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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3696849" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>So I figured I’ll try my hand at deer hunting next week. First time ever. Gonna go out on public land. I could use some pointers on where to set up. I’ve always been told that you gotta sit and wait for deer, but I’m at a bit of a loss as to where I should set up. In my mind, I have t options:</p><p></p><p>one: take the 17lb 308 target rifle out, find somewhere to post up, and wait for a doe to come out. I’m comfortable with making an ethical kill out to 3-400 yards with this platform, and I have two large clearings to choose from, both have multiple sources of water, and enough elevation change that I can see 7-800 yards from one or two of the vantage points I’m considering. It’s backed up to a river, but I feel it gets moderate pressure from other hunters and it was burned this last year. Lots of tracks and signs, but in my last two trips out chasing birds I have seen exactly zero deer.</p><p></p><p>option two: take out either the 357mag lever gun (75yard range in my opinion) or my trusty 762x39 bolt gun (200 yard range is what I’m comfy with) and do more of the spot and stalk, creeping around hoping I see a doe before she sees me. I could go further back and have more walking “range” but I’ve yet to be able to see and sneak up in a deer like this approach would require.</p><p></p><p>option three: take one of the two shorter range rifles out, walk a little over 2 miles, get in close to where I have seen the deer bedding on scouting trips. Post up in a small clearing and hope someone shows up. I would then have to drag the doe all the way out to the truck, which is gonna suck.</p><p></p><p></p><p>what would you guys suggest? I don’t have a ton of fancy camo or scent killer stuff, but would really like to give this a good try and give myself the best chance possible to take my first deer.</p><p></p><p>here’s where I’m wanting to go. The large field was recently burned in the past year or so, it is pretty bare for the most past. The red dots are areas I’m thinking of posting up, the yellow squares are where I’ve seen deer sleeping during the day. There is also a ton of hog activity in that bedding area, I don’t know if that affects the deer or not. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]242076[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]242077[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3696849, member: 35036"] So I figured I’ll try my hand at deer hunting next week. First time ever. Gonna go out on public land. I could use some pointers on where to set up. I’ve always been told that you gotta sit and wait for deer, but I’m at a bit of a loss as to where I should set up. In my mind, I have t options: one: take the 17lb 308 target rifle out, find somewhere to post up, and wait for a doe to come out. I’m comfortable with making an ethical kill out to 3-400 yards with this platform, and I have two large clearings to choose from, both have multiple sources of water, and enough elevation change that I can see 7-800 yards from one or two of the vantage points I’m considering. It’s backed up to a river, but I feel it gets moderate pressure from other hunters and it was burned this last year. Lots of tracks and signs, but in my last two trips out chasing birds I have seen exactly zero deer. option two: take out either the 357mag lever gun (75yard range in my opinion) or my trusty 762x39 bolt gun (200 yard range is what I’m comfy with) and do more of the spot and stalk, creeping around hoping I see a doe before she sees me. I could go further back and have more walking “range” but I’ve yet to be able to see and sneak up in a deer like this approach would require. option three: take one of the two shorter range rifles out, walk a little over 2 miles, get in close to where I have seen the deer bedding on scouting trips. Post up in a small clearing and hope someone shows up. I would then have to drag the doe all the way out to the truck, which is gonna suck. what would you guys suggest? I don’t have a ton of fancy camo or scent killer stuff, but would really like to give this a good try and give myself the best chance possible to take my first deer. here’s where I’m wanting to go. The large field was recently burned in the past year or so, it is pretty bare for the most past. The red dots are areas I’m thinking of posting up, the yellow squares are where I’ve seen deer sleeping during the day. There is also a ton of hog activity in that bedding area, I don’t know if that affects the deer or not. [ATTACH type="full" alt="7BDFFD5F-342C-4322-B0BD-896843D9386C.jpeg"]242076[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="374EB0B0-D72B-4F37-B85F-91C19FF0F517.jpeg"]242077[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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