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I saw that same show.
I think the camo netting trick would probably work. Haven't tried it myself, yet...
Just plain walking towards them works sometimes.
The best trick I've used involves 2 people. You walk single file toward the buck with the shooter in front until you're spotted. Then the man in back, wearing a white t-shirt, zig-zags behind the man in front as he continues to approach. When you're within range drop and shoot.
Oh, wait, that's the second best trick...the best trick involves radios, but if you wanna enter your buck into a record book I don't think you can use them.
I think the camo netting trick would probably work. Haven't tried it myself, yet...
Just plain walking towards them works sometimes.
The best trick I've used involves 2 people. You walk single file toward the buck with the shooter in front until you're spotted. Then the man in back, wearing a white t-shirt, zig-zags behind the man in front as he continues to approach. When you're within range drop and shoot.
Oh, wait, that's the second best trick...the best trick involves radios, but if you wanna enter your buck into a record book I don't think you can use them.
The small flag works for the same reason the white shirt does (as long as the flag is white or light colored). It stems from the fact that an antelope doesn't know that the white thing isn't an antelope. All they can decipher is that it's either dangerous or competition (during the rut). This is why white flags and white shirts don't work so well when the rut isn't in progress. The antelope aren't in competition with anything so they deem most things that don't look EXACTLY like antelope as dangerous. Even decoys when the rut isn't in swing don't work so well because they present an invasion of space and therefore a threat when the antelope believe themselves to be free of competition and not ready to fight over territory.
I was able to sneek up on a nice buck last year up on the garden west of Davis Creek. We used what ever cover was available and then slowly walked single file to within range. I thought the lope was 250 Yds but My 1st shot hit him in the front sholder a few inches low. I stepped off 350 yds. A good range finder would be very helpful. I got the buck and it was just under 14 inches.
Don't shoot the first buck you see. I counted 17 legal bucks in two days during Period 2 . I enjoyed watching the bucks fight over their does. For two hours we watched . It was the most enjoyable hunt in recent memory.
Don't shoot the first buck you see. I counted 17 legal bucks in two days during Period 2 . I enjoyed watching the bucks fight over their does. For two hours we watched . It was the most enjoyable hunt in recent memory.
