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Post by vinnieb on Oct 28, 2007 8:01:51 GMT -5
my mom just bought a house in st. leonard(its in lower calvert county) we have a small patch of woods behind our house. mainly just the side of of a ravine heading down to a creek. the side of the hill is mountain laurel and up towards the top near the house are oak trees. im planning on heading down today and putting out a feeder.
any other tips for hunting neighborhood deer. i've never done it before and not sure what to expect.
thanks
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Post by 05wrangler on Oct 28, 2007 12:43:14 GMT -5
How much land is it? There are restrictions firing a weapon in a neighborhood. If it is shot then runs onto adjacent property, then you have to ask the owner to track/retrieve your game (or so I believe) You have the right to retrieve your game, however its just like going onto someones property without permission.
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Post by duckbuster on Oct 28, 2007 15:34:46 GMT -5
I do a fair bit of hunting in small patches of wood , i recommend a corn pile an a trail cam or 2 to find out whats there . all the hunting on the propertys i hunt are bow only so a good shot is a must . as far as recovering game i haven't had any problems with neighbors but if its at night i would let them know what your doing so they don't flip out and doing that is a opertonity to hunt there land also. But all of the hunting i do on these places have payed off well . killed 3 big does out of a small piece this year . good luck.
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Post by vinnieb on Oct 28, 2007 18:15:39 GMT -5
its about a acre of woods and i know both of the neighbors and one of them gave me permission to hunt behind their house as well. i went their today and found a break in the mountain laurel where the ridge gets real steep and everything narrows down to one trail at the begining of the trail and the mountain laurel is a chesnut oak tree. that tree also has a fork about twelve feet off that would be the perfect spot for a treestand. i put some corn out right next to the oak tree just off the trail so hopefully something will happen there. we will find out in the next few weeks
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Post by Rommel on Oct 29, 2007 5:18:41 GMT -5
I hunt a small patch behind my house, it sounds like about the same size. I try to always enter from the down wind side and never go in the woods deep, you'll push them right out the other side. I set up on the edge and since the wind in winter time is predominantly out of the north or west i set up on the south and south east side. Get as high as you can and good luck.
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Post by jmp5us on Oct 29, 2007 19:29:18 GMT -5
Around my house there is a patch i have been hunting that is about an acre and a half... i have house's on 2 sides of me, a river on one and a high way, but ill tell you what, the deer there think there safe...
i have been there about 6-7 times and seen 7 different bucks, small patches in neghibor hoods create great oppurtunitys
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Oct 29, 2007 19:53:39 GMT -5
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Post by brettgerhart on Oct 29, 2007 20:12:41 GMT -5
Seems like you do not have a lot of options being that there is an acre plus back there. I have 2.5 of woods to hunt and I throw out corn near a trail and give it a week or so. Get in a tree and you will see deer if they are traveling there! Get a good tree and play the wind right and if they are there you will see them!
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Post by vinnieb on Oct 30, 2007 18:06:58 GMT -5
went back today and wouldn't believe my eyes there were two rubs on trees fifteen yards away from the house
what should i do next
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Oct 30, 2007 18:48:52 GMT -5
Try not to spend too much more time scouting around if you plan on hunting it soon. You don't want to spook any potential bucks. If you have a trail camera try and set it up to see their movement paterns or just hunt it. I love to see a little sign and jump right in. The first hunt on a piece of property can be the most productive. Good luck!!!!
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Post by brettgerhart on Oct 31, 2007 19:55:02 GMT -5
Take as much time off of work you can and hunt in your stand all day.. Ok, I know that is not realistic but I dream about it! Play the wind, find a tree and climb it. You will see deer!
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