Early buck tips
 

Need some advise on a situation.
I have narrowed a bucks bedding area to a general area but have not gone too deep into it. I have hunted it twice so far and have seen the buck both times but never coming from the same spot. Both times it has gone into an overgrown field nearby. Rubs all over as well as trails into the field. I have not seen any does or other deer but it has been very warm and this buck only shows himself with approx 5 mins of shooting light left.
Question: Should I wait until the rut to go after him? Go deeper into the thick stuff ie:bedding area? Or set up a ground blind in the 3-4ft of weeds growing in the field he goes to?
Many of you sound much more experienced than myself and I appreciate any help.

RE: Early buck tips
 

Is it possible to hunt him in the morning? Just a thought. Without bumping him can you get closer to the bedding area? If you no exactly where he is traveling from, and if you can get closer to where he is coming out of, I would move my stand deeper into the thick stuff, if this is possible without bumping him.

RE: Early buck tips
 

Okay this is just my opinion, but every one has one!LOL If he is going to the same field to feed in the evening I would ambush him on the way there as long as the wind is right. I like to avoid getting to close to where deer are bediing unless I know exactly where they are bedding, which I have found many times that a deer will never bed in the exact same spot every time.

As Matthews said if you know he is bedding pretty deep in there you may want to move deeper in yourself, but remember the wind must be right and you are in his private space, this to me is a last resort, unless he only comes in and out the same way, if he does that then without using the same path as him set up to the side of his trail on the downwind side.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club