Roll the dice?
 

OK....we've got a cold front coming in tomorrow....and forecast is for rain starting late tomorrow afternoon. Temp's also going to be dropping in the afternoon.

I WANT to go into the best spot I've got tomorrow.....(haven't been in there yet).....and I've got a forecast E wind for the afternoon.

Here's the topo....and the spot I wanna go into is marked with a red dot. The yellow line is the trail I saw the bucks come down the other night. "IF" I go in.....the plan is to go in about 2PM.....set the tree umbrella up.....and wait 'em out. If they get up to move in front of the weather....I wanna be there.

They could be bedding anywhere in the green (clearcut area)....but the concentration of trees in the two spots are most likely the bedding areas. Even if they're not using the one to the SW.....I think they're probably using it to stage and rub/scrape.

I know this wind isn't "ideal".....but with the front coming in.....it ain't bad, either. Any scent I lay down going in will be washed out as I exit (by the rain)....no later than a few hours after I get out (in my mind, anyway).

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Looks like youve got a solid plan...;)Good Luck bud.

And just to add... If I would've had time to hang that stand today..... Theres a excellent possibily that I would have doe #3 thread up right now...[8D]Instead .... she stood between me and my vehicle[&:](insert snort and busting brush noises)

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That weather pattern must be the same all up and down the East. Thats what we got too. I'm thinking of hitting a prime spot myself. But it will work with the wind. I only have to work ( you remember work? ;)) 1/2 a day tomorrow and I'm off all next week. I'll be a hunting fool!

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doesn't look like that big a gamble, I think you'll be fine.

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Thats some very thoughtful planning there GMMAT haha! Good luck hope ya see something.

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Don't worry Bob....I'm employed.:D

Good part is I don't start until 11/18. I'll hunt every day I can until then. ML starts here on the 15th......and I have to share this spot with two smoke polers. I've got a window.

Only gamble is my scent going all the way through the woodlot. Otherwise.....it'll get washed out with the rain.

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Hey Congrats didn't know that..Shoot me an email sometime and give me the details.

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Id say your odds of killing are 100x better in that spot you have marked.;)

I must have influence, even your title is a figure of speech now.

Good luck in the morning, hope you kill the big one.

On a side note, have you hunted much with your umbrella, and if so, do you like it? Ive always been skeptic of em but they seem like they could be a lifesaver.

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Busted!!! I am thinking those bucks are probably bedded in that little woodlot to your South. If they take a notion to go to the North via your West, with an East wind, it ain't gonna be pretty. jmho

LT

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LT the thermals up there are amazing. I haven't had a wind yet that didn't take my scent either UP or out and over the trees (S wind going down the ridge). I'll take my puffer in with me and check it as I go in slowly. Of course....you could be right about them bedding there....but if I see my scent going too close to the ground...I'll never get close enough for it to matter. I'll back out and go somewhere else. I'll be entering up that gulch from the N.....SLOWLY.

TEMbry...the umbrella is a lifesaver....or...a HUNTsaver. It sorta feels like cheating when you're bone dry and it's raining out. I honestly wouldn't go out in the rain if I didn't have it.

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Sounds like a solid plan to me. You can't possibly prepare for every situation, and obviously you have thought of enough possibilities to hunt this spot. If the deer are bedded in an odd spot, or some from an unexpected direction, then yeah, you're caught, but there is nothing you can do about that. Sounds like the spot is ripe for the picking!

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Jeff, i think you will be fine. There is always a chance that a deer will come in down wind of you, but even when that happens, they dont always bust you. Give it a shot and let us know how you make out, good luck.

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I think you have a great plan there Jeff. I have had some of my best hunts hunting in front of a front. The wind looks good foryou and as you stated, any scent left over will soon be washed away. If I were you, I would be there. Good luck!!!

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I'm watching the weather intently....and waiting for a subcontractor to come finish my new cabinets. As soon as I ge thim started....I'm going out there.

Forecast has changed a little. Starting out I should have an E wind at 11mph.....switching to ESE as the day goes on. It couldn't be better.

I'll enter on the light blue line....and set up on the N side of the gulch, now. That should also keep me a "little" further away from that patch to the S.

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Things are falling into place! Good luck this afternoon. Wish I could get out today, its beautiful here. I'll get the iron ass award for today. Heading up to hunt with bro after I leave work, 10 hours in the truck. Thank someone for XM radio! But, tomorrow through Tuesday is forecast for SNOW! Gotta love Upper Michigan!