Now I don't know much about scouting or anything like that so maybe this is my problem. Anyway, I seem to never have much luck when out hunting in a stand. It seems like quite a few guys I hunt with can go sit up there and every hunt or two get a deer. I don't have that luck as I may sit there 15-20 times in the stand and see 1 deer which is usually about how it is.

The stands I sit in are in areas where we see deer often. There are also a lot and I mean a lot of deer tracks in the fields that the stands over look. So to me that seems to indicate deer are in the area.

Anyway, I've been just sitting up there. I normally spray my hunting clothes off with scent killer before I go to the stand. I also usually wash them in scent killer detergent.

The last hunt I used some of the Tink Hot Bomb things and just hunt them on a tree branch. That's the first time I've used any type of Tink's stuff. I got some regular Tinks 69 stuff to try next time although I'm not sure how to use it with the scent wicks.


As far as calls go I have one of the original style can call's. I've tried using this and not using it. Neither seems to offer much luck.

I usually try to get in the stand either in the morning or evenings. On full day hunts I try to get there in the morning and sit until 10-11 then come down for luch. I try to be back by 1:00 or so and sit until around dark or shortly before.

So what do I need to be doing? Do I need to learn how to properly place scents? Or get another call? Or what?

I know the last hunt I went on I sat in the stand all morning while not seeing anything. My buddies about 400 yards away in the next field over however had no problem seeing a buck come out in front of them.