needing some help

coyotehuntingaddict · 09-19-2006, 07:03 AM

hey i need all the info i can get right now because ive been hunting every day for the past 3 weeks bow season has been in and not seen but 2 deer and it makes no sense to me unless something is affecting there stirring patterns but i was wanting to know what you all think the problem might be take into count im in southeastern kentucky. thank all

deer_hunter24 · 09-19-2006, 07:16 AM

well what time are you getting into your deer stand. if you are going in the moring make sure you get to your stand before first light. if you are going in the late in teh day get there bout 2 2:30 or so. check the wind direction if you have no cover scent out or didn't put any on you you might be scaring the deer away. and do a little scouting go down there for a day with a spotting scope or binos and just look for the deer see what time they are passing through. it would work alot better though if you had a trail came.

r33h · 09-19-2006, 08:19 AM

Make sure you are using sent control and watching wind direction! Scent control is a big part of getting deer in close! When I go out in the morning, I get to my stand about 45 mins before first light...

NorthernHunter · 09-19-2006, 12:19 PM

The deer you saw, where were they heading to or coming from? Where do you see lots of acorns or fields? What has your scouting proven? Do you have a back-up plan/location that you can put into play since your current spot is not producing deer right now?

My suggestion is to perhaps move 50-100 yards closer to where you have seen the deer. If not, try another location all together. One year I wasn't having much luck in a particular area I hunt that provided great action in the years before. After 2-3 partial days/mornings of hunting, I switched to another location down the road about 2 miles. BINGO! Now, I ping-pong between the two when I get anxious. You might want to try another location.

buckhunter14 · 09-19-2006, 12:25 PM

Stand Placement? You need to be where the deer are. Are there deer tracks around? Any scat? If so, you may have to follow these and put your stand up a few hundred feet away from where it is now. The deer may not pass your stand until after dark, or before dawn.

Everyone else has covered the basics, you just need to find the deer. I don't know how big of a tract you are hunting but get out a scout it.