Unusual Methods

[BT]

So what is the most unusual method that you have employed that works?.

I can speak for my cousin who does this every year and always scores in low population zones

He will set up a stand on the edge of a field and put a Walkman radio out into the field 30 yrds. or so.

He will set the volume just loud enough to hear it and then get into the tree.

Sure enough....any deer that enters the field will come right to the noise

This is illegal in some states so if you want to try it just be sure your legal first

Another one that is very effective and may be illegal is hunting over a gut pile

If you have a deer gutted put a stand right over that pile and it will attract deer for a few days.

Deer have even been reported to have eaten the stomach
contents of the pile

Another guy around here uses his clothes to throw the deer off before season.

Each day he takes a new load of dirty laundry into the woods...hangs them in the brush....collects the earlier ones and leaves.

He starts this a few weeks before season and when he finally does go in to hunt the deer are totally used to his presents

This is not illegal at all and he always scores big time

[Greg Krause]

It's not illegal, but it's not really hunting either. That being said I have used it before. While walking down a trail you notice a deer up ahead on the side of it. Just keep walking as a normal hiker, don't look at the animal, draw as you are walking, turn to face it but don't really look at it, as you find an opening take aim, pause and release. Many times the animal will think you are walking by. When it realizes you do see it, it'll be too late. I once read a thing about Fred Bear doing this in certain situations. Of course it won't work where deer never see people and it won't work everytime. It beats nothing if the deer already saw you. If The deer has no idea I'm there I'll try a stalk.


Two years ago I went to a place down the road to hang a stand before work. I had my bow with me "in case". well I walked into the driveway and into the backyard. I looked over the wall and there was a big doe(contest winner for sure) under the tree I was headed to. I ducked down and waited......and waited.She ambled into range and she turned broadside. I drew, aimed and released. I missed( anyone care to guess which way I missed). She jumped and ran about 20yds. She knew something was up but just not what it was. I waited for a while longer. if i was gonna hang this stand I was gonna have to do it soon. I decided to try something, if it worked great, if not, I hoped it wouldn't spook her too bad. I stood up, coughed, hummed to myself, stomped down the stairs, coughed, hummed some more as I went to the wood pile 30yds from her. I never walked at her or looked at her. I went to the wood pile, rustled the tarp, knocked a few logs together. I drew my bow pointed it at her, stepped out from behind the pile, dropped to one knee( to shoot under some branches) and let her have it in the boiler room. It took her a minute to react after the arrow went sailing into some rocks behind her after the pass through. It's like she was saying "sh#$ that wasn't the home owner, i think I just screwed up" She went all of 30yds when she did realize she made a mistake. My camo there was "blending in with the surroundings". I just acted like the owner she had probably seen a million times without any problem. Now that my friend is hunting suburbia at it's finest.