Saturdays Hunt. Collecting some thoughts to finalize plans

Due to an incredibly demanding new job work schedule I have been turned into a weekend warrior hunter (which means Saturdays and holidays here in VA due to no Sunday hunting). I have recently been given permission to hunt a block of woods that receives no hunting pressure that I know of. I buzz scouted it two weeks ago. I found a decent amount of rubs/acorns/cover on the upper 2/3rd of the hills. I got in and out quickly and will be hunting it for the first time this year, this Saturday. I will be hunting it all day. Saturday is the beginning of blackpowder season here in Virginia so I am going to assume there will be blackpowder pressure pushing the deer onto the property. I will be bowhunting. I chose three stand sites labelled 1, 2, and 3.

Stand 3=I am not sure how the deer are going to be moving/how they normally bed/or what the pressure will do, but stand 3 sticks out to me as a decent bedding spot based on the wind.

Stand 2=Good elevation, small saddle, block of timber between two open areas

Stand 1=Decent elevation, small saddle, cover edgeline corner close

 

I would hunt 2 or 3. But i am having a horrible year for deer sightings, so you may want to go with 1.

 

Ryan,I trust your judgement and I also am leaning heavily on # 3, followed by #2.

 

I like 2 or 3 also....that's a tough call. How are you going in?

 

Moving in from the south along that road through the middle of the property, then dipping into the woods and moving northeast. Those fields are grass fields and horse fields.

 

Again that's though.....I do really like 2 have had sucesss in similar settings.

 

Maybe #2 in the morning, then #3 in the afternoon?

 

Which ever one your gut tells you.





I like #3.

 

Then again 3 with the wind in the am....idk man Might jump less going into 3 in the morning, especially the nw wind.

 

Not trying to hijack here, but may want to check, blackpowder does not come in until Nov 5, not this saturday in VA.

 

I like all three....but 2 seems to jump out at me.

I really like the "A" in waters on a west wind, lol!!!!!

 

Got a satellite view? if there's horses etc I am guessing there is fences to that will constrict movement in certain areas! Good luck and don't forget your Orange people are nuts.

 

Vashadow I just checked the seasons after reading you post and ML season kicks off nov 5. Maybe I read what you said wrong.


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Toss up between 2&3 for me.


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This saturday I would just find doe bedding areas and hunt down wind of them all day, east/west ridges, but the bedds would be where ill be for the next 2 weeks.

 

this early in the rut I would probably try #2.

 

you guys should fight the Sunday thing. New York was like that and they lifted it about 10-15 years ago. Good luck.

 

#1 and #3

 

I really appreciate the info guys. Most of the time people don't respond to hunting set up threads. hahaha! YES. I was wrong about the muzzleloader season kicking off this weekend. Thanks guys.

Josh, I was thinking about hunting #2 in the morning and maybe moving toward number 3 in the afternoon. Not sure. Temps are dropping quick and it should be a good North Wind.

 

What's the update here VS?