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Old 10-13-2019, 02:26 AM
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Coastal Mountaineer
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As usual many good suggestions already.

Where we hunt, we've learned if you have deer present when you're not there but none when you are, the deer have patterned you. Through repeated use of your stand, perhaps for years, you've become a distinct, known part of their environment and they check for you every time they get near your stand. It could be scent, sound, sight, alone or in combination, that gives you away.

Maybe try a new stand location, one that intercepts them on their way to your old area. Hunt mid week if you can. Ditch the tent and get up a tree or build a natural ground blind. Change your non scent, park farther away and walk a different path. Anything and everything you can do to break the pattern you've established and the deer have learned.

One contrarian suggestion to try, don't put up your stand in advance. Wait for the best time of year and conditions for your area to hunt, stealthily put in your stand and hunt the next day. Sometimes it catches the deer with their guard down resulting in more deer seen.

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