Post by bsutravis on Oct 12, 2006 15:57:12 GMT -5
Here's an aerial of the land I hunt... I'm wanting to give it a whirl tomorrow, but these gusty winds have me befuddled as to HOW to hunt it. Normally I set up in various stand locations inside the woods at the bottom of the image.......the deer always travel from the South, heading North to the bedding area I marked. I have NEVER hunted outside of the woods at the bottom. This is the first time I've ever considered a hunt that close to the bedding area.
First, there's no trees that I can get my stand into from A,B, or C.....If I hunt from those positions it will be on the ground with minimal cover......mainly sitting in the weed rows. Positions A & B will give me a shot across a pasture to the fenceline......in which the fence is down so I can theoretically shoot to the corn for deer working the edge. The deer do play and I see them in that pasture on a regular basis. Position C gives me a closer view of where the deer will enter the bedding area coming from the corn, but the shot will be down the field edge and might not allow much in the way of shot selection or time to get an arrow off.
The positions inside the woods are typical set ups.....trails nearby. Generally I hunt either side of the woods, depending on what the wind is doing... I just thought that with the winds kicking up tomorrow, I might get a better chance if I'm closer to the bedding area. The bedding area has several HUGE oaks, and a low area that always holds water....so they don't have to travel if they don't wanna....
So......what do you guys think? If I do hunt the woods, another downside is that I will have to enter the woods from the West, thus letting my scent blow straight through the woods as I get to my stand location. The pasture locations allow a scent free entry.....but again I will be on the ground which is way different than how I usually hunt.
Any thoughts?
Too bad it's not duck season.....I'd leave the bow at home and find some water to hunt! LOL.
Here's a wide shot of the area...... The only woods I have permission to hunt is the small lot North of the gas line that seperates the wood lot.....I can hunt the field edges all around the other woods, but other guys hunt the woods so I don't want to mess their situations up by lurking on the edges.
First, there's no trees that I can get my stand into from A,B, or C.....If I hunt from those positions it will be on the ground with minimal cover......mainly sitting in the weed rows. Positions A & B will give me a shot across a pasture to the fenceline......in which the fence is down so I can theoretically shoot to the corn for deer working the edge. The deer do play and I see them in that pasture on a regular basis. Position C gives me a closer view of where the deer will enter the bedding area coming from the corn, but the shot will be down the field edge and might not allow much in the way of shot selection or time to get an arrow off.
The positions inside the woods are typical set ups.....trails nearby. Generally I hunt either side of the woods, depending on what the wind is doing... I just thought that with the winds kicking up tomorrow, I might get a better chance if I'm closer to the bedding area. The bedding area has several HUGE oaks, and a low area that always holds water....so they don't have to travel if they don't wanna....
So......what do you guys think? If I do hunt the woods, another downside is that I will have to enter the woods from the West, thus letting my scent blow straight through the woods as I get to my stand location. The pasture locations allow a scent free entry.....but again I will be on the ground which is way different than how I usually hunt.
Any thoughts?
Too bad it's not duck season.....I'd leave the bow at home and find some water to hunt! LOL.Here's a wide shot of the area...... The only woods I have permission to hunt is the small lot North of the gas line that seperates the wood lot.....I can hunt the field edges all around the other woods, but other guys hunt the woods so I don't want to mess their situations up by lurking on the edges.
