Ä [110] Survnet: SURV_SPORTSMAN (9:91/0) ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SURV_SPORTSMAN Ä Msg : 27 of 30 - 26 From : Tom Lane 9:92/0 Sat 17 Jun 95 06:36 To : All Subj : Hunting ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ * Forwarded (from: BAD_MSGS) by Tom Lane using timEd/2 1.01+. * Originally from James Roberts (9:6900/8) to Rex Lesly. * Original dated: Jun 13 '95, 11:53 On [06-10-95 00:05] Rex Lesly spoke to James Roberts about Hunting JR> Are there any whitetail deer hunters on this conference? RL> james, I hail from the mountains of Northern Calif. Spoken proudly RL> because I just escaped from the city last year. RL> RL> I earnestly hope to get back into hunting, something I haven't done RL> since childhood, and am looking for sources of information, RL> educational material, tips etc. RL> RL> My boy and I are practicing with bows and rifles, We are both very RL> good shots already, but neither of us knows squat about deer, bear, RL> whatever. So, we are empty vessels, so to speak, awaiting an RL> experienced voice in the wilderness. I think that you will find it a most rewarding experience, especially if you include your son with you. I enjoy getting out even if I don't see or harvest a deer. The number one point in deer hunting is to always hunt into the wind or at least a cross wind. Number two is to remain silent and if hunting with a partner use hand signals. Do a lot of scouting for places to hunt and look for rubs on bushes and trees where the bucks rub their antlers. A long row of rubs in a generally straight line area indicates that a buck is frequenting that area. I personally like to wear rubber bottom boots (LaCrosse) as you leave neo scent while walking. Another thing is about my clothing, my wife never washes it, I do. I wash my clothing in 20 Mule Team Borax and Baking Soda, gets the smell out and leaves no phosphates to glow. The deer can see the phosphates even though you can't. That a trick that was used by snipers in Desert Storm and it worked for them. I will include some more tips in a later message. --James ... A bad day hunting beats a good day at work anytime. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 ___ TriToss (tm) Professional 1.0 - (Unregistered) - Origin: Adventure Sports BBS-McCalla,Al. (205)477-4214 (9:6900/8.0) --- * Origin: FLOTOM * Austin, TX * (512) 282-3941 * H16/V34 * (9:92/0) Ä [110] Survnet: SURV_SPORTSMAN (9:91/0) ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SURV_SPORTSMAN Ä Msg : 28 of 30 From : Tom Lane 9:92/0 Sat 17 Jun 95 06:33 To : All Subj : Forwarded message from old area. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ * Forwarded (from: BAD_MSGS) by Tom Lane using timEd/2 1.01+. * Originally from James Roberts (9:6900/8) to John Mudge. * Original dated: Jun 11 '95, 12:11 On [06-08-95 00:36] John Mudge spoke to James Roberts about Hunting Hello John, JR> Well mostly when the deer go into rut, I have them pretty well figured JR> out and manage to get a few each year. I have found that Tink's #69 JR> really does the trick and pulls the bucks right on in if placed around JR> a little. I wear rubber bottom boots and use a drag rag with a few drops JR> of Tinks and walk the last 200 or 300 yards to my stand with the rag JR> dragging. Before I get settled in, I place two or three rags with the JR> Tinks about 20 yards out and around me. I have had bucks come looking JM> I have very rarely heard of anyone using scent (or dogs) for hunting JM> deer up here. Dogs may be illegal. Scent is sold for use in bow JM> hunting though. Maybe I should keep some on hand. When I hear of a JM> "stand" I think of a small platform up in a tree. Folks here used to Dog hunting is legal here in Alabama, although I don't like to hunt deer with dogs. I like stalk hunting and just sitting on stand. A stand around here could be a climbing stand that can be moved around, a ladder stand with a seat on top or a shooting house overlooking a green field or a powerline or gasline. It is legal to have green fields here and hunt around them so long as the crop in them is not knocked down on the ground. We have a few stands up in the forks of trees also. The scent is only effective during the rut though. A lot of hunters around here use the same scent as I do and have found it to be very effective during the rut. I have watched as many as 25 deer in a greenfield at one time and it is very interesting. You get to pick what you want, although the older bucks won't come into the field, they stay back and you have to watch back into the tree line for them and make some long shots to get them. An accurate bolt action with very good light gathering scope is especially popular with this type of hunting around these parts. --James ... 270 Win: A good name for reaching out into the distance! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 ___ TriToss (tm) Professional 1.0 - (Unregistered) - Origin: Adventure Sports BBS-McCalla,Al. (205)477-4214 (9:6900/8.0) --- * Origin: FLOTOM * Austin, TX * (512) 282-3941 * H16/V34 * (9:92/0)