before season starts. I had one get stolen from that property last year and once season starts I wont leave a cam there without a python.
As far as the prospects on the properties (designated as east and west) The west property has a group of three bucks showing up regularly, one of which has split G2s and would be the primary target for that spot. the other 2 are good looking youngsters that still need some time. While glassing the field the other night I spotted another buck that appears to be a loner. My binos are not the greatest and he was at least 350 yards out, but it looked to be a real solid 8 point, possibly even a ten. Hopefully he will show up on the card pull tomorrow. There are very few does left on this spot. I believe there are 2 pairs that i have seen and a loner. making 5. The loner was injured a couple months ago and I'm hoping to see her on the pull tomorrow just so i know shes still around. No fawns so far. (fuggin coyotes)
The east property has about the same number of does, and I have seen no fawns there either. There is a group of three bucks on that property as well, and 2 of them would work fine for me. the best one of the 2 is a dandy 10 point that i have named "Mr. T" I think he is my primary target for the season. There are typically other bucks that will show up on this place as the season progresses, but as far as what I've seen so far these three are the main residents, I would prefer to see more does show up anyway. I'm not due to check that cam for 2 more weeks, hopefully some more of the ladies will show.
My plan is to hunt the east property more than the west. I would like to kill that 10 point for sure. I have no intention of killing a doe on either property. I will either try to get permission in an area that has more of them, or take one from public land. Gonna be interesting to see how the cool, wet summer effects the acorns and hopefully we dont end up with a hotter than normal fall.
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