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Q:
I find a lot of sign in the area I am hunting and get a lot of pictures, but when it comes to bow season I see no deer at all. I will still get pictures during the season, but never when I am on stand. I sit in the stand for a lot of time and get nothing. Why could this be?
from sports15_andrew on 10.15.09 Answer Question |
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Check the prevailing wind. If you're in a hilly area, the wind might swirl around and put every deer in the vicinity on guard, so you'd need to practice strict scent control. Do you fidgit? I know I sometimes do, so a blind that hides movement is a big help. Best of luck to you, and be patient.
could also be other hunters in the area, and if deer get bumped and spooked enough they will go nocturnal.
Try a couple days of sitting from before light to after dark. Last season was in the same situation, lots of sign, but no sightings. Until I sat all day. Also pick the day to sit all day based on weather(not only during the day but also during the night. A stormy night will put the deer to sleep and as result they will move more during the day.) Good luck!
Your scent, movement or noise could be alerting the deer. Just do you best to control all three, and as pineywoods just said, be patient. Good luck & have a safe hunt.
A long time ago I read an article that suggested that out of every 100 bowhunters only eleven enjoyed success and firearms produced a success rate of 21 out of 100 hunters harvested a deer.So on that basis 100 trips should produce a opportunity level at anywhere between 11 and 21 per cent for harvesting an animal.If things are not working I always try and change the variables involved-location-time-different travel routes to your hunting location.This approach keeps you fresh in your outlook.Remember it not where the deer were it is the next time you are working towards.
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could also be other hunters in the area, and if deer get bumped and spooked enough they will go nocturnal.
Check the prevailing wind. If you're in a hilly area, the wind might swirl around and put every deer in the vicinity on guard, so you'd need to practice strict scent control. Do you fidgit? I know I sometimes do, so a blind that hides movement is a big help. Best of luck to you, and be patient.
Try a couple days of sitting from before light to after dark. Last season was in the same situation, lots of sign, but no sightings. Until I sat all day. Also pick the day to sit all day based on weather(not only during the day but also during the night. A stormy night will put the deer to sleep and as result they will move more during the day.) Good luck!
Your scent, movement or noise could be alerting the deer. Just do you best to control all three, and as pineywoods just said, be patient. Good luck & have a safe hunt.
A long time ago I read an article that suggested that out of every 100 bowhunters only eleven enjoyed success and firearms produced a success rate of 21 out of 100 hunters harvested a deer.So on that basis 100 trips should produce a opportunity level at anywhere between 11 and 21 per cent for harvesting an animal.If things are not working I always try and change the variables involved-location-time-different travel routes to your hunting location.This approach keeps you fresh in your outlook.Remember it not where the deer were it is the next time you are working towards.
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