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Old 09-24-2008 | 06:57 AM
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Default RE: How do I hunt this guy?

I'm with duke on the pinch points. If you are pretty sure you know where he is bedding, I think I would stay out in the mornings for now, for fear of bumping him. Eberhart, in Bowhunting Pressured Whitetails, (I think you had said you read it, so I apologize if I'm saying things you already are aware of) talks alot of morning sits, as they are his favorite, and if you are hunting a deer in the morning, and know where he is bedding, to get in WAY before light, 2 hours is his preferred entry time. I know your deer are unpressure in this area, but it could be an option if you want to give a bedding area sit a try. He says that they will pass you in the dark sometimes, butif you are in early, they are none the wiser, whereas if you get in 20-30 minutes prior to shooting light, you are going to meet up with him on his way to bed.

Also, here, when they are off the beans as a food source, they still use the fields as scrape locations. Last year, I hunted adjacent to a bean field, a 340 acre bean field actually, and once the beans dried up, and edges of the field were littered with scrapes, and I saw lots of bucks just walking the edge of the field. Could be another option for you once the scrapes start showing up.
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