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Originally posted by stxhunter View PostDo you guys corn the roads each time you drive/walk in? From what I've seen they will eventually associate the noises/sightings with food .
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Originally posted by BrandonA View PostThis. Every time I drive the gator in I throw out corn from the spreader. Tuthdoc was a big believer in this and I believe it. They hear the gator and know goodies are going to be left.
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Having issues with seeing deer this year as well. Really light activity at my place in Doss compared to years past. Unlike previous years this year the deer have gone primarily nocturnal...seeing boat loads on camera at night but they're not coming out in the daylight.
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Great OP and a mystery for many hunters. I have sat in my blind and had other lease members get down early, start up their rides heading back to camp. Watched many a deer pause and listen, then go back to feeding. But, late in the season it's young deer and NOT the wall hangers in my experience. Mature Bucks seem to stay hidden once the rut is over or they venture out beyond the typical stand hunting times, that's how they get to be mature bucks IMO.
I took the biggest buck ever on our lease November 24th, then the rut was done and still have not seen another BIG 8pt that came within 20 feet of my rifle blind in early November? But, he was a great buck and just stood there looking up at my 10' blind...no way to get a shot, left and have not seen him since.
A big part of the time spent in the stand is figuring out when "Big Boy" will show up from game pics or like I described? I'm not like so many of you young guys/gals, I can't walk without a lot of pain more than 50 yards to my elevated stand anymore. Age has caught me and has no mercy these days. So I park my Ranger within 20 +/- yards of my stand. The feeder is 120 yards from the stand so I have "some" relief. Again, harvested a great buck this year so who knows....But, "it's the mystery of the hunt" that makes it a memory to last forever!
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Originally posted by Bish View PostOn a lease in Jerymn Tx, have feeders up and cameras running, Bucks and does always on camera, been hunting since opening day, when we are there, pretty much nothing comes in, we leave go back next weekend, same thing deer all over camera but nothing much comes in when we are there. I walk about a mile in and out and go in back way, so I know its not scent problem, plus been hunting over 40+years and know that I'm not doing nothing wrong, but this is hard to figure out, going to try the last weekend and see what happens.
God Bless
Bish
And Happy New Year to all
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I had similar experiences most of the season. My windows are solid pieces of plywood and I would leave the window facing the feeder open whenever I was in the box. A couple weeks before Thanksgiving, I went in with a hole saw and cut 3" holes in each window and covered with lexan. Now whenever I am in the blind, I leave all windows closed until I am ready to shoot. Activity at my feeder while I am there has increased dramatically.
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I've been studying game cam photos for the last couple of days. I try to be either in a blind or tripod a full hour before sunrise. It seems that i've probably been running animals out of area on my way in. Almost all my pics have animals in the pens at the time i'm approaching. It looks like i'd have to hit a sweet spot about 4:30 a.m. not to disturb animals. I don't have that in me.
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