ORIGINAL: archer58
Well, I got zip on the doe Saturday.
I didn't see a thing in the morning. In the afternoon, I got busted by a mature doe
leading the pack.
She must have seen my fletching as I took my bow off the hook.
This particular stand is in a cluster of 3 pine trees. There is NO WAY see saw me move.
Not to mention they were 60 yards away.
My arrows have white wraps and white predator vanes. That had to be it.
Now, do I move the stand? There are only marginal cover trees in the area.
These pines are the perfect cover IMO. What a bummer. I had a good feeling
about that stand.
I wouldn't move the stand yet. I not only got busted, but I got triple busted last Sunday on my club land behind the house. I got busted climbing the ladder in the dark, then again when they got down wind of me in the dark, and then again when I stood up at around 8:00 and didn't know there were deer 30 yards from me. This-afternoon in that same ladder stand, I had another shot at a big ol' momma doe at 10 yards. It was 6:55, and I didn't draw. I'm still tired after the doe tracking episode last night and the resulting butchering today. She got a free pass. Next time though, when I'm better rested, I'm letting the air out of her.