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I went on my first hunt ever, today, without any real guidance or advice, I just up and went, at around 2. I went to collier's mills, and basically just at random picked a small trail, walked down it to an opening in the woods that seemed to have some good shot possibilites, and a nice tree to climb. I didnt see any deer sign, or acorns, so I was kind of discouraged by that but I was very eager to try out my new treestand. I got up into the tree after a few minutes of fumbling around with my harness and such (I guess ill get better at climbing trees with time), and I just sat there for a few hours. All I saw were a few cicaidas and yellowjackets buzzing around my head. Not even so much as a squirrel crossed my path. By 5 i was feeling a bit discouraged and I came down from the tree; it was mostly because of my lack of confidence in my location. I guess I should just continue picking random trails out and looking for sign and such, and just keep trying differnent locations until i actually see some animals. I'm really just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to where to try or what to look for. Collier's mills is a large place and I feel kind of lost just wandering around at random.
Thanks for reading my long post
I went on my first hunt ever, today, without any real guidance or advice, I just up and went, at around 2. I went to collier's mills, and basically just at random picked a small trail, walked down it to an opening in the woods that seemed to have some good shot possibilites, and a nice tree to climb. I didnt see any deer sign, or acorns, so I was kind of discouraged by that but I was very eager to try out my new treestand. I got up into the tree after a few minutes of fumbling around with my harness and such (I guess ill get better at climbing trees with time), and I just sat there for a few hours. All I saw were a few cicaidas and yellowjackets buzzing around my head. Not even so much as a squirrel crossed my path. By 5 i was feeling a bit discouraged and I came down from the tree; it was mostly because of my lack of confidence in my location. I guess I should just continue picking random trails out and looking for sign and such, and just keep trying differnent locations until i actually see some animals. I'm really just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to where to try or what to look for. Collier's mills is a large place and I feel kind of lost just wandering around at random.
Thanks for reading my long post