Bowhunting in a PARK - Deer React to Hunting Pressure

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7 ай бұрын

This was one of the more interesting places I've hunted. A target rich environment with a huge deer population in need of management due to decades of no hunting. I was surprised how these seemingly tame deer responded to a handful of bowhunters.
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@secretjourney4815 7 ай бұрын

Catman- I’m an archer on a park. There are 4 of us. The reason the deer knew something was up was the way you were walking. You were walking like a predator. Civilians just stroll along the deer know the difference.

@tasaman 7 ай бұрын

When you change your posture from upright and a smooth cadence walk to hunched and sneaky they know something is different.

@BIGGSIPP01 7 ай бұрын

Catman, forget all these ethical mumbo-jumbo nay-sayers. You're a hunter. I'm a hunter. A hunt is a hunt and meat down is meat down. As long as you're collecting on your hunts and harvests, that's all that matters. Love your videos. Keep' em coming!

@benkingston2621 7 ай бұрын

I thank it’s a great look cause even ethical hunters like catman have bad days in the woods and being in the internet allows new hunters the reality of bow hunting

@budmackes792 7 ай бұрын

LOL, I went to stick a big doe like that and she jumped clear over top of me and ran forty yards and died. All I could see were them hooves kicking near my head!

@ncsaddlehunter77 7 ай бұрын

There is a clear visual and audible difference in your movement from the scouting trip to the hunting trip. Obviously I have no way to prove it but I honestly believe that this is the primary reason for the change in their behavior. I was surprised to see that you didn't switch to a saddle with the cover I could see still available in the trees. Maybe it wasn't allowed.

@usa-rb5fi 7 ай бұрын

I also drew a management hunt this year here in MO at a state park. Mine was a 2 day gun hunt, and yes the deer catch on quick, the first morning sounded like a war, but quickly died down by afternoon and day 2. It was a lot of fun to do, and I ended up with 1 young doe so didn’t get skunked at least.

@corydarby2273 7 ай бұрын

Can already tell its gonna be a good video. Hope everyone is having a good season so far.

@arthurcarstens 6 ай бұрын

That's more deer than I have seen in the past 4 seasons put together. Enjoy the videos, keep it up!!

@shawnkane7152 7 ай бұрын

I would like to guess that you were not the only one that scouted prior to the 3 days. Just shows how smart these creatures are in their own home. Great hunt!🦌🙏

@shawnfollmer4491 7 ай бұрын

Great Vid Cat man. Great true and honest content as always. Keep the awesome vids comming our way.

@TennesseeMtnMan 7 ай бұрын

Congratulations on your harvest !!!

@donvincent895 7 ай бұрын

I watch every one of the videos you post and you always do a very good job filming but this one was Fantastic the way you had the camera set when you shot the Doe was amazing

@scottelatte 7 ай бұрын

“These deer sure are making a fool out of me” 😂 very relatable

@sethalexander8634 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Keep it up catman. You show the reality of hunting that every hunter can relate to. The harsh reality of it other want to hide. If youve never had a bad hunt or a bad shot or a miss in general well to state the obvious you just dont hunt enough. Keep it up man 👍

@perrybutler5970 7 ай бұрын

Great video, very interesting. Merry Christmas. PB

@PullStartStables 7 ай бұрын

Taking a stroll in the park… at full draw. Awesome!

@gregorythetford924 7 ай бұрын

I believe the deer know something suspicious is going on when people enter the woods in the dark. If all the hunters had agreed to wait until the normal time when people would start walking and you had drawn while walking you would have had at least one easy shot. But I agree that your cadence was probably “predatory “ as well. At least you got one and helped out the other hunter. Love your vids man!

@mikeparrish8897 7 ай бұрын

Great video! That looks like a good time!

@NMGagne 7 ай бұрын

I love this guy.

@jonathanfeltman4362 7 ай бұрын

Great video hopefully you can get back in there again next season go back and watch your video on your scouting trip you where walking by the deer on your hunt you started walking at the deer keep making the great videos God bless and have a great season

@sethmatherne7012 7 ай бұрын

I absolutely love watching your show, but that first shot is the exact reason I don't shoot mechanicals. My first bow kill only happened because I was using a solid blade that successfully penetrated the shoulder.

@JimRyser 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for showing the realities of hunting. I tend to beat myself up (I know u do too) when I miss or have a less than perfect shot. I saw the one I made a poor archery shot on (the high shot I told u about) walking with her offspring today.

@scotthowell1356 7 ай бұрын

Hilarious! I would not have done anything different. Good video

@AbelGuerra-xz3pc 7 ай бұрын

Obviously they know what’s going on never takes long for them to realize something is wrong and getting out of the area

@adventuresofafirestarter3718 7 ай бұрын

Wow…awesome…we watch all your videos Catman!

@tonyshort1623 17 күн бұрын

I hunt in illinois we have some of the biggest bucks in the county, love to deer hunt!!!

@randalls380 6 ай бұрын

Profoundly enjoyed this video. I have made respect for you, for trying to finish off that injured doe with a knife. I'm just glad you came out of it alright. Thanks for sharing!!

@ForgetU 7 ай бұрын

Blaze orange, gotta love it.

@tonyshort1623 17 күн бұрын

Catman love your channel ❤️ ♥️ 💕

@nicklesfamilyadventure 7 ай бұрын

Looks fun

@brucewilliams9273 7 ай бұрын

If you had learned the property, gone in early on the first day with a climber and sat all day you propably could have gotten your three does per day. It looked like people were doing a pretty good job of pushing deer around, you justed needed to sit and wait.

@jessebates2767 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy your hunts brother.

@wolverineracing8896 7 ай бұрын

That's a turkey shoot, good work Catman !

@gtchalie5038 7 ай бұрын

I've watched every video you put out in the last 3 or 4 years. Enjoyed all of them. Your style. But this was extra exciting. I love the premise of shooting fish in a barrel type deer hunting. I have opportunities around me to enter these park hunts. Haven't yet, but will now that I have this knowledge. Thanks for sharing!

@warbirdflyerF4U 7 ай бұрын

Great hunt brother 😊 I'm betting that in between your scouting and opening day that many other guys were in there scouting as well And made the dear more nervous I don't think you did anything different but the deer were definitely more alert At least you got one 😊

@CatmanOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

That is very possible, especially if hunters were scouting off the hiking trail

@billmcconnell1737 7 ай бұрын

Great video as always. Seemed like you was speed hunting instead of your normal stlye spot an stalk or sit in some cover an wait. I have draw some hunts here in Ohio on places similar, an its crazy how fast deer go from mot skittish to high alert so quickly. They diffently pick up on pressure fast

@dannykinder8419 7 ай бұрын

Enjoy your hunt. After watching it i think you would have found where deer were and set up and let the deer come to you. Just a thought.

@danielwalston9666 7 ай бұрын

Good video!

@robertgreer5229 7 ай бұрын

Cool video!

@mikeeastabrooks6204 7 ай бұрын

Wish they would do a hunt like that at Radnor Lake

@Down_In_The_South 7 ай бұрын

compared to your other videos this ones straight emberassing

@Nanoaquariumfishroom 7 ай бұрын

Bow hunting can be very difficult especially when deer move and duck

@democratsuck 7 ай бұрын

Just goes to show that the deer will go where they know they're safe. They know they can't be hunted in that park....usually. That's why they're there. Also, could you not hunt elevated? That place seems perfect for a saddle hunt! Seems like a good place for a shotgun hunt, too.

@thanos9846 7 ай бұрын

Listen to those snorts and wheezes!!!

@kmcdonald3766 7 ай бұрын

Cool hunt

@ericramsey597 5 ай бұрын

When you put Camo on and start walking into the woods animals know it’s game on..!!!

@montemaguire4596 7 ай бұрын

Hopefully you will get that big main frame 8 next year

@Diffidentone 7 ай бұрын

It was the big block of blaze orange the deer were reacting to. If you would have wore blaze orange on your initial walkthrough you would have gotten the same reaction. Would you have been within the rules to wear camo blaze orange, that would have helped a lot by breaking up that huge block of orange.

@deangray3727 7 ай бұрын

Catman needs to walk like a cat

@thadhenley6559 7 ай бұрын

I think had you went in found good spots and climbed you would have had way more success helping the park do what they need done for the herd management

@benrinehartjr2345 7 ай бұрын

Least your having fun and getting some exercise. Lol.

@grisseldog 7 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video That place was packed with Deer Congratulations on you kill. Hammer Down Catman

@jerryparkey4199 7 ай бұрын

I've got a nephew who is a park ranger there on that same park.

@williamwilliams7706 7 ай бұрын

They are standing around waiting for that apple or granola bar that people bring for them.

@frankgulla8782 7 ай бұрын

If I could give you 2 thumbs up I would, Johnny. As for the other negative comments this is why it's called hunting and not killing. Don't really care what the woke left or anti's think. They will always find something negative about hunting. Stay real Johnny and thank you!

@donnabonning5587 7 ай бұрын

way cool!

@Eightball2516 7 ай бұрын

I wish my state would let us hunt the parks like that

@TheMike11169 7 ай бұрын

I’ve tried but never drawn there. My question is why didn’t you take your saddle?

@michaelellison8169 7 ай бұрын

Hey catman outdoors I’m thinking bout traveling couple hours away from Knoxville tn. There’s not any good public close to me. Can you or anyone give me some insight on what to look for on public land map to drop pin. I just don’t know if your hunting wma public in tn or just tva undeveloped public land. I’ve looked toward middle tn at some public I would like to know if you do more tva or wma and what are you looking for on map that makes you drop pin. What’s the best site or app to find public land in Tn or Kentucky I’ve thought bout going just cross the line

@Rickkari7 6 ай бұрын

Nice video. I don’t see enough to ask if it’s a shooter. I respect your attitude. The Lord bless you.

@demeterad9643 7 ай бұрын

Looks like you need to do the old "I'm just passing through" sort of walking like when hunting rabbits in a fence row. Just walk through without changing your posture or speed, when you spot one you need to do keep up the act and do exactly what you did for the doe you shot. Works great for animals that are used to seeing people but will run off if you try approaching them.

@allenjohnson6736 7 ай бұрын

Is this Red Top Mountain in Ga?

@devin197601 7 ай бұрын

She blows she goes 😂

@billywatson118 7 ай бұрын

Holy Crap!

@jakemitchell1671 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Entertaining.But also makes me jealous. I hunt public bottom lands in NW MS. I can walk for 5 miles and not see a single deer. MS has no management strategy. We shoot rifles at them from Nov 5 to Jan 31. I've been hunting deer for 50 years, and each year seems to get worse. Congrats to Catman for finding them in his areas and being so generous with his harvests!

@camwinston5248 7 ай бұрын

Bs.

@executeHunt 7 ай бұрын

Dude you think that's bad? Try being in SC where they shoot rifles from Oct 1 to Jan 1, even longer on private land, and they allow baiting on private land. So thousands of people with 0 hunting skill can kill every deer they see coming to a 200# corn pile. Losers.

@jakemitchell1671 7 ай бұрын

@@camwinston5248 Not crazy about being called a liar, but such is life on KZfaq comments. Exactly what are you questioning, if I may ask?

@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 7 ай бұрын

Id thought youd killed a truckload lol , they got smart quick

@hondas2ooo 7 ай бұрын

How come you didnt climb up a tree? Not allowed to?

@brianrobinson1975 7 ай бұрын

2/3 hunters working together might be the trick in a spot like that

@patkennedy7781 7 ай бұрын

How many deer did you harvest this year.

@Macdaddy22713 7 ай бұрын

I wonder if wearing casual cloths instead of camo would help. In my experience it seems like they can tell that when your in camo you are hunting.

@johnm3091 7 ай бұрын

Damn Orange is the give away they better run.

@specag31 7 ай бұрын

Catman, could you go back in acweek or so and see if ther came back. Rangers need to make better ROE, maybe have a drive. Always enjoy seeing you.

@wyattcraig739 7 ай бұрын

Is this a dozen nosy nannies now Catman?

@djammons2778 7 ай бұрын

Did the park not allow you to climb a tree???

@courttruelock3638 7 ай бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@stewedmammal3515 7 ай бұрын

I would suggest that if you do this hunt again, wear orange when you do your scouting, and wear your regular hiking attire while hunting that you wore while scouting as well ( blue jeans most notably). Most people wont wear camo when going for a hike. Deer can catch onto that as well.

@joeb8162 5 ай бұрын

Reread what you wrote and edit it to make sense please. Have you considered that he has to wear Orange when hunting in the park? But what you wrote is not clear.

@stewedmammal3515 5 ай бұрын

@@joeb8162 Yes, what I mean is wear orange while scouting so that when he's wearing orange while hunting, it doesn't look any different.

@randalls380 6 ай бұрын

I have MAD respect for...*

@notafinga9290 7 ай бұрын

I think after spooking the first couple of deer I would have reverted to hunting in a saddle or treestand.

@jimsciacca530 7 ай бұрын

Were you allowed to keep the deer that were shot on this hunt or does the ranger take them.

@mikebremer3456 7 ай бұрын

I've hunted "easy targets" before, they know when something isn't normal.

@BudBanksOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Animals realize a human walking and a human walking with something. I walk by my chickens everyday and nothing but as soon as I walk by with a shovel or something they fall to pieces!....lol

@BudBanksOutdoors 7 ай бұрын

Forgot to ask.... why not get up in a tree?

@crawwwfishh3284 6 ай бұрын

I hear it was leaked that there was a killer cat in the park. They new.

@DuckTracker1 7 ай бұрын

I wish that park would do a turkey hunt.

@mohunter68 7 ай бұрын

I think that they can smell your intentions. A tree hugger with a granola bar seems harmless enough to a deer, but a hunter with a bow in Predator Mode sends them running for cover. Just a theory.

@jamesvatter5729 7 ай бұрын

I had a guy describe that "sixth sense" years' ago as some sort of pheromone thing. They definitely seem to recognize a hunter's intentions.

@davidrussell631 7 ай бұрын

Not just a theory. Act sneaky like a predator in pursuit instead of walking the trails like the humans they’re accustomed to and they’ll wise up QUICK. I’ve never hunted park deer but this video confirms what I already knew from two sources, a clinic at a deer expo many years ago and from what a TN park ranger friend of mine told me about draw hunts like this where they were amazed at how few deer were successfully harvested. The guy at the clinic said this is why your pace while hunting and scouting should have a different cadence to avoid spooking and pressuring your deer.

@steemerxaxon1643 7 ай бұрын

Dang!!!!! don't shoot the pets!!! Lol..

@WHOTEEWHO 7 ай бұрын

🦌🦌🦌

@jaybeliever1479 7 ай бұрын

No blaze orange on your scouting trip. Lots of blaze orange when you were hunting. I'm guessing that those who normally walk that park don't glow like a Christmas tree. Interesting hunt. I'm also guessing that you had to stay on the ground. I kind of expected to see you in your saddle at first light on Day 1. Thanks for the video.

@brucewilliams9273 7 ай бұрын

Blaze orange looks brown to deer, but they do see blue very well.

@michaellane1661 7 ай бұрын

🤘🏽🤘🏽

@muskyfinder 7 ай бұрын

Citified groundpounder.

@donprater2754 7 ай бұрын

On this hunt You looked like. You were in a covey of deer 70% of the time…lol .lol

@charlessessions7293 7 ай бұрын

Come on down to Mississippi !! Catman Ur very welcome Bro .. I enjoyed the longer video too ! Congratulations on ur deer 🦌 kill ...... )

@Jwayne1020 7 ай бұрын

Goes to show you that deer can see blaze orange

@goober698 7 ай бұрын

That like fish in a barrel

@shaneshonda 7 ай бұрын

Statewide isnt 3 does a day.just units B and L

@richardriesser6332 7 ай бұрын

Montgomery Bell ??

@mcl186 7 ай бұрын

A crossbow would have been deadly on this mission

@mattr.3726 6 ай бұрын

Like your stuff, but this was painful- appreciate the true unedited video. But painful

@timmytim6427 7 ай бұрын

Place is loaded

@stevenherron8892 7 ай бұрын

Was you wearing orange when you walked right up on them? If not I’d say the orange has smtg to do with it! I would go with the orange breakup try that

@secretjourney4815 7 ай бұрын

Deer don’t mind orange. They don’t see color. It’s movement that they pick up on. Walk like a hiker and the deer don’t mind. Walk like a predator, and the deer know it.