2017 General Season D15
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I'm ready for d14. Road hunters will be out of full force tomorrow. I hike in a ways the only thing I'm worried about is my truck parked on the side of a dirt road. Hopefully no one bothers it
Hell yeah I'll be out there in 12 hours hiking to a glassing spot and posting up.
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I have never had an issue with that remember people know it’s hunting season so it would take a lot of balls for some one to F****k with your stuff .
How did you guys do? I glasses up a buck about 800 yards. He looked to be pretty wide. Couldn't tell how many points he had but he was definitely a shooter. He was walking into some thick brush. I decided not to chase him. he was out at 8 o'clock. Which is good. Last year the temps for opening day were 15 degrees higher. also saw two spikes sparing right next to my truck. Young bucks are not super smart. They were 40 yards away and didn't care about me being there.
The area that I hunt can be frustrating. the wind shifts direction constantly because it's on the top of a mountain. But there is a good amount of deer and I'm the only one that hunts it. It's really dry and heavily wooded. So still hunting is basically impossible. Pretty much the only way to be successful is by luck. I'm gonna keep hunting it hard and hope for the best
The area that I hunt can be frustrating. the wind shifts direction constantly because it's on the top of a mountain. But there is a good amount of deer and I'm the only one that hunts it. It's really dry and heavily wooded. So still hunting is basically impossible. Pretty much the only way to be successful is by luck. I'm gonna keep hunting it hard and hope for the best
We saw a doe and fawn about 5 feet off the road but didn't see anything else all day, too many people out there today where we were. Anyone have any tips beside heading out maple spring road to the ridge lines between lake Forest and carona?
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I was scrambling for shelter at 845am. As soon as sun hit I knew I wasn't going to last all day. Called it quits at 11 and was out by 2pm.
Saw group of 5 deer right at dawn and as soon as I switched to my rifle (450yds) someone took several shots. Never got to see if a buck was among them. Saw another group of 4 does going over a saddle. Hung out for a bit for acorns. I think I saw them again bedded on the other side.
Either I'm not conditioned or lacking motivation, but I feel my focus is not in the game.
Saw group of 5 deer right at dawn and as soon as I switched to my rifle (450yds) someone took several shots. Never got to see if a buck was among them. Saw another group of 4 does going over a saddle. Hung out for a bit for acorns. I think I saw them again bedded on the other side.
Either I'm not conditioned or lacking motivation, but I feel my focus is not in the game.
Did you walk around? Does are cool if you stay in the car but if you open that door they'll bolt. I've never seen a buck from those roads though.
Just park the truck and walk to a high ridge that you can see deer shelter and saddles and start glassing. That would be for early morning and late evening. Mid day-bush wack and see if you can kick one up. The last tip is kind of rude if others are hunting that area.
Yeah the does were on our way to a glassing point in the early morning after our first spot got over run by people, and yeah we hiked in off the road still nothing today unfortunately, I think the fires and bulldozers may have pushed them further south which is our game plan for tomorrow morning.
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Go figure, I had to work on opening weekend. I made it up to my are today and spotted one doe. The way I see it If theres any doe around the group of bucks is just off somewhere else. First year I am actually attempting deer hunting because I actually saw bucks. I have been watching the doe heard for 4 years. The big buck of the group is just a forkie though haha.
Usually a forkie is as old as they get in D15. Check out the stats in DFW.
Imagine (2017) 5.8% success rate totaling 46 bucks.
34 are 2 points
10 are 3 points
2 are 4 points
When you check the success rate...its very depressing. Only D8 is worse with a 5.1%. Out of the whole state which averages 15.7%
With those numbers...I wouldn't be too picky. Next spork dies.
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I agree, but I also think it has to do with age class as well. Young bucks simply get shot more often. They just aren't as weary as an old buck.
Most guys in So Cal are going to shoot the first buck they see and I don't blame them. They just don't get time to mature.
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Look harder. You’ll find bigger buck in 15. I basically live up there. My buddies are chasing around a 4x4 and a huge 3x3. I’ve personally have hunted for a 3x3 that’s a 3x4 this year that really big. But I’m not hunting 15 this year. I drew a different tag. Most the bucks are forkies but there is big bucks in the area.
