we've been seeing deer in the thickest nastiest cover and swamps. No real trails this year, because they are browsing as they move so it's been tougher to pin point them. with the warmer weather and full moon the deer have not been moving much during the day, seems they are on their feet a little at first light and again around 10 am this week.
Saturday i had a great encounter with another huge 6 pointer. It was a in acres of rose bushes, a place that makes Briar Back Mountain look like a good spot to vacation! I was crawled my way into the area with my lone wolf hang on and sticks and set up in a huge hickory that split into 4 trunks about 12' up. From my Vantage point I could see through the briars down hill and saw the 6 pt about 200yds down hill and directly down wind of me. It took him about 30 minutes to make his way directly toward me. He was testing the wind every few steps. He closed to 25yds and spent close to 10 minutes directly down wind, testing the air. He finally turned away and I thought he was going to leave, but instead he bedded with his back to me, still too thick for a shot. he stayed bedded for close to 2 hours and I was running out of time. I splashed some doe in heat on the ground around my tree and hit the can call. he finally stood and worked his way past me at 21 yards and never offered a shot! Close but no cigar. About that time the area came alive with deer, I don't know how many there were but i know they were in almost every direction, all headed north towards a field. Darkness set in without a shot and I just sat there until the deer had moved off. I did a little recon this week and found a better tree right in the middle of the action, this one with more shooting lanes and easier access. I know where i'll be this weekend. The cool part is that this is essentially public land, the same place I took the 6 pt earlier this year. It's town owned and all you have to do is take a proficiency test, hunt from a stand and call in and out when you hunt. It gets very little pressure, especially in the areas that are hard to get into or offer no trees for a climber. We can't leave stands in, but it;s no big deal to pop up and take down my Lone wolf.
Topic: Good Luck NY Bowhunters (Read 20976 times)
