i havent seen anything yet. you think if i sit on a rub longenough i will see a deer? it is about a mile backin the woods.

Here's my advice when not seeing anything..

A. Get up at least 14 feet high..your stand must be hidden and blending in with other trees..not out in the open..I had to move mine.

B. Seriously ..you can't move around..the deer can usually see you before you see them //hogs too. Leave drinks etc. in your truck..I have my pack hanging on a small tree beside my stand..and it takes me along time to get something out..I move very slowly..with eyes scanning the woods at all times.


C. If I don't see nothing in 2 or 3 hunts I move..

D. My area is good..there are no rubs, no scrapes..BUT 3 game trails funneling to their bedding area..and I'm seeing game.

E. I look for worn dark trails..going through thick crap along wet swampy stuff. They love to bef where they can get water, sun, and hear you before you see them..SO they love the thick water holes in the middle of cypress domes..there will be no big trees there blocking the sun..

Be careful..some black trails are not trails at all ...they are simply places where water has washed away debri..I look for trails are about a foot wide and mushy from much use..INSIDE BASYHEADS..I don't hunt those worn out trails on the outside of bayheads..those I beleive are made at night ..IMHO worn trailsarea better sign for me than a rub trail..The only deal is..when is that trail being used.?Deer generally make about a 1 mile loop I've read..so you have to determine..is that a night time trail or daytime..Sitting in that stand will find that answer out..

Now..when you have found a hot spot..
A..Don't tell a soul..don't get on here telling what road you hunt on..Scouting takes time and hard work..Many times I park 300 yds from where I go in at..If there are other hunters in the area..I lay out a fake trail which leads in one big circle..I've even put my trail tacks on the ground..Iy's best not to use flagger tape..you don't want a single person to investigate your gold mine..I use trail tacks..but only when needed ..I try to memorize the terrain and certain features before sticking them in the trees..When other hunters ask how I'm doing..I say..."Ain't seen jack man...this place sucks."

B. Don't over hunt it..I hunt my spot about once a week. Once you know what a decent spot looks like..find a couple more to huntaccordingto wind direction..

C. Your deer may be there..I've had deer and hogs walk by me this year all in about 5 seconds total.If I had not been looking..I would have missed them..

D. Are you hearing game in the early hours before daylight?? If so they are probably around..

Merry Christmas,
C7

PS And remember ..don't campare yourself with others..It 's like a northern bass fisherman camparing to our bass fishing in Florida.Just do your BEST on every hunt..Tryto stay in that stand with out moving much..and you should be learning something just about every hunt..I had to learn a costly lesson AGAIN last week. Have that stand pointed in the right direction..[&o]your eyes are your most important tool.95% of the time you will not hear hogs or deer..you must be looking.