Yesterday, a group of 5-6 deer came in to my blind location. I was able to shoot one of them which means that I was busted by the rest. I know for a fact that 2 were looking straight into my blind when I drew on the one that wasn't paying attention. It's possible that the others just reacted to their alarm but either way, I was busted by at least 2 deer in the group. Do I need to find a new location for my blind or will it be ok to use again after it sits for a few days? Opinions, please.
Has it been in the same place for quite a while? They may have looking at it if it hasn't been there very long.
Not always. I shot a 3 1/2 year old 8pt from my stand (blind) at 8am 11/15. That afternoon my buddy sat in the same blind and at 4pm shot a 3 1/2 year old 9pt. I shot a 8pt from the same blind with a rifle on 11/22 too.
Are their decent numbers of other deer at your location? If yes then I wouldnt really care if that particular group of deer is nervous about that spot. I don't see any reason to wait on hunting it again unless your have a better alternative.
I shot a doe from a blind at 4 in the afternoon but since I still had an hour to hunt and since she fell right there, I decided to hunt/watch the other side of the blind till dark. The old sixth sense kicked in and said turn around about a half an hour later and as I did there was another doe smelling the fallen doe with a 9 pointer following. The 9 pointer fell 10 feet from the first doe!
Well, it's not like the 2 deer who saw you are going to tell their buddies that there is a hunter in that spot. Assuming that there are more than those 3-4 deer left on your property I'd not worry about it
Thanks for the replies. The blind has only been up for a few days and there are other deer in the area so even if the group from yesterday changes their pattern, it's still a good spot. Just another case of me over thinking things.
