Scouting

ringworm · September 1, 2008, 01:41 PM

Headed out this afternoon to glass some field edges. I went last week and did some early walking around to see if any bucks had been removing velvet yet.
I figure ill put the truck on a edge and sit in the back with the bino's till dusk. Any of you guys hitting the woods? seen and bucks yet?

hogdogs · September 1, 2008, 01:49 PM

Waiting for Eglin AFB to start selling passes so I can hit the woods. So this is the first year in many that I am going to actually hunt the prey rather than target of opportunity shooting. I am just going to locate some heavily traveled game trails in the most forbidding locations to avoid other hunters. I am after swamp bucks for the most part.
Brent

Wild Bill Bucks · September 1, 2008, 03:03 PM

I saw 6 bucks yesterday, 2 of them were in full velvet without a trace of velvet removal on them. The other 4, had completely shed their velvet.
All of these bucks were within 20 miles of each other.

vetteracer92 · September 2, 2008, 10:30 PM

We spotted a three point bull elk after sighting the rifle, stood broad side at 200 yards away. Found three black bears in the area, hopefully they stick around for another two weeks when the season opens

September 1, 2008, 01:41 PM	#1
ringworm Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Posts: 257	Scouting Headed out this afternoon to glass some field edges. I went last week and did some early walking around to see if any bucks had been removing velvet yet. I figure ill put the truck on a edge and sit in the back with the bino's till dusk. Any of you guys hitting the woods? seen and bucks yet? __________________ "Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it." Stephen Vizinczey

September 1, 2008, 01:49 PM	#2
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Waiting for Eglin AFB to start selling passes so I can hit the woods. So this is the first year in many that I am going to actually hunt the prey rather than target of opportunity shooting. I am just going to locate some heavily traveled game trails in the most forbidding locations to avoid other hunters. I am after swamp bucks for the most part. Brent

September 1, 2008, 03:03 PM	#3
Wild Bill Bucks Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2005 Location: Southeastern Oklahoma, Next door to Sasquatch Posts: 1,266	I saw 6 bucks yesterday, 2 of them were in full velvet without a trace of velvet removal on them. The other 4, had completely shed their velvet. All of these bucks were within 20 miles of each other.

September 2, 2008, 10:30 PM	#4
vetteracer92 Member Join Date: October 13, 2007 Posts: 26	We spotted a three point bull elk after sighting the rifle, stood broad side at 200 yards away. Found three black bears in the area, hopefully they stick around for another two weeks when the season opens