first off, i'd like to say that i've been lurking forseveral months and this site has been a great resource for me, since none of my family members or friends bow hunt (or deer hunt really).

anyhow, i'm hunting a little stretch of power line right of way (100' wide) that follows the saluda river in sc. i plantedit ina fall mix and have seen a bunch of does so far. well, this past monday while hunting, i turned around to investigate the sound of animals walking right behind me, which turned out to be three raccoons. when i eased my head back around there was a nice8 ptlooking right at me- i dont think i spooked him that bad because i had on full camo head to toe and scent was a non issue; he just turned around and trotted back into the woods, tail down.

yesterday i took advantage of the rain and sneaked around in the woods, thepart that he entered the plotfrom, and found a fresh rub line along an old logging road about 50 yards inside the woods.

so the question is: should i move into the woods and hunt his rub line or stay in my food plot, climb a different tree, and hope he comes back? i've killed plenty of does in the past with a rifle, but never a buck. so needless to say, i'd really like topin down this deer and make him my first bow kill and first big buck. thanks for your help

I would move back in the woods and watch the wind going towards his trail,don't bust him out of bedding area

chances are he's probably coming out in the food plot at dark. So you should hunt off that rub line back in the woods where you can catch him in his staging area before it gets to dark and before he makes it to the plot.

The plans that these guys have would work - but you already know that he is coming out to that plot and if it hadnt been for those darn coons then you might have had him. I would stick with what I was doing and not risk pushing him out. Thats just my opinion though.

I would think moving 75yds back into the woods is the right thing to do.

The bucks will hang back a little longer than the does before leaving the woods for the feed plot.

But like Cynikal said - I would sit tight for another 2-3 sits and make SURE you have it figured out.

Make SURE you have the wind right when you move into the woods and get as high as you can.

Good Luck

thanks for the advice. i think i'm gonna move into the woods and see what happens in there. if nothing happens after a few hunts iguess i'll move back into the food plot.