Originally Posted by
CalHunter
Ditto on the game cams. I hunt a private ranch where the game is used to smelling people. If you're driving a pickup and feeding cows, you're classified as not being dangerous by most critters. If you walking along in stealth/stalking mode, it can be a different story. With game cams, you can figure out where and when the animals travel on the property. If you figure out the wind, you can avoid projecting your scent forward onto the property. Does your 8 acres have lots of cover or feeding areas? Is it surrounded by fields and pastures or housing?
We have a stream running west to east. Woods and houses on the outside. Wind has been from the north the last 3 hunts, which is from the river-woods side. Saw bucks and does on the camera in October. Nothing but does in Dec. and during the night time hours. Area is half swamp as it has not fully recovered from the flood of 2018. And then we got 10 inches of rain mid Nov. I think someone is hunting on this private property. No fields. There are lots of hickory and oak trees. We are hunting from a tree stand. Has been some good bonding so all is not lost. Thanks. Forgot to add. We are entering the tree stand from the south.