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Campfire Savant
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I did when I was younger, not much anymore
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Everyone use to call that still hunting.Still do I guess. Probably 90% of those who do,move too fast Yep. Killed this buck last year while I was still hunting into the wind. I had just gotten into the woods and had covered 10 yards in maybe 10 minutes when he stood up and was looking for something he heard.
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Campfire Ranger
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Killed this one doing the same although I had made it past him about 50 yards when I heard something walking behind me, turned around and he was headed South on a trail I had crossed earlier. No telling how many deer have done that on other still hunts that were never seen.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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because of all the Timber Wolves here in Northern Minnesota still hunting doesn`t seem to work to well the whitetail bucks up here are very nervous because of Wolves.
LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman
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Campfire Outfitter
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One of my favorite ways to hunt. Thankful to have good public land I can safely do that on.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Killed this one doing the same although I had made it past him about 50 yards when I heard something walking behind me, turned around and he was headed South on a trail I had crossed earlier. No telling how many deer have done that on other still hunts that were never seen. -looks like a she to me...
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I do a lot of both, but greatly prefer still hunting. I bump a lot of deer, but I kill a lot that way too.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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In big sky country, glassing and spot and stalk are the ticket. In forested environments and with elk, still hunting either level or down hill has given me good results. Seems that when still hunting and moving upslope, they always see me first.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I like to occasionally grab a rifle and go for a wander on local properties, not really caring to shoot anything so much as just getting out of town and unwinding at my pace.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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How many of you get board and start walking slowly thro the woods? Boards are too expensive to get right now, and if I had any woods I wouldn't be throing them anywhere, I'd be selling them.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Campfire Ranger
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[quote=saddlesore]Everyone use to call that still hunting.Still do I guess. Probably 90% of those who do,move too fast Yep. Killed this buck last year while I was still hunting into the wind. I had just gotten into the woods and had covered 10 yards in maybe 10 minutes when he stood up and was looking for something he heard. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I used to HAVE TO hunt from stands, leases & too many hunters. I haven't been IN a stand or box blind, or hanging tree stand since 2011. I don't miss it. If you're walking thru the woods you're not still hunting. Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Killed this one doing the same although I had made it past him about 50 yards when I heard something walking behind me, turned around and he was headed South on a trail I had crossed earlier. No telling how many deer have done that on other still hunts that were never seen. -looks like a she to me... Button buck.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Campfire Regular
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Get and read a copy of "The Still Hunter" by Van Dyke.
Some real nuggets in that book.
USMC 0351
We know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Campfire Member
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Been still hunting for 50 years now. Still my preferred method. I have taken deer from stands but don’t get the same sense of satisfaction I get from still hunting. To me still hunting is not a method it is HUNTING. I have several rifles that are my still hunting specialized, one is a remington model 14 in 30 rem made in 1920. Another is my pride and joy a Mannlicher Schoenauer model 1905 in 9x 56 made in 1921. Funny how the older model guns are perfectly proportioned and set up for still hunting. Good luck this year gentleman.
Life is too short to hunt with ugly guns.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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the Still hunting Bible Anyone who claims to be a still hunter either read it - or will learn a HUGE amount from this book. It’s in it’ s5 or 6th publishing… the guy lived from 1800 - 1923….
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Campfire Regular
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the guy lived from 1800 - 1923….
Pretty old dude. No wonder he was so good at still hunting! 😊
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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the guy lived from 1800 - 1923….
Pretty old dude. No wonder he was so good at still hunting! 😊 Yep. He hunted more than most people would've in two lifetimes.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Campfire Regular
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Started my still hunting education 58 years ago following dad and grandpa when I was 6yo. Because of this thread, I just ordered a hard cover copy of Van Dyke's book, to see if I've been doing it right.
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here. My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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We have mulies here. I've never sat in a stand. This is open country where you can sit and glass a long ways. Then move fairly quickly to another good glassing point. Many hunters never turn around. I've spotted a number of deer and a few elk by looking back where I'd been and saw animals that I hadn't seen or spooked. Keep your eyes on high ridges. The big bucks like to hang out way up high. If you see one, get out of sight fast and hope he didn't see you. If they see you at even a half mile, they're gone.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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How many of you get board and start walking slowly thro the woods? I may sit for a hr then gotta get up and move get so cold sometimes as well. I’ve shot more deer walking than sitting. It's bored not board.
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