There will be updates and you need to stop hanging around and talking with Milo so much! Haha
Ricers 2013-2014 Hunting Haps and Mishaps
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There will be updates and you need to stop hanging around and talking with Milo so much! Haha
I would just absolutely love to be posting those Monday the 26th. Like the wife told me the other night, " I got the perfect spot for your bear".
I would just absolutely love to be posting those Monday the 26th. Like the wife told me the other night, " I got the perfect spot for your bear".
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Well we got my tree stand out today and I am really stoked about this new piece of property. I am on a really good pinch point and I think there were 4 or 5 good trails funneling into the little hollow I am perched out in. It is really thick in there right now, which I know is the way it is this time of year, I really like the set up with just the way things lay out. There is a bedding area to my SE clear around to my SSW. There are a bunch of creek crossings but once you get to within 250 yards of my stand the deer have to make a decision.
1.Go S and travel the far creek bank, which is a thirty yard shot
2. Go N and travel the edge of the woods or go out into a power line right of way. Edge of the woods is 25-30 yards.
3.Continue to travel W and come right up the creek bottom, which is what a lot of deer are doing, and walk within 5-20 yards of my stand.
With the usual SW prevailing wind it will be an awesome place and if I get any wind from the NW to NE I have a backup plan that will involve the new climber I just got. I also saw a lot of old rubs from last year and years before.
I hung a trail cam about 300 yards to the E of my stand at a major creek crossing and I am anxious to get back out there Thursday or Friday to pull the card and see what is on the card. The deer are walking that creek bed a lot and I saw some really big tracks today. Things really worked out good for us because just as we were finishing up we began to get a pretty good shower. Gotta love that rain washing all that scent down. I did take some pics from my stand so y'all could see what I am seeing right now. Definitely getting the juices flowing.
This is to the N.
25 yards to the edge of the woods. Outside the woods is a power line right of way that cuts right across a huge alfalfa and clover field.
This is to the S.
Bedding area toward the top of the hill and 25-30 yards to the far creek bank.
This is to the W.
More bedding area to the top and a nice creek crossing in the bottom left corner that is 12 yards from my stand. Also a huge alfalfa and clover field about 200 yards on up the hollow.
This is to the E.
A major creek crossing leading toward my stand and up toward the bedding area also. This is the area where 3 trails come together in the creek bottom. That big creek crossing is 17 yards from my stand.
This is a better picture of the creek crossing to my W.
This is a better picture of the creek crossing to my E.
1.Go S and travel the far creek bank, which is a thirty yard shot
2. Go N and travel the edge of the woods or go out into a power line right of way. Edge of the woods is 25-30 yards.
3.Continue to travel W and come right up the creek bottom, which is what a lot of deer are doing, and walk within 5-20 yards of my stand.
With the usual SW prevailing wind it will be an awesome place and if I get any wind from the NW to NE I have a backup plan that will involve the new climber I just got. I also saw a lot of old rubs from last year and years before.
I hung a trail cam about 300 yards to the E of my stand at a major creek crossing and I am anxious to get back out there Thursday or Friday to pull the card and see what is on the card. The deer are walking that creek bed a lot and I saw some really big tracks today. Things really worked out good for us because just as we were finishing up we began to get a pretty good shower. Gotta love that rain washing all that scent down. I did take some pics from my stand so y'all could see what I am seeing right now. Definitely getting the juices flowing.
This is to the N.
25 yards to the edge of the woods. Outside the woods is a power line right of way that cuts right across a huge alfalfa and clover field.
This is to the S.
Bedding area toward the top of the hill and 25-30 yards to the far creek bank.
This is to the W.
More bedding area to the top and a nice creek crossing in the bottom left corner that is 12 yards from my stand. Also a huge alfalfa and clover field about 200 yards on up the hollow.
This is to the E.
A major creek crossing leading toward my stand and up toward the bedding area also. This is the area where 3 trails come together in the creek bottom. That big creek crossing is 17 yards from my stand.
This is a better picture of the creek crossing to my W.
This is a better picture of the creek crossing to my E.
Milo
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I feel for your wife right now don..i bet your a handful right now
That woman is a saint! It's gonna be a very hectic week and she will just take it all in stride. She is a great organizer and I would be struggling to get this all pulled together without her. I think I'll keep her.
Hortontoter
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Just read your entire thread, great reading. Good luck on the trip to Maine. Your guide seems to be top notch. I'm thinking you will have a bear in your set the first hunt.
I feel for your wife right now don..i bet your a handful right now
Hahahaha, I bet he's got a calendar hanging on the fridge or close by with big X's over each day going back 3 months!rotflmao
Actually.........
Nice guess Ric!
And don't you worry about my sac Flutie! Little Punk!
Nice looking tree stand pics TOO Don. Which wind direction is most favorable for you in that set?
Southeast, South, or Southwest will be the best winds. If I get a day with a bad wind I got my climber ready and a good looking spot for it. I can't wait until Friday so I can pull my first card this year. I know I'm getting a late start but with just finding out about losing the property I have hunted it took me a little while to get rolling again. I got the camera hung in a big creek crossing and I am going to hang another one Friday when I pull my card. I am going to hang it in a staging area where they are staging before heading out into the clover/alfalfa field. I got a 50# bag of apples I may take with me Friday. Any of you guys got an opinion on putting apples out now? Let me know what ya think.
dante322
*Supporting Member*
Looks like its all coming together. I understand what you are saying about the wife. Mine is sort of like that as well. She could care less how much time I spend hunting and or fishing as long as I am available for the annual trip to hocking hills for her birthday. Unfortunately that always falls on the same day as the bow opener. Oh well, I get out for a brief morning hunt anyway, and I figure it's the least I can do for her understanding.
Thanks Horton. I like your thinking, it would be perfectly fine with me to have my bear hanging Monday evening.
And then there were five. Did a little packing last night and checked a couple things off the list.
