Just sharing my experience from scouting several public parcels. I’ve found two so far which had wire fencing cutting off parts of public. Went to the local authorities and verified it was public. Every one had a stand on private but up against the public property line. They’ve literally pounded...
Here’s a better example. I took down this 5 year old 2 seasons ago. I never saw this buck even once. Near the end of the season, I setup at noon and waited towards dark. Glassing the whole time, I finally noticed this buck. He was staring out towards the route he was going to take. For 45...
Most of the time I come to my own conclusions on what I see from deer behavior. But one thing that still perplexes me is what deer actually see. What everyone regurgitates from tv, is not what I’ve observed time and time again. One year during antlerless season, I was out hunting does and post...
So far in Oklahoma, there is no specific regulations on tree stands. The local rule from what I understand was to remove after season. But the area is somewhat remote so no one really checks. I’m pretty sure these stands are mostly for gun season. After mapping out the stands to avoid other...
I’ve been scouting public land and I’ve seen nothing but ladder stands littered across the majority of the property. Although I’ve never used one, my question is if another hunter uses one of these stands. It can’t be considered personal property right?
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I’m selling my second CVA Paramount. I’ve shot roughly 50 rounds in zero and hunting. It will have brand new vara flame adaptors. THE RANGE ROD IS BROKEN AT THE HANDLE AND NO FUNNEL.$ 1000, shipped.
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Most of the time they do run away. But to make it sound like hogs are cowards is not the perception that needs to be spread. These guys are fast, big and built like a tank. I used to watch hog zombies a lot. And what I respect is that they kept safety as a priority. I hunt hogs to eat them and...
Three years ago, I rarely seen any hogs or hog sign were I hunt. But ever since these mild winters, they have exploded. You seem them dead on the road and I even caught three piglets in a box trap. I just dispatched their mother because I caught her just laying there feeding her other piglets...
I can’t but help but treat every wild animal with respect in that it could do damage if it wanted. It only takes once in my opinion. I served 24 years in the Infantry with 3 actual combat tours. And I give more respect to a large hog over an insurgent any day.
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Good hunting and good luck. I’ll be honest, I don’t have the balls to go into a thicket after a hog. I’ve lost several after they manage to get into thick cover. One thing I’ve experienced with sows is when they wind or see you, they usually let out some type of grunt and all the other hogs will...
Southwest Oklahoma, Comanche County. It’s all year around here now. All you need is a state and city license which is pretty cheap. If anybody ever swings by, I’ll point you to the property and let you have at it. They don’t even care about human scent. I’ve bagged all my hogs during daylight...
Here in Oklahoma there’s been a large increase in hogs. I’ve mostly call them or stalk. The winter is the best time in my opinion. I hunt on public land and usually after deer season, they start to pop up more. The juvenile hogs usually get taken out first since they’ll come to bait in a...
I believe predation and habitat do go hand in hand. I have not noticed any big changes in habitat in this specific location. There is a refuge about 300 yards away from this location, and it has good turkey habitat, with cover, water and roosting areas. This morning after dispatching another...
Wow! Thanks for all the insight! I guess I’ll still try and do my part. I’ve taken down a few nest predators and this boar.
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Here in Oklahoma the turkey population has declined leading to changes in bag numbers and hunt dates. This is all fine but what bothers me is no explanation in why the numbers are declining. I hunt almost year around and what I noticed is the boom in the predator population. You literally will...