That is pretty much the strategy I am using now in my neighborhood. Trying to catch the bucks searching for the last does to come in heat or the ones coming in for the second time.
The problem is, around here there are many things that can throw the deer off of their travel routes. Like dogs in the neighborhood, people mowing the leaves or blowing them around, and then the 4 wheelers running thru the area. If it is real nasty weather I have less disturbances.
Thanks Greg. Any advice on what times I should focus on to hunt? Due to work I am able to be on stand somewhere between 10:30am-5pm(sundown) and 5:45am-10:30am. Thanks for any advice.
yea what time of day ya think is best, morn or eve??? do you use calls a lot?? what strategies are best??
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Greg I was hunting the wheat field tonight. I had the big boy at 36.5 yds. Great advice, I am setting up stands to hunt the wheat field in any wind dir on Sunday.
It's right next to CPR field and are big woods. Two big doe bedding areas.
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Good post Greg. I've taken by two best bucks November 22nd and December 2nd. I see some of the biggest bucks during the last two weeks of December, but its tough hunting.
I was just wondering where to get set up for the next couple weeks. I needd to pick your brain though. When feeding area's are not well defined, with no crop fields to hunt and old mast scattered around , would travel routes in an urban/wooded area produce ?
Defined feeding area's have always been a puzzle to us around here. I have 2stands set up now on the downwind edges of thick laurel patches and 2 on daytime bedding to evening feed(browse) trails.
Should I edge closer to the bedding area's and wait for the bucks to follow the does out?
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