I find one of 4 trees that are safe to put a stand in and ope deer walk by, I dont play the wind much, But will now that I have two stands.

Personally I look for the 3 things a whitetail needs.. food.. cover.. water. (I've stated this before.) I don't bother with the does til its time.
From those 3 things I look into the details of what I know.. and then what I want to know.
Use the terrain as my guide to put answers to my questions.

Hang based on highest probability of a success.. whether through bino's or a peep.

Stay very low key.. with low education to the deer.. and a low profile.

Keeping good common sense.. and a vivid imagination are vital for me personally. I see the hunt before it happens.. and execute when its time.

I don't go into the woods thinking about which tree to hunt.. rather which area (be it ground or tree) will put me into position to be successful.. TODAY.

The moment I exit my vehicle I begin the hunt.. not when I reach my destination.

Hang to kill.

Take my time. Don't rush.

The element of surprise is my greatest weapon. Use it wisely and use it often.

Don't look at what was.. look at what is now.

Hunting an area with not a lot of deer is okay. Because I'm only looking for one.

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

Know your query.. know it well.


This is my philosophy.

I scout aggressively, i walk in and check everything out and make sure i got the bases covered. Then i hang a stand, make sure i have a good path in, and wait to see what the wind is doing that day to choose which one.

While in the stand im pretty passive, i keep my eyes peeled and don't do too much calling or rattling. I always stay concentrated to where i think the deer is coming from.

i dont have too many hunting spots...theres 4 of us in the group that bow hunt...the other 3 are family...but im the REAL serious hunter of the group...the others just wanna kill a deer..dont care how or anything...kinda stinks on my part...i got good spots...but my number is limited(they are all related to the farmer...he kinda "runs" our group...i may as well be related though...im that close) and, i have a feeling if the MONSTER keeps hanging out in MY spot, that they will sneak in any chance they get...

because of the limited number of stands, and small woodlots to start out with, im kinda forced into hunting too close...hunting with bad winds...over hunting etc....last year i got as smart as possible...found trees to climb for less than ideal wind conditions...rotated stands as much as possible and kept the honey hole as fresh as possible...im trying to be as smart as i can and keep my areas as good as possible...

so i guess you could say im aggressive...but its more of a forced aggression lol...i try to be as smart as possible and only hunt at home on weekends soooo its not as bad as it may seem...

i never called until last year.....now i may be absolutely hooked on using calls for deer...im going to start off low key with just a grunt or 2 here and there this year then step it up to some light tickling of the tips and once the seeking and chasing phases kick in, heck, i might try playing songs with my calls lol...just seen the results and LOVED calling in deer last year...im hooked on it...

I would say I am more aggressive. I prefer to hunt close to, if notinto their beds, andI will definitely stalk up on them. Honestly I prefer to stalk up on them in their beds. I don't really use any calls...occasionally I call with my mouth.

I reckon I'm just gonna hunt under some persimmon trees and white oaks and shoot whatever critter thatlooks the tastiest. Aint plannin on gettin a trophy, just wanna make somethin bleed, stab it with a fork,and dipit in some heinz 57.