Has anybody tried this aggressive hunting technique?

[lt-m-grow]

You have to see the video because I know I couldn't describe it.  You kinda have to see it to believe it or understand it really.

There is a traditional bow hunter in the clip, but there are also compound bows in it too.    My question is about the technique and not the tool so I figure that should be ok.

 

It looks like a riot and a whole new level of hunting.

[Izzy]

I need one of those dekes!

[johnnyk71]

it appears that the key to the whole process is to find a mature buck in the middle of a field, that has never seen a human being in its entire life.

   :rolleyes:

[ozy clint]

public land corn fields?

i've walked straight in on pigs in open swamps a few times like in my avatar. it's suprisingly effective.

[Gaff]

im not gonna lie, i wanna see that video.. if the hunts are not fenced in, then thats pretty darn awesome footage..

[mlsthmpsn]

Those are a couple-three Wisco boys....all public land (is what they claim and looks pretty legit).

In Wisco, there is lots of public land that is farmed by area farmers. Makes it kinda nice when you know it's public, but it isn't really posted...and the field looks just like the one next to it that's private (even connecting tractor trails)...but it's public and you can walk through it and set-up in that nice funnel along the ridge in the far back where the deer come from the 100's of acres of public land beyond the fields.

Just saying.  

[Fastltz]

I know they do that for pronghorns out west and similarly for moose as well...I dont see why it wouldnt or couldn't work on whitetails. They come to decoys and even attack them so why not. Seems like it would be best with a partner to do the calling.

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by ozy clint:
public land corn fields?

i've walked straight in on pigs in open swamps a few times like in my avatar. it's suprisingly effective.

Yep, here in the Midwest its not rare to find crops/food plots on public land  

[awbowman]

Pretty sure that's the beast hunting guys

[hickstick]

you can't even use decoys in MA, let alone walk behind one.  lol.

[bobman]

way too many idiots and poachers in this world for me to try crawling across an open field looking like a big buck


heck they shoot each other dressed head to toe in orange

[Caughtandhobble]

Cool, but looks very dangerous. Danger being, public land with deke, then comes having a pissed off buck about to try to kill you.  

[Cwilder]

Looks like a awesome way to try and kill a buck

[njloco]

I was thinking the same thing, if that buck decided to turn and rush in he wouldn't have time to get out of the way. I do spot and stalk, but here in n.j. I have to have the right conditions as the deer are very used to being close to humans. I wait until I have a wet or damp ground and some wind, then if done right, one could pretty much get right up close.

[wtpops]

Public land, I would have a bud handle the decoy    or i would have a big orange vest on it.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Too Many road hunters and deer Jackers for me to want to try that in plain view of the road.

[twitchstick]

I have cut out cow silhouettes of cardboard and have got in bow range on antelope and geese. I have thought about it with deer but never tried. I have seen friends put the sun at their back at sun set carrying their bow above their head and get close to elk. You never know it may work on the right deer.

[calgarychef]

I haven't done this but I've used decoys on quite a few different animals and I have no doubt this would work.

[JJB]

They have several videos out and they are very entertaining. They hunt public land and are very aggressive and successful, pretty interesting.
-Jay

[Archie]

Wouldn't be hard to make a decoy like this with an overhead projector, some cardboard from the local furniture store, and some paint.  I've done it before.

Seems like a guy could use some orange paint on it too, since deer don't see color, in order to make it safer in case another hunter sees you.