My fields are dormant at this time (63 deg north) and the food plots have been razed to the dirt. Literally. Finding a crop able to still offer food at this late time of our season would be nice. We have only gun season, and it lasts from september 1st to december 23rd. I am lucky and have access to a thermal spotter. As my land is a valley with very steep sides I am able to spot deer at long distances now after the leaves have fallen. Last weekend I could see 5 deer the same night while sleeping outdoors. The challenge is to get to them in those steep hills. 45degree or steeper often and loads of small trees. Very high stem count. This is why I am following and enjoying what Ken is presenting. There is always something to learn.
@@B.Ritchie1974 Over the sea and to the north. West cost of Norway. Bow hunting is outlawed, and muzzle loading is not a season either. Only rifle season.
@@B.Ritchie1974 I feel for you. Is that the total for bowhunting, muzzle loader and rifle? We are only allowed the rifle. Not being allowed to bowhunt have great implications for the state of knowledge and habitat management. You guys in the US are miles ahead of us over here due to your bowhunting. That is why I hang around. There is so much to learn about habitat management from you guys.
I just started hunting deer this year. I have permission to hunt a 120 acre lot that only couple other people do as well. At moment I'm using their stands or staying on ground. 2 of other people were both hitting woods together 4-5 times a week at begging of season. It's starts mid August here. I've been going 1 or 2 days a week. I think they were hitting it to hard for 2 long. I see ton of tracks & signs but they have to be middle of day or after dark. One guy has cameras & he mostly catches them at night. Do they go nocturnal because of pressure? Luckily there's a huge section everyone has been ignoring. Which is are I am gonna go rest of season. I haven't seen any deer mornings or evenings at thier stands in weeks!
Good video, thanks! Where in NW WI are you? I moved to Douglas County this spring. Everyone here complains about how bad the hunting is but it's way better than most of NE MN right now.
I was down in the woods on public land this afternoon I got to a grove of white Birch trees and I heard and saw something walking around in there it looked like the size of deer I had my 30-06 strapped on my shoulder not loaded of course for safety so I stood there for a minute watching whatever it was so as I'm standing there I decided to put my seat on the ground and put the clip in the gun and take a shot at it but I'm like just stand here for a minute and see if it comes out to where I can see better. I heard something else walking around off the left of where I was standing I thought that that might come out to where I could see it unfortunately it didn't, so I walked in about 20 feet from the path I was on and sat down after about an hour or two of sitting there I heard something else further in the thicker woods I knew darn well I couldn't get a clean shot from where I was it was to damn thick so I continued sitting there to see if it would come out and it didn't. By then it was starting to get dark sun was starting to go down and I said to myself we gotta get going I still a had a mud shit whole to walk through that was a shit show to try to get through unless you have an ATV I have one but I still didn't want to drive through the new seeded field my buddy that owns the 2 fields behind his place I saw a tire track where someone made a rut in the field. I'm thinking to myself I'm glad my name isn't on that I like to keep the peace with my friends there nice enough to let me hunt down there on their land I spent 3 days in his tree stand so I thought I would try something different today so I wouldn't Exhaust that field I'm thinking about going back to the stand in the morning though after breakfast and sitting there for a few hours.
@@Mainly-boy-outdoorsnot even the magazine? You think your gun is going to rack (or bolt) and load jtself? To each his own, but definitely a bit excessive by most standards.
As a Maine guide once opined: "The wetter the better, the thicker the quicker. And get more than 200 yards from the road!"
My fields are dormant at this time (63 deg north) and the food plots have been razed to the dirt. Literally. Finding a crop able to still offer food at this late time of our season would be nice. We have only gun season, and it lasts from september 1st to december 23rd.
I am lucky and have access to a thermal spotter. As my land is a valley with very steep sides I am able to spot deer at long distances now after the leaves have fallen. Last weekend I could see 5 deer the same night while sleeping outdoors. The challenge is to get to them in those steep hills. 45degree or steeper often and loads of small trees. Very high stem count.
This is why I am following and enjoying what Ken is presenting. There is always something to learn.
Where the heck do you live that a gun season is that long????? Gun season in Wisconsin is only 2 weeks long
@@B.Ritchie1974 Over the sea and to the north. West cost of Norway.
Bow hunting is outlawed, and muzzle loading is not a season either. Only rifle season.
@@B.Ritchie1974gun season in Tennessee is Nov 18th to Jan 7th it’s reaaaal long
@itzgalactic2537 wow! We only get 10 days in Wisconsin!
@@B.Ritchie1974 I feel for you. Is that the total for bowhunting, muzzle loader and rifle?
We are only allowed the rifle.
Not being allowed to bowhunt have great implications for the state of knowledge and habitat management. You guys in the US are miles ahead of us over here due to your bowhunting. That is why I hang around. There is so much to learn about habitat management from you guys.
Thanks for the video
Our pleasure!
I just started hunting deer this year. I have permission to hunt a 120 acre lot that only couple other people do as well. At moment I'm using their stands or staying on ground. 2 of other people were both hitting woods together 4-5 times a week at begging of season. It's starts mid August here. I've been going 1 or 2 days a week. I think they were hitting it to hard for 2 long. I see ton of tracks & signs but they have to be middle of day or after dark. One guy has cameras & he mostly catches them at night. Do they go nocturnal because of pressure? Luckily there's a huge section everyone has been ignoring. Which is are I am gonna go rest of season. I haven't seen any deer mornings or evenings at thier stands in weeks!
Kent, as always good comments for thought. Good luck next weekend, and most of all be safe. Bob SWWI
You too
Kent.....again GREAT INFO, I had to go back and listen again!!!!!!
Great info once again, that's why I'm subscribed. Thank you
Awesome, thank you!
Great channel and content. You are spot on!
Thanks bud! Good luck this season.
Good video, thanks! Where in NW WI are you? I moved to Douglas County this spring. Everyone here complains about how bad the hunting is but it's way better than most of NE MN right now.
I have bought sidelock muzzleloaders cheap because people tryed pyrodex and had problems problem
Nuts and bolts.
Thanks for sharing and presenting in such an understandable format.
Thanks for watching!
good stuff!! subbed
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Drive through NE philadelphia
I was down in the woods on public land this afternoon I got to a grove of white Birch trees and I heard and saw something walking around in there it looked like the size of deer I had my 30-06 strapped on my shoulder not loaded of course for safety so I stood there for a minute watching whatever it was so as I'm standing there I decided to put my seat on the ground and put the clip in the gun and take a shot at it but I'm like just stand here for a minute and see if it comes out to where I can see better. I heard something else walking around off the left of where I was standing I thought that that might come out to where I could see it unfortunately it didn't, so I walked in about 20 feet from the path I was on and sat down after about an hour or two of sitting there I heard something else further in the thicker woods I knew darn well I couldn't get a clean shot from where I was it was to damn thick so I continued sitting there to see if it would come out and it didn't. By then it was starting to get dark sun was starting to go down and I said to myself we gotta get going I still a had a mud shit whole to walk through that was a shit show to try to get through unless you have an ATV I have one but I still didn't want to drive through the new seeded field my buddy that owns the 2 fields behind his place I saw a tire track where someone made a rut in the field. I'm thinking to myself I'm glad my name isn't on that I like to keep the peace with my friends there nice enough to let me hunt down there on their land I spent 3 days in his tree stand so I thought I would try something different today so I wouldn't Exhaust that field I'm thinking about going back to the stand in the morning though after breakfast and sitting there for a few hours.
Why would you be actively hunting be not have your gun loaded? Even if you get a shot you would not have time to load your gun
@tomlarge8841 it's called safety it's not safe to walk with a loaded gun if you trip you could potentially injure yourself.
Interesting...
@@Mainly-boy-outdoorsnot even the magazine? You think your gun is going to rack (or bolt) and load jtself? To each his own, but definitely a bit excessive by most standards.
Let the guy do what he wants. You should not be shooting running deer anyway. If he fills safe.