Thoughts on how to kill a mature buck in December?

[Rubberhead*]

So, without putting out corn or hunting over a food plot, any thoughts on how to hunt a mature buck in December?

In general, I see bucks from August to November, maybe the first few days in December then they seem to disappear from the planet. I have a lot of stands. Some are on roads, others over cutovers of various ages, some just in the middle of mature woods. I have a climber that I can use too. I also have a couple of portable tripods.

[Baggy]

Follow the sign. Hunt the in or around the nastiest thickets you can find.

[Carolina Counsel]

I like cutovers on a cold morning wherever that morning sun is first going to start warming things up.

[Catdaddy]

Food such as Chinese Privet or Honeysuckle

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[Glenn]

I like cutovers on a cold morning wherever that morning sun is first going to start warming things up.

Used that strategy this morning.

[Stumpknocker]

I like cutovers on a cold morning wherever that morning sun is first going to start warming things up.

A lot of big deer have been killed hunting these

[JABIII]

Warm spots for sure. I have a berm in the marsh behind the house that the marsh cats flock to. Thursday, there was a big 10 point laying in the exact spot. I need to check it out with a thermal to see what is going on there...

[Rubberhead*]

I like cutovers on a cold morning wherever that morning sun is first going to start warming things up.

Thanks CC. I've got three cutovers of different ages and a transmission right-of-way that might just work. I might have to apply "hunt the front" mentality to deer too.

[thawhacker]

Luck!!

[Chuck the Duck Slayer]

Be in front of the pack of hounds chasing his ass

[UPSTATEWATERFOWLER]

A post about deer hunting. Thank you!!

I’ve got a big clear cut that need I need to sit. Honestly today I was just too freakin lazy and soft to get out there.

[Sportin' Woodies]

I'd hunt corn in the mornings and green in the evenings

[Heybo_Hater]

Hunt the clearing next to a residence or high traffic area where they are comfortable.

[Chap]

Hardwood drains that lead to clear cuts or food sources. If you can enter an area without getting winded, find the thickest cover you can climb near.

[loud1]

I saw a nice buck chasing does this morning in a cutover. Came out behind me though no shot. Also it was directly where the sun first came up as mentioned previously.

[KRT]

Walkers

[CAJUN LAB]

Hounds and lots of them.

[Catdaddy]

Hounds and lots of them.

Or just give this girl a call. I think she figured it out

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[2thDoc]

Thanks CC. I've got three cutovers of different ages and a transmission right-of-way that might just work. I might have to apply "hunt the front" mentality to deer too.

deer dont move according to the weather....according to a very neat study QDMA (or whatever they are called now) did recently.
I find it fascinating to learn.

[2thDoc]

Thanks CC. I've got three cutovers of different ages and a transmission right-of-way that might just work. I might have to apply "hunt the front" mentality to deer too.

deer dont move according to the weather....according to a very neat study QDMA (or whatever they are called now) did recently.
I find it fascinating to learn.