2009 Suburban Bowhunting Adventures

Sunday September 27th 5:45am overslept. Got dressed quickly. Last Night I packed my hunting equipment into yet again a different pack thi time the Fieldline combination fanny/daypack. I still had to use a fieldline tactical bag for my camera equipment, but this helped to eliminate (I hope) the noise of having everything attached to one belt. Since there was a south wind NONE of my hunting areas except the two public grounds were any good for morning hunts with a south wind. So I go to hamilton park unfortunately someone else already had the same idea. So here I am 45min before sunrise with no where to go I was about ready to give up and have a bad day when I realized I could go to East Court if I spooked deer walking in so what. I am just trying to get a doe killed so I grab some tree steps and my Lone Wolf Alpha and I head into the field. This is one of those prime urban areas clear cut lane about 40 yarda wide with about 60 yards of timber on either side and then the rest of it surrounded by yards and houses, definitely a place for an all day sit.

As I walk in day is just breaking, I spook some turkeys and a deer within 25 yards of the truck. I am hoping thats not the only wildlife in here.

I have only hunted this property twice and that is before the city cut a clear path for storm water drains through the property. There is a hay field to the south. Which again is surrounded by houses. I hope the deer will use this path as well.

I was watching Deer and Deer Hunting TV and the subject was hunting pressured whitetails. One thing they said was hunt odd times, stating the fact that most hunters leave their stands by 11am to gvet lunch. They also said that whitetails need to eat and drink a minimum of 5 times per day. Usually Early Morning
Late Morning
Mid Day
Early Afternoon
After Dark

Most hunters cut out the MidDay and Early afternoon hunts infavor of evening hunts.

I am testing this theory today by trying to sit on stand for at least 6 hours 7am to 2pm So far I have done zero calling. I got my stand hung and I am wating quietly until the magic 10 and 2pm time.

Well 940 am on the dot and across the yards to the south I catch movement here come 6 does unfortunately they duck into thick cover before I could get a shot. I had jsut been grunting and bleating, bu it looks like these does had been spooked. Thats a total of 9 deer seen this morning. Two up on the ridge one coming in and these las ones.

I have been trying Judd Cooney's BenGay cover Scent theory and the does didnt blow or go tail up even though they were down wind. I am hoping if I wait it out a buck might appear for a mid day drink. All in all its been an awesome morning. My guess is as the neighborhoods wakeup more deer will pile into this timber. This timber is on the backside to where two huge bucks were spotted last year in someones yard.