What a Trophy Buck Knows about Hunters

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1. BBK says:

   January 11, 2013 at 7:43 pm

   Excellent breakdown of how to be low impact for big bucks.I learned to be sneaky years ago while hunting high pressured bucks on public land that are primarily nocturnal. I’ve even played tricks on big bucks with my location and travel routes, and I have seen bucks appear when they think you are not there.They have nothing to do all day long but be on high alert for danger.

   I believe if a big buck hears you once,you might still have an opportunity to see him. If he smells you once, and doesn’t see you, your odds are terrible. If that big buck sees you, once, and your in his area, you will never see him again.

   I took a decent 130 class buck this year on my last day of gun season. After I shot him, he cut into a bluffed creek area that I never set foot in during the season. He was piled up in an area that had to be his bedding site. It was torn up in there, and obvious, well worn beds were visible. I had walked by that spot every time I entered that stand location!!! His bed was on the side of a steep bank facing the field I shot him in, and he had a perfect view of the whole area from one spot.

   The morning I shot this buck I approached from a completely different direction, about 400 yards away, in complete darkness, no light, and an hour earlier than usual. 7:15 that morning, he stepped out on the trail he died on. I let him come to about 150 yards and rocked em with a 270 grain aeropoint Powerbelt bullet out of my CVA 50 cal. Optima. BBD Baby!!!

   I’ve learned something from every single big buck I have ever had an encounter with. This buck taught me that, we as hunters make a lot of mistakes throughout a season.If a big ol smart buck ever makes a mistake, it could be the last thing he ever does.

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   • Moderator says:

     January 14, 2013 at 4:35 pm

     BBK,

     Thank you for sharing! It is great to know that you agree with us.

     -Thomas

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2. richard miller says:

   January 12, 2013 at 11:26 am

   what ever hapened to the magizine Blackpowder Guns&Hunting? is there a mag out there just for black powder shooters &hunters?

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   • Moderator says:

     January 14, 2013 at 4:37 pm

     Richard,

     To my understanding, the cost of producing that publication was more than they could bare.
     -Thomas

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