Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game The art of still hunting.

I concur with what 4ager posted above, however my youngest son and I will still hunt if the conditions are right.

I will only attempt it if the leaves are wet. For me if the leaves are wet and it's raining just hard enough to create a little noise is perfect.

We still hunted one day this season under the perfect conditions I described above. My 13 year old hunting partner was able to slip up on a large mature whitetail that was with a doe. The buck spotted him and was able to vanish into heavy cover prior to the crosshairs falling on him.
Although he didn't get the deer, the smile on his face knowing he slipped up on the animal was well worth it.