I have 160-acres of private land that I have permission to hunt on. I am the only person that has permission to hunt this land. I have been scouting this land from a distance for the last month.
I have been watching a solid 170-class buck every evening feeding on this land. His bedding area is on another piece of private land that no one is allowed to hunt on. There are no trees on this land to hang a stand from. The entire 160-acres is wide open, level & planted with alfalfa. I own a pop-up ground blind that I can use.
My problem is my NERVES! I am so scared if I bow hunt this land I might blow him out of there without ever getting a shot?[] I know I need to focus all of my attention on sticking this buck a.s.a.p.!
Every night that I watch this buck feed I wonder if I should leave this land alone until rifle season opens up? IF the buck is still there during rifle season? With a rifle I have a much better chance of getting a shot at him?
Archery season limits my range to 30-yards. Rifle season limits my range to 400-yards.
I get sooooooo excited every time this buck walks out in the field to feed, I feel like a little kid again.