I am new to bow hunting and scouting for land to hunt without paying a mint for a lease. Any suggestions would be great.
hey buddy, im only 17 but i think i can help you out. When i started bow hunting (i used to only hunt with guns) i went to my dad and asked if i could hunt our family friend's land. He told me to call and ask mr. smith. I did so and he allowed me to come and because he is a hunter him self he put some standsout that he allows me to use. As far as scouting i would say just drive along fields and farms and if you see a spot you like go to that house at an apprpriate time and ask permission politely to hunt there. Sometimes it helps if you make yourself useful to them. For example, offer them a little of your kill or trade hunting for some kind of job that you could do. One of my friends has hunting permission as long as he shoots any rabbits out of their garden. Hope this helps
Google earth is your friend. Don't wear camo when knocking on doors. I always offer something in return like bush hogging or trimming fence rows. If you don't find private land don't worry you can have great success on public ground it just takes a different approach sometimes.
It's true, I am amazed at how much the young guys know. I've learned from all ages on this Site. Also it should have been 'advice' not 'advise' in my sentence. Ha!
For you i have a great suggestion!!! You go to that brother of yours and say "what are the gps coordinates to your treestands"? I know he has some great spots and since your blood kin he should be thrilled to help! Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2
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I'm new to bow hunting also, 3 yrs. But here are a couple of things that I think will help. First look at the land with google earth or something, this will give you an idea of pinch points and funnels that the deer would naturally travel through. Then get on foot and look at the places that looked good from the computer. If you find droppings, prints, rubs etc. or it just looks good to you then set up a TC. I wouldn't put out corn the first time cause you want to see natural deer movement not deer coming in for the corn then leaving when the corns gone. If you get good pictures, start looking for a good tree, narrow funnel or food source. If you have none or few pictures you can either move the camera to a different tree in the same area to see if the deer are using a different trail, or scratch that place move on and give it another look later if the food source starts to produce or the trails get hot. Good luck.
Yeah I would say that is a pretty good idea too ferg. Atleast that was the plan until I saw this post lol
I agree with the first response. I hunt with my Dad's friend on his property and in exchange for him bringing me along I do work on the house with him all year round and maintain the land. He is a great mentor in regards to hunting too so I get more than just land to shoot on with him
Would those videos be helpful for a new hunter starting to bowhunt in upstate NY or NE in general? I would love it if they made a north east version of this video it seems like it would be extremely helpful Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
Put yourself in an area where you know the doe travel. Sit tight in those spots (Don't draw attention to yourself with the doe) and await the rut. When the rut picks up, your bucks will come. Easiest way I know to consistently place yourself in the mix with whitetail bucks.
Wildadrenaline - you couldn't be more right. What I generally do is find the does and leave them along on tell rut. They will stay in where they feel safe and the that will bring in the big guys. Generally, the young bucks will start searching first but big mature bucks will know when the does is in heat and start their search then. If you set up on a proven die area that big guy will show up, but this could be anytime so stay put in your set up all day.
great advice. but im ok with taking does too. not a buck chaser yet. finding property to hunt has been the only real challenge thus far in the game for me.
