Experienced Hunters: What Should I do?
Ok, here is my dilema. I am hunting a spot that I have hunted for years and I know the deer movement pretty well. Now, I am hunting a stand that I took a 150+ 10 point out of last year on October 3rd. I have been in this stand twice this year and have seen 23 deer, 9 of which were in nice bow range. They logged some of the timber last year, and their is alot of tree tops and new browse left that the deer are not only feeding on, but using it to bed as well. I have watched 3 different bucks come up the same trail right up the middle of this mess, a basket rack 4 point, a six point I named cactus jack because his rack comes straight up and his points just poke out of the main beam like a cactus, and a nice 2 1/2 year old 8 poinr rhat I passed on. Now this is a natural doe travel corridor, and as the pre-rut kicks in, the bucks really start cruising it. I know that their are some nice shooters in there, and I'm hoping it is just a matter of time until they come cruising in. Their was a monster 8 point that was with my big one I killed last year which I passed on to get a chance at the bigger one. I am sure he is still there too. Now this property would benefit alot if some does were taken out. So my question is do you think I should go ahead and hunt it and try to take a good doe, or should I just stay out until signs of the pre-rut start showing and then sneak in there and hope for the best? I just don't want the deer getting wise to me, especially the big boys. It's hard to stay out when the deer are coming in, but hey, that's the sacrifice you sometimes have to make to kill a good one. Give me some feedback. Thanks, and good luck this season.