Ok, guys I need a little help. Me, and a buddy hunt on his dads land (pictured below), last year during late season, we saw a good buck. This year we got 4 pictures of him. During the season, we were tracking a doe, and I found a huge rub. Then after this season I found another one. On the map, the blue dots are my stands, and the red dots are the rub spots. My assumption after last season was that the buck was makin home in the south east quarter of the property. So here is the picture of the land, basically what Im asking is where would you set up, I am thinking of putting a stand between the two red dots, the spot I have picked out is on a revine, and the gap from where my stand would be to the other side is 40 yards. Is there a better spot that you would set up or do I have a good idea of where to go. Thanks in advance.
Looks like we will need a topo map as well. The picture really doesnt help us all that much. You can always try setting up on rubs but that is never a sure fire way to close the deal. Are the rubs along a travel corridor? Any major deer trails?
How do i get a topo map, and is there a limit on how big the pic can be when i try to upload it ? cuz i had to cut that pic out of the main pic.
http://forums.bowhunting.com/bowhunting-talk/58556-how-aerial-map-topo-lines.html Check out that thread and click on the link, find your area, and zoom in to 500ft for a topo.
Without visually seeing your target buck make the rubs or trail cam pics of him in the act I would not necessarily assume the rubs are from him. Personally I hardly ever hunt directly over a rub due to the fact that it can be pretty hit or miss. Its not a bad idea of course to be around them. I would focus on terrain features that funnel the deer to and from bedding areas and/or food. Then I would pick a tree or two that works for the prevailing wind and not hunt the spot until the rut. Of course I would use and information gathered during the season that may help but that would be how I would start. you mentioned setting up in a ravine as well and I would caution against going to far into it due to the fact that you will probably be fighting swirling winds.
