Destination hunts.....(read destination as an area the deer travel to specifically ex. crops, water, acornsetc)

[/align]While I know destination setups can and do produce big time throughout the whitetails range... I have a couple reservations.... (Again right or wrong just this guys opinion)
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[/align]First off dawn "destination" setups.
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[/align]Ido hunt thewhitetail'sdestination at times but Itry to limit this as much as possible in most cases.Especially if the destination is "hot"on morning hunts.....My reasoning here is with morning hunts you have no idea if the whitetail arealready occupying the areaand risk pushing them off your setup in the pre dawn darkness.
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[/align]I learned the hard way a fewseasons ago with a blazing hot oak tree setup alonga swamp edge..... Big rubs showed up all around it literally overnight.... The area was just smokingwith big buck tracks and I attempted to hunt it two mornings in a row (mistake in hind sightbut it was hot and Ididn't want to miss out) and busted deer off of it both mornings even arriving an hour previous to legal shooting light.I am near certain the big buck was one of the deer I busted off the setup as I could see his fleeing tracks in the damp soil once I climbed down after my hunt.
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[/align]I believe these setups would be dynamite if you have the patience for a couple hours of darkness from stand before shooting light... However I do not..... Well check that, I do not in the early season but do once the magical season heats up..... Funny how rutting bucks can stretch your patience!
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[/align]In realitywhat I am saying is I most prefer to hunt inside breaklines, funnels, travel corridors, inside corners.... basically any terrain feature I feel I can capitalize on. My reasoning for this is in most cases they are just passing thru the area and not loitering around leaving less a chance ofan animal you wish to pass on or shoot to pick you off for some reason or another.
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Let's hearyourviews as well...........
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