[quote]ORIGINAL: GMMAT
I know of no better way of ruining a great stand than by hunting it when the wind is wrong.
In certain situations...I can see this.
This is true.
And the damage is not just for a day or two. If a buck winds you he will remember .
HOW can you POSSIBLY know this???
I've seen this in person on more than one occasion. A buck can remember a location where he's sensed danger for more than a couple of weeks, sometimes the rest of the season. It depends on how alarming and how often the occurance was.
So you'll go through an area shed hunting......but you won't take a chance to actually HUNT the stand for years???????? Where is the logic, here???? A deer don't know what season it is.....OR whether you're hunting, shed hunting or playing the game boy in the woods....nor does he CARE! You're there....and that's all that matters, to him. If I'm going in there....I figure I might as well hunt it!
Deer can sense predatory behavior vs farming behavior, out for a casual stroll behavior. Again, I've witnessed it.
These observations that I've had make forgreat hunting experiences and iswhat molds my hunting methods.