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me too
I too can't seem to find any legal bucks when it is legal to take them. I've seen plenty of does, some of them right underneath me, but no legal-to-take bucks.
But there are plenty of reasons why, amoung the top 3 are:
#1 I live and hunt in heavily populated/hunted NE FL. the public lands around here are crowded w/hunters, so the bucks get skitish early.
#2 Life, children, family obligations, yard work, home projects, etc... really seem to be cutting into my hunting time.
#3 Too much other stuff distracting me, I just can't seem to get as motivated as I used to.
The others are correct:
Be as still as possible.
If you must drink use the quieter, screw-cap plastic bottles. Beware, carbonated beverages can make those bottles go "pop" if you are not careful.
Scouting is good, bribery (paying for scouting) is faster.
If you are hunting a path/trail, you do NOT want to set up your stand right on or by the trail, look for a spot off the trail and a way to that spot that does not have you contaminating the buck's path.
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America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards. Claire Wolfe
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