HunterLuke Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I went to this power line cut out that some gusy on here thought looked good for deer hunting today and scouted around some. I found some deer crap..lol, last years rubs, tree tracks and 4 trails leading into the small 20x50 yard open area. Heres some pictures of it, so tell me what ya'll think of it now, worth setting up or a waste of time? When/If I hunt it I will be sittin at the two power poles at the top of the ridge right there, a 150 yard shot from there to where I'm standing, which will be a piece if cake with the .243 and muzzleloader. Heres the area and what the sides of it look like(Big cedar/hardwood thickets to the side and cedars down below) Here are the 4 deer trails that lead into the open spot(I guess its "kinda" like a funnel spot) (^ that one is kind of hard to see come sin from far right and goes between the 2 trees) Here are the 6 last year rubs I found all in within 30 yards of each other, My hat is for size reference. (I know old rubs don't mean the owner is still there but nobody talked of any big ones being killed last season) Sorry for keep bringing up the location questions but season will be here before we know it. Thanks, Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'd throw a disc to it and plant this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I would have to have a helicopter fly in and out a tractor..lol No way I could even get a 4-wheeler to it it's so thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackedUpZ71 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 If you could save up enough money you might want to go up to the hardware store and see if you could rent a walk behind tiller and plant that spot. It probably wouldn't cost too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 If you could save up enough money you might want to go up to the hardware store and see if you could rent a walk behind tiller and plant that spot. It probably wouldn't cost too much. I have a walk behind tiller we use in the garden, just be a pain gettin it up to it but it may be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I've hunted powerline cuts here before and they seem to attract quite a bit of game. If you've never hunted it, go ahead and throw up a stand or a blind and you just might come home with a nice surprise. especially if no one else has been hunting that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I've hunted powerline cuts here before and they seem to attract quite a bit of game. If you've never hunted it, go ahead and throw up a stand or a blind and you just might come home with a nice surprise. especially if no one else has been hunting that area. Thought about taking the tree lounge up one of the poles..lol Nobody that I know of has hunted that power line strip but about 250 yards across the holler theres about 50-75 acres that gets hunted not to hard but the guy only kills large bucks, I'm trying to get permission on his land but I'm not sure if he will let me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I've been hunting a powerline for the past 20 years, it pays off with a buck almost every year. Deer cross it most every day going from feeding to bedding areas. I put my time in and that's why it pays for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 put a trail cam out if you got one. see if there is some good bucks in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Thought about taking the tree lounge up one of the poles..lol Nobody that I know of has hunted that power line strip but about 250 yards across the holler theres about 50-75 acres that gets hunted not to hard but the guy only kills large bucks, I'm trying to get permission on his land but I'm not sure if he will let me. I've had real good luck here in the past hunting powerlines. i've taken deer, moose and bear all by hunting the cuts. it should be just as productive for you there. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I've hunted powerline cuts here before and they seem to attract quite a bit of game. If you've never hunted it, go ahead and throw up a stand or a blind and you just might come home with a nice surprise. especially if no one else has been hunting that area. Yep. Looks like a pretty good place to setup to me as it is. Food plot in there would be nice, but there was no food plots on the powerline I used to have permission to hunt. Killed one of my biggest deer standing in a powerline cut. Find the heaviest used trails and try to setup where you can see them. Setups like that are perfect for calling sequences too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Looks like a super spot to ambush a good buck. I've got access to a very similar looking setup we hunt durring our firearms season here. Too many heavy random trails coming out of the boardering apple orchards to hunt it as a food source, but we pick our stands to where they will cross the powerlines from the pressured woodlots further in. These can be great spots to nail a buck making his way from lot to lot on an escape route if you know his bedding area and where the pressure will be pushing him from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntcamp Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 No need to plant it, just hunt the trails and catch them moving from bed to feed or opposite. Be patient. Good luck and good hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS whitetail Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 No need to plant it, just hunt the trails and catch them moving from bed to feed or opposite. Be patient. Good luck and good hunting. That is just what I do :2guns: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeinwalker Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 carry in some corn and/or beans and a hoe. You'd be surprised what you can get to grow if you want to, but salt lick on that fenceline might do the trick as well. Dude, you got plenty of good hunting area. You're going to see some deer. Hunt near the rubs/scraps. I have a new hunting spot this year, but have been going in there after deer season for a couple of years to trap beaver for the owner. He finally gave me exclusive permission to it. There is a tree in there that has been used for a scrape all the way around the tree for the past 3 years. That's the first spot a stand is going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struttinhoyt Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) I would be cautious about puttin your stand on one of those poles... with that being a transmission line its going to carry thousands of volts.... even if your going to be far enough away from the line to prevent any electricution.... (at least 10ft) you'll still get alot of static electricity you'll feel it pretty good in that stand and any other metal objects you'll come into contact with..... with that being said that usually has a tendency to making someone a bit jumpy... not good when your 25 ft in the air.... just a little FYI.... Edited July 23, 2009 by struttinhoyt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterLuke Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 I would be cautious about puttin your stand on one of those poles... with that being a transmission line its going to carry thousands of volts.... even if your going to be far enough away from the line to prevent any electricution.... (at least 10ft) you'll still get alot of static electricity you'll feel it pretty good in that stand and any other metal objects you'll come into contact with..... with that being said that usually has a tendency to making someone a bit jumpy... not good when your 25 ft in the air.... just a little FYI.... I was just jokin when I said that, I'm sure it would prolly make the hair stand up on me a little. If I tried that the electricity would be the least on my mind, The neighbor across the hill would have the law up here and him trying to get me arrested. He even blows the horn at me to scare the deer if I'm watchin them through a rifle scope or pair of binos, he just can't stand that I have fun. Just an old nosey SOB..haha I've told him hes #1 plenty though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struttinhoyt Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) I was just jokin when I said that, I'm sure it would prolly make the hair stand up on me a little. If I tried that the electricity would be the least on my mind, The neighbor across the hill would have the law up here and him trying to get me arrested. He even blows the horn at me to scare the deer if I'm watchin them through a rifle scope or pair of binos, he just can't stand that I have fun. Just an old nosey SOB..haha I've told him hes #1 plenty though. What a sorry son of a gun.... thats the kinda people that really tick me off.... Not saying this is the way you need to interpret his problem with you looking at deer... But if he did that to me I would drive by his house about 11 pm every night with the horn rockin!!! for about 2 weeks everytime he did that... Edited July 28, 2009 by struttinhoyt Had to add a little bit of advise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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