Pramo
WKR
Thought I'd post one of the tactics I use, as we all know in the east once the leaves fall you can't walk anywhere without making a ton of noise. About 10 years ago I decided I would try and sound like a squirrel as I move through the woods to some of my afternoon whiteoak stands.
I'd take a small thin twig and pop the ground and shuffle the leaves and after a few steps I would stop and have my stick climb a tree then run back down it. Sometimes I'll even mix in a few mouth calls and to anyone watching I'd look like a complete idiot. But after a few tries I noticed this was working and I was getting into my evening stands without blowing out all the deer within earshot.
One evening I saw a few does on a field edge 300 yards away in the heat of the rut, so I started "shuffling" over it took me 30-40 minutes but I finally got within 50 yards and saw a great buck. I ended up getting to the edge of the field and had the does funnel by at 15 yards with the buck trailing them. I shot him as he passed by while tucked in beside a bush and he is one of my biggest buck to date
It's a goofy way to move through the woods but it you can keep the wind in your face your will be amazed what "natural sounds" and whitetail will put up with.
I'd take a small thin twig and pop the ground and shuffle the leaves and after a few steps I would stop and have my stick climb a tree then run back down it. Sometimes I'll even mix in a few mouth calls and to anyone watching I'd look like a complete idiot. But after a few tries I noticed this was working and I was getting into my evening stands without blowing out all the deer within earshot.
One evening I saw a few does on a field edge 300 yards away in the heat of the rut, so I started "shuffling" over it took me 30-40 minutes but I finally got within 50 yards and saw a great buck. I ended up getting to the edge of the field and had the does funnel by at 15 yards with the buck trailing them. I shot him as he passed by while tucked in beside a bush and he is one of my biggest buck to date
It's a goofy way to move through the woods but it you can keep the wind in your face your will be amazed what "natural sounds" and whitetail will put up with.
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