Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ok so i have been hunting sence sept15 and have over 120 hours on stand and only seen one deer. Iv hunter every type of food source i can thing of. and nothin. im guessin im just having bad luck. Its realy starting to bother me when just about every night i get home from hunting there are messages on my phone or facebook or camos space from friends that they have killed buck. And they arnt lilttle deer the last 3 have been 249 228 and 269. and these guys only hunt mayeb 5-6 days a year. sorry for the rant but i just need to blow off some steam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Scent control? Stand placement? One deer in 120 hours on stand can't be attributed only to bad luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodtrails Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Scent control? Stand placement? One deer in 120 hours on stand can't be attributed only to bad luck. yup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTech292 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'm not havin' the best of luck either, but it ain't as bad as yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriotoutlaw Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 where you huntin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 im hunting in nh and scent isnt the problem shower and spray down befor every hunt and store clothes in scxent safe bags. and stand placement isnt the prblem. have killed many deer from them in the past. and they are moving threw there. i spent 4 days hunting one spot from the ground dark to dark for 4 days in a row. didnt see a thing then a friend went in the 5th day and killed a ok lil buck. i guess its not my year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I'd back out of the woods and go spotlighting one night. Not shooting spotlighting, but more of a recon mission to find out where they are feeding and adjust my game plan from there. Take a week off and use a truck or ATV to go driving around in the mornings and evening for awhile and find out where the deer are cause obviously u aren't in that area. Are you seeing any sign? Fresh deer crap, fresh tracks??? If you've put in 120 hrs and seen one deer then I will never have room to gripe about going 2-3 sits ( 6-8 hours ) without seeing a deer lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 cant spot light here during the seaon. so thats out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY_Bowhunter14 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 My dad has been hunting since 1975 and has never been able to harvest a "Big Buck", yet we know some guys who have harvested 2 in a year. A lot of it has to do with luck. Keep at it, your luck is bound to swing in your favor soon! Hope you are successful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earnhardts12000 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 90% woods 10% holds game u must be in 90% find the 10% u'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 cant spot light here during the seaon. so thats out The go riding around in the primetimes like I said and catch em that way. Once ya see em, hunt that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 only problem with that is the der dont use the fields around heere like they do in the mid west. dont get me wrong you might see one in the fields like this but i couldnt count on it. so i dont kwno what im ganna do im at a lose for words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cray8705 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 trail cams are helpful, if nothing else you can figure if they are moving at night. Hang in there i've had bad seasons before too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 cams arent getting anything eather have 13 out and have only gotten 4 pics in the last 3 weeks. just moved them and will see whats happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledrop Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 You need a different location. i would even go as far as walking through the woods to find deer whats the worst thing that could happen see a deer. you need to find out where they are anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 What state are you hunting? I'd find another location regardless. I'm in SE Texas and have seen 7 deer since season opened. 3 of them were seen early one morning while I was driving in to my property, the other 3 I saw last night driving out of my property and the other one I saw while on stand. So you're not alone when it comes to not seeing deer while on a stand. I'll be looking at other properties come spring time to hunt next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 im hunting in nh have for my hole life and havnt had this problem. and after sunday im dont hunting cause of a trip to montana for a lion hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Man, you aint got no deer! You could roll in dog crap in most anyplace and still see ten times that many deer in that much time. Tough break, but you need to move to some better ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTech292 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 120 hours on stand and 1 deer, 13 cameras and only 4 deer, sounds like the area you are in. Have they moved any earth or done anything to disturbed the area before the season opened, if not, sounds like your deer have done like mine and went in the ground.......lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyThomas Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 So confused You got some tough luck there. I'd definitely do some recon time. I spend little time in my treestand, but due to understanding deer movement and what time they move. Okay, I'm retired and can be out and about to see what's going on. Treestand #1, be there 30 to 45 minutes before dawn. Treestand #2, 2 hours before sundown. Treestand #3, be there before 8:30 am, or before 11:00 or after 1:30. Nice days with snow on ground any time after dawn, be in treestand #1. Times have varied depending on weather and crops surrounding property. Ain't braggin', just telling the way it can be; On several occasions I've taken deer before the seat of my treestand warmed up. This past Nov 4th was no different. Left house at 5:45 am, in treestand at 5:55, and at 6:10 headed to the house to get my atv to haul my deer back. My fastest was at the tree I wanted my treestand to go in - just got there, turned around and shot the first of three for the year. Don't think I spent 1 hour total for the deer kills. My fastest/worst was 5 minutes in my wife's tri-pod. Words of the wise; Don't use your wife's treestand or least don't take a deer so fast. The dog house aint' big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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