Hunting a Rumor
#6597142
08/18/19 07:15 AM
08/18/19 07:15 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,781 Mi, Mecosta
ambush32
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,781
Mi, Mecosta
|
Buddy of mine called the other day to give me the heads up on a heavy antlered whitetail coming out into a bean field along the river where I do a little bow hunting...Now this got me wondering, hmmm I have a good idea where this buck is possibly bedding along the rivers edge...sure this buck will be long gone before bow season so I'm not going to worry about it..
This got me thinking of the years when I was young hearing rumors circulating around of a large buck in the area, there were rumors every year of one or several...This was a fun time in my hunting years with my best friend trying to kill these rumors, which never happened but it sure kept us running and searching for the rumor...Kept me in the stand hours longer and more days were added to my hunting season because of these rumors....Remember my heart pounding every time I had a deer approaching, could it be him...
Also got me thinking about the tech hunting used today, of course now a days there would be several cameras up to verify these rumors, kinda taking the fun out of it...the buck on the river has probably had several cam shots in the area by now....
Any members here go after rumors, not using cams to verify the rumor just go in after this specific animal? Be it bear, elk, moose, or any species. Anyone ever kill one of the local rumors?
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597155
08/18/19 07:44 AM
08/18/19 07:44 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,366 MT
snowy
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,366
MT
|
That is a great picture, tells the story like it is. Lol
Never hunted a rumored animal. I would say if there was a good one most wouldn't say a word to anyone. Lol I could see someone starting a rumor just to see how many will go after the ghost. Lol
I haven't seen anything good this year yet. I don't have cameras out but don't see much for sign. The cover is so thick and high I know they are around though.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597159
08/18/19 07:48 AM
08/18/19 07:48 AM
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.
pcr2
"Twerker"
|
"Twerker"
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 28,978
potter co. p.a.
|
i have the shed i found this winter from the deer i will become obsessed with soon.and i agree that the way you tell it is the way it is wether we want to admit it or not.
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597265
08/18/19 10:32 AM
08/18/19 10:32 AM
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,738 Iowa
coydog2
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,738
Iowa
|
I found out there was one around here about a black coyote. I end up trap it.
Life member of DAV,NTA,NRA,ITA.Also member of FTA,CBA
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597280
08/18/19 11:26 AM
08/18/19 11:26 AM
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 12,312 South Ga - Almost Florida
Swamp Wolf
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 12,312
South Ga - Almost Florida
|
I use cameras now....but I sure resembled these remarks throughout my deer hunting obsessed life...^^^^^^
Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything!
Resource Protection Service
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597281
08/18/19 11:31 AM
08/18/19 11:31 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,738 carolina, Alabama
The Possum Man
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 4,738
carolina, Alabama
|
I once SAW a rumor. Had a few guys talk about a big buck that roamed a stretch of powerline. Ended up helping my granddad build a fireplace for a guy and early one morning we walked out back getting our stuff ready and saw that big buck walk out of that mans corn patch and head back towards the woods near the powerline. He is to this day, the biggest buck ive ever seen in this part of the country. Noone ever killed him to my knowledge. He got shot at a few times though.
"If you're gonna be stupid you better be tough"
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597349
08/18/19 02:16 PM
08/18/19 02:16 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 6,562 MB
Jurassic Park
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2016
Posts: 6,562
MB
|
Not many rumours of big bucks around me. The bush is too thick to see them. The rut will bring them out and hunters will usually talk about seeing a monster buck for only a second or two while it ran into thicker cover.
Cold as ice!
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597591
08/18/19 09:02 PM
08/18/19 09:02 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,781 Mi, Mecosta
ambush32
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,781
Mi, Mecosta
|
Must be from another planet where I grew up...Table talk was always about who had seen a big one in the area...must be growing up bow hunting 35 years ago...lol
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597639
08/18/19 09:46 PM
08/18/19 09:46 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 7,356 western mn
bucksnbears
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 7,356
western mn
|
Bout 20 years ago, I seen a fella that was a known " outlaw" when it came too deer. Seen him at a rural gas station. He was bragging about all the deer his big party ( legal in MN) had shot. Out of the blue, I told him I just seen a monster buck cross the road onto his 1/2 mile river bottom property. He said they just pushed it a bit earlier that day. I told him it was just a few minutes ago. He rounded up the gang and went back for another ( wasted) push.
swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo
You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.
|
|
|
Re: Hunting a Rumor
[Re: ambush32]
#6597781
08/19/19 06:14 AM
08/19/19 06:14 AM
|
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.
pcr2
"Twerker"
|
"Twerker"
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 28,978
potter co. p.a.
|
the real fun is making a couple big obvious rubs on a tree on each side of the road,then wait to see how long it takes for somebody to show up and hunt the rub line.
|
|
|
|
|