I have a stand that I use as my primary stand. Its setup in the same place every year, as a matter of fact I have never taken this stand out of its spot since I put it up knowing where its at is a very hot spot year after year all season long. I have the stand just inside the woodline overlooking a corn field and clover field, the deer usually come up from either behind me (west) or to the left of me (north) and come out in the corner. The deer are still using the same runways but are avoiding the corner like the plague. Nothing has changed. There has been no pressure in this corner whatsoever as Im the only hunter on the 180 acre parcel so far this year. Might have a family friend and the wifes cousin and his friend hunting later this fall. I had my camera there before pre season and had alot of pictures. I was very careful about when and how I went in to check the card. All of a sudden as soon as season opened they stopped coming out of that corner. They have always utelized that corner for the past 15 years that I have hunted my inlaws property. Now they want nothing to do with the corner at all. I know the deers travel route through there and know where they are heading to and coming from. Question is, should I setup my extra ladder stand along that route? It would be about 60 yards east of the corner and about 20 yards inside the wood line. In return about 80 yards from my primary stand. HELP!!!!
Thats my guess to deer change there food source all the time just wait allitle bit and they will probably start running it again
My guess is they will be back...stay put...otherwise in two weeks... you will be moving your stand to its original location. Nothing else has changed...water,food & pressure..... No Crack heads making Dope? Hope Not! Butt, this does happen in agricultural areas my friend!!!! Good to Go! My poop has'nt changed.....it still looks a little like a Deer's! They'll be back! Its early! Good Luck from the Pasture! No, I'm not a pastor!
Just a thought, but over 15 years the woods will change a great deal.. Deer usually prefer thick cover. If the young scrub trees and brush have grown into mature trees, the deer may just be chosing to walk other paths where they feel safer
I had the same problem this year, I had tons of pics of pretty big bucks in one spot. It was the same spot I shot my buck from last year. Once the acorns dropped, the big bucks disappeared. I finally found him in a completely different draw, which was filled to the brim with acorns. Just goes to show everything can change when the grass is greener somewhere else!
We had lots of pics on the same trails until recently. Found them again around the acorns. They are now traveling a path between the corn field and the acorns. No where I'll be setting up this weekend.
"There has been no pressure in this corner whatsoever as Im the only hunter on the 180 acre parcel so far this year" I could not imagine having 180 acres to hunt and limiting myself to only one primary stand site. Hey, not knocking you if you have been succesful, I would just get bored and feel constrained. I would buy a climbing stand and start exploring.
acorns or any secluded gree fields. Sightings are down right now for most hunters. The sea of corn is coming down little by little in our area and it seems it will be down by mid October which will help sightings greatly.
