How to hunt a bedding area?
09-25-2007, 04:43 PM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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How to hunt a bedding area?
The New York early bow season starts this week and I am going out on saturday. I have one stand set up near a swamp, in what looks like a bedding area, plus lots of rubs and sign. I was wondering what the best way to hunt this would be as I havent had a stand like this before. I was thinking of the following, and would appreciate any feedback.
Sun rises at 6:54, legal shooting light is at 6:24. So I was thinking of being in my stand by 5:30AM, wait until it gets light, and wait for the deer to come back from feeding in the fields, and sitting until around 10 or so, then heading in before going out for an afternoon sit elsewhere.
I want to be in early enough so as not to jump them from the bedding area on their way back, but am not sure how early I have to get in. Any other tips would be appreciated.
thanks
-Al
Sun rises at 6:54, legal shooting light is at 6:24. So I was thinking of being in my stand by 5:30AM, wait until it gets light, and wait for the deer to come back from feeding in the fields, and sitting until around 10 or so, then heading in before going out for an afternoon sit elsewhere.
I want to be in early enough so as not to jump them from the bedding area on their way back, but am not sure how early I have to get in. Any other tips would be appreciated.
thanks
-Al
09-27-2007, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: houghton lake, mi.
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RE: How to hunt a bedding area?
if you want the larger bucks, stay on the edges of bedding areas they the use does for a intruder alarm if you scare the doe you probably wont find a trophy. do not go thru bedding areas or you will disrupt them and put scent around. joe
09-27-2007, 10:41 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: How to hunt a bedding area?
Two biggest obstacles YOU have to address for YOUR situation is....(for a morning hunt)
#1 - Entrance to stand
#2 - Wind direction
If either one of these is wrong.....you could do more harm than good.
Here's a killer, though. You're pretty much going to have to hunt a wind that neither blows over their bedding area.....NOR blows over the area you expect them to come in from. So....it's gonna have to be perfect.
I've got 2 spots I haven't gone into, yet....and won't until it gets later....and I have such a perfect scenario. I'll take a day off work later in the year if I get this. I need a west wind....which isn't common, here. It'll also ONLY be an evening hunt....or from about 10:00 on.
Good luck.
#1 - Entrance to stand
#2 - Wind direction
If either one of these is wrong.....you could do more harm than good.
Here's a killer, though. You're pretty much going to have to hunt a wind that neither blows over their bedding area.....NOR blows over the area you expect them to come in from. So....it's gonna have to be perfect.
I've got 2 spots I haven't gone into, yet....and won't until it gets later....and I have such a perfect scenario. I'll take a day off work later in the year if I get this. I need a west wind....which isn't common, here. It'll also ONLY be an evening hunt....or from about 10:00 on.
Good luck.
