2024/2025 All hunting chat?

Tomorrow.. I was thinking of trying to push a deer to my friend.

No one's hunting there.

I'm just going to post him. Where my camera is.. that's a spot.

I can push to that..

Post him there on the red. I'm walking the green and then going home.

The deer drive is amusing. We can accomplish that. I do not see it around much. It is not popular. It would be effective with the right group. I have yet to push a deer out by myself yet. My grandfather was skilled at it. He would post friends and walk around, just him, and he would push deer.

My friend is unwilling to hunt the new location I discovered. Just a new spot had an abundance of deer sign. I informed him that the houses were not in close proximity. However, he was deterred by the fact that sounds like car horns could be heard. That's why he wanted to leave that day. His primary concern is the presence of houses. The information board in the corner explicitly states that hunting is permitted. I am eager to hunt there. Although the houses are visible, they are not in close proximity, as evidenced by the red circle indicating the area. I do not consider them to be close.

There was one kid there bow. I thought it was amusing. He was going in 3 hours before dark. His backpack was a full-size hiking pack. It's suspicious, that's all. I thought he was up to something with that backpack. There was a group there. 3 cars opening week bow.. haven't been back. There was a guy walking out with a game cart and no deer. I questioned the guy with the cart. No deer. He said they shot and couldn't find it, but why bring that out there before you find it? You would find the deer and then go get the cart. It's amusing. That cart would be one way to have a farming accident out there.

I was young. My grandfather was correct; he informed everyone that I would be going, and if I were present, no one could intervene, not even catch an extra fish first. Everyone understood. They were accommodating, recognizing that I was a child and prone to mischief. My uncle, however, was indifferent and caught a large pool of fish. Upon returning to the vacation house, my grandfather reprimanded him, saying, 'You are not allowed to fish here, and you are not welcome to stay here.' My uncle took this criticism hard. My grandfather often joked that managing me was more challenging than dealing with a game warden, especially when it came to the kids.

My uncle was an occasional angler. He went out once a year, one day, cleaned up a stocked pool, and was done. I felt bad that he fished like that, catching all the fish and hiding, and then being done for the year. I was like, so one day of fishing a year for him, good, don't go back out, only fish one day. I felt bad that's all he did for fishing, one day a year. I fished all year, catching the limit, and that was always a lot of fish. I caught more fish.

I believe the only reason I let the matter go was that I felt remorseful. Simply feeling bad. My aunt would have been extremely upset. Whenever he engaged in that behavior and presented fish in that condition, she would react strongly. One day, she shared with me that the fishing spot was well-stocked, and he struggled to put the last fish in the bag. He subsequently gave the fish away to my great uncle and aunt. However, he left all the waste in the fish, and they were only partially cleaned. As a result, after being stored in the cooler for a few days, the fish became soft. My great uncle informed him that he had ruined the fish and requested that he not bring him any fish in the future. After that incident, he ceased fishing altogether.

I harbor hard feelings toward my uncle. I have had to hear about his behavior primarily from my dad. One issue was the way he treated his dog poorly, never taking it out and keeping it in a kennel year-round. When my grandfather passed away, my uncle took my dog, which my grandfather and I had trained together and was rightfully mine. My dad was not supportive, as he had shared these stories with me over the years, but then did not want a dog himself, leaving me unable to reclaim my pet and my uncle taking possession of it. Another point of contention was my gun. I had inherited my great-grandfather's gun, with the understanding that my uncle would take it in exchange for my grandfather's gun. However, I did not care about the guns. What mattered most to me was my dog.

That dog wasn't allowed in the house. My aunt. My uncle. He can't clean game. He can't do it. So he doesn't go. He used to when he had his grandfather to do everything. But with no one to do that for him, he can't clean a bird. He took the dog up north, where it would spend the time chained to a tree or in a kennel at home. I went a couple of times all the way to get the dog, go hunting, and then bring it back. It was a lot, but that's what I had to do. He didn't hunt with me or fish, so no, we didn't go out together. He took me to Maine deer hunting at his place once. We drove around the whole time. I asked a few times when we would go into the woods.

Interestingly, I am aware that my uncle would bait deer, but he never actually shot one. Despite this, he would still hunt over the bait he had set. It seems illogical to put oneself at risk without intention of shooting. When questioned about his actions, he would respond that he enjoyed observing the deer while hunting. He also mentioned that he might shoot if the deer were exceptionally large. Notably, he had only filled one buck tag in his lifetime, which was approximately five years before I was born. Moreover, he required assistance with the deer after it was shot, indicating that he was not capable of handling it alone. It has become apparent that he lacked the stomach for hunting, even if the deer were large. Nevertheless, he was an amusing individual who possessed knowledge that surpassed mine in certain areas. For instance, he was familiar with specific locations, such as random apple trees, that he would show me during our drives. He would often remark that these spots were ideal for hunting, but usually, other hunters would already be present. If the area was unoccupied, however, it would be a prime location. He would demonstrate how to use the apple trees as bait by placing apples near them. I am unsure of the specific term for this hunting technique, but essentially, the tree serves as a natural attractant for the deer. My uncle would point out that someone was usually already hunting in these areas, but if unoccupied, they offered excellent opportunities.

He would say that I would never comprehend. That he was solely hunting for an exceptionally large buck, nothing less. He said he was the only one with that mindset.

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I don't believe they are concerned about the number of cameras we deploy. I wonder why there is no limit on the quantity. I would like to install 12 to observe the impact. However, the requirement to reposition one camera to monitor another location poses a greater challenge than simply adding more cameras, as it necessitates constant back-and-forth adjustments, which is a distinct issue.

Trigger said:

I dont think they care how many cameras we put out there.

I wonder why no limit on the number of them.

I want 12.. see what that does.

but the fact you have to move one around to see another spot is more challenging than just putting out more. You have to go back and forth. It's different.

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Why 12? That seems like a lot unless you are hunting several different areas. That's just more intrusion into your hunting area to change cards, batteries, etc..

It seems like a significant expense to purchase. My spot number four would be sufficient. However, I am aware of a couple of alternative locations that I do not frequent, which I could visit. I anticipate that traveling out of state would incur additional costs. I am considering investing in cameras and possibly a stand or two. Traveling out of state would require me to sacrifice two weeks' worth of work, food, and gas expenses.

Trigger said:

...You shoot a deer around there.

the deer you shoot.. guts full of corn...

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I was hunting over a scrape and a buck came over the ridge, came running down right to the middle of the scrape, and started doing his buck thang, thrashing overhead bush limb with his antlers, urinating, etc. BANG he crumpled up and fell straight down like a sack of hammers without taking a step.

When I field dressed him I noticed he was packed with corn from his gullet to his bung hole. Stuffed full of corn. When we got him back and hung him up at the camp, we noticed how clean and fat he was. No offensive odor, not a tick on him, heck, his hooves looked polished. General consensus was I shot somebody's pet deer. Must have got all horny and jumped the fence at a nearby farm looking for a girlfriend. Bad decision on his part.

It would really stink. If I got a trophy like that. A monster

How do you hide the cameras use? They going to check if you used one.

It's already registered to me.. I'm not getting the trophy records.

You can only use card cameras.

I got it.. have a friend that I dont know register these things.

Have a separate phone and all.

Throw it all away if you get one.

Trigger, you’re the only person that I know that makes a thread and 44 out of 59 are your own posts.