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Post by wooly on Feb 22, 2009 6:57:18 GMT -5
Walking along a 40 acre standing cornfield yesterday looking for sheds, when I realized at one point no matter where I entered from the perimeter I needed to go in 15 rows on average before the corn husks weren't just hollow shells??? This information will certainly make me a big buck killer this fall!  Anybody else care to contribute to this useless thread? |
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Post by bubba on Feb 22, 2009 7:34:44 GMT -5
I guess I dont get it, but I do know if I am out walking around like that and I see deer tracks without a doubt, here has been a deer through there sometime.
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Post by Burt on Feb 22, 2009 7:45:41 GMT -5
The deer are eating good this winter?  ? I have standing corn also but you can find full ears on the perimeter. More deer runs and tracks then you can stand to see. No sheds yet? |
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Post by wooly on Feb 22, 2009 7:54:25 GMT -5
My wording may have been a little "corny" hence the misunderstanding. No prob Bubba.
Guess what I was getting at here is this. You ever walk through the woods or go on a hunt and see something that is a noticeable piece of the whitetail puzzle that you just can't place at the moment untill you find another connecting piece.
Then what you saw becomes so obvious it becomes a valuable tool in your future hunts or just increases deer sightings all around.
That's what I like most about this time of year is I spend more time observing the litte things without the pressure of killing a deer. Really a great time to slow down and take a closer look at your quarries habits for future refference.
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Post by bubba on Feb 22, 2009 8:35:06 GMT -5
oh I get it now my bad. Yes I have done tha several times and it is usually the simplest or most obvious thing you want to go duh. I drove truck for a local farmer when harvesting corn. We would chase more deer out of the standing corn to include some real nice bucks while we were chopping it. This is also one of the farms I hunt on. This lead us to set up differently around and in the corn and we would move the deer out by making drives in the corn up the rows. I have also noticed small things like the smallest least obvious place for a deer to hang up in, is where you usually find them. Like a clump of brush barely big enough for 2 deer to bed in, you will find them bedded there. It all boils down to keep your eyes open and never dismiss any little thing you see hear or notice.
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Post by wooly on Feb 22, 2009 9:11:12 GMT -5
Now you got it!  2 yrs ago I pierced a buck that made a 200yd escape through some ugly terreign. A fatal shot for sure and a cautious tracking job lead to his recovery. On the drag out I realized his path through the thickets was no random death run as it became a no brainer that he was looking to escape down a well concealed buck trail between two permanant tree forts hunted by a neighbor. Ok, I didn't make the connection right then and there but after being tipped off to this trick on another forum I look at where shot deer flee a little closer now. |
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Post by bubba on Feb 22, 2009 17:37:53 GMT -5
yes they take a well beaten path when they go. I posted from the 2007 season about a buddy smacking a deer with a 200 grain shockwave and a good 500 yard chase etc. Well what happened to help us was just the fact that we took the beaten trail, which the deer use as an escape route from that particular field a lot. I would not have known where to look for the path, other than sitting on the edge of the field watching where the deer entered and exited. The deer did not go to the exir path directly, but the minute she got in the cedars on the edge of the trail, she went directly to the path. I spend a lot of time learning the deer habits and patterns. I am aware that they change with seasons and pressure etc, but those simple things help as they are creatures of habit especially when wounded and trying to escape. Doesnt really help me shoot one but sure did help me to find one.
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Post by Burt on Feb 22, 2009 20:20:05 GMT -5
Worthless observations
Wooly still in the dark after the original post and explanation.
Burt
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Post by kpkot on Feb 22, 2009 20:20:22 GMT -5
I have found that with my experiences the deer change their routes significantly during the winter. As the fields get mounded with snow it became easier to predict where they would be. Same with turkey. During bow/shotgun the turkey are on one side of our property and during the spring they aren't there.
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Post by Burt on Feb 23, 2009 4:51:28 GMT -5
Read the whole post again and-go it. Thanks!
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Post by wooly on Feb 23, 2009 5:51:57 GMT -5
Shot a lead nanny doe one year after watching her and another deer make their way towards me from the opposite ridge. Dropped her in her tracks and the other deer just stood there over her kicking carcass. A big 10 pt buck I drew a bead on and missed.  Made my way down to my doe only to see the big 10 standing there 40 yds away watching me. Pulled up and he was gone. Left the doe there and decided to follow this buck to see where he was off to. 50 yds into my track there he is watching me again and dissapears in a single bound. 3 chances at a mature buck all within 100 yds. on the same hunt, Why?? I'll never underestimate the power of a hot doe again for whatever reason. Lesson learned the hard way! |
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? I have standing corn also but you can find full ears
