FMBear
Senior Member
This past weekend was one of memorable success. Ended muzzleloader with a nice doe.
Opening afternoon of rifle season I had a target buck come out at the backend of a 200 yard shooting lane and it didn't stick around long enough for a shot.
So the next afternoon, I sprayed one boot with doe in heat and the other with buck urine, and walked all the way down to the end of the shooting lane. Once at the end, I resprayed my boots and walked all the way back.
An hour and 45 minutes later, the scent trail worked, as the buck came out and stayed, sniffing the scent trail and looking up and down the shooting lane trying to figure out where the scent was leading, and gave me ample time to set up for a heart shot.
The problem was, our lease was cut for pulp wood 3 seasons back, and now the briar and pine regrowth made tracking next to impossible. While the deer only went about 70 yards, tracking was impossible through the briars.
The next morning Nick Skinner and his awesome blood hound showed up and I had my hands on my buck in about 10 minutes.
It was no fun dragging that buck out through the briars, but I was so relieved for the recovery!
Opening afternoon of rifle season I had a target buck come out at the backend of a 200 yard shooting lane and it didn't stick around long enough for a shot.
So the next afternoon, I sprayed one boot with doe in heat and the other with buck urine, and walked all the way down to the end of the shooting lane. Once at the end, I resprayed my boots and walked all the way back.
An hour and 45 minutes later, the scent trail worked, as the buck came out and stayed, sniffing the scent trail and looking up and down the shooting lane trying to figure out where the scent was leading, and gave me ample time to set up for a heart shot.
The problem was, our lease was cut for pulp wood 3 seasons back, and now the briar and pine regrowth made tracking next to impossible. While the deer only went about 70 yards, tracking was impossible through the briars.
The next morning Nick Skinner and his awesome blood hound showed up and I had my hands on my buck in about 10 minutes.
It was no fun dragging that buck out through the briars, but I was so relieved for the recovery!
