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Old October 11, 2000, 11:38 AM   #9
Art Eatman
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JBGood: Another couple of areas to compare: In Maine, I've read that the best hunters prefer to hunt when there is a lot of snow. They can track and try to out-think the deer. They can also judge size. A lot of that country is thick timber.

Florida has a lot of thick timber. Unless the ground is pretty damp, stalking is very difficult. The average city guy just doesn't have the time to learn how to walk and stalk, so the common method is to sit in a tree stand. Most shots are well under 100 yards. I have done some walking and stalking around the swamps near Blountstown, along the Appalachicola River in the Florida Panhandle. It's fun, and can be quite productive, but I have a bunch of years in learning how to be real quiet when I move...

I've noticed that more than a few west Texas ranchers are a bit startled when I speak of walking and hunting for my mule deer. I'm about halfway ashamed about my last deer, shot with an '06--at aboput 30 yards...Well, not really; he "ate real good".

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