ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Honest question.....
If you guys were in MY situation....and you still wanted to kill a buck, this year.....how would you go about it?
I think you have all the info you need to determine a strategy for me.
Jeff,
This would go against what you have outlined that you want to do (kill does) but I would be very careful as to not tip off the does to my presence. I would study their movements and pattern them to an extent. I would definitely not kill any does, I would want them to feel as unpressured as can be.
After getting an idea of what the does are doing, I would then try to find the bucks and get a pattern on them using the keys I listed on my other post. I will sometimes (time permitting) set up stands in areas I know I will not hunt just to get a glimpse of a buck moving. I may be 100yds out of position but I can get a good look at a buck and see if he returns the next day(s).
You have trail cams so it should be easier, move them around till you can get some pics. I don't use them so I must rely on my eyesight and time scouting to locate them.
If all goes as planned I will know for sure what the does are doing and have a pretty good idea of at lease where the bucks are entering and leaving my area from, I then set up stands in key locations.