Food for thought..... How often do you guys find a doe locking eyes on you perched in a favorite treestand? How often do you get the old head bob, hoof stomp?

They aren't doing it because they don't think something is wrong How many times do you feel that doe will eyeball your setup(s) before they skirt or avoid the area(s) all together? Even if they don't turn inside out high tailing it out of the area it was an encounter that they just got a little bit more education from. Like I said earlier IMO it is from a culmination of pressure and small mistakes.....

I would rather see no deer than a bunch and spookjust one, even fawns and yearlings...... They will be grown up one day as well, no need to start the education early on. We all know it is unavoidable to spook deer no matter how careful you arewhile en route to your stand or on the way out though. This is pressure that is unavoidable. Even the most carefully layed out entrance exit routes can backfire on you.

I believe thisto be truemuch more in pressured areas than lightly pressured areas..... In areas like mine chalk full of small acreages and even more huntersthe deer will seek out and find areas with little or void of pressure.... Mide as well be your hunting grounds
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