Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
rules i try to live by....never take more than 20 steps even on a road without doing a full stop look and listen....it is as low at 2 or 3 steps when things feel "right"...always have your gun at the ready.....if you are out of breath or sweating you are going too fast...if i accidentally make a loud crunch i sometimes will let out a call like a bull moose grunt or an elk call ....i cant prove if it helps or not but it is what i might do
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
This reminds me of a joke:
How does a Scottsman find a lost sheep in tall grass?
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
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thelongjohnson
Wait for it to start pissing rain....
I agree. Not the most fun, but in noisy conditions or thick brush, I have the most success on rainy days.
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
Good time to use your calls to "mask" the noise you are making. Turkey calls, cow/calf calls etc do help to "fool" the animals you are stalking.
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
Exactly^^^^^ moose aren’t completely quiet and if you mess up and make some noise/break a twig - just make a call to make it sound like a moose passing through. Look all the noise made when calling moose or rattling deer. Noise happens, work with it.
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MOUNTAIN MICKEY
Good time to use your calls to "mask" the noise you are making. Turkey calls, cow/calf calls etc do help to "fool" the animals you are stalking.
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
For being quite on gravel roads on your feet, I have from time to time just used two pairs of cheap thick socks, no boots, super quite.
Re: How do you guys stay quiet in tall willows?
Use airplanes, gust of wind, bugling elk, partner bugles etc to move in those difficult yards. Particularly when moving in a spot where u can’t avoid noise and the animal is close
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thelongjohnson
Wait for it to start pissing rain....
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Farmer
I agree. Not the most fun, but in noisy conditions or thick brush, I have the most success on rainy days.
Looks like I was onto something. Best part is I don’t mind the rain.