Season starts here in MA a week from today and I still need to cut lanes in one stand(my fav) but the rain wont let up here. Im not a sissy I just dont want to go out there in the rain because I just got better from having strept and bronchitus for like three weeks! It sucked! Do you think it would be stupid to cut the lanes the day before the season?

Jim

Yes, you will surely alert the deer to your presence.

Yes it's probably too late even now! Next year trim in August.

Too late to trim??? I am conistantly putting up new stands & trying new spots with a few of my stands. Part of that includes trimming out lanes & what ever you think will prohibit the shot. Same boat here in CT with the rain...but it'll pass right in time for the pre-rut.

To tell you the truth..@ the end of last week I was sooo sick of hunting in the heat...its gonna be nice now! Neck4752...you got time..it'll let up enough toward the end of the week so you can do your trimming. Just make sure you use gloves so not to get your scent on evreything...then again...you probably may have know this tip already. Good Luck!

Henny

hEY henny..he didn't say trim he said CUT LANES. Maybe I got the wrong picture, but i imagined him cutting20 yard swaths 8 foot wide.

Badatta,
Ya....to me lanes consist of say....2-4' generally. They can also range as small as a foot...all depends on the area. If someone is cutting 8 footers they have A LOT of work! LOL

Henny

We need rain .Hope you get it done

i agree with pabowhntr it would alert the deer.

the rain around here is unreal...sat in my stand for nearly 5hrs last friday...when i got to my stand the water was ankle deep and wheni climbed down it was up to my knees...hopefully it will slow down enough to drain some before this weekend.

im in mass also.it maybe a little late but a few branches hereand there wont hurt.im always scouting and setting up in new areas.always seem to score sooner or later.good luck.where in ma you at?franklin county here