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Post by sd51555 on Oct 16, 2017 6:05:54 GMT -6
Red - stand locations yellow - current access way blue - my idea purple - deer flight path each day It's near impossible to get into these stands when the deer are out feeding in the giant alfalfa field across the road. I have come up with an alternate way to access these stands. Over 6 years, I've never seen deer bed up front near these stands. Other than spring and summer, I don't think the deer even bed on this property. So I think it would be better to sneak around the neighbors cabin and go deeper in the woods to get to the stands, instead of down the road. The deer in the field are so conditioned to watch for gawkers, that I can't get into those stands without busting deer.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 16, 2017 6:23:57 GMT -6
NW wind, evening hunt, you got to approach stands from the east.
You need to create a bedding area on your property.
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Post by sticknstring on Oct 16, 2017 8:13:00 GMT -6
I think the yellow access is okay for evening, use the blue for exit. Maybe add some screening to block view across the rd?
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Post by Catscratch on Oct 16, 2017 9:04:46 GMT -6
Two ways I would approach this: 1 - Hunt mornings in the bottom left corner (as far away from the field as possible). I would enter in the daylight and glass to insure that I didn't spook anything on the way in.
2 - Hunt evenings near the road, but have someone drop me off and pick me up. Drop off vehicles spook deer but they don't peg you and they think the threat has left when the truck leaves. Pick up vehicles spook the deer away from stand instead of the hunter spooking them and they return and relax once the truck has left.
I'm weird about hunting near fields and try to stay away from them as much as possible. If I do hunt near one it's never on the edge and I always have a plan to "mask" my movements in and out.
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Post by batman on Oct 16, 2017 12:38:49 GMT -6
Without blockades I have little confidence you can walk that far east/west for access that deep in the woods without fubarring the whole bed to feed pattern.
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 16, 2017 15:35:18 GMT -6
Without blockades I have little confidence you can walk that far east/west for access that deep in the woods without fubarring the whole bed to feed pattern. That is likely why there's only been one deer shot out of these stands in 5 years, despite having the most consistent action of any place up there. Very hard to bowhunt too because the deer don't get within 30 yards of 2 of those 3 stands. I'd really like to run some strands of 4' fence out there to force them around the trails they're using now. I tried to get a blockade approved years ago, and that died in committee.
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Post by wildfire123 on Oct 16, 2017 17:52:44 GMT -6
Deer and Deer hunting, use blockades, according to Batmans friend, Steve.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 17, 2017 4:10:05 GMT -6
I am using one half role of cement wire as a blockade along the edge of and into a cornfield. It can be moved for another year if it does not work.I out it up in June and the first evening I saw a doe approach the fence. She stood and looked at it for a few minutes and then walked around it, just how I wanted.
The fence is not a visual blockade for stand access, but is a portable blockade to deer movement.
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 17, 2017 5:43:35 GMT -6
I am using one half role of cement wire as a blockade along the edge of and into a cornfield. It can be moved for another year if it does not work.I out it up in June and the first evening I saw a doe approach the fence. She stood and looked at it for a few minutes and then walked around it, just how I wanted. The fence is not a visual blockade for stand access, but is a portable blockade to deer movement. I like it. How tall is that fence?
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Post by batman on Oct 17, 2017 5:53:46 GMT -6
I have runs of fence all over the new place to keep my access a secret and the property fresh. About 800 feet if memory serves. Some say its cheating but I am not concerned with their ethics set. Nor should they be with mine. Fence is the #1 bang for both time and dollar when trying to influence deer movement, and IMO a reasonable tool to consistently see deer in a state managed for very few.
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Post by mnaaron on Oct 17, 2017 11:51:07 GMT -6
I have runs of fence all over the new place to keep my access a secret and the property fresh. About 800 feet if memory serves. Some say its cheating but I am not concerned with their ethics set. Nor should they be with mine. Fence is the #1 bang for both time and dollar when trying to influence deer movement, and IMO a reasonable tool to consistently see deer in a state managed for very few. What kind of fence you using? We have tried plastic snow fence with some success. Definitely need to do more since you are right. Best investment when you factor in time and effectiveness.
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Post by mnaaron on Oct 17, 2017 11:52:24 GMT -6
Red - stand locations yellow - current access way blue - my idea purple - deer flight path each day It's near impossible to get into these stands when the deer are out feeding in the giant alfalfa field across the road. I have come up with an alternate way to access these stands. Over 6 years, I've never seen deer bed up front near these stands. Other than spring and summer, I don't think the deer even bed on this property. So I think it would be better to sneak around the neighbors cabin and go deeper in the woods to get to the stands, instead of down the road. The deer in the field are so conditioned to watch for gawkers, that I can't get into those stands without busting deer. Can you come in from the east via the neighbors? Looks like some trails through the woods which might be quiet and from the east.
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Post by batman on Oct 17, 2017 12:13:39 GMT -6
I have runs of fence all over the new place to keep my access a secret and the property fresh. About 800 feet if memory serves. Some say its cheating but I am not concerned with their ethics set. Nor should they be with mine. Fence is the #1 bang for both time and dollar when trying to influence deer movement, and IMO a reasonable tool to consistently see deer in a state managed for very few. What kind of fence you using? We have tried plastic snow fence with some success. Definitely need to do more since you are right. Best investment when you factor in time and effectiveness. Craigslist fence. Snow fence does not last. Coons etc chew holes in plastic fence.
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 17, 2017 12:17:09 GMT -6
Neighbor hunts too. Relations ain't the best there either.
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Post by batman on Oct 17, 2017 13:45:28 GMT -6
Neighbor hunts too. Relations ain't the best there either. Your best access is down the east line. Deer know the neighbor human lives there and likely use it in the dark most of the time. Access up east using blockade running east west and your scent blows into his parcel. Get off the east line until the cover/terrrain etc shields the deer from the east neighbor for stand location.
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