Wrong sort of stalking.I thought that was all part of the stalk?
Keeping quiet
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TringSaint
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Do you use your sticks like a walking stick or carry them without them touching the ground? If it’s the former then change to the latter.
Walking mindfully is also really important esp if the wind is at your back or you are approaching a reveal, such as a gateway.
Shorten or secure up all loose straps on your deer sack, if your knife has a plastic sheath then maybe switch it to a leather one or stick it down your boot. Oil sling swivels, fasten pocket poppers, etc.
All little tiny things but add up to a lot of noise.
You can’t control how squelchy or crunchy the ground is due to the weather, but steer clear of leaves and twigs, etc and try to walk on grass as opposed to hard tracks if possible.
I use a mixture of both, as the stalking ground has a road running through the middle with a hill on either side. Below is a photo from just before we called it quits and went home.
Knives are in a nylon sheath (this one to be exact).
Yeah, I noticed when trying to walk and glass at the same time, I’d kick stones or stumble on a raised patch, so I quickly stopped that
The hills are pretty treacherous and there’s spruces everywhere, too.
Next time I’m up there, I’m going to find a spot, sit quietly and glass with my buttolo firmly in hand.
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It's a funny thing.
I once watched a fallow buck thrashing his antlers on the plastic sleeve covering a wire telegraph pole stay. The rest of the deer were completely unfazed by this shocking plastic-on-metal racket, yet one clink from a stalker's sticks and they'd be gone!
I once watched a fallow buck thrashing his antlers on the plastic sleeve covering a wire telegraph pole stay. The rest of the deer were completely unfazed by this shocking plastic-on-metal racket, yet one clink from a stalker's sticks and they'd be gone!
TringSaint
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When the going is noisy I tend to find a spot and wait for the action to come to me, else I will more then likely scare everything around me off by moving from place to place.I use a mixture of both, as the stalking ground has a road running through the middle with a hill on either side. Below is a photo from just before we called it quits and went home.
Knives are in a nylon sheath (this one to be exact).
Yeah, I noticed when trying to walk and glass at the same time, I’d kick stones or stumble on a raised patch, so I quickly stopped that
The hills are pretty treacherous and there’s spruces everywhere, too.
Next time I’m up there, I’m going to find a spot, sit quietly and glass with my buttolo firmly in hand.
If you can get a vantage spot and have the wind in your face then you can glass deer from afar and then stalk into them as an option, but it all depends on the lay of the land.
No need, I always have my phone on loud...
Just have a stalking/shooting ringtone, that is something like a Nightingale or Blackbird singing. I have had my phone start ringing quite a few times when close to game or about to take a shot and it's not a problem.
Overlay
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Rubber O rings will sort the sticks clicking
Rake Aboot
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Tend to walk with a finger between the legs of the sticks, keeping them slightly separated
Popeye1974
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just don't put then down, you will never find themWent with the vet wrap and it seems to have done the trick!
The metallic rattle is definitely gone and I’m looking forward to the next outing!
Thanks everyone
Lost them twice already in the living roomjust don't put then down, you will never find them
That suggests it's about time your carpets were cleaned....Lost them twice already in the living room
Sometimes its also good to make noise . During the Roe rut try giving a used rubbing tree a bit of a thrashing with your boot , make sure you practice to shoot off hand fast and with + without sticks first, because things happen fast
watching ear tips of hearding species of deer couched in tall grasses etc , you might want to make them stand.
deer of course can also often by making just enough disturbance to be moved , not at all like beating pheasants more the slightly incompetent deerstalker .
lastly if your deer are used to frequent Ramblers etc try copy them
However all i am saying really is don't do what isn't working for you , sometimes you will be surprised !
watching ear tips of hearding species of deer couched in tall grasses etc , you might want to make them stand.
deer of course can also often by making just enough disturbance to be moved , not at all like beating pheasants more the slightly incompetent deerstalker .
lastly if your deer are used to frequent Ramblers etc try copy them
However all i am saying really is don't do what isn't working for you , sometimes you will be surprised !
Just an update…
I switched from my trigger stick to quad sticks and it’s like a whole different ball game now.
My groupings have improved when target shooting, they’re much quieter due to the foam lagging that comes already supplied, much steadier when aiming and I’m not falling down as many holes as I usually do when hill stalking
Takes me a few seconds longer to position them and I’ve not got the same swivel axis, but I’ll take that if it means steadier shots with a higher chance of hitting what I’m aiming at!
I switched from my trigger stick to quad sticks and it’s like a whole different ball game now.
My groupings have improved when target shooting, they’re much quieter due to the foam lagging that comes already supplied, much steadier when aiming and I’m not falling down as many holes as I usually do when hill stalking
Takes me a few seconds longer to position them and I’ve not got the same swivel axis, but I’ll take that if it means steadier shots with a higher chance of hitting what I’m aiming at!
tackb
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and it's nearly always me !There's always one
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