I have been hunting for awhile now but really just started to really study deer instead of just hanging a stand in the woods. My stand right know is between a food source and the bedding area. Good spot seen alot of deer mainly does. About 100 yards east of my stand there is a whole network of deer runs and the bucks have been tearing it up with scraps and rubs. I have had alot of deer come for that area and ran what I think was a buck out of there this morning, due to my stupidity. I want to know if I should move or put another stand in that area to better my odds and so the deer don't get used to me in the same stand all the time. My dad says no because he thinks it is to close to the bedding area, but I can not ignore all the signs, but also don't want to run the deer out of the area.

Get in very early when the deer are not there, use scent control and leave as little scent behind as possible, find exclusive entrance and exit routes that won't bump deer and hunt it all day when the hard rut kicks in. Good luck.

Emphasis on EARLY.....the idea is to get there before the deer return to bed. The bucks will come in before daylight and wait out the does, checking them as they return to bed. AT LEAST an hour before first light.

Thanks I think I will put another stand up within the week.