Sometimes they just win

[guitarpreston]

Running 4 cell cams on a piece of family land, in a relatively small patch of woods (25 ish acres on a 160 acre place) been getting a couple decent 10 points on cam that are better than anything I have gotten before. I’ve started compiling data on where I get their pics, wind, barometer, temp, time etc. not a ton of pattern but I get deer on cam pretty regular. Saturday evening a cool front blows in, I’m primed to go climb up a tree Sunday evening for a sit, the wind is the direction I want, it went from in the upper 80s-low 90s to mid 70s, barometric pressure like 30.3x. Confidence is high…I got up a tree right by the most productive cam, at the intersection of two trails by a scrape, and settled in expecting to see some movement that evening…I didn’t even hear a squirrel that sounded convincing. No deer at all….zero.
Nice buck I haven’t seen before showed up an hour and a half after I leave….i guess sometimes they just win.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I feel you're pain. I stayed in my stand until near noon one year on my place in MO and came in for a bite. My dad's buddy asked if he could go sit in my stand, midday for a bit. He's not out there 5 minutes and BOOM, kills a 10, biggest buck we ever got on the land. It wasn't me, but at least we got him.

 

[Honyock]

I feel you're pain. I stayed in my stand until near noon one year on my place in MO and came in for a bite. My dad's buddy asked if he could go sit in my stand, midday for a bit. He's not out there 5 minutes and BOOM, kills a 10, biggest buck we ever got on the land. It wasn't me, but at least we got him.

I've killed quite a few bucks between 10:30 and 2:00 during the pre-rut and rut. It's like they know when the orange army arrives and when it leaves to go to lunch. I had a lease with three other guys who would hunt to about 10:00 and then come back about 3:00. My most productive time was about 30 minutes after they left.

 

[rookieforever33]

I can only do 3-4 hours in a stand anymore. If I have the time I will sit all day in a blind, especially during the rut. I've even went straight from a stand to a blind after a morning sit rather than head out of the woods. Bring a book if you need something to do. It is worth staying out there if you can

 

[Boarmaster]

Yes they do. But that assures we have something to hunt after next year.

 

[Luked]

Yep same here.
I have a camera on a private place close to home I have hunted for years.
Have a really nice 10 about 140" or so that I have multiple pictures of.
But every sticking picture i have is all at night.
Just today finally had a doe at about 8:30 in the morning.

Going in this afternoon and making a mock scrape and see if i can piss them off a bit

 

[LostArra]

With cell cams everywhere they are winning less especially in the early season

 

[Kyguy]

I'm an all day sit when I can. Last weekend early muzzleloader, I spooked some walking in to the blind at 6 am and it was 40 degrees. By 11 it was almost 70 degrees, figured I was out of luck but I had a book and just sat tight. I shot does at 12:30, 2:30, and 4 pm. Not a buck in sight, and the freezer was empty.

 

[KenLee]

Running 4 cell cams on a piece of family land, in a relatively small patch of woods (25 ish acres on a 160 acre place) been getting a couple decent 10 points on cam that are better than anything I have gotten before. I’ve started compiling data on where I get their pics, wind, barometer, temp, time etc. not a ton of pattern but I get deer on cam pretty regular. Saturday evening a cool front blows in, I’m primed to go climb up a tree Sunday evening for a sit, the wind is the direction I want, it went from in the upper 80s-low 90s to mid 70s, barometric pressure like 30.3x. Confidence is high…I got up a tree right by the most productive cam, at the intersection of two trails by a scrape, and settled in expecting to see some movement that evening…I didn’t even hear a squirrel that sounded convincing. No deer at all….zero.
Nice buck I haven’t seen before showed up an hour and a half after I leave….i guess sometimes they just win.

Why it's called hunting, not killing. Makes you appreciate it more when everything comes together

 

[flathead#2]

I didnt put out any cameras this year.
They just confirm what I already suspected.
The only pics I get of bucks are at night.

 

[KenLee]

I didnt put out any cameras this year.
They just confirm what I already suspected.
The only pics I get of bucks are at night.

Sometimes the does draw em out in the light though.

 

[guitarpreston]

I actually saw 4 does this morning. Def thinking mornings will be more productive.
Also had to tell my wife, I’m playing checkers while they’re playing chess…they make a living off surviving and are better at it than me