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HUNTERS
By now the peak of the rut has been reached and activity will slowly resume to the whitetail’s normal
lifestyle. Some have harvested their buck by now, some are lamented missed opportunities and some are
still anticipating the chance to collect a buck. If you have spent time in the field hunting and scouting, you
should have a ton of information at your finger tips to analyze, then categorize, to assist you the remainder
of this year or for future years. One of the most important thoughts to keep ever present, is similar to
putting together a jigsaw puzzle, do we try and put a piece where we want it to go instead slowly searching
until we find the right place. When all the pieces are in place then we see a beautiful complete picture. It is
completely normal to take the pieces of information we gather by observation and experience and use them
to choose our stand sites because we want the deer to come to that spot as opposed to will the deer go
through that immediate area. As with a puzzle, we can’t force a piece ( our stand selection ) to fit where we
want, it needs to be in it’s proper place ( where we should be ).
With most states now opening there firearms seasons, the game changes from the rut/archery scenario to
the present format. With less interest in the does, the big bucks will again start to become more reclusive
and therefore more isolated with their movements. If you have been hunting or extensively scouting over the
last month or so, keep in mind, the big bucks are reverting to food and survival, something they are very
good at accomplishing. Now, once you locate them, they are more predictable, as long as they are not
spooked from too much hunting pressure. As I stated above, it is very easy for us hunters to think the
following; I have been seeing these monster bucks in so and so area’s and once the firearms season opens,
it will be a cinch to collect one of them. The question you must ask yourself, is there a reason for them to be
there, once the rut is over? Is this there home territory or sanctuary? Is this one of the area’s they use for
escape routes when hunting pressures mount? To be successful in harvesting a big buck, it takes a
combination of dumb luck and/or hard work scouting and hunting. The more effort you put in, the greater the
odds fall in your favor and the less luck plays into the picture. I can’t emphasize enough, keep your mind
open and DON’T let preconceived ideas negatively affect your decision making process, as you select the
daily locations to hunt from. Use all of the information you have been gathering by your observations, past
years experiences with similar situations, then formulate your current game plan based on what is real buck
activity for the moment at hand.
We all have favorite stand/still hunting choices that we prefer, however I find that I have more success if I
stay mobile and move with the current activity. Permanent stands, still hunting or driving deer the same way
can work during firearm seasons as you have a much greater range with your weapon, but even under those
circumstances, better results can be obtained at times by being flexible. Deer live and die by wind direction
and that can be a major problem with permanent choices. This year, while hunting the rut, the wind was out
the east a good bit, which was a complete switch as the normal patterns are west, southwest and northwest
winds. Again by making adjustments, I managed to see what I was after, the shot I wanted was ever so
close, but not quite what I needed. The buck currently on my home page is one that came in and bedded
down with a doe 40 yards from me, for over an hour and a half, but then left in a direction that left me with no
shot opportunity. That is where dumb luck comes into play, as the deer that were, where this buck was,
typically came by me at a range of 15 yards sooner or later. These are the factors that make hunting big
whitetail bucks so fascinating and when success comes, so satisfying. No matter whether I connect or not, I
receive a tremendous amount of enjoyment in pursuing the wonderful whitetail buck, each hunt unfolds new
experiences as a result of being close to this marvelous creature. Of course collecting one is the pinnacle of
our hunting process and one that we all continually strive to accomplish. I wish all of you the best and look
forward to hearing of your current experiences and accomplishments
Keith Dotterer
By now the peak of the rut has been reached and activity will slowly resume to the whitetail’s normal
lifestyle. Some have harvested their buck by now, some are lamented missed opportunities and some are
still anticipating the chance to collect a buck. If you have spent time in the field hunting and scouting, you
should have a ton of information at your finger tips to analyze, then categorize, to assist you the remainder
of this year or for future years. One of the most important thoughts to keep ever present, is similar to
putting together a jigsaw puzzle, do we try and put a piece where we want it to go instead slowly searching
until we find the right place. When all the pieces are in place then we see a beautiful complete picture. It is
completely normal to take the pieces of information we gather by observation and experience and use them
to choose our stand sites because we want the deer to come to that spot as opposed to will the deer go
through that immediate area. As with a puzzle, we can’t force a piece ( our stand selection ) to fit where we
want, it needs to be in it’s proper place ( where we should be ).
With most states now opening there firearms seasons, the game changes from the rut/archery scenario to
the present format. With less interest in the does, the big bucks will again start to become more reclusive
and therefore more isolated with their movements. If you have been hunting or extensively scouting over the
last month or so, keep in mind, the big bucks are reverting to food and survival, something they are very
good at accomplishing. Now, once you locate them, they are more predictable, as long as they are not
spooked from too much hunting pressure. As I stated above, it is very easy for us hunters to think the
following; I have been seeing these monster bucks in so and so area’s and once the firearms season opens,
it will be a cinch to collect one of them. The question you must ask yourself, is there a reason for them to be
there, once the rut is over? Is this there home territory or sanctuary? Is this one of the area’s they use for
escape routes when hunting pressures mount? To be successful in harvesting a big buck, it takes a
combination of dumb luck and/or hard work scouting and hunting. The more effort you put in, the greater the
odds fall in your favor and the less luck plays into the picture. I can’t emphasize enough, keep your mind
open and DON’T let preconceived ideas negatively affect your decision making process, as you select the
daily locations to hunt from. Use all of the information you have been gathering by your observations, past
years experiences with similar situations, then formulate your current game plan based on what is real buck
activity for the moment at hand.
We all have favorite stand/still hunting choices that we prefer, however I find that I have more success if I
stay mobile and move with the current activity. Permanent stands, still hunting or driving deer the same way
can work during firearm seasons as you have a much greater range with your weapon, but even under those
circumstances, better results can be obtained at times by being flexible. Deer live and die by wind direction
and that can be a major problem with permanent choices. This year, while hunting the rut, the wind was out
the east a good bit, which was a complete switch as the normal patterns are west, southwest and northwest
winds. Again by making adjustments, I managed to see what I was after, the shot I wanted was ever so
close, but not quite what I needed. The buck currently on my home page is one that came in and bedded
down with a doe 40 yards from me, for over an hour and a half, but then left in a direction that left me with no
shot opportunity. That is where dumb luck comes into play, as the deer that were, where this buck was,
typically came by me at a range of 15 yards sooner or later. These are the factors that make hunting big
whitetail bucks so fascinating and when success comes, so satisfying. No matter whether I connect or not, I
receive a tremendous amount of enjoyment in pursuing the wonderful whitetail buck, each hunt unfolds new
experiences as a result of being close to this marvelous creature. Of course collecting one is the pinnacle of
our hunting process and one that we all continually strive to accomplish. I wish all of you the best and look
forward to hearing of your current experiences and accomplishments
Keith Dotterer
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