2019-2020 Bambi whacking
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Silverlax
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Just my mucks. The biggest drawback is no ankle support so it’s real easy to roll one. Sneakers won’t last where I’m walking because it is marshy in some areas. I did start looking into other options this year but haven’t decided on anything. The mucks work, but it gets harder in colder weather when I wear my insulated ones (you can’t feel anything with your feet like a stick that you’re about to snap).
I hunt from the ground also and wear 6" waterproof hiking boots. They are pretty lightweight, just a tad bit heavier than the lighter running shoes out there. The specific one I use are Keen Targhee II Waterproof Mid, but I'm sure other manufacturers make something similar. Earlier this year I snuck under 20 yards on a bedded doe using them after a rain the night before. Of course you won't be able to go everywhere the muck boots can if its really wet and muddy but I find it to be an acceptable trade off.
Simple question. What should you do with organ wastes after you field dress? Im hunting in the woods in my small 3 acres property. In public lands i just cover them with leaves and the scavengers will take care of it. But i dont want to attract them to my own property where my kids are. So how do I dispose of them?
In your case, put in the far corner of the property and cut the stomach open. I'd bet its gone in 2 days.
I used to leave them in the woods, where I hunt on a friend's small property. But his dog started getting into them, so I might start bringing along a trash bag.
Here we drag the deer to the edge of the wooded area/field area and gut it there in the open. Buzzards and eagles will clean it up in less than 24 hours, sometimes less than 12 hours for a morning kill. The only thing left after that is the stomach contents of grasses or grains partially digested that scavengers don't seem interested in. The more buzzards in the area (turkey and/or black) and eagles the faster the removal. Covering it with anything only slows it down for removal.
Mine is 4.4 acres and I just leave it in the woods. I haven’t checked quickly, but it’s all gone within a week at the most. I know I’ve got plenty of raccoons, fox and possums living in or coming through my woods. Probably crows or vultures are getting some of it too.
I figure I am not going to attract more scavengers than I already have or if I do it is short term. Just because there is one gut pile doesn’t mean they’ll move in waiting for another one in a few weeks.
I figure I am not going to attract more scavengers than I already have or if I do it is short term. Just because there is one gut pile doesn’t mean they’ll move in waiting for another one in a few weeks.
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Pretty sure my dog goes out and rolls in it, but hey, guarantees I bathe him regularly
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If you're concerned, you could bring a small collapsible shovel with you and bury it.
jtb81100
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Makes good compost if you have a pile you can bury it in.
And the foxes will dig it right back up. I've always just gutted it and left it lay. Critters clean it up in a day or two.
I move the dear away from the feeder and I have an area they almost never go and leave the pile there. Heart is good but I reward the dogs the next day with it. Last weekends harvest it rained that night but the pile was still gone in the morning. I forgot to clean off my butt-out and left it by the tree. It was gone in the morning also. I have foxes in the area, eagles and hawks. Only once did it last till the next day and then turkey vulchers came in and it was gone by noon. If I were to cover it, I think it would be there longer.
I had the same thing happen to me some years back. Maybe 3 years later I found it bush hogging an overgrown area within 20 yards of where it disappeared.
Doco Overboard
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Good archery buck seems like the frequency of movement is increasing around the doe units
- Jan 17, 2013
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Struck out this morning. Ton of does and yearlings hanging around. Was hoping to catch a cruising buck. Had a bruiser show up on camera this week, of course the timestamps is off.
Then this evening my neighbor hit a fawn in the common driveway, and I had to go "take care of it". Much different feeling from normally taking a deer. I keep telling myself it probably wouldnt have made it through the winter anyway, very small. Couldn't have been much more than 30lbs.
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Then this evening my neighbor hit a fawn in the common driveway, and I had to go "take care of it". Much different feeling from normally taking a deer. I keep telling myself it probably wouldnt have made it through the winter anyway, very small. Couldn't have been much more than 30lbs.
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