Well, one reason I don't like bowhunting is its early in the season and the deer are following their usual patterns. Staying out only in the dark. I don't know how to get around this. In the morning they are standing in the field when i get there and in the evening they are waiting till dark to come out. I know, I've read to get near their bed and so on. I hunt at the edge of a muggy swampy bottom. It would take days to find a deer bed not to mention its so thick I would get lost.

I have been there and sympathize with your problem. The way I did it was I decided I wouldn't hunt fields anymore and walked along the field and noted where the major runs were. Then I followed them into the swamps and tried to get a place back in the swamp that was along the best runway. It worked and I now only hunt back on the runs. Morning is a little different and I can hunt some of the same places but I have to find a way to get to the stand without going through the field. Do some experimenting and you will be happy I guarantee it. Good luck.

Great advice. I found much the same thing though not with swamps. A thick area between the deer's feeding and bedding area usually proves very productive.

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Good point. However, if the deer are feeding from the night before then an alternative route to the stand location is probably the only viable option without spooking the deer. Considering how thick he mentioned it was I do not think that would be an option.