Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

Im a new bow hunter this year and i was curious if i could get some opinions about my stand placement? I have a hanging stand located in a fence line right above a popular place for deer to cross the fence. The reason I know this is, there are trails from every direction, from both fields, that meet at that spot. One field is a hay field and the next field is a tall grass field with patches of timber. I have an idea that is where they like to bed down, because there are beds all over that field. Especially near the thick timber patches. Should I be that close to a jump site or should i move my stand nearer to one of the bedding areas?

P.S. My stand is only approximately 15 feet off the ground.

Thanks for any opinions or replies.

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

Hello Jagwall.
I have to ask you what time of the day are you going into your stand? You have to determine where the deer are feeding. They will probably be there(feeding spot) early enough for you to get to your stand. If your position is hidden well enough, you may get close in the mid-morning.

I wouldn't even try it in the afternoon. If you make too much noise getting in, you'll be busted and may put them off.

I would definately play the wind and time of day on this location.

Good Luck
Jack

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

The only real feeding area is an alfalfa field about 1/2 mile from my place. The rest of the land around me is hay fields and pastures. Not much crop at all. Tell you the truth, I dont know where they feed. I usually get to my stand around 2:00 in the afternoon.

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

you definitely sound as though you are in an intersection. and that sounds like you have a good place to start. if your season is not yet open you might consider taking the stand for an observation post for a day or two to see patterns. just a question or two if I could. what is your placement in comparison to dominant wind patterns. is the terrain all flat? hills or valleys? you are in missouri, do they have acorns up there? white oaks? any rounded leaf oaks? what about water? if yes to any where are they in relation to these?



Hey, size may not matter but it sure IS nice!

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

Hey Sooner Hunter, answers to your questions. Lots of oak trees and acorns, season opened on Oct. 1st., although I have only hunted once. The stand is on a ridge basically between the two fields. it seems as if no matter what direction the wind blows, im always in it and i have to position my self as such. I think Im high enough so when the wind does blow, Im higher than their noses, but Im new so who really knows. There is a pond approximately 75 yards from me with numerous rubs around the pond, and it is located in the tall grass field with the clumps of timber. But it is pretty much in the middle of the field with no trees to place a stand in.

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

any more suggestions?

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

any more suggestions?

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

any more suggestions?

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

As another relatively newbie...hunt that spot off and on. Use a chair and hunt elsewhere too. We (I have 5 others I hunt with off and on) tend to see more from particular stands, but the random use of chairs and wind direction will get you a better idea of where they are and where they are going so you will do much better next year. Basically you can build your knowledge by scoping the area for next year with your chair and a treestand. Some say that using a stand 4 times in one location means it is time to move it.

I believe that once you use a treestand three times in two weeks its hot. Too hot to use again for at least a week. Get your chair out then. Unless this is like up against public land with domesticated deer or something. We hunt up against public land and have one treestand we have not moved in 10 years. Gets half our deer. But the ones in wild lands might get you a deer the first few times and but never again until next year. You can get away with a lot the first time in it. But they get wise and avoid the area.

With rut coming try using scents and chairs. I place the scents 10 yds upwind of where I want to shoot them about 25yds off, they slow down before they get there and they usually don't walk right up to it anyway. This worked perfect last week for a good sized buck, but my shooting failed. Walk around your area and look for good shooting travel lanes for your chair too. The more areas you have to move to the more likely you will hit pay dirt.

RE: Correct stand placement? Help!!!
 

JAGWALL, HERE ARE SOME TIPS I TRY TO REMEMBER FOR STAND PLACEMENT.

HEAVILY TRAVELED PATHS ARE USUALLY FOR DOES
IF YOU ARE ON A FENCELINE IN A SINGLE TREE YOU MUST BE CAREFUL SO NOT TO BE OUTLINED BY THE DEER. (USE BIGGEST TREE YOU CAN FIND)
IF THAT IS A HEAVILY TRAVELED AREA TRY TO BE AS SCENT FREE AS POSSIBLE
USE RUBBER GLOVES WHEN CLIMBING INTO YOUR STAND.
IF YOUR STAND IS ACTIVE HUNT IT OFTEN. I BELEIVE THAT THEY WILL GET USED TO YOU BEING THERE AS LONG AS YOU ARE VERY QUIET AND VERY STILL AND DONT SHOOT AT THE FIRST DEER THAT WALKS IN. IF YOU LET SEVERAL PASS FOR SEVERAL HUNTS YOU WILL SEE BETTER ACTION.
LASTLY, CHANGE YOU APPROCHES TO THE STAND. DO NOT ALWAYS ENTER FROM THE SAME DIRECTION.

HUNT ON HUNT HARD EAT WELL