Exmasonite
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Hey all... hope i can make this clear/understandable.
This is my first season deer hunting.
Background: I've been/will be hunting w/ 12 ga and slugs in mid-lower michigan woods for deer. of my 2 buddies, one has hunted 5-6 times but never gotten a deer. the other 2 of us are rookies.
Went out last weekend w/ 2 buddies. Was on a nice 40 acre plot w/ 3 different blinds. We all split up and took a blind. nobody saw anything (except some turkeys) but it was still good fun.
This weekend we're going out again. this time, we're going to a different plot of land. we have a small 2 person blind set up near a 1 person tree stand in a wooded area. we'll all be within 15 yds of each other, apparently. (we'll have walkies b/w tree stand and ground stand).
Never having done this before, how does it go down when the deer show up? I'm assuming 1 person will shoot. Best case scenario, he'll get what he aimed for.
After that, what happens? are we pretty much done for the day at that point? Should we all focus on dragging that deer back to the car, cleaning, and that's the end of that hunt? Or, can we drag off the deer and have 1-2 people come back and hunt that spot again? Is there any chance in hell that the deer will return after awhile (and what is "awhile"- 30 min, 2 hrs, 2 days)?
Thanks for the info in advance!
This is my first season deer hunting.
Background: I've been/will be hunting w/ 12 ga and slugs in mid-lower michigan woods for deer. of my 2 buddies, one has hunted 5-6 times but never gotten a deer. the other 2 of us are rookies.
Went out last weekend w/ 2 buddies. Was on a nice 40 acre plot w/ 3 different blinds. We all split up and took a blind. nobody saw anything (except some turkeys) but it was still good fun.
This weekend we're going out again. this time, we're going to a different plot of land. we have a small 2 person blind set up near a 1 person tree stand in a wooded area. we'll all be within 15 yds of each other, apparently. (we'll have walkies b/w tree stand and ground stand).
Never having done this before, how does it go down when the deer show up? I'm assuming 1 person will shoot. Best case scenario, he'll get what he aimed for.
After that, what happens? are we pretty much done for the day at that point? Should we all focus on dragging that deer back to the car, cleaning, and that's the end of that hunt? Or, can we drag off the deer and have 1-2 people come back and hunt that spot again? Is there any chance in hell that the deer will return after awhile (and what is "awhile"- 30 min, 2 hrs, 2 days)?
Thanks for the info in advance!