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Old 05-25-2006 | 02:42 PM
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Default RE: overhunting?

There are a lot of factors that go into hunting the same stand multiple times. Are you after "any" deer or are you after a mature buck? Are you diligent about scent control and your routes in and out? Are you hunting a bedding/feeding area or a travel corridor?

I grew up being taught to hunt pretty much the same stand day after day....eventually one would come by. And they did. Sometimes seeing deer several days in a row. Now that my focus has changed, I believe hunting a mature buck you don't want to burn out a stand. 2 days in a row is fine if you take scent precations and don't get busted in or out. If you are just after deer, keep hunting a stand as long as it's hot and you aren't spooking them while in the tree or enter/exiting. The rut can also mean you can get away with hunting a stand more often as bucks will be traveling far and wide and your 3rd day in stand may be the 1st time he's come within a half mile of your tree. Best advice is to be as scent free and pay attention while setting up at the base of the tree and watch your in and out routes.
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