To move, or not to move?? Need some input
Ive been hunting a stand (I actually have 4 stands up) that was hung back in early Spetember after scouting/watching from 500 yards for 2 months, and from past years knowledge. I have placedthis one particular standat a field edge where lots, and I mean lots of does and a few smaller buckscome out to feed, which Ive still been seeing nightly. My question is Ive seen a hammer come out about 200 yards from my stand almost every other night from the same trail for 2 weeks, work a scrape right at the field entrance, then move out into the field. The Does/fawns work their way out into the field and out of shooting range after an hour or so of feeding where the buck has been crossing to interact with them and smaller bucks. My gut tells me to stay put as the rut gets close to being in full swing and hopefully some shooters will start following the does, but its painful to watch this beast in front of me almost every night. If I moved my stand like I almost did a week ago I would have had at least3 opportunities at him from downwind. I just keep having the feeling that as soon as I move my stand either the big boy wont come out anymore, or something nice will present a shot where my stand currently is (Murphys Law). Do I buy another stand and put it up and hunt it where the big boy is coming out, or stay put??? Im getting more and more gray hairs from hunting every year, and less and less from the wifelol.