VikingsGuy
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A waste of time for the resident "pros", but for the many newbies, this makes some useful points: https://www.outdoorlife.com/hard-truths-about-hunting-on-public-land/
An article for those new to PL hunting
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Great article! As someone who does a lot of public whitetail hunting, I had some thoughts:
2) Some states require u to take the deer out whole?? In AR, because of CWD, they're practically begging us to debone in the field.
3) I learned this the hard way this year. Bunch of obvious spots were completely covered up. I'm going to apply this more next year.
4) If u like to hunt with folks, this is hard to control. Just have to have those conversations on the front end.
5) I do often get frustrated with how easy the pros make it look. I have to remember they may be going days without seeing deer until the video finally shows one.
6) I haven't experienced this yet. May be more of a midwestern problem as locals I encounter in CO seem pretty friendly. But I bet my fellow Arkansans are jerks to NR duck hunters.
8) I have no idea how you could do what he's doing without putting too much scent pressure out in those spots. Good concept just seems to cumbersome. Idk I'll have to think about this.
9) If you aren't picky, public hunting can be pretty fun. If you are looking for 3.5+ year old deer, I imagine you'll be passing a lot of deer. That's kinda fun too, but I still enjoying shooting deer and dont pass on many legal bucks.
2) Some states require u to take the deer out whole?? In AR, because of CWD, they're practically begging us to debone in the field.
3) I learned this the hard way this year. Bunch of obvious spots were completely covered up. I'm going to apply this more next year.
4) If u like to hunt with folks, this is hard to control. Just have to have those conversations on the front end.
5) I do often get frustrated with how easy the pros make it look. I have to remember they may be going days without seeing deer until the video finally shows one.
6) I haven't experienced this yet. May be more of a midwestern problem as locals I encounter in CO seem pretty friendly. But I bet my fellow Arkansans are jerks to NR duck hunters.
8) I have no idea how you could do what he's doing without putting too much scent pressure out in those spots. Good concept just seems to cumbersome. Idk I'll have to think about this.
9) If you aren't picky, public hunting can be pretty fun. If you are looking for 3.5+ year old deer, I imagine you'll be passing a lot of deer. That's kinda fun too, but I still enjoying shooting deer and dont pass on many legal bucks.
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