Evening hunts? How not to spook deer.
Lately I've only been able to hunt afternoon hunts. For those of you with more years of experience, what do you do about the deer that are within
sight and hearing distance of you (their sight, not yours) when shooting light is gone and it's time to climb down. I think 3 out of the last 4 evening hunts I have had deer scrambling when I get midway down the tree. I know this can not help me the next time I hunt this stand. I do not knowingly start packing up while deer are around, but lets face it, if I am hearing deer scatter when I descend, how many are just out of my hearing that see me also that I don't know about? Maybe that P&Y that I've been waiting on saw me last night, who knows?