WStreblo Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Who else has been hanging a few stands in some proven / go to spots already? My girlfriend thinks I'm nuts hanging stands in this heat... Can't help it, I'm a die hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smha6784 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Pre season routine. Been thinking bout it, but that's as far as get, Lol. Just been shooting the bow and buying stuff I don't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Pre season routine. I haven't touched my bow since last season, but started shooting it the other day.. I'll hang 2 stands this weekend, then be out 2 weekends after that for opening weekend. As hot as it is, it's hard to pass up being back in a tree stand. I did wise up this year and get a couple of ladder stands instead of trying to use a climber in August in the Low country of SC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Pre season routine. My goal is to be done by 8-1 for our 10-1 opener. Ill let my neighbors scent up their property in the weeks leading up and keep mine "clean" so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 All my stands are hung. Just running mineral sites and trail cams now. I'm going to have to plant my fall plot this weekend though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txsbuda Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Hung one up three weeks ago. Time to go shopping for a new harness. BTW, it's raining here in a-town, tx. Looks like November outside. Hard to get rain in these parts the past few years in July. Thank you, Great Lord!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 i'll put up some stands and make sure shooting openings (not lanes) are cut at different locations I have a stand or use a climber at. i'm done by the first week in August. I don't start running cams until September after the deer change their patterns a little. then before opening day I'll scout from a distance to see what stand locations are getting more activity or that I should be in. then once I hunt each stand for the first time is when I check the cam there or in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 From "Buda"....Thank you, Great Lord!! ...Now that made me laugh!...yup got to get some of the new stands up, check old ones,climbing sticks need to be installed...mineral licks and cams out, food plot to plant by 8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Pre season routine. Now I can tell her there are a few more whitetail junkies out there besides me. I got a few stands I keep in reserve to use when I see a new location start heating up. I got to get some cams up and running, and I got to get some feeders put in on the girlfriends stand and the kids stands. I've sat a few afternoons watching fields and open bottoms and have been seeing some good bucks that I thought might have been killed in season. My bow is shooting lasers and the trigger finger is getting daily workouts. This guy is pumped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosierhunter Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Pre season routine. Yeah I've been glassing nearly every night. Just starting to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 ...another pre-season prep thing I left out. I shoot unmarked yardage 3D outdoor shoots/leagues during the summer leading into the fall. I've got another shoot for a league i'm in this afternoon. mostly on the ground but there are a couple elevated platforms to shoot from and then one steep down hill for the spot that usually has the last couple of targets. aside from putting deer or targets out at your stand (which isn't feasible) it's the best practice there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txsbuda Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Mathews XT Man, Buda here. Say, I shoot the XT. The XT has been my only bow. Picked it up the year it came out. Never bow hunted in my life. My buddy got me started. He shoots Mathews, too. Told myself that if I was going to pick up this sport, I wanted the best. Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ya I've been shooting every night for a few months now. I havent really quit shooting besides turkey season. Checking cameras thursday and refreshing mineral sights. Its supposed to be a high of 94 so it'll very hot lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Been slinging em over here season opends in 17 days 5 hours and 6 mins. (I have a countdown timer on my phone) Got my stands hung and ready to hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 We've done some work in MO but still have a lot left to do there. Heading up there in a couple of weeks to take care of some of it. As for here in MS...still looking for a new place. To be honest, shopping for my own piece of land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Txbuda..had two Oneidas before I took up the XT, which was a Forum member's bow here on R.T.,.(Jason T.) ..Ill. Bowhunter, Got two food plots in yesterday early am..rain coming late today Edited July 17, 2013 by Mathews XT Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNhunterr Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 So yesterday I went to scout out the land I posted a picture of the other day. I was about 50 yards from the corn and I jumped what looked to be an 8pt that already has some nice bone. Do you think this will affect his movement/activity in that field? I know its still early so it shouldn't affect it much. I also checked out the bean field and watched a few smaller bucks for a while. First time out scouting, think it went pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Pre season routine. I think as long as you don't make it a habit of bumping him you should be alright. Just remember scout from a distance and down wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNhunterr Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 That's good to hear. So I just purchased my first trail cam. Just a simple $99 "Wildgame Innovations 4MP Micro Digital Game Scouting Camera" that I got on sale for $79. To go along with the camera I purchased a Trophy Rock Mineral Lick. Would it be alright for me to set this up on the edge of a corn field? And do you have any suggestions on the placement of the camera (how high to set it, how far away to place the mineral block from the tree, etc)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 My stands have been hung since the first of the month and I still have some lane cutting to do; but other than that I'm just monitoring my trail cameras and getting ready for the fall planting. The heat wave we've had the last week is keeping everything down and the lack of rain is hampering the plot growth; another mosquito infested November here in Michigan again.:bang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Pre season routine. MNhunter... I personally don't use salt or mineral blocks. It's my opinion that if you want to set one out I'd put it in an area you know the deer frequent to see if in fact they will use it. As for your trail cam I typically set mine around 10-12 feet away from the trail or area I hope to get a picture of the deer in. I like doing that so I can get a better view of body size to get an estimation of age started on a buck before I decide to start hunting him. Don't be afraid to do a few different camera sets before the start of the season, just go ninja on em so they don't get used to you. Slip in slip out scent free as possible. Hope this helps some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGaHuntingandOutdoors Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Haven't been able to do much so far, if the rain in South Ga doesn't let up for a little bit of drying out..... I'm gonna need an airboat! Checked the trail cams, got some good doe movement. That's about all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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