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Post by osprey on Oct 18, 2006 12:35:22 GMT -5
Just got a call from two reliable buddies working in southern Dorchester, said the stags are runnng hard today. They've already seen two big ones just while driving around, 11-11:30 AM. Don't come out too early if you're BP hunting for 'em this week!!!!  |
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Post by BIG FOX on Oct 18, 2006 13:36:51 GMT -5
damn i am jealous. i want one of those things so bad..
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Oct 18, 2006 16:24:33 GMT -5
Good luck to you, we actually are considering driving across the river by boat, from calvert county to taylers island to sika hunt. Two and half hour drive or twenty five minutes by boat. Roll up on the beach like a scene out of a commando movie. We have to get our dates in order. You ever scout taylers island?
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Post by osprey on Oct 19, 2006 11:23:04 GMT -5
Never done much down there, but the ride woulda sucked today. I had a boat ride in to my spot today that normally takes 15-20 minutes, but the fog was so thick it took an hour and ten minutes. Was just hitting the marsh when I wanted to be set up 15 minutes before. The spotlight would only shine fog a few feet in front of the boat, glad I had a GPS with the route tracked. Dang it's hard to trust that thing when you feel like you're going straight and it says you're turning, but it got me there. Never looked over the bow once, just went slow and watched the screen, hoping no logs were floating around.  And then never saw one. Never saw another hunter, heard a few very distant shots, had two stags start bugling about 9am, each 400-500 yards on opposite sides of me, but they were already in the phrag beds for the day. Tried to sneak in on one and call to him around 10am, but no response, don't know where he went. Back after 'em tomorrow morning, on to whitetails tonight. |
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Post by THE DEER HUNTER on Oct 19, 2006 12:00:31 GMT -5
Good luck to you tonight. GPS sure are amazing. It took me a little while to get used to the one I have, but once I did, I realized how great it is.
I still can't decide if I want to come into work late or leave work early tomorrow - just can't do both!
Man does work get in the way.
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Post by Hardcorehunter on Oct 19, 2006 20:29:05 GMT -5
My GPS is the only thing that got me out of the marsh at blackwater when the sun went down. I would have been lost for sure. What a fun (and usefull) toy.
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Post by mdbowhuntr on Oct 20, 2006 6:18:28 GMT -5
I found out the hard way, trust your GPS. I was convinced I knew the way to a duck blind in the swamps even though my GPS was indicating a different direction  . I eventually made it to the blind once I quit trying to outsmart the technology. |
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Post by reed on Oct 20, 2006 14:23:25 GMT -5
If you are going to depend on them, make sure you pack a couple sets of batteries. I do alot of work with them and nothing is worse than getting fogged in or staying out to late and then finding out you can't use the gps because the batteries are dead.
I would always trust the gps, especially in the fog. Spatial dissorientation (feeling like you are turning when you aren't) will either get you very lost, or waste alot of your hunting time.
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Post by osprey on Oct 21, 2006 13:36:00 GMT -5
I put new batteries in the night before that run, know how that one goes! Also always charge the spotlight fully before those sort of runs.
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. I eventually made it to the blind once I quit trying to outsmart the technology.