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Post by meateater on Jun 14, 2023 15:43:17 GMT -5
july 1st for me once quotas come out i really get busy if im picked first week of august gonna be here soon .
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Post by Admin-JS84 on Jun 14, 2023 17:28:46 GMT -5
I'm scouting year round really but if I was to pick a start time, then I would say I like to get some cameras into the woods in June. I'll pull the cards around the start of archery to get an idea of the specific routes of travel in the area. Then it's just spot scouting to fine tune as we approach general Gun. I typically hunt a WMA with a very late rut (XMAS/NYE), so the time lines there are a bit different then the rest of the state.
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Post by richm on Jun 14, 2023 19:09:37 GMT -5
I start about 6-8 weeks before my quota permit. Setting a few cameras in busy areas and slowly circling the drain. The deer do not tolerate human scent and dont come back once they smell it the 2nd time.
Not near as good as the guys who grew up hunting down here but have seen deer on the last 3 hunts ive drawn. Even got a small buck last yr ML.
Hoping to continue on the trend.
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Post by bowhunter4life on Jun 15, 2023 8:57:41 GMT -5
Year round I’m scouting. Especially during turkey and small game on non quota areas. I’ll hang some cameras after the quota permits are revealed. Now that we have a spot burner forum I hope to do a little less scouting!😜
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Post by joekat46 on Jun 15, 2023 12:46:27 GMT -5
I'm only serious about turkey. Have cameras running year around on private. If drawn for a quota hunt will start after deer and small game seasons end.
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Post by Stumpy on Jun 15, 2023 16:02:12 GMT -5
I scout year round, but right now the yellow flys are mid-evil and thick.
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Post by oldbastard on Jun 16, 2023 5:03:10 GMT -5
I scout midweek when the wma's are empty a week before the hunt starts. I usually follow ribbon trails and check sd cards I find in the woods. these new cell cameras make it tough
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Post by JS84 on Jun 16, 2023 6:51:32 GMT -5
I'll be headed out for the first scouting trip, post turkey season, tomorrow if the weather permita
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Post by meateater on Jun 16, 2023 9:30:23 GMT -5
gonna fish everglades city in the morning by noon gonna be at holeyland putting out a couple cams there in old reliable spots then one out in rotenburger where i know a old giant 6 point hangs out well last year he was a 6 point looked like he was missing one of his hooves last year he would leave just a hole on right side when following his track in the mud. hope he,s still alive. dont know what quota hunts i might get so not scouting any other areas yet.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 16, 2023 10:33:19 GMT -5
gonna fish everglades city in the morning by noon gonna be at holeyland putting out a couple cams there in old reliable spots then one out in rotenburger where i know a old giant 6 point hangs out well last year he was a 6 point looked like he was missing one of his hooves last year he would leave just a hole on right side when following his track in the mud. hope he,s still alive. dont know what quota hunts i might get so not scouting any other areas yet. I give you a lot of credit for suffering through those places at your age and for what they are now. |
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Post by meateater on Jun 16, 2023 11:36:29 GMT -5
gonna fish everglades city in the morning by noon gonna be at holeyland putting out a couple cams there in old reliable spots then one out in rotenburger where i know a old giant 6 point hangs out well last year he was a 6 point looked like he was missing one of his hooves last year he would leave just a hole on right side when following his track in the mud. hope he,s still alive. dont know what quota hunts i might get so not scouting any other areas yet. I give you a lot of credit for suffering through those places at your age and for what they are now. its close to home i stay off the main buggy or four wheeler trails there full of mud and holes i like easy walking first thing i look for when putting up my stand is will i be in the shade and plenty of water i know people say dont freeze water bottles but i do i buy a 24 pack and dump in my freezer 4 or 5 frozen bottles go in bottom of backpack as well as my large camel back bottle every hunt thats for a half day i got heat stroke 20 plus years ago if my 12 year old son wasnt with me dont know what would have happened sent him back to the truck bout 3/4 mile with empty backpack and told him fill it with water and gatoraid we had in cooler had to lay in the shade after he returned hour later for 4 or 5 hours before i felt good enough to walk out wearing nothing but my boxers. this was 2 weeks before the hunt and i was putting out a ladder stand wearing jeans, cowboy boots and a tshirt ever since that day i go overboard on hydration. |
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Post by pinman on Jun 16, 2023 12:19:16 GMT -5
I hear ya on the shade meat. Ive thought about one of those tree mounted umbrellas
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 16, 2023 15:42:32 GMT -5
I give you a lot of credit for suffering through those places at your age and for what they are now. its close to home i stay off the main buggy or four wheeler trails there full of mud and holes i like easy walking first thing i look for when putting up my stand is will i be in the shade and plenty of water i know people say dont freeze water bottles but i do i buy a 24 pack and dump in my freezer 4 or 5 frozen bottles go in bottom of backpack as well as my large camel back bottle every hunt thats for a half day i got heat stroke 20 plus years ago if my 12 year old son wasnt with me dont know what would have happened sent him back to the truck bout 3/4 mile with empty backpack and told him fill it with water and gatoraid we had in cooler had to lay in the shade after he returned hour later for 4 or 5 hours before i felt good enough to walk out wearing nothing but my boxers. this was 2 weeks before the hunt and i was putting out a ladder stand wearing jeans, cowboy boots and a tshirt ever since that day i go overboard on hydration. I do the same with water and shade. Regardless, I'm not busting a gut or dropping a nut for a deer anymore. I don't mind working for it, but I'm gonna work smarter, not harder. |
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Post by swampdog on Jun 16, 2023 15:45:12 GMT -5
I favor hunting in the shade as well. Dehydration is a serious issue. I try to always keep a bottle or two when walking.
What’s interesting is we never carried water with us in the 60s/70s and never seemed to get dehydrated. Were we tougher, dumber or what?
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Post by pinman on Jun 16, 2023 19:52:24 GMT -5
Were we tougher, dumber or what? All both of em? I never drank water and worked in my Dads orange groves during the summer. |
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