I just recently purchased a PSE Stinger and im trying to kill a buck before the season ends. Im low on cash so im building ground blinds out of sticks, and bushes. I dont know if im building them wrong or just in the wrong spot, but i havent seen a hog or deer in the past 2 weeks. Ive made two blind so far about 20 yards away from feeder. Both blinds just have a wall in front of me about 2 to 3 feet high, just enought to stand on my knee's and full draw my bow. Im useing hunter's speacial earth scent cover scent. I dont know if it's the cover scent or just the location of the blind's. Im currently hunting is south texas, about 50 west of Laredo, Tx. Can anyone give me any pointers about what im doing wrong.
Do you have any pics or do you know when the deer are coming to the feeder? A may alos be that they smell your scent when you are there putting up the blinds I normally wait a good three to four weeks to let everything settle down escpecially with a ground blind.
So many people think they can just go buy a bow and rush out into the woods and score a kill ( tree's don't count ). My advice to you, before you make yourself crazy. Is prepare for next season. Practice shooting all spring from tree stands, chairs, yada yada. Scout your butt off. And then hopefully you can put everything together next season and make a score.
Good info JCook and Dogfish, the blinds are fairly new so that might be the cause that they are not used to them and my scent is still lingering. In the mean time Dogfish i do got alot of practice time on my hands. Thanks for the info.
Make sure the wind isnt blowing into where you think the deer will be coming out of, because when your on the ground your scent travels much better. So 1) Spray down well, 2) Hunt the wind VERY well, 3) Make movement only when you need to. Good luck.
Watch your scent and don't overhunt any one location. A blind doesn't have to be fancy just in the right location and downwind.
I agree with some of the others. Watch your scent, and the wind. So try to be as scent free as possible, and know where your scent is blowing. Try to be on the downwind side of the deer.
