A hypothetical whitetail

I would try blowing a snort at the deer. Then stand still and wait for 5 minutes. I can't say that this has put one in the freezer for me yet. However, in the off-season I have had quite a few deer snort back and me and/or come back to have a look.

Ninepointer
 
John Y Cannuck said:
You are walking down an old logging road with your favorite deer hunting firearm, it's deer season, and you have your license. Shooting here is completely safe in any direction. You rifle is at the ready, and loaded. You are walking slowly, and trying to be quiet. As you crest a small rise, a whitetail buck raises his head of horns, looks at you and in one bound vanishes into the brush, before you can fire.
Where do you go from here?
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I have done this before, but half the time the deer is looking at dirt before he gets a chance to run.Sometime the deer is just inside the bush line wondering what the hell you are and you get a chance at a shot.Other times all you get to do is look at tracks............ummm yummy track soup.:D
 
weebull said:
Lob in a stick of C.I.L.'s finest. preferably 2" dia stuff. That'll taper the silly hide-n-go seek cwap
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When you scrape up the hamburger after, you get too much bark,moss&leaves in the mix.:pirate:

I'd try and call him out but I have only had it work on Mules.Different bush though.

Rich
 
John Y Cannuck said:
You are walking down an old logging road with your favorite deer hunting firearm, it's deer season, and you have your license. Shooting here is completely safe in any direction. You rifle is at the ready, and loaded. You are walking slowly, and trying to be quiet. As you crest a small rise, a whitetail buck raises his head of horns, looks at you and in one bound vanishes into the brush, before you can fire.
Where do you go from here?
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If he's huge he's more likely gone for good, keep hiking and wait for a good broadside shot.
 
If I can't see where it went, I stop and listen for a few minutes. Usually, you can figure out where he went(assuming you are in you favorite deer woods), and then check the wind to see where you stand. Sometimes, you can go around, and try to head him off. Usually, tho, he is gone. You are best to continue on, and be damn wary of the sounds around you. If you spend enough time in the bush, you will hear the bush come alive.
 
I have had a couple of scenarios work for me. One was I stayed still used my grunt tube and within 5 minutes the buck came back. Another time I knew the lay of the land so I used the wind to my advantage, slowly moved around to an area that he should be heading where I would have about a 130 yd semi clear shot. When I came through the timber I started searching the furthest distance first working my way back, only to find the buck 30 feet in front of me facing me in between a couple of christmas trees! He lost that draw :)
 
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