Originally Posted by Buckhunter46755

Welcome... most of the pop-up doghouse style blinds are relatively light-weight and set in seconds. Look for game trails, preferably near a food or water source and set-up downwind. Once you find a trail with alot of fresh tracks, keep hunting it. Also look for rubs on small trees, and scrapes on the ground. Also bedding areas where the foliage is smashed / wore down. Don't give up on a particular area that shows signs of recent deer activity, you will get one sooner or later. As far as scent control, I usually just hunt downwind whenever possible, though it doesn't always work out that way as I usually hunt from a fixed tree stand. But I do spray myself down with some good scent eliminator, and find it beneficial. I also use some deer scents depending on the time of season. I will use a "drag-rag" with buck or fox urine to cover my trail. When the rut is on I will use scent wicks around my stand location with "doe-in-heat" type urine scents. During the rut, a good grunt tube can bring 'em in. You will want to download some of the different deer grunts and sounds and practice before season. If you use a call don't "overcall" as this can drive deer away. If calling "blind" I will only produce a few short grunts every 20 minutes or so. If I see a buck and want to call it into range, I will give it one short grunt and watch what he does. If he starts to walk away from me, I will grunt again. Even if he seems unaffected by the grunt, he will still likely stay in the area, as they are territorial. There are also doe bleat "can style calls" these can be affective also, though I usually limit most of my calling to grunt tubes during the rut. JUST REMEMBER TO PRACTICE, it's pretty easy to pick up on. I know this is all kinda vague, but it should give you an idea. Good luck this fall!