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Author:
Brady
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Date Posted: 14:15:21 09/13/05 Tue
In reply to:
Hank Griggs
's message, "Deciding on a stand site?" on 03:13:43 09/11/05 Sun
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>I do quite a bit of bowhunting on Central Florida
>public land (Tosohatchee, Seminole Ranch, Citrus,
>Panasoffkee). It is frustrating trying to find a place
>to hang a stand. In August and September, there
>doesn't seem to be much buck sign. There are very few
>fresh rubs or scrapes. Keying in on food sources is
>difficult because the acorns aren't falling yet and
>there are not any planted crops. (90% of what I read
>in national magazines doesn't apply to our area.)
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>How do you guys decide where to place your stand?
Hank, I've been finding some good rubs since the middle of August out at Bull Creek. Not a big number of rubs like I'll see in a few weeks, but only the bigger trees being rubbed.
You're right about most of the acorns, but the low scrub oaks have some big acorns right now. Deer will also be targeting water plants, palmetto berries, and gallberries if they are ripe. Look for persimmons too, they should be on the ground right now.
No matter what rubs or scrapes I find, I am almost always setting up on funnels for bowhunting. Trail intersections, places where trails hit the edge of ponds or swamps, fence crossings, culverts, canals, etc...
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