Originally Posted by
338win mag
I just read the entire thread,,,,after hunting for a long time, the reality of it is the time hunting is to be cherished.
My motto is...."the fastest way to ruin a good deer hunt is to shoot a deer".
Two ways I hunt any deer,,,, walk (sneak hunt) and natural ground blind (ambush) sometimes tree stand, usually only so I can be elevated enough to see into a swamp etc.
I have shot alot of game in the standing timber while setting up an ambush....its gonna be tough without knowing the area where deer like to frequent, and real tough if they figure someone is trying to shoot them.
I have shot all my whitetails (a lifetime and its alot) on the same ridges in an area no larger than 500 acres, I never had to go anywhere else.
The game needs to be confident that they are safe in the area or they wont be there or they wont show themselves during daylight. You need to be confident the game will show up, this is what allows a hunter to sit patiently for hours/days.
A combination of sneak hunting and ambushing is an exciting way to hunt, sneak up those ridges just off to one side...always into or best,,,across the wind.
I look forward to you getting a buck and posting it up here.