Are you playing the wind right for this stand?
Wind the 1st night was perfect. I saw a dow and fawn about 30 minutes before dark and I bleated to them. The passed and went out of sight. When it got dark I stood to lower my bow on the haul rope and as soon as I stood up she started blowing. Then on Sunday morning I never saw the deer. I had showered and was clean but the wind was blowing hard (Ivan passing) and I used the wind checker but the wind was all over the place. It wasn't blowing in the direction of where the deer had snorted from though. I never saw it so it may very well have deen the same deer as on the opener.
What made you decide it was a good location?
This stand is in good cover and has a cow path that runs along a stone wall in front of me. The wall acts as a funnel between a rise (small ridge) that runs out away from me at a 45 degree angle. The run comes from a very thick piece of wood over in the neighbors property. This looks to be the main run from bedding grounds to the far side of my property where there is a large farm 500+ acers. I've scouted it out well and am supprised to be having the troubles I am experiencing.
Will not hunting it for a few weeks cause the conditions that lead to it's selection to change, i.e acorns, water etc
Nope not at all. I'm set up in a travel lane and they should continue to utilize this throughout the fall.
and you will buger stuff up more trying to hang a lock-on just my opinion
I agree with this 100% and that is my deliema. I hate to have a stand I can't hunt but feel I'll do more damage by trying to move it.
I guess me and my climber are going to get real close over the next couple of week
