Elkhunter1 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 My newest weapon in my hunting arsenal and some of the targets! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 Treestands. We have a couple decent ones poking around.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkhunter1 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 Treestands. We have a couple decent ones poking around.... IMG_0640.JPG Nice! Too bad I don't have as many Pine trees to put stands in. I am making some climbing sticks for myself! I do have a couple mountain ranges close enough to place them once i get a spot established! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Explorer Report post Posted August 20, 2017 No coues in my elk unit so I'm gonna be chasing mule deer. Maybe December coues if no luck in the early season.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 Treestands. We have a couple decent ones poking around....IMG_0640.JPG Nice! Too bad I don't have as many Pine trees to put stands in. I am making some climbing sticks for myself! I do have a couple mountain ranges close enough to place them once i get a spot established! 20689818_872723269560371_2102819789408962041_o.jpg My hunting partner and I were out a couple months ago poking around in our winter area looking for shed and setting up some cameras and I got to looking at a couple of big junipers in a couple spots I usually hunt off the ground. The dang things are big enough to put a fixed position stand in. You can only get 5-8 feet off the ground but there is plenty of cover to conceal you and enough branches you don't even need a ladder. I'm gonna give it a try this January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkhunter1 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 Treestands. We have a couple decent ones poking around....IMG_0640.JPGNice! Too bad I don't have as many Pine trees to put stands in. I am making some climbing sticks for myself! I do have a couple mountain ranges close enough to place them once i get a spot established! 20689818_872723269560371_2102819789408962041_o.jpg My hunting partner and I were out a couple months ago poking around in our winter area looking for shed and setting up some cameras and I got to looking at a couple of big junipers in a couple spots I usually hunt off the ground. The dang things are big enough to put a fixed position stand in. You can only get 5-8 feet off the ground but there is plenty of cover to conceal you and enough branches you don't even need a ladder. I'm gonna give it a try this January. Sounds like a good plan, I have done that on a Elk hunt years ago. I was about 10" up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 It's amazing how just getting a little ways off the ground totally changes your perspective and more than doubles the amount of ground you can cover with the bow. We're going to have a good august, but I keep finding myself already daydreaming about January! I have two hunts between now and then.... just love that time of year I guess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grey curse Report post Posted August 20, 2017 Hunting this august to scout out a new area. Hopefully be able to find a tree to hang a stand in for December, But maybe lucky enough on the ground that I won't have to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MT_Sourdough Report post Posted August 20, 2017 I have a blind that is seriously brushed in and been in place for about three weeks already. It's on a trail intersect and I have it set up so the shot i'll take will be super close or no shot. It's my first deer hunt from a blind so my expectations aren't super high. I am hoping other hunters get'm stirred up and drive them my way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted August 20, 2017 I have a blind that is seriously brushed in and been in place for about three weeks already. It's on a trail intersect and I have it set up so the shot i'll take will be super close or no shot. It's my first deer hunt from a blind so my expectations aren't super high. I am hoping other hunters get'm stirred up and drive them my way. Just keep in mind when blind/treestand hunting it's not at all uncommon to have a really slow day or two. You have to give a spot at least 3 full days. Minimum. Something with antlers will amble by. Longest I've had to sit before killing something is four days so far. I know some people that have gone longer, but they were waiting for something special and kept letting little ones walk. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oz31p Report post Posted August 21, 2017 I have a blind that is seriously brushed in and been in place for about three weeks already. It's on a trail intersect and I have it set up so the shot i'll take will be super close or no shot. It's my first deer hunt from a blind so my expectations aren't super high. I am hoping other hunters get'm stirred up and drive them my way. Just keep in mind when blind/treestand hunting it's not at all uncommon to have a really slow day or two. You have to give a spot at least 3 full days. Minimum. Something with antlers will amble by. Longest I've had to sit before killing something is four days so far. I know some people that have gone longer, but they were waiting for something special and kept letting little ones walk. I'm gonna try really hard to take your advice. I brushed in the same grounder 250 this morning. But I've never hunted from a blind. But I think I've got a good spot scouted so I'm hoping that helps to motivate me to say put and not fall back into my spot and stalk ways....at least the first 4 days lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkhunter1 Report post Posted August 21, 2017 I have a blind that is seriously brushed in and been in place for about three weeks already. It's on a trail intersect and I have it set up so the shot i'll take will be super close or no shot. It's my first deer hunt from a blind so my expectations aren't super high. I am hoping other hunters get'm stirred up and drive them my way. Just keep in mind when blind/treestand hunting it's not at all uncommon to have a really slow day or two. You have to give a spot at least 3 full days. Minimum. Something with antlers will amble by. Longest I've had to sit before killing something is four days so far. I know some people that have gone longer, but they were waiting for something special and kept letting little ones walk. I'm gonna try really hard to take your advice. I brushed in the same grounder 250 this morning. But I've never hunted from a blind. But I think I've got a good spot scouted so I'm hoping that helps to motivate me to say put and not fall back into my spot and stalk ways....at least the first 4 days lol The buck I shot in Dec. came in around 2:30 pm so sitting all day will be benificial. I know many friends and family have killed mid day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oneshot Report post Posted August 21, 2017 Not really a fan of deer hunting while they are velvet, they are still growing and I feel like I'm cheating them out of being all they can be. But I'll be out after Bears for a few days, and the guy I'm helping will shoot a Coues if he comes by ground brush blinds I've had in place for a few years... Good Luck... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted August 21, 2017 I'll be sitting my blind trying to stay awake. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustinB Report post Posted August 23, 2017 Sitting in the trees... The big boy i missed twice opening morning last year has shown up again. Game on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
