Stands are set

[wisconsinteacher]

My wife and I finished setting some early season stands today and also got some ladder stands stashed in the woods for later in the season. One camera shows a doe parade every night so I hope we can put one in the freezer before I head to WY for antelope. We also have a nice 8pt on camera that I really want someone to get.

1 more week!!!!

 

[Guybo]

Nothing like early season preparation, it's almost as fun as the hunt especially if you make it a family affair. My kids and I have been setting up a couple ground blinds and loc-ons getting ready for bow season and really enjoy the time together. My wife doesn't hunt but she helps with all the pre season stuff. Good luck this season, it's right around the corner.

 

[Wyo7200]

I used to wonder what the attraction is with stand hunting. On my most recent deer hunt with my bow- first season ever bow hunting- I see it. As I was stalking some does, I went through some heavy mahogany bushes. Well, about a mile and half and several steep draws/wash outs later, I looked down at my quiver and saw an empty spot where arrow #3 should have been. My heart sank. I turned around and looked back. No way in the world could I remember where I wandered. Then, it sank again as I tallied the total loss- $7 for the shaft, $4 for fletching, $8 for the luminock, $10 for the broadhead. I called it a day and went to the range to foul my 25-06 in preparation for rifle season. My ocd is making me want to make one more trip up there and will try to follow my same path. It was fun, but i have to rethink this stalking tactic... . Good luck this year!

 

[Vince]

Making me wonder if I can set a stand in a mesquite bush?

Nah.
The thorns would strip all the fletching off the arrows the first time I tried to climb up it. Not to mention what it would do to my baby like skin.


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[ksubuck]

I found that the older I got and the more bones and ligaments I destroyed, the more I liked stands. And after about falling out of one I have found that I like ground blinds even more. This year will be my first serious walk-in hunts in almost 10 years. Hope the knees hold up.

 

[Vince]

I found that the older I got and the more bones and ligaments I destroyed, the more I liked stands. And after about falling out of one I have found that I like ground blinds even more. This year will be my first serious walk-in hunts in almost 10 years. Hope the knees hold up.

Take some hiking sticks.
Your knees will thank you. I don't hike 2 feet without them.

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[wisconsinteacher]

As far as stand hunting, I hunt a dairy farm that has small patches of thick timber. The deer come to the ag fields to feed at dark. There really is no other way that to sit over trails and wait for the deer. 3 steps into the woods and the lot would be empty.

 

[Vince]

I wonder if one could ride a cow, with an arrow nocked, and not scare the deer?

It is a dairy farm and cows would fit in.

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[Wyo7200]

That's funny!

 

[DrMike]

I wonder if one could ride a cow, with an arrow nocked, and not scare the deer?

It is a dairy farm and cows would fit in.

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Don't imagine you'd get much shooting done; but it would certainly be entertaining! :mrgreen: Should you attempt such a feat, Vince, do make sure it is recorded for posterity (and a few hearty chuckles.

 

[Vince]

I wonder if one could ride a cow, with an arrow nocked, and not scare the deer?

It is a dairy farm and cows would fit in.

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Don't imagine you'd get much shooting done; but it would certainly be entertaining! :mrgreen: Should you attempt such a feat, Vince, do make sure it is recorded for posterity (and a few hearty chuckles.

Will do mate.
I'm just crazy enough to do this. [emoji1]

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[wisconsinteacher]

Well all my hard work got us close but we educated a few deer this weekend with no shots. Saturday night, I had 3 adult does ready to fight over the clover field only to have the wind pick up and one of them got a wiff of me. They all left without snorting or stomping their hooves.

Sunday night, my wife had a doe and fawn pass the blind at 7 yards and as she was starting to draw, the doe cut her walking path and spooked. She then circled the blind and blew and stomped for a few minutes. I had a good wind and 30 minutes before dark had a deer blow at me. I pulled out my wind indicator to find that the wind did a 180 and was blowing right were the deer was.

We plan on giving it until the weekend to settle down and hopefully we can try it again this weekend.