I know the area I'm gonna hunt for the Oct. 7 archery opener here in VA. I have 1 tree that is climber ready in a bottom area. I need to get a tree ready on a ridgetop, I'll probably go and do that a bit later today. I also want to have a few other scenarios ready, other trees, for wind directions I havn't experienced yet on this tract of land I'll be hunting.

I enjoy being in the woods, but at this time of year, with the season less than a month away I am trying to stay out of the area I intend to bowhunt. In fact, I havn't even gone shooting in the area so that the deer will not react negatively to the loud noise. Normally I shoot once a week, many hundreds of rounds at a time. Do any of you try to keep your hunting area as undisturbed as possible leading up to opening day?

The only reason at this point to venture onto the land would be to jump a deer just to see one and that is something I don't want to do this close to the season opener. I know they are there by the sign and selected my stand sites based on terrain.