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