This is definitely one of my faullts when it comes to deer hunting. I seem to overhunt an area. I am a dedicated treestand hunter and will stay in the same tree for days. It seem whatever location I select after scouting, is where I will spend lots of time.

I know the areas well and have seen and shot deer from there year after year.Some areas never have a lot of sign but the deer definitely move thru the area. Most shots are well within 35 yds and some deer can move thru without being detected...(I am sure of that...)

Also, I can see deer any time during the day and under most weather conditions. Believe it or not, the last few deer I have tagged where mid daywith very high winds. The kind of day you would least expect to see a lot deer activity.

Sometimes I get the attitude -The longer I stay the better my odds - I guess it's how comfortable you feel in your area....Whenever I get situated in my stand and get that feeling It just don't feel right....that's when I finally relocate. In the past that logic has served me well, but I also know if mave have been the worse decision I could have made.

A friend has suggestd the "three sit rule", where one sit = 1/2 day. Soooo, after a day and a half in the same stand, if there's no activity, it's time to move. Does it work, I'll let ya know....'cause you surely don't want to spend hours (or days) where the deer aren't!