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[deerless]

I've been trying to get a truely monster buck on a peice of property i hunt. He Leaves his core bedding area differently every night. He beds down in a 6 acre cluster of pine trees. Tomorrow the weather is gonna be nasty. Rain all day with 40mph winds, gusts up to 60mph. I been thinking today that i should get in the woods at daybreak and try to find him on foot. (considering the weather). Do you think he'll be in his prime bedding area with the brows of the pine trees ground level blowing around or do you think he'll be on one the the 4 or 5 ridges surrounding his bedding area? I was thinking maybe the ridges cause he can see better and get out of the wind better, but i know this may be my only chance at him right now. Neighbors say he's either a 10 or 12. I seen him at the end of riffle last year and he was a beautiful 8. There is no hunting pressure on him so far this year. Ive been resecting his core area. What are some things to do and consider for tomorrow?

[HEAD0001]

You might not like my comment. But if there is no pressure on the buck then I would leave him alone for another week or so, and hunt the does in the rut, he will be there. Tom.

[4evrhtn]

A friend managed to kill a 152" buck in Ohio last year. We tracked him nearly 200 yds back to his bedding spot. I had never seen an animal go so far being shot as well as he was. This bedding spot was the area of his body and nearly a foot deep. It overlooked the entire farm where he could be approached and his escape route was nothing but briar patch on top of briar patch. Attempting to invade a mature bucks territory without him knowing you're there will be extremely tough. You are taking the chance of spooking him. My advice is find an area where you are seeing doe nearby and hold out for the peak rut.Hunt the area from sun up to sunset.Do not overhunt the area until then and be "SCENTFREE" everytime you go into the area. Make every attempt to not spook any of the doe when leaving at night. A doe will give up your position long before most buck will. You will need them to lure him out in the chasing phase of the rut. Just my 2 cents.

[skybuster20ga]

thats a good question! there never where you would expect them to be and always there when you least expect it. i can say that all my deer are killed either tracking or still hunting. on days like that i seem to always find the bigger bucks bedded down 2/3 of the way up a ridge on the south side (providing nw winds which is the norm up here) tucked up tight or behind a blow down or a rock. ive often walked past and had them bust out behind me. ive seen them also lay there and not move a muscle if they think i didnt see them. i use that to my advantage sometimes and walk past and get behind a tree, shoulder my rifle and step out and go boom. i think its worked less times then ive tried it though.

i personally have real good luck on those nasty nasty windy days. ide go get him! but thats just me. swirling winds hes less apt to pin point ya or hear ya......same goes for you though so hunt slow and look hard