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This season I scouted a spot that's turning out to be a real HOT spot.
I wanted to share this info because this year wasn't my normal scout and tackle routine, I decided to go with my hunters instinct this season and I'm glad I did...
I wanted to share what's happening thus far to let everyone know that even though an area doesn't seem like a really good spot it may surprise you.
Just yesterday as the day was coming to an end I had a "Huge" buck coming in with 2 smaller deer, the time was 545ish and they never came in closer than 75 yards (Approx.)
I spotted the Deer moving in at approx. 90 yards, there's still tons of leaves on the trees so the visual range isn't the greatest so I couldn't tell the actual tine count but I'd bet 1000 bucks that the one buck is going to dress out around 210 lbs. His size was very obvious when compared to the other 2 smaller deer, the buck was wearing a nice rack but I couldn't tell if the others were bucks or Doe's, So I know I have a good spot but I have to do my best to harvest one of them ASAP because as soon as rifle season rolls around this spot turns into what seems to be the most popular spot in the county LOL maybe not quite that bad but a ton of weekend warriors will flood the area.
Whether I get a chance at the huge buck or at a nice mature Doe I'll be happy to harvest either one...
The funny part of this story is, I've got a few guys telling me I'm wasting my time in there because nobody's seen any deer in that area for a few years because of the heavy logging that was done some 5 or 6 years earlier, which to me makes no sense at all...
I've only seen one other hunter who stops in on the weekends but as luck would have it he isn't coming near the area I'm hunting in, in fact he always heads straight in to the opposite direction. :wink:
The area i'm focusing on has very little deer droppings, no obvious deer runs nothing that would make any hunter think that there's a huge buck in the area, so not many scouters will venture in to look further well except me of course all I had to see was one fresh rub with a piece of dried up velvet hanging off of one of the branches.
Our weather's been really nasty with all the rain and wind we've been having, I hunted Sunday and opted to stay on the ground because the wind was in my favor, Yesterday when I got back to the same spot I found a new rub just 10 feet away from where I stood the day before, that's the activity I like seeing so naturally I had to move away a little in case that buck wanted to come back in to freshen up a little.
A hunter that lives close to the area says he's seen a couple deer in that area throughout the summer months but only a couple small doe's :whistling:
It's raining again now so I dont know if i'll go in today or not.
Good Luck on all your hunts!!!
I wanted to share this info because this year wasn't my normal scout and tackle routine, I decided to go with my hunters instinct this season and I'm glad I did...
I wanted to share what's happening thus far to let everyone know that even though an area doesn't seem like a really good spot it may surprise you.
Just yesterday as the day was coming to an end I had a "Huge" buck coming in with 2 smaller deer, the time was 545ish and they never came in closer than 75 yards (Approx.)
I spotted the Deer moving in at approx. 90 yards, there's still tons of leaves on the trees so the visual range isn't the greatest so I couldn't tell the actual tine count but I'd bet 1000 bucks that the one buck is going to dress out around 210 lbs. His size was very obvious when compared to the other 2 smaller deer, the buck was wearing a nice rack but I couldn't tell if the others were bucks or Doe's, So I know I have a good spot but I have to do my best to harvest one of them ASAP because as soon as rifle season rolls around this spot turns into what seems to be the most popular spot in the county LOL maybe not quite that bad but a ton of weekend warriors will flood the area.
Whether I get a chance at the huge buck or at a nice mature Doe I'll be happy to harvest either one...
The funny part of this story is, I've got a few guys telling me I'm wasting my time in there because nobody's seen any deer in that area for a few years because of the heavy logging that was done some 5 or 6 years earlier, which to me makes no sense at all...
I've only seen one other hunter who stops in on the weekends but as luck would have it he isn't coming near the area I'm hunting in, in fact he always heads straight in to the opposite direction. :wink:
The area i'm focusing on has very little deer droppings, no obvious deer runs nothing that would make any hunter think that there's a huge buck in the area, so not many scouters will venture in to look further well except me of course all I had to see was one fresh rub with a piece of dried up velvet hanging off of one of the branches.
Our weather's been really nasty with all the rain and wind we've been having, I hunted Sunday and opted to stay on the ground because the wind was in my favor, Yesterday when I got back to the same spot I found a new rub just 10 feet away from where I stood the day before, that's the activity I like seeing so naturally I had to move away a little in case that buck wanted to come back in to freshen up a little.
A hunter that lives close to the area says he's seen a couple deer in that area throughout the summer months but only a couple small doe's :whistling:
It's raining again now so I dont know if i'll go in today or not.
Good Luck on all your hunts!!!