New to deer hunting need a little help.

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So as the title states in new to deer hunting, well hunting in general. I have 100 acres in 48 I've seen some deer around the logging cuts that are up the road from my property so that gives me hope. Anyways my question is I'll be heading up this weekend to hopefully start preparing and set up some cams to see what's around. What does every suggest to lure these hopefully big bucks in? Food plots? Feeder? None of the above just shear luck? Any advice would be much appreciated as I'd love to get my first deer this year on my newly acquired property.
Thanks in advance everyone!
 
Check out my videos in the "trail cam pics" thread. ( page 6 )
All I did was kick up the earth with my boots.I didn't spend more than 5 minutes at the spot. I also have 2 feeders, and 6 cameras on my property that have been out since april and this is the only one that has this much activity.
 
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Start by looking for trails .then find were two or more trails come together. Saddles creek crossings are all good places to start
 
Thanks for the replies guys. On my land I have some pretty big moose trails through the property but from what I've gathered moose and deer don't really frequent the same areas? I'll try some apples and salt blocks get the cameras up and see how it looks. Still a couple months out
 
Scout your property for deer trails and set up your stand/blind and bait along one of them. If you are hunting bucks in particular, look for scrapes, rubs and the noticeably larger buck prints. If you've got an antlerless tag then your options are more open. If you can find a trail beside a field or meadow, place the bait in the clearing and set your stand up so you can see the way they would come from the trail and most of the meadow.
 
Don't want to come off sounding like a commercial. But I've used everything from corn, carrots, pumpkins, Apples to corn/molasses mix, Rock salt and cattle blocks even a few deer specific blocks....So far the best thing has been a "trophy rock" not sure what is in them but I get the most pictures when I put these out in front of cams. And they will last most of the summer depending on deer densities. The other best spot was an isolated naturally fruiting apple tree on a ditch in the middle of AG fields. One thing to note bucks slow down on hitting the trophy rock after velvet shed, the does just keep coming to them.
 
blasted_saber said:
Salt block on a hardwood stump works as well as anything else, and doesnt require much maintenence.
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The salt Block and a bucket of water ..the bucket of water being the maintenance to get that slat melting into the block of wood (tree stump).
The animals will come for years to lick and eat at the stump to get the salt out of it.
Might wanna set up a trail cam at said block too if you have a spare.
Rob
 
FLHTCUI said:
The salt Block and a bucket of water ..the bucket of water being the maintenance to get that slat melting into the block of wood (tree stump).
The animals will come for years to lick and eat at the stump to get the salt out of it.
Might wanna set up a trail cam at said block too if you have a spare.
Rob
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Yes indeed. I actually bore out a cavity (or find a stump with a natural cavity) and fill it full of rock salt to really dispense it. They barely require any maintenance after a couple years and are as active as ever.

As for deer and moose not using the same area, well..... (these are in WMU49)

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Nice! Thanks for all the info guys I'm going to grab a couple licks and with the money I save from everything else I was debating I'm going to pick up an extra cam or 2 hopefully I'll have some pics for everyone in a couple weeks!
 
Having had a block out for a number of years now, I've found that activity drops off sharply in the fall. I've always had more deer than moose coming to it, but they seem to lose interest when the leaves start to turn. It's nice to see who's around, but it's never actually helped with the hunting, meaning that I don't actually sit up over it waiting for a deer to show up.
 
9.3mauser said:
Having had a block out for a number of years now, I've found that activity drops off sharply in the fall. I've always had more deer than moose coming to it, but they seem to lose interest when the leaves start to turn. It's nice to see who's around, but it's never actually helped with the hunting, meaning that I don't actually sit up over it waiting for a deer to show up.
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That's because the bucks and bulls require the minerals for antler development and the does need it more when lactating. As fall comes on they make a more concentrated effort to food to add fat and body weight for winter. After shedding the mineral aren't as attractive.
 
To a degree - as stated above, once fall comes along, they tend to ignore salt licks. If you want to draw them in the fall, use dried corn as sold at the farmers co-op stores. FWIW - It would be beneficial to learn their "runs" - which is most easily done in the winter.
 
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