Trapped in a Tree? How to get out Clean | Bowhunting Whitetails w/ Bill Winke
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- One of the toughest challenges we face when bowhunting whitetails is getting away from evening stands near feeding areas without bumping the deer. If you do that, they become a lot harder to kill there. I have found four ways to get out clean. In this episode, I discuss these four ways to keep your best hunting spots fresh for the entire season.
One of those remote calls when hunting coyotes works for me. I have used this multiple times to exit my one stand near my food plot.
Good input. Thanks. I appreciate it.
Great video Bill! I was waiting on a plug from the question I posted a couple weeks back! Lol
Great ideas!
Sorry I missed you on that one Eric. Keep 'em coming. Have a great day.
Fantastic Sir! I just used a coyote (mostly barks and yelps, one howl) call the other night, A buck snort call got them on their way after. The deer were not spooked and made and orderly withdrawal, after just staring for a bit.
That worked well. I have always been afraid that howling from the tree would call too much attention to my stand site. I always felt that I needed the scare to come from somewhere else. Maybe I was over-reacting. Good input.
Bill....take several big handfulls and scatter it in about a 10x10 area in front of your camera....it keeps the deer in front of the camera longer and puts them in various positions so that you get multiple shots and angles while they browse around picking it up.
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
what has worked for me is using coyote howls or dog barks. a few of either usaly move the deer out enough so i can get down, deer usaly come back the next night.
Usually I have a pickup, when that isn't possible a coyote call on my phone usually does the trick.
I use a dog coyote call at times just before exiting my evening stand. I found it will clear the deer out of the area temporarily and give me a chance to get out clean. All great ideas Bill! Thanks!
Used this approach but used cell phone with volume up. This worked great. Actually discussed bringing a Bluetooth speaker and setting 30 yards away from ground blind.
@@nickwagner3520 The farther from the blind/stand you can get it, the better.
@@nickwagner3520 ..great idea!
@@bill-winke what about those remote coyote hunting calls on an RC car?
Really enjoying the new channel Bill. What trail camera stand are you using? Looks like a really nice tripod system that’s easy to push into the ground
That is the Stic N Pic system. You can find them online if you search that name. I really like that system.
Maybe a drone could be a good option too. Just got to find something you can turn on without you being there. I like the outside the box approach! Great video !
I tested my little drone and the battery will last more than 3 hours as long as I am not flying it. I could fly it out, let it sit and then fly it back after dark. Might be my best option as long as I clear a landing pad in advance.
Love this brainstorming, as someone mentioned. I imagine this is what our ancestors did around a fire without the internet… Keep up the great work Bill!
I bet they weren't thinking about monster trucks or drones though. Probably more worried about eating! Good luck and thanks for the support.
Glad your back doing your thing Bill. Always enjoy your insights and educational videos
great info!
I agree hunting off the food spots is the key. That way they’re coming or going either way and you don’t have to worry about getting out of the stand.
Try smaller kill plots if you haven’t already or If you have areas to make them! Deer seem to come into them early and move off to head to the bigger crop fields before dark allowing clean exits, at least where I’m at!
use an electronic remote caller to do a coyote pack sound off close by?
Great video. I am always looking at stand locations and how i am going to get in and out. I find it rewarding when my plan comes together and everything works out.
I think that is the real chess match and the greatest challenge. Good luck.
I'm sure you'll be surprised at what shows up Bill, such a beautiful farm! I always enjoy your creative mindset of getting out safe! I have a river I've been exploring ingress and egress with if it stays low enough
Man, I love those river spots because you can use a small boat to access or just wade across if it is shallow enough. That's the definition of Bulletproof.
I have a spot like that where I canoe across a narrow lake and hunt just 30 yards in on the other side. I only hunt it on days where the wind is coming off that land and blowing my scent over the lake. The deer never know i’m there.
Awesome topic!! It’s stuff people don’t ever talk about! Thanks, Bill.
Thanks for the support Chad. I appreciate it.
You did it now. You asked the question. In a few years it will be illegal now. Lol. I did the same thing in Michigan. I asked an officer if I could carry two weapons in the field turkey hunting?? Why ? He asked. Answer: I want to get one with my bow. But the last couple days. If I can’t get one 20-30 yards ,
close enough for bow. I could go to my shotgun.
He didn’t know and got back to me that I could. There was nothing on the books saying I couldn’t.
Two years later there was a new rule. Only one weapon at a time. Lol. I had to ask. Lol. Good luck
I hear you. Now I need to ask him another question, whether it is legal to use a coyote call during deer season even though the regs state that you can't use electronic calls for deer hunting.
Great topic Bill, now I’m thinking of creative ways to get out of my stands.
Good luck. This is the fun part. Have a great season.
Good input. Like the brainstorming too!
Thanks Dozier. I am really enjoying it too. Good inputs all around.
so good to see you posting and making content again back when you launched midwest whitetail it really made me enjoy hunting shows again informational and entertaining these videos bring back memories of the original midwest whitetail days. Thanks for all the information over the years.
Thanks for the years of support Reaper. I really appreciate it. Have a great day.
Awesome thanks for all the info I have that problem hunting the bottom in my area when dry I try using the drainages seems to work if not it stinks that's a tough one but as well I use no light and walk steady straight out hoping nothing blows
If it is pitch dark and a bit if wind is blowing you can get away with a lot, but otherwise, that approach will educate deer and make it harder to kill them in that area in the future.
I can totally tell how excited you are for the monster truck idea!!!! I bet you could rig up an extended battery pack and let that thing run all day in idle mode. Message some of the RC youtube guys they will help get you set up and maybe get a video out of the deal. Awesome idea. That is why we come back week after week. Never even thought of that before!!!
Thanks Austin. It is funny that here in Iowa, it is legal to run the monster truck to bump the field, but illegal to use a remote coyote caller to do it. The law states "No electronic calls while deer hunting". I may also try a small drone that I have. That would be much easier to carry around, but not nearly as much fun as a monster truck!
Excited to see what you have on the property. Look forward to following along with you this season!
Me too. Thanks Conner. Will be interesting. I have no idea what to expect.
What about making a coyote call?
Bill they also make some drones, that you can use simply from the back of your truck and drive it to your location in the dark and let it come down in the field and hover. Works every time! 👍
Thats a good idea what does an entry level drones cost?
I need to consider that. I have the DJI Mini. I will set it on the floor of my office in the "on" mode and see how long the battery lasts. It would have to last at least two hours to make this worth considering (fly it out to the edge of the field away from the stand or blind two hours before the end of legal time (assuming the field is clear) and then use it to spook the deer at dark.
@@bill-winke keep us posted on how it works for you to 👍
Another awesome, educational video. Keep them coming. I look forward to the trail cam pictures.👍
Thanks Harmon. I appreciate it. It will be interesting to see what is on there.
Every time I’ve tried the coyote call, the deer do not run off the field. Some of them went right back to feeding. The one time I tossed my rattling antlers into the field, a buck walked up to them and smelled them.😂 Having my son pick me up in the tractor has worked every time.
Agreed. Sometimes even when they run off, they are just right inside the cover watching. I am always going to feel best of the scare comes from someplace other than my blind or stand.
look forward to everyone of your vids, here in NC. prayerful u find a big one to get after !
Thanks Owl. Much appreciated. Hoping you have a great season!
Liking this series a lot, Bill. The stand placement technique is a very solid option for me. My main stand is currently at the head of a ditch where I walk right out of it and into the tree. The ditch also parallels a field edge inside the tree line adding extra cover. Best of luck and keep these coming!
That is the best. I love those bulletproof stands. Good luck.
What are your thoughts on playing coyote sounds to clear a field to get out of a tree stand? This could be done just through a phone or leave a blue tooth speaker on the ground near by. Would this be better than getting busted climbing down?
Pam. It would for sure be better. I like the idea of having the sound come from somewhere other than your stand or blind. Just make sure its legal. Not legal in Iowa to use electronic calls when deer hunting.
Amen Bill…your better off to hunt off the food source so your exits are clean…great stuff to talk about
Thanks Perry. Yes, for entry and especially exit, being off the food is the key. That is a better option if you don't have someone to bump the field than bumping it yourself. Good luck this fall.
I have made squirrel noises before and have had success with that
Yes, but you are still spooking them from the tree. If it really sounded like a squirrel they wouldn't run off. I think to be bulletproof, you need something that spooks them naturally from some other location so they don't associate the scare with your stand or blind.
Funny, monster buck, I mean monster truck. Fopah? Lol that’s a unique idea for sure. I want to see that video. Best of luck this season Bill. Looking forward to all your videos coming up!
Thanks Steve. I will see how that goes. Several viewers suggested using a drone and I do have one of those. If I can find a place to land it without tearing it up, I may fly the drone out a couple hours before dark and then fly it back to spook the deer. Problem is the landing pad. I guess I can clear a spot in advance. Have a great day.
I bought a small handheld coyote call with a remote that's good up to 300' I just hang it on a limb or set in the ground usually 100' or so and when I'm ready to get down after dark, I let that thing sound off and it doesn't take long to clear a field or plot. And then just bump it a few times as I'm walking out to push any stragglers away from my exit...works like a charm.
Great plan. Unfortunately, it is not legal here in Iowa. Checked with the game warden: no electronic calls when deer hunting even if they aren't deer calls.
@@bill-winke well that's a bummer...😖
I agree with everything here Bill, and that’s exactly why I prefer hunting mornings! If I do hunt the evening near food I almost always have to have the wife come out to bump them off.
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I'm kicking around parking the truck close enough to set the panic alarm off from the stand. Won't work for everyone, but may work for some.
If it works for you, that is a good option. In the dark, it really is amazing what it takes to move the deer off from a distance. They just stand and look. Might work. I would be curious on that one. I tried having a guy use a chainsaw once to clear the deer for me. He literally had to get to the edge of the field with the saw running the entire time before the deer even paid attention to him.
RC bump and dump very interesting 🤔
Awesome Bill - I am going to change my name to that - thanks for the comment and the support.
Another trick seems to work decently, you can purchase a high power laser pointer , shine that out where the deer are feeding and move the pointer light around on the ground and draw circles quickly. They don't like it and scatter usually. Learned that trick from a hunting show I watched.
I will give this one some thought. I have tried this with a flashlight on a buck right under my stand eating acorns. He seemed to appreciate the light and never looked up and never stopped munching. I love all the cool ways we can hunt these things.
I wait for thunderstorms and only move when lightning strikes/cracks. Sometimes I’m in a tree for weeks before the next rain. 😂 (yes this was a sarcastic Shawshank joke) Good luck this season Bill, as many others have said, great to have you back. You’re a great ambassador for hunting.
I like the way you think Bobby. Whatever it takes! Thanks for the support. Good to be back.
I’m so pumped I cannot wait to see what Bill got to shoot this year for us to see on RUclips!
I am curious myself. Heading to the farm today to find out what is on there. Should be interesting. The first card pull is often not the best one, so I don't want to set my hopes too high.
I have a few stands in a woodlot that is surrounded by ag. I park my truck along the road facing into the field. I am able to climb down out of the tree and sneak towards the edge of the woodlot without blowing deer, which is then only about 300 yards from my truck and I can activate my remote start, it starts and the headlights come on out into the field and generally pushes the deer out. It’s not perfect and I have had some does and young bucks go on alert but stick around in the field though, I think maybe because the truck is not moving? I like the RC idea as well, will be curious to see how it works.
Great content Bill. With this new series you should do a segment with The Hunting Public crew. I know a couple of them were interns in the past. They fit well with this new series. Would be fun to see a hunt with you and them.
Thanks for the support. Good input. Those guys are running wide open all over the country now. Not sure they would slow down long enough for an old guy to keep up!
I didn’t have the cedar fence line so I’ve been planting gigantus miscanthus grasses. 5 years old now and it’s like a wall. The deer love it
My neighbor at the old farm did that. He loved that setup. He literally created a hallway of Miscanthus through his farm. Then he used an old electric golf cart to get around. It took him several years to get that to fill in, but once it did, it was very cool.
That’s exactly what I’m doing! In addition I’m using it in areas to create screening for the deer to feel more comfortable. I planted in Orchard of 150 trees in one area and I planted fruit trees in short rows in other areas as well as fruit trees in 1,000 sq ft food plots in the woods. I’ve waited my entire life to enjoy these planting activities and the electric golf cart work great too! Now I can enjoy it with my grandkids. Thank you
That’s exactly what I’m doing! In addition I’m using it in areas to create screening for the deer to feel more comfortable. I planted in Orchard of 150 trees in one area and I planted fruit trees in short rows in other areas as well as fruit trees in 1,000 sq ft food plots in the woods. I’ve waited my entire life to enjoy these planting activities and the electric golf cart work great too! Now I can enjoy it with my grandkids. Thank you
The anticipation of those first trail camera pics I am sure has you feeling anxious. Enjoy having you back on RUclips. Have you been brushing up on your self filming at all this summer? I know you have some great connections to assist you in that department. Greg Clements, being one of the best who does it.
Yes, Greg is one of the best and Jared Mills is also really, really good. Maybe even better. I don't intend to be as good as those guys. To do it well takes to much time and too much work. On the days when I self-film it will be more of bare-bones approach. Thanks for the comment and the support. Have a great day.
You forgot “number 5”: Stagger your hunts by hunting different stands and even different properties as the sign and the wind allow. In my younger years, I walked from home and hunted north, west, and south of town. I had my plans, but nature had her own; many times I was forced to adjust my plans with results. Deer I spooked a week and a half ago were back in the same place at the same time because I was blessed to know how to keep deer guessing by using as many hunting locations as possible stand-wise AND property-wise all at the same time. This takes years of woods and hunting experience.
When I say “property “, I mean any place one is legally allowed to hunt, public or private, and I’ve hunted both.
Chris. Good input. Yes that works if you have enough places to hunt or if you aren't hunting just one specific buck. Once you set your mind on one deer, you have to be really careful every time you hunt in his area. Have a great day.
I’m not trying to be an orifice, but are corn and trail cams necessary where you’re at? Is it tough to identify bedding areas in your location?
No. It is pretty easy to know where they bed. I am just trying to find out which part of the farm to focus on. I can take it from there.
I am so glad to reconnect to Bill Winke's show again. I have learned so much from Bill since I started following him about 12 years ago. Very happy you found new home and looking forward to more videos from you bud. Not sure if bill recognizes Abdullah Jabr. Take care my friend
Thanks Abdullah. I do recognize the name from the Midwest Whitetail days. Thanks so much for finding me and for commenting. Have a great day and good luck this season.
Bill...what about a blow call, using a couple of quick blows to frighten them off the field but not off the farm.
Thanks, Bob
I still like something that is remote from the stand or blind. Don't want them thinking your spot represents danger in any way.
Always love your videos, I'm not sure about the monster truck thing but good luck
Steve. Thanks. Regardless, it would be a lot of fun. Might get distracted running it out there and end up forgetting about the hunt and just tearing up the plot with my new toy! Have a great day.
Looking awesome on that 1080 60 FPS! So fluid, looks live.
It is a nice camera - Sony X70. I don't think they still make this camera. I bought it used and really like the look of the image it produces.
@@bill-winke Thanks Bill, and I'm really glad you are back!
@@bill-winke Ahh, 4K I can't imagine how it would look in 4k but I know it's a booger to upload 4k 60fps videos.
I've always just used a snort wheeze call to clear fields. Seems to work pretty good. Jeff Sturgis from Whitetail Habitat Solutions would completely disagree with you on using atvs. He's certain that mature bucks won't tolerate atv activity.
This is my biggest issue on my place. I have placed a stand which makes it easier on a fence line where I can hopefully climb down and ease out the overgrowth. Early season is the worst because the deer navigate and get stuck on this white oak right in the middle of my land. The property is longer and narrower so there is really no where to get around it on my place without alerting the deer. So I dont think I can hunt mornings as long as acorns are dropping and getting out in the afternoons gets tricky.
Put antlers on the monster truck
I love it. I might just get the dominant buck fired up and he will destroy my little fancy monster truck/buck.
How about a electronic call ? Coyote howler
It is a great idea if it is legal. I am not sure it is in Iowa. I need to find out. I would place it somewhere away from the stand or blind so the deer don't associate the scare with your spot.
I drone I know you would be turning it on at the tree stand but it's quiet enough to wear you can toss it out there get it out of here and then come down into the field and kind of hover round in the field
The ones I have are too loud for that. As soon as they try to lift off the deer will hear them and start to run. I am sure they will associate that with the stand/blind. Maybe mine are just loud models.
I’ve always thought about using a remote coyote call thing but haven’t yet
I think that is the ticket Melvin. Thanks for the comment.
I always like the coyote call trick. It's a natural thing & they don't think a thing about it the next night.
Blaine, that seems to be the option most people are suggesting. I think keeping it away from the stand or blind (remote call) is best.
This may not always be the best option depending on your scenario, but I have used a coyote call to just make the deer a little nervous and they end up walking out of the edge of the field for a short amount of time
Matt, I think that works but the only risk is if they come to associate the call with your blind or stand. I think this is even more a problem with blinds because the deer are always trying to find something wrong with blinds and always kind of half-suspect them of evil. So you have to be super careful when exiting blinds so they don't pin your activity to that box.
I've barked at them like I was a dog, thrown water bottles at them, got my brother to drive the truck in to spook em off, but I've had the best success just climbing down 30 minutes after dark and pretending to be a ninja. Clean up your escape trails, don't use a light and just tip toe out. Haven't been busted a single time yet amazingly. Done it about 10-15 times with deer within 25 yards of the stand. I have a big old pine tree blocking most their line of site when I'm climbing down tho
Orion, that is good input. I have tried that a few times and found that they still detected me, but it is much better than doing it right at last light when they can for sure see you well. I think the ninja part is the key. If they don't hear you they may not even bother to look around as their wariness drops off after dark.
Somethings I've found that works is turn away from the deer and do a coyote howl either by yourself or with a call. Most of the time they wont even run the first time they hear until I howled a few more times and that seemed to work well.
Ryan, I know that will move them, but I still don't like the fact that they associate that sound with your stand site. Maybe that is OK, but if you do it enough, that might be a problem. Not sure on the long term effect. I do know I would not want to do that from a blind. They would definitely associate it with the blind.
Hey Bill, what are your thoughts on using stakes with black/green/camo tarp and or other fabric to create a man made screening to the blind? Obviously not natural and deer would notice it right away but maybe if put at the beginning of summer, theyd be used to it by hunting season? For example, an enclosed blind in a open food plot on the outside edge, with the man made screening stretching along that outside edge just to the stand. Could get down and walk on the otherside to avoid detection.
RUclips coyote call works every time. Rather them spook from yotes than a human
Yes, that seems to be what a lot of people use. Much better than walking out, but I still think the deer will associate that sound with tge blind or stand if you have to do it very often. I would much rather the scare came from somewhere else. Good luck.
The RC truck will work. Buy one that takes double A batteries and operates by channel. It’s not consuming any battery while setting. Just flip the remote channel to the channel the truck is on when you’re ready to clear the field. I bought one for my son for $40 at kohl’s and it would do the job!
Excellent advice. Thanks Josh. I never would have thought of that.
I was pinned in my tree last season, waited an hour after dark & walked out using a red light, the deer didn't move.
Great video! Looking forward to the next with your deer inventory
Thanks. I appreciate the support. Have a great day.
I set up my FoxPro when I can do so undetected and use the coyote pack calls once it gets dark. This has worked very well for me. The deer seem to always come back as long as I only do it every once in a while. If u use this on same stand every night it will change the deer patterns. Love the monster truck idea though. Can't wait to see u use it.
Thanks for the input. Learned I can't use an electronic call in Iowa so it will have to be a monster truck or drone. Have a great day.
yeah i have seen the coyote call from the tree after dark work. and not attribute the sound to my tree or blind.
That surprises me. I would be sure that they would attribute to the location. Maybe it would worse with a blind since they are kind of leery of blinds anyway. You have to be really careful how you hunt blinds or they will start to get blind shy - the old does anyway.
I have a small $15 battery operated game call.. has rabbit, woodpecker, coyote, and a few others.. usually just takes one quick coyote call and they scatter.. I don't do it enough to call attention to my tree I just face it away from the deer and get down after they clear the field. So far they always come back after an hour or so at the most the following night. I'm excited to see your inventory!
Good input. This seems to be the consensus - remote activated coyote calls. Just need to make sure it is legal when deer hunting.
Bryan what is the name of your call that only cost $15 and where could I purchase it at? Thanks
@@jjustice7429 it's gone up in the last few years I guess.. its now 9 more dollars... $24 on Amazon..
@@bryanroberts That is still a good price. Do you have the name of the call?
@@jjustice7429 Cass Creek Ergo Predator Call, Handheld Electronic game call
Having someone drive in is a method i always use and it works like ypu said but sometimes peole cannot always do that because of work or something else so i think im going to try the monster buck truck,(that's what we'll call them now )be thinking of some ways to get out clean on a few stands on the farm thanke for the info bill have a great week !!!
I should start to sell the "Monster Buck Truck" on my website. We need one that you can turn on remotely so you don't have to leave it running all afternoon. Hopefully, I can find one.
I think I remember you walking in a drainage ditch with high sides to get in/out of one of your old spots? That's something I started doing on public now
Yes, one of those two stands I talked about is the one you are thinking of. I used a deep ditch that led more or less from the stand all the way to road. It worked really slick.
You can always put out a remote coyote call at the base of the tree and hit the howl to clear the field
Yes, I just found out this is illegal in Iowa - no electronic calls of any kind while deer hunting.
@@bill-winke that’s crazy that they would make a coyote call illegal for deer hunting. But some laws are screwed up
The easiest solution to this is to use a battery operated alarm clock set your time put it in the appropriate place so you can pick it up on the way out also works great on the back side of bedding area gets the deer out of their bed on their feet early and headed your way Happy Hunting
Bob, that would work. It is not an electronic call so it would not be regulated like electronic calls are - at least not here in Iowa. Good inpout.
Great idea with the RC car i might try it too. Only issue I see is the RC will need to be on and waiting the whole hunt. Also RC might give off a slight buzz sound while waiting and don't bump the controller during the hunt since it needs to be on. I'll be curious what you find. Be sure to get a 4wd one. 2wd get stuck pretty easy in tall stuff.
Heath, had another viewer suggest getting one with two channels and then only flip it to the channel the truck is on when you are ready to move it. Good idea.
@@bill-winke Local RC shop would be a fun adventure. I'm sure they would be intrigued with the idea too👍
A drone would definitely scare them. I live on 5 acres so I can run a sprinkler in the food plot using 800ft of hose. I turn it on via wifi before I enter the woods and before I exit the stand.
That's pretty cool. Tried the drone. I had one of those little ones. But I flew it from the blind. Deer still attributed the scare to the blind. I wonder how long the battery would last if I just flew it out there and landed it and left it on but not spinning until time to climb down. That would work if the battery lasted long enough. I just wish you could turn that stuff on remotely.
@@bill-winke You could have someone fly a DJI drone to your stand from a couple miles away.
@@jnblawnandlandscapellc I think that is technically illegal since the FAA requires you to always keep the drone in sight.. I'm not 100% sure though.
@@davidvvv501 What they don't know won't hurt them 🤣jk jk. I know you can get a drone pilot license which gives you more freedom.
Drones work to chase them off, plus you get great footage.
They don't have remote start though and that is a bad thing. have tried flying the DJI Mini away from my blind at dark in the past. Deer spooked way before the drone even got ten feet away. I am sure they would associate that scare with the blind. I stopped doing that.
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This sounds crazy, but what about a sling shot and a firework. Hold the firework in the pouch with wick out the top, light wick and let it burn down some, then let her rip out and up. Gun fire most of the time scares deer off, but they always come back afterwards. Sometimes right away.
That’s not much different then lightning in their natural habitat. I think it’s better then having something chasing them around to the point they will begin to avoid that area.
A sharp pop is something that temporarily sends them running, but they don’t associate it with a moving object.
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What about a drone instead of rc vehicle?
James, I just tested my drone and I can get three hours out of the battery if it is not flying. So yes, that would be a good option. A couple of hours before the end of legal shooting time, fly it out there someone and land it and then just take off after dark and fly it back to the blind, tree stand to move the deer off. It should work well. Thanks for the input.
@@bill-winke awesome. As always, we appreciate the content - also happy to hear your voice again on Chasing November.
How about a FoxPro caller full volume using a pack of coyotes Setting? Thanks for your channel Bill!
It would work. I am just not sure it is legal in Iowa, as strange as that sounds. Our regs say no electronic calls for deer hunting, doesn't differentiate the kind of calls. I suppose I could say I am also coyote hunting. That might be the way around it.
Literally happened to me this morning hard when you have corn on the ground in a baiting state without getting busted to🤦🏼♂️
It is a huge challenge. I have spots that I can't hunt if I don't have someone that can come and run them off at dark.
120 acres over here in wi for sale bill. I'd be willing to go in half on it with ya. Great video
Derrick, I appreciate that. I really do. But, man, my hands are more than full trying to pay for what I have bought in the past 10 months. You guys better buy a bunch of Hoyt bows to keep them paying me or I am in big trouble!
@@bill-winke I understand. I would love to buy a new one every year but it's either I keep buying new bows and toys or save every penny I have to hopefully buy some land
#1 is the best, by far. “Drop off / Pick up “ When I able, this is the one that works the best.
#5 Whatever works. I have made the sound of raccoons fighting.!My personal experience, the deer are not effected. It works!
The sounds of coyotes works but the deer may start associating your hunting spot as a danger zone.
Good input. Thanks Clayton. Have a great day.
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Good luck Bill on your card pull next week! I hope you get a giant on camera!
Me too Eric! It will be interesting. Heading in tomorrow to pull cards and rebait my cameras. Will show everyone what I find on Monday's show.
I have a small thermal monocular. I can see the deer with it and when they are out far enough I sneak out.
That is a good suggestion. Only problem comes if they don't move off and you have to get home for a family event, etc.
@@bill-winke I also use a coon squaller. You can buy them online and they have heard the sound of coons fighting thousands of times I'm sure. It's also a natural sound coming from a tree. Might get you out of a pinch.
What about using a drone and flying it low over the deer?
I think that what I will end up doing. I tested my little DJI Mini yesterday and it ran for at least three hours just sitting there on the office floor. So I could fly it out there well before dark and then when it's time to clear the field, just lift off and fly around before coming to stand area or blind. Maybe the monster truck would be cooler, but I already have the drone.
Ive watched THP coyote howl to get the deer to leave the stand. So you can get out clean
But then the deer associate the sound with the tree. It still has them looking at that tree in the future. I want something that spooks them from another direction.
E-caller coyote call when you want to leave
Not legal in Iowa. Just checked.
Hopefully CWD never comes to Iowa. If it does, you'll likely lose the ability to use corn with your cameras.
Lol got trapped by 4 antlerless moose last year. Always fun. I use a snort call and stamp my foot. Small branch snap and they flee without knowing what scared them.
Haven't been trapped by moose yet. That's a new one. That might work from a stand, but I would not try that in a blind because they will not trust that blind for a long time after. Good input.
My two tricks. A coyote call. Or set off my truck alarm if it’s close enough.
I don't like to call from the tree or blind. The deer will start to associate that spot with danger. A remote control call would work if legal. You still have to carry it out there and then go get it - which I don't like because it leaves scent. An RC monster truck with remote on/off would be perfect
@@bill-winke lol I have a remote control call and leave it 50-100 yards from the stand on my entry exit
Bill< love your series! What do you think of planting that really tall ornamental grass around your tower stands?
Mark, thanks for the support. I know guys that have done it. It is called Miscanthus X Giganteus. Quite a cool name. It does take a few years to fill in, but in the end that would definitely create a great screen.
Bill rocks. That is all.
That's enough. Seriously, thanks. I appreciate the support. Have a great day.
How about your drone to scare them off .
That's a very good idea.
Had that happen to me stuck in tree at night buck feeding in food plot not a monster but did not want to educate him.My wife was texting me if I was all right or hurt .I texted back my dilemma. Iam pretty good at imitating a dog growl and barking and it's cheap.I growled and barked like a dog sent him packing .He was back the next week my son killed him with my bow it worked!
Good input Greg. Congrats to your son on the great buck. Good luck this season.
Have you tried or thought about an electronic game caller? Coyote howls? I’ve always wondered and thought about trying mine to do that.
Kevin, that would definitely work and probably the best solution, but electronic calls are not legal during deer season here in Iowa.
Hey Bill my property has an old road I can drive my truck up to the top where my feild and foodplots are. The road goes from the valley up through the woods to the top feild. Would you use your truck to get to the top in the evenings or try to quietly walk in and out. If I parked my truck on top I could access that usually at dark without spooking deer most the time but you think this would affect there movement?
I think I would probably drive the truck up there rather than walking out after dark and spooking deer. Ideally, you would be able to get to and from without any kind of intrusion at all. But if you have to bump them, I think it will be better from a truck than walking. It is worth trying it and if it doesn't work (if the movement in the plots really drops off after the first hunt), you will have to come up with another way out (sleeping in the blind and accessing in and out only at midday maybe?). Good luck.
Yes I might have to experiment with it and see how it goes. Thanks Bill
I just howl like a coyote. I haven't noticed that it hurts the deer from coming back out the next day. I do it every time there's deer near by me in the evenings when I can't get someone to drive up to me
I always fear that they will associate the sound with my stand or blind. I think I would be more comfortable is the scare came from somewhere else.
Just put a foxpro e caller out in the field and play coyote barks and howls when it gets dark. The deer will run away and you can sneak out
This is what I’ve done
I was going to suggest the same thing.
And when you carry it out it sounds like coyotes moving away. Deer come back pretty soon after
I'm gonna try that this year
@@thetrooper1061 if you can do a real good one by voice you won’t need the electric call. Couple yips and a howl will do it
Bill I would think with todays RC technology with lithium polymer batteries, if it just sat for hours turned on, just receiving a signal from the transmitter and no motor or servos operating, that the battery would last for a long time. I’m a long time RC airplane guy and I know I’ve left stuff on forever and still had power. Call the tech guys at tower hobbies or horizon hobbies and ask them. And buy a good one. Not a Walmart model
Good advice. I will look into it. Thanks for the input.