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Crunchy Snow Question

risto2351

risto2351

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How is everyone accessing their stands or post locations with all the crunchy snow?

The deer have got to be able to hear me coming from a mile away.

Is their any special tricks or things everyone does or do you just get there way ahead of time and hope the deer do not hear you?

Thanks for sharing.
 
what crunchy snow? what little snow that is left around here will be gone in another day or two. thank God for that, the ice crust was so thick that quail, pheasants, turks and even deer were headed for serious trouble.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: teeroy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what crunchy snow? what little snow that is left around here will be gone in another day or two. thank God for that, the ice crust was so thick that quail, pheasants, turks and even deer were headed for serious trouble. </div></div>

Sorry T but I guess I should of clarified myself. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif

"How are those of you in the N.E. part of the state dealing with the crunchy snow to and from your stand"?

Most is gone but I do not think it will melt it all. Still will be some after this thaw.
 
get yourself one of those huver boards that Mcfly has in Back to the Futcher.

myself I find it better to drive my truck alot closer to my stands then I usually would. it still spooks deer but not as bad as human foot steps crunching. If thats not an option either get there early or just cross you fingers.
 
After many attempts at hunting in these conditions I have decided that when there is an icy crust its probably best just to stay at home and wait until it melts or evaporates, unless it is windy out so the wind masks the crunching sound.
 
I hunted saturday night here in MN. After 20mins and 250yards I was wondering if I should fall upon 1 of my arrows to stop the voices in my head from telling me how dumb I was for trying to hunt. The snow was knee deep, and an icy crust of an all day mist made walking a huge pain and walking quietly impossible.

There is no special way to do it that I have ever heard of.

You can only try to hunt locations where the deer are coming to you from a long ways away. A great feed source with no close bedding perhaps.

Other than that is to make a trail with a ATV or pickup or something right to your stand days before you hunt it.

Godo luck.
 
Ear plugs with ear muffs on top of each other does the trick. You can slip in nice and quiet /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
You're going to think I'm nuts but here's how I fooled deer more than once in crunchy leaves and icy snow both. I also got within 10 yards on leaves and 30 yards in icy snow crust. I used a third leg so to speak by using a walking stick. What you have to do is use the stick to fill between each of your footsteps, ( one poke into the ground with the stick after each footstep) and take no more than a few steps at a time. Call me crazy but it worked. I also have a running deer trick too for the same thing that I used to get to my stand. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LIV4RUT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">They also call him Tripod /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif </div></div> Hey I don't see your harvest pic in the PMA yet there Mikey. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sick.gif /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: antlerfreak</div><div class="ubbcode-body">get there early or just cross you fingers.</div></div>

This is what I've been doing. Sometimes you can sneak in and others you can't.

I'm praying for some fresh snow. We need something to deaden the sound.
 
Don't think I would try them myself, I think it would be worse unless they have spikes on them. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
G6 said:
You're going to think I'm nuts but here's how I fooled deer more than once in crunchy leaves and icy snow both. I also got within 10 yards on leaves and 30 yards in icy snow crust.

There are ways to alter your approach to a stand that can reduce a deer's state of alarm. Timing, a little creative thought - it all can pay off in the end.

I've used a walking cadence that involves stepping in a toe-heel fashion. Take 3 or 4 slow steps. Wait for a count of five. Repeat. I'm trying to sound a bit like a deer that's strolling through. Silent approach on crunchy snow? You're fooling yourself if you think you can do that. So, use the sound to your advantage and try something other than a straight-human-style walk. I'll even carry a grunt tube and grunt a couple times while I'm walking in.

I've killed a couple does in late season when conditions wouldn't permit otherwise. The animals are soooo skitchy after being harrassed for a month by shotgunners that little things will screw up your evening bow hunt.

But, it won't be screwed up EVERY time. That's why I keep going out....

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