Subtle ways we defeat our chances at mature bucks

[Andy S.]

7. Too Busy looking at our phones.

I wish I had a $20 bill for every deer and turkey that has gotten away due to the hunter looking at his/her cell phone.

 

[Andy S.]

By not hunting. I'm a firm believer that the more you're in a tree the higher your odds are. Too many guys decide not to hunt because certain conditions aren't right. We never know truly where the buck will come from.

Agree 110%.

 

[Snake]

I wish I had a $20 bill for every deer and turkey that has gotten away due to the hunter looking at his/her cell phone.

That don't happen to me ...there is an off button .

 

[killingtime 41]

Not hunting mornings cause I'm too lasy to get out of bed. Only relying on afternoons cause I'm too lazy to get out of bed in the morning. Also not feeling your best will make you lazy and not get up to hunt mornings.

 

[Tn Joe]

By not hunting. I'm a firm believer that the more you're in a tree the higher your odds are. Too many guys decide not to hunt because certain conditions aren't right. We never know truly where the buck will come from.

Kinda like only hunting when so and so app says you should.
Some big bucks have been killed in pretty rotten conditions.

 

[TNGunsmoke]

Kinda like only hunting when so and so app says you should.
Some big bucks have been killed in pretty rotten conditions.

Both bucks I killed this year were on days my solunar app said were 9%. The 87% days, I don't think I saw a single deer.

 

[hbg1]

It's already been said but mine are entrence and exits we have added a lot of screens to help with those.

Wind/thermals imo the most important hard to kill mature deer almost impossible to kill them downwind unless you're lucky.

Hunting when it's right not when you just want to. Putting in the right time is more important then just putting in time.

All of those have been said.

One that hasn't is preparation. It's has started already for next fall. Time now pays off in the fall. Lack of preparation cost hunters.

Also being in a routine. Not changing with the deer. Farms change subtlety every year. Like going to that spot because it's been good for years and being hard headed and not changing with the deer.

That last part is a good one. Amazing how things change from year to year.