Hey guys, so this is my first season hunting. I shot my first deer (tiny 7 pointer) in late September with my bow. That was on private land, but now I only hunt public land. I am really having trouble finding deer. I am usually at Stony Demonstration Forest near Bel Air and the only time I have ever seen deer there was when a guy walked by and spooked like 4 or 5 does out of some heavy cover, but always hearing about guys pulling deer out. I am hunting Hanover Watershed and Grove Farm next week just to switch it up a bit. I will be using my 300 blackout AR at Hanover and my 12 gauge at Grove Farm. The only issue is that I'm going in completely blind (other than google earth study). Is there anyone that hunts either of those places and if so any tips? I'm not asking for the coordinates of your "special place". Just simple pointers like:
Should I hunt along the fields?
Should I be hunting heavy cover?
Should I be there at all because deer are like mythical creature at these places?
Thanks in advance.
Should I hunt along the fields?
Should I be hunting heavy cover?
Should I be there at all because deer are like mythical creature at these places?
Thanks in advance.