Thread: Dry, noisy forest floor

Originally Posted by MB

Went for a goat hunt yesterday. Put in the hard yards, but no luck. The forest floor was very dry and noisy to walk through. Spooked two goats on separate occasions. Both went off like rockets. They certainly weren't going to stand around waiting to be shot in the head with a subsonic round! How to hunt in these conditions? Go after heavy rainfall? Sit in a likely spot and wait for something to appear?

Most of my trips happen to be in summer and this use to frustrate me.
Now I just go slow, like incredibly slow, some of the guys on here said if you think your going slow go even slower. Lots of stopping and sitting and listening., helps if you know your area well and know a good spot to sit and glass for some time. I’m quiet lazy and have a lot of patience so this works well for me.