I had more success when I learned to still hunt with a rifle rather than sitting on stand. It took a lot of failures before I found how to see them before they saw me. In order for this type of hunting to work you need big woods and few other hunters in the area. With 20 acres to hunt on sitting in a good spot would be the best way to get success. Like what was said before learn from what doesn't work and focus on what did work. It is a numbers game and if you spend enough time in the woods lady luck will smile on you. With more experience that luck factor will turn more into a skill learned and refined. Always beready is the best advice I can give a new person to hunting. It often happens fast and if you aren't ready then you lose that chance. The successful hunter doesn't miss many chances..
Last edited by Champlain Islander; 09-14-2019 at 02:32 PM.