Dead Deer Walking

[Curtiss Cardinal]

Otto, If that Asian Honeysuckle was here I'd never go into the woods without the big Pump and Spray Round-Up slung over my shoulder when scouting.
Brian I accidently hit the shift key should have been ' not "
I edited it. I have a friend that hangs those little chocolate donuts so far up in a tree that only a big deer standing on its hind legs can get them; but every deer trys to get them. I found that out when I saw that his entry wound was right through the sternum of the deer as if he had shot it from underneath and I asked him about it. Is it still baiting if the deer can't get to it? I honestly never thought it was. Because they don't try long if they can't get it.

[Don Stokes]

Looked up the Asian honeysuckle- bad stuff! At least the kudzu that surrounds my house is good deer food when it's low enough for them to reach.

C2, chocolate donuts? I'm learning a lot here today...

[Ceb]

If the range is short and shooting lane is open, I'll take the walking shot every time.

[Hot Hap]

I'm with Otto. There are woods around here where there is no new growth for the last 10-15 years of native plants and trees. Hap

[Dave Lay]

same as you.I have had excellent results shooting them walking.. at a slow walk,  10 yds or so.. never had one jump string or any other problems.. stopping them to me seems like you are alerting them to something..

[Ray Hammond]

I know this is probably already obvious, but I always set my stands in places I call "triple edges".

I like corners where three types of terrain come together. As deer leave one type of terrain and enter another (except for open areas to thick- those they jump right in typically) they will almost always pause before doing so. If they are moving thick to thin, they'll stop on the thick side, before going out. If thin to thick, they'll pause just after they enter the thicket.

Or failing that, I find a ditch or stream that winds through an area of deer movement, then find the places they like to cross.

If you place a stand there, invariably when they come through, they will cross the creek and then stop on the other side before moving.

The same with a dirt road- they'll pause before they cross, and pause after they cross.

If you don't like stopping deer with grunts or noises this might be the way to go.