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Statistically speaking....
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01/03/15 06:05 AM
01/03/15 06:05 AM
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BruteX
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So far this year I've spent 116 hrs in a tree. I have taken three deer so basically one deer every 38 hours hunting. Saw my first shooter yesterday. The three deer I've taken were 2 does and a spike by accident. I think that's pretty good considering I haven't planted anything. The buck was chasing a doe yesterday evening so it's about to be on
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/03/15 08:54 AM
01/03/15 08:54 AM
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I would increase my chances of taking a big buck if I had the equipment to plant plots so the does would be in one area. When they are using natural browse, they could be anywhere and the bucks will be there with them. That's why any goober in a shooting house can kill one of they are willing to sit long enough. I'm kind of partial to bowhunting
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: BruteX]
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01/03/15 10:47 AM
01/03/15 10:47 AM
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JD_Bowhunter1976
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Public land hunting mostly and natural browse. I have logged around 180 hours in a stand and killed 5 , lost 2 , missed 1. Let a lot walk this year compared to previous years. I'm by far no trophy hunter, give me a 2 1/2 year old deer and up and I'm slinging an arrow most of the time. Killing a mature doe with a bow is better than any mature buck with a gun while sitting in a shooting house, but that's just my opinion and your not necessarily going to kill a 3 1/2 year old buck or older on a green field unless you spend endless hours hunting on it or have a rabbit's foot in your pocket with some prime hunting property.
It is hard to kill or catch anything sitting on the couch!
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: JD_Bowhunter1976]
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01/03/15 11:29 AM
01/03/15 11:29 AM
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Public land hunting mostly and natural browse. I have logged around 180 hours in a stand and killed 5 , lost 2 , missed 1. Let a lot walk this year compared to previous years. I'm by far no trophy hunter, give me a 2 1/2 year old deer and up and I'm slinging an arrow most of the time. Killing a mature doe with a bow is better than any mature buck with a gun while sitting in a shooting house, but that's just my opinion. JD if your wife is still as mean as she was in school I see why you spend all those hours in a stand jk
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/03/15 11:42 AM
01/03/15 11:42 AM
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JD_Bowhunter1976
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I was editing while you where posting. She is exactly why I hunt so much. It's fixing to be on up your way and towards Freedom hills. I have got some scouting done and can't wait to get back up there.
It is hard to kill or catch anything sitting on the couch!
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: BruteX]
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01/03/15 01:45 PM
01/03/15 01:45 PM
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wmd
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How do you accidentally kill a spike while bow hunting?
And you don't need food plots to kill a mature buck with a bow (or a gun); funnels are where it's at.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" - D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/03/15 01:57 PM
01/03/15 01:57 PM
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SMB44
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How do you accidentally kill a spike while bow hunting?
And you don't need food plots to kill a mature buck with a bow (or a gun); funnels are where it's at. x2
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/03/15 01:58 PM
01/03/15 01:58 PM
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Uh, you don't see the spikes and shoot. At least that's what I did.
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/04/15 08:10 AM
01/04/15 08:10 AM
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SMB44
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Uh, you don't see the spikes and shoot. At least that's what I did. I was thinking about it and I understand how it can happen. My first bow kill ever I shot a little spike for a doe.. Back to the topic, I would have to know what the statistics are for me. I hunt a lot and I sit as long as I can. Yesterday I sat from day light till 2. I rarely get down before 11 and I am back set up by 1. On 4 days I hunted 2 all day sits a 6 hr sit and a 4 hr sit. I saw two deer in all those hrs... If I kept up with how many hrs it takes me to see a deer and or kill one and how much money I spend on it i might quit.. lol
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/04/15 08:22 AM
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[quote=SMB44
Back to the topic, I would have to know what the statistics are for me. I hunt a lot and I sit as long as I can. Yesterday I sat from day light till 2. I rarely get down before 11 and I am back set up by 1. On 4 days I hunted 2 all day sits a 6 hr sit and a 4 hr sit. I saw two deer in all those hrs... If I kept up with how many hrs it takes me to see a deer and or kill one and how much money I spend on it i might quit.. lol [/quote]
I usually sit till 9:30 or so. It's really been a warm December so I haven't stayed too late. If I were off this week I would sit as long as I could.
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: BruteX]
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01/04/15 11:15 AM
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SMB44
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I use to be the same way. I would set till 9 or so... But then I decided to set longer and longer. I hunt public land so I try and hunt the other hunters. Yesterday I didn't see a deer until 1024 and then at 1140 I watched a buck chase does around. It is hard setting all day either when its hot or really cold. But, I have convinced myself that it is worth it. I wish That I could get off Tuesday and Wednesday, those are gonna be some good days down here.
Playin string music Hoyt Vector 32 Get Serious Get Hoyt
Alto, la migra means Stop, immigration in Spanish slang. They'll scatter like skittles dropped on a concrete floor. -Furflyin
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: BruteX]
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01/04/15 01:22 PM
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Oh yeah, I've also missed one and lost one. Hit it high and the arrow just had fat on it. Hey JD, do you use Weaver's processing in Hartselle? Those snack sticks are delicious.
Last edited by BruteX; 01/04/15 01:23 PM.
"We'll the first man comes along that can read Latin is welcome to rob us,...I'd like the chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life" Gus McCrae
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Re: Statistically speaking....
[Re: BruteX]
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01/04/15 03:18 PM
01/04/15 03:18 PM
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JD_Bowhunter1976
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I use Louallen's , but the guys at work bring in the snack sticks from Weaver's and yes they are very good.
It is hard to kill or catch anything sitting on the couch!
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Re: Statistically speaking....
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01/04/15 05:19 PM
01/04/15 05:19 PM
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SMB44
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Oh yeah, I've also missed one and lost one. Hit it high and the arrow just had fat on it. Hey JD, do you use Weaver's processing in Hartselle? Those snack sticks are delicious. I have lost one too. 17 yard shot, broad side... Hit her far back... Guts.. Missed a coyote and a fox...
Playin string music Hoyt Vector 32 Get Serious Get Hoyt
Alto, la migra means Stop, immigration in Spanish slang. They'll scatter like skittles dropped on a concrete floor. -Furflyin
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