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Old 09-19-2007 | 03:02 PM
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Default RE: Playing the wind

If it were me hunting a new spot like that, I'd still play the wind. Been doing this for too long to try it any other way.

It sounds like a good area. This is what I'd do. To me, this looks like a perfect opportunity to hunt out of a climbing stand so you can set up, hunt, then move as needed. You can always do a hang on stand later if you need or want to.

I'd start byhunting spots adjacent to cover (not too close) yet in position to see a good distance, both into the woods and preferably into one of the fields so you can get an idea of what the deer are doing and when. Pretty much of an observation stand. I also wouldn't hunt the same spot more than a couple/three times unless the deer are funneling right by you. I'd look for different spots with similar attributes and let the picture unfold.

Once you have a better feel for the place, you can relocate between bedding and feeding areas and also hunt natural funnels as the rut approaches.

Figure out where the does are spending their time and the bucks will be along here in a month or so.

Twenty ways to skin a cat, but that's probably what I'd do. I like hunting new spots. Hopethis helps you.
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