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Hey, first time hunting this area we got access to a friends land , went last weekend to scout , a lot of bear scat some elk but did not see deer , any advice , thanks. And safe hunting ! :huh:
I wouldn't let this discourage you. For me, elk sign seems more prevalent because it is easier to spot (bigger scat, bigger bedding areas, etc.). Deer can hide behind a single bush or stump, and I find most of their scat in areas of "cover". Once it rains, I concentrate on tracks (especially crossing trails I use to access the area or on hillsides / road cut-banks). In the timber, I haven't been able to pattern them; they just appear between the trees or from behind big ferns, so I still-hunt near creeks or in timber bordering clearcuts.So I am going to post a question here also..
I have been on a couple scouting trips lately for deer, as well as hunting all day today and saw very little deer sign. I covered clear cuts, deep timber, not so deep timber and everything else. And everywhere I went was full of elk sign, as well as I was on elk on two occasions, but no deer.
What am I missing? I there a reason I may be finding %95 elk signs %5 deer sign?
I am hunting the Trask unit in western oregon
thanks for any tips
Usually the rut happens the second week of November I've found.Things will get crazy in a few weeks; the season runs well-into the rut.
This weekend's weather outlook is looking pretty-darn good for deer hunting.
Upper 1/3 of the bottoms; somehow, the bucks that I usually-see, are bedding in the upper portions of a draw, ravine, or bottom...what ever ya call it....I believe it is where the air currents begin to swirl or change directions the most.
They like level spots to chew cud, or face up hill when napping.
When walking; and you come upon a place where you have to climb-over wind-downs, under brush, or negotiate an obstacle to get through....congrats, you are knocking on the door to their bedroom..
Look for those large hemlocks with limbs that almost reach the ground..
So I am going to post a question here also..
I have been on a couple scouting trips lately for deer, as well as hunting all day today and saw very little deer sign. I covered clear cuts, deep timber, not so deep timber and everything else. And everywhere I went was full of elk sign, as well as I was on elk on two occasions, but no deer.
What am I missing? I there a reason I may be finding %95 elk signs %5 deer sign?
I am hunting the Trask unit in western oregon
thanks for any tips
Bucks move at 2amI'm in your same boat. I spend a few days attempting to hunt. I searched high and wide. Found tons of tracks, trails, droppings...not a single deer in sight. I even heard a few early in the AM, about 2 hours before sunrise. No dice!
Saw a few Elk but that was it...
Bucks move at 2am