Hit list

[surewood]

Fixed the time and date on the first one on cam. It's from August 11th around 7am. Last two I'll have to see after the velvet is off.

[Jeff13]

Wow!

[Laska]

well If you need help with your hit list Ill come up and give you a hand or two Great Bucks! 1st one would make me need pampers to go after

[S.D. Ice Angular]

Where were you at that it was that green and 46° F on January 14th 2-1/2 years ago?

And how could it be that light out at 5:25 PM?

Or is your date and time that far off?

[surewood]

I'm hunting the Bermuda triangle of the northwoods. Or I forgot to set the date and time.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

OK!!!, I been there done that!!

Good Luck!!

When ever people post trail cam pics I pic them apart trying to learn something, Time, Temp, Back Ground, Etc.

[Archerysniper]

I'm hunting the Bermuda triangle of the northwoods. Or I forgot to set the date and time.

I'v been their and lost really good a few times. More towards Jacobson though at least if i head east I will hit the river at some point.

[surewood]

Jacobson? That's easy. Just go the opposite direction of the banjo music. Kidding aside, I have a few friends from Jacobson. Never deer hunted there though.

[surewood]

Sd ice angular, I've been trying to pattern my bucks. Date, time, temp, but the big ones haven't shown me a pattern to work with. Just not in their nature up here. For example the big 8 my first pic first came the beginning of july, then 7/27 7:30am, 7/28 11:30pm, 7/30 6:25am and 9:35pm, 8/6 10:15pm, 8/9 10:15am, 8/11 8:50pm, 8/14 11:30pm. Just happy to have him showing up on a semi regular basis.

[slimngrizzly]

Some good deer there surewood! I really like that first one! Hope one of them gives you an oppertunity!

[MUSKY18]

Some darn nice bucks!! I wouldn't hesitate to let the air out of a couple of them.

[surewood]

All public land bucks.

[Stratosman]

Good luck... hope you nail that big one!

[pinkfloyd4ever]

All public land bucks.

oh no you didn't! LOL, well 2500 extra hunters will be going there now

[matchset]

That second buck is 160+! Good luck man!

[Scoot]

...well 2500 extra hunters will be going there now

The only problem with that is where "there" is... If I knew, I'd have a stand there though!!!

[surewood]

Deep in the woods where most hunters won't go. Nothing good comes easy.

[surewood]

Plan is to hunt the big 8 the first couple days, then try the big 10 a couple days if that doesn't work. If I don't get either I'll let the area sit until late October. That's the big 8's core area so he should be around. I have pics from him last year in late October so I figure it's his core area or real close. I'm on vacation from October 18th to November 10th. Should be an interesting game of cat and mouse.

Scoot, I see your from ND. Still back and forth if I should go out there bow hunting around the 18th of October. Trying to decide due to the deer herd taking such a big hit the last couple years.

[Stratosman]

What the food base where you hunt? Acorns? That would be your best bet I would guess. I love the first two weeks of the season.. IMO the best time to pattern a mature buck. I have 5 different ones that I have on camera that I would take.. Like you, I plan on getting in early and then giving it a rest till late October while I hunt another farm... Good Luck! Getting excited....

[Bear55]

Deep in the woods where most hunters won't go. Nothing good comes easy.

Well said, a lot of times if you aren't hunting their core area way back in no mans land you will never see or shoot those bigwoods bucks, not even during the rut.

[surewood]

Those areas are old cuts as far as food goes. I have secondary spots in some acorns. I'll let my cameras tell me where I should sit.

Bear, I've tested spots where most hunters sit (easily accessible). Some decent bucks, but nothing like my spots way back in. Brought a guy from Iowa out two a couple of my spots and he thought it was crazy how hard I work for deer. He said I'm gonna feel cheated when I hunt down there and he drops me off at the bottom of my stand.

[Bear55]

I hear ya, took my neighbor out for a hike last season. He was pretty shocked that I pack in a stand and walk that far almost every hunt. I have a couple of cushy spots not far off the road that can pay off too but most of my good spots are off the beaten path or a short canoe trip in.

I have concluded that the bucks know where the human/hunter traffic is and avoid those areas in daylight at all costs. If you can get back where they don't expect to see people you find a lot more daylight action.