My most successful deer hunting technique is sitting and waiting for the deer to come to me. One place I hunt is crown land at my mom’s cottage and we hunt from the ground on the game trails. They do not change year to year and I know of about a ½ a dozen of them. At a bush lot we own I clear cut small areas for (1/2 acre) firewood then plant some seed deer, bear, grouse, turkey, etc. seem to like. We put up tree stands and ground blinds here and are successful. In fact last year my son and I were taking out some logs with the ATV and a doe came out to eat while we had lunch.
Your most successful deer hunting techniques?
- Thread starter evolture
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Keep the binos on the kitchen table come November.
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
Still hunting like this I feel is a great way to hunt as it allows you to see so many other things that you normally would not while on the move.I observed a weasel kill a rabbit under my stand two years ago.Would have never saw that while walking around.
I feel that if you are in an area of deer movement they will walk by sooner or later, and nothing beats an animal crossing your shooting lane that you know like the back of your hand.
When those bucks walk towards you while you are sitting quiet you can't beat that feeling!!!
I feel that if you are in an area of deer movement they will walk by sooner or later, and nothing beats an animal crossing your shooting lane that you know like the back of your hand.
When those bucks walk towards you while you are sitting quiet you can't beat that feeling!!!
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, the deer running or the hunter???
Its hunting alright, but only if you can hit them on the run.
Open country: Spot and stalk.
Bush Country: Sit quietly on the edge of a clearing at first and/or last light. During the day, walk quietly and slowly along the trails, stopping frequently to watch everything. The trick is to be quiet. Leave the ATV stalking for the trailer park hunters or for after you dropped your animal.
Bush Country: Sit quietly on the edge of a clearing at first and/or last light. During the day, walk quietly and slowly along the trails, stopping frequently to watch everything. The trick is to be quiet. Leave the ATV stalking for the trailer park hunters or for after you dropped your animal.
You have to narrow you tree stand location down to a single tree in the forest,that will produce deer day in and day out season after season.That is a magic tree and when you have one you will fill as many tags as you have!It may mean you will have to move a stand 3 feet to another tree but that is how you get a magic tree.
lol ur aware that's illegal eh.
I'm not judging or saying don't do it. Just don't get caught.
canadian hunter312
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County
treestands and blinds are too boring for this guy so i prefer to wait for the snow to fly for a little stalking action. i poke through the bush until i hit a fresh track and then its game on.
its extremely fun sneaking up to deer for that 20 yards or less shot with the bow. closest so far was 11 yards and took over an hour to cover the last 75 yards.
i see way more deer hunting this way. maybe because i usually fall asleep in stands?
its extremely fun sneaking up to deer for that 20 yards or less shot with the bow. closest so far was 11 yards and took over an hour to cover the last 75 yards.
i see way more deer hunting this way. maybe because i usually fall asleep in stands?
I hunt both archery and rifle and have taken deer from a ground blind and tree stand. I also rifle hunt with hounds with no blind. Although I like the excitement and anticipation when the dogs are tounging, I prefer to shoot a deer that doesnt know I'm there. Just works better for me.
I sit in a tree, push bush, and still hunt. All three ways produce good results, but I prefer pushing bush with dogs. There is just somthing about dogs on the chase that keeps you on your toes. Its an adrenaline rush like no other IMO.
Still hunting has got to be the purest form of hunting. You have to be a very good tracker who doesn't sit still at all. Prowl like an animal and stalk prey through the thick undergrowth in woods, overgrown fields, river bottoms and marshes. Walk very slowly, use the wind to your advantage and try to blend into the environment.I would like to do more of this type of hunting than I do......Maybe this season.
On a side note,I have learned alot about tracking/still hunting from the Benoits. If you want to learn good technique,these guys know thier chit.
I sit in a tree stand every morning, and most evenings. Although it works very well, it has got to be the most boring way to hunt. Its more like waiting for a victim than hunting, and takes the least amount of skill. Saying that, I still do it.
Still hunting has got to be the purest form of hunting. You have to be a very good tracker who doesn't sit still at all. Prowl like an animal and stalk prey through the thick undergrowth in woods, overgrown fields, river bottoms and marshes. Walk very slowly, use the wind to your advantage and try to blend into the environment.I would like to do more of this type of hunting than I do......Maybe this season.
On a side note,I have learned alot about tracking/still hunting from the Benoits. If you want to learn good technique,these guys know thier chit.
I sit in a tree stand every morning, and most evenings. Although it works very well, it has got to be the most boring way to hunt. Its more like waiting for a victim than hunting, and takes the least amount of skill. Saying that, I still do it.
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I always stay with the does. There is always late season clover left in the cut meadows that they love. Wait until around the 20th of November and there will be bucks cruising around to see if any does are hot. The other method people use here is to dump out large amounts of apples and carrots and wait. Not very sporting but effective.
In my opinion this isn't hunting, and if you modify a rifle before hunting wouldn't you want to sight it in at the range BEFORE taking a shot at an animal?????
I tend to doze off in stands also........ But they do have advantages. Once the deer change their patterns around them you can still hunt 100-200 yards around the stand. Works well later in the season.
Last year I filled both my tags still hunting and it was the most exciting deer hunt I ever had in over 20 years. Stalking a deer in the woods for over an hour and getting to within 30 yards of it.......Fantastic! I'm planning on still hunting again this year. The thrill is worth it!
We hunt almost exactely the same.
About 50% taken sitting......boring!
& 50% with dogs....I find it very satisfying just the hear the dog, getting a deer is not my 1st priority then
Canadian_Zuk
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Pickering, Ontario
