| August is here. The bucks are in full velvet | | | | short at first then increase your shooting |
| and grouped together in their bachelor | | | | time as you go along.We will be busy the |
| groups. Now is the time to do your long range | | | | whole month of August, finishing up our fall |
| scouting. Find a spot where you can watch a | | | | food plots. These plots are the important |
| good food source. I like to watch the edges | | | | food plots. They are the ones that we will be |
| of alfalfa fields the last hour before dark. | | | | hunting over. Placement of the plots and |
| We have just put up our two man ladder stand | | | | placement of the tree stands are critical to |
| on a fence line about 100 yards away from our | | | | your success. Last year I had a group of 3 |
| food plot. The tree stand overlooks a soybean | | | | bucks, including a shooter that I could not |
| field that the deer like to feed in also. | | | | get a shot at, because we made the food plot |
| Once you start to see deer, pay close | | | | too large and the deer fed on the end of the |
| attention to where they are coming out. They | | | | plot opposite of our tree stand and they |
| might use the same trail to exit the woods | | | | never came into range. This year we have cut |
| every evening. Keep track of this so you know | | | | back the food plot so that if the deer are in |
| where to place you stand. I like to do this | | | | the food plot, they will be in shooting |
| on as many wood lots that you hunt, that way | | | | range. Always keep that in mind when creating |
| if you would spook the deer and cause them to | | | | your hunting plots.August is also when we |
| change the pattern you will still have | | | | begin to hang our tree stands. We have |
| another spot all set up to go for opening | | | | certain trees that we hang stands in year |
| day.August is the time to check out all | | | | after year. These stands are placed in |
| you're your hunting equipment; you most | | | | funnels and over food plots and have produced |
| likely haven't looked at it since last year. | | | | shots at bucks in the past. We will get the |
| It's time to haul all your bow hunting | | | | stands in place, shooting lanes trimmed, and |
| accessories out of the basement and lay | | | | everything ready so when opening day comes |
| everything out and take inventory and see | | | | around you can slip into the stand and catch |
| what you have from last season and what needs | | | | the undisturbed bucks in their predictable |
| replaced. Make a list of things you need to | | | | summer patterns. We have had shots at many |
| buy and start to look for items you need that | | | | bucks during the first week of the bow |
| are on sale.Most importantly, it's time to | | | | season. Other then the rut, the first week of |
| start shooting your bow. Give your bow a good | | | | bow season is the best for shooting bucks.Get |
| once over and decide if you need to replace | | | | ready, keep shooting and do your long range |
| any thing. Now is the time to replace stuff | | | | scouting. |
| like the bow string that was frayed last | | | | |
| year, do it now, not the Friday before the | | | | Enjoy the rest of the summer,DaleDale Bender |
| season opener. When you have your bow all | | | | is a engineer for a major plumbing |
| fixed up it's time to start shooting. I like | | | | manufacturer in SE Wisconsin. He is married |
| to start shooting field points first; I also | | | | and has three kids. His passion is hunting |
| start shooting from 20 yards and closer. When | | | | for Trophy whitetails and writing about it. |
| you first start shooting, it will take your | | | | Dale Bender is a engineer for a major |
| muscles some time to get used to pulling the | | | | plumbing manufacturer in SE Wisconsin. he is |
| string back again. The first few times | | | | married with three kids. His passion is |
| shooting your shots will start to get wild as | | | | hunting for Trophy whitetails and writing |
| you tire, so keep your shooting sessions | | | | about it. |