I found what I thought would be a decent spot to wait for a deer on public land and went out this morning. I set up and settled in about an hour before shooting time.
Then I hear a couple people come up behind me. They were talking loudly and it sounded like they were setting up something. I whistled a few times but it didn't deter them. 5 min later they had moved on. phew.
Great, here comes another couple of people, stomping through the trail talking. They didn't stop so maybe it will be ok still.
20 min to shooting time. Now a boat pulls in (i'm fairly close to the lake). They pull into shore and start unloading their equipment which of course means a lot of talking and slamming doors.
The sun starts coming up and I'm still thinking I might have a chance at something, but about 30 shotgun blasts and 20 min later and I give up and move on.
Apparently my decent spot to wait for a deer was a GREAT SPOT for duck hunting.
Then I hear a couple people come up behind me. They were talking loudly and it sounded like they were setting up something. I whistled a few times but it didn't deter them. 5 min later they had moved on. phew.
Great, here comes another couple of people, stomping through the trail talking. They didn't stop so maybe it will be ok still.
20 min to shooting time. Now a boat pulls in (i'm fairly close to the lake). They pull into shore and start unloading their equipment which of course means a lot of talking and slamming doors.
The sun starts coming up and I'm still thinking I might have a chance at something, but about 30 shotgun blasts and 20 min later and I give up and move on.
Apparently my decent spot to wait for a deer was a GREAT SPOT for duck hunting.