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An absolutely great letter from a first hunt member telling what he
learned and comparing his central mid west hunting experience to
that of his home state of New York. Jon, Hey it's me Frank from NY. Just
got back home after my first trip to the Midwest, bow hunting.
Unfortunately I didn't bag the big one. I was there for 6 days and
with heavy rains and strong winds on two of the days, left me with
four hunting days. With four days in the field I saw plenty of game.
First day 6:30 am I had a 8 pointer walk 20 yards directly broadside
of my tree stand. I was there trying for a 150 or better class, and
this deer was probably in the 120 class. The next day I saw 3 scrap
racks along with several does. The day after that I saw a huge deer
would have been at least a 160 or better but it only had one sided
rack!! On the last day at dawn I witnessed a bobcat attack on a
turkey. Second, I scouted 3
different farms and hung a stand in each farm. I should have picked
one property, hung 3 stands there allowing for different wind
directions.
Just to expand on some of what Frank has highlighted. Scouting for the next fall hunt typically starts in February when the foliage is down and interior of the wood patches is laid bare for easy observation. many will also wait for spring turkey season starting in early April to plan a combination turkey hunt and scouting trip. Number of properties versus number of stands. We encourage everyone to bring as many stands as they have and to have multiple properties scouted to maximize options. At least two properties and rarely more than 4 the first hunt. As scouting and hunting trips accumulate several more properties are added to the hunter's overall knowledge of the land and he will soon get to the point of having more places to hunt than time available. |
