Muzzleloader season in Tennessee is the first time you get a crack at bucks and does with a gun.
I had made the
pilgrimage to Jackson Co. In hopes to score on opening day. All I had with me
was my pack a Knight wolverine
muzzleloader and a warm jacket. I had started up the western
ridge at daylight climbing a couple of hundred feet in elevation before finding a bench
field and a
dry pond. That is where I began still hunting around the inside of the
ridge line. Three steps
stop, look, listen, and wait. I did this all day jumping two does and enjoying the early fall
weather. I eventually came full circle back to the bench
Field below the dry pond where I found
this fresh rub.
Should of sat still at the dry pond..........
Muzzleloader season in Tennessee is the first time you get a crack at bucks and does with a gun.
I had made the pilgrimage to Jackson Co. In hopes to score on opening day. All I had with me
was my pack a Knight wolverine muzzleloader and a warm jacket. I had started up the western
ridge at daylight climbing a couple of hundred feet in elevation before finding a bench field and a
dry pond. That is where I began still hunting around the inside of the ridge line. Three steps
stop, look, listen, and wait. I did this all day jumping two does and enjoying the early fall
weather. I eventually came full circle back to the bench Field below the dry pond where I found
this fresh rub.
Should of sat still at the dry pond..........
I've come to realize that the only time I stalk hunt is late in the season or when I'm hunting new property that I haven't scouted out completely. Staying put is usually the best technic and doesn't spread your scent around the woods your hunting for the next few days.
ReplyDeleteI guess you should have. That is one nice rub right there.
ReplyDeleteMan, how I miss deer hunting already. Only 6 more months to go.