If there is one thing thats really changed in my whitetail hunting over the past 15 years its that I have so many more options these days. I may hang 5-10 stands/ground blinds...etc...just in and around one bucks area to cover all my bases on winds and his movement patterns.. This allows me to only hunt an area when every thing is right, no cutting corners. Its more work but I really feel like its tougher for him to catch onto me as easy or at least I keep him guessing...

all this to say, I doubt I hunt 1 stand more than 8-10 times in a single season.. Aug-Dec... Not the case for me years ago were I felt I pushed stands to hard.. and deer really caught onto me...



today I know they still catch on and I can usually sense it right away.. I make sure I move or let it rest for a while..

Good luck