I got some good land to hunt but cant figure out where to put some stands up in good areas. Bowhunting started the 15th n i been hunting morning n evening since then n havent saw a deer yet. They are there i got a really nice buck on my trail cam n would like to take him. Any ideas would b helpful.
do you hae day time photos of him? If you've been hunting morning n evening since then, does this mean you've been hunting it every day or about everyday? If yes to this last question, then you've over hunted an area and will need to back out for a couple of weeks to let it settle down. The deer can smell you like you can smell a skunk. even when the skunk is no longer in the woods it will still stink for a long while. If not then tell us how you are currently set up. exc. I am hunting a trail, Field, water, fence row, tree line, forest, acorns... If your hunting trail follow that trail until it splits then attemp to set up near it. I'de stay at least 10 yards off the trail with a stand, but 20 yards is probably the best advise I can give. The rut will start soon enough and those trails will be hot with activity during the day. What time are you getting in your stand? I always try and be in my stand at least an hour before first light. so if shooting time is 6:30 i think it will start lighting up around 6:15, so I'll be in my stand at 5:15 Am. the early arrival is helpful in not bumping deer on their walk out of the fields. Another hot spot is creek crossings. I've always loved hunting them.
no day pics just night pics n i haven't been in the woods yet just in near by fields watching with a spotting scope trying to find where they r coming out, n im putting a area view up now
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I like the looks of that little piece of woods that connects the two larger areas. I'd definitely scout that place. They like using those little funnels. Is that a pond just over the property line on the bottom? I'd check that area as well Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk
Just try to set up by a nearby heavily used game trail... If there is any water sources look for crossings like that dude^ said.. Next year.. Go out a month or so before season and just sit up against a tree in a few spots and collect data of how many deer you see and where they are going... Its like a puzzle.. You will figure it out one day. Im on my 4th year of hunting whitetails.. This is the first year Im actually strategizing... Use your head while picking where you want a deer stand.. My bow stand is near 3 major game trails and they meet at about 15 yards from my stand.. Its common sense.
I would definitely go for the small strip of woods that connects the two larger chunks of timber. Should be a good travel corridor for them.
yeah thats a motocross track they race there in the summer, but thanks 4 the help ill look into that area, any suggestions on a second.area for my second stand we get alot of south winds or southwestwinds
