Hey guys. The area I'm hunting is covered with scrapes and rubs. All within an area 75yds in diameter. I hunted this stand several times w/o seeing the buck/bucks that were making all the sign, only seeing does. So one evening last week I invited my father-in-law to huntthe area with me thinking he would get a shot on a doe(considering it is his property, and he's not been seeing deer where he's hunting) Wouldn't you know it. This 10 or 12 pt. 200+lb monster steps out only 15yds from his stand which is 55yds from my stand and the deer makes him out and bolts before he can even draw. To make matters worse, this monster was on a b-line to the scrapes I'm hunting over.Needless to say, I probably won't see this deer again until the rut, if I'm lucky. My father-in-law has permanantly moved his stand to an area only 125yds from where I am. [&:]I'm gonna be a little perturbed ifhe kills this deer, considering I found his primary scrape area.
I'll keep you guys posted.
I'd love to take this deer for myself and the team.