RE: No rut how to hunt them??
I hunt in the southern tier of up state NY. ( Horseheads ) I hunt a 65 acre area. They seam to travel over the next next land where it is very very thick and has thorn apple trees. Hunting that is impossible. I have my stand near a well traveled path and like I said I saw two doe come right up behind me. But now I'm seeing them 75 yard down from me crossing. I don't think its the same set of deer as last night it was a nice buck. I do have another stand and I think that is where they may be coming form, maybe. I haven't seen any tracks going by that stand so they may be coming in from behind that one also. I have scouted the area before season and put my stand near well traveled paths and most of these paths I made by mowing them and they seam to travel them allot. I like they are changing there travel patterns and are only moving at night and about a half hour before sun set. I guess thats why its not called catching and its called hunting LOL.