MGH_PA

Returned tonight to my stand splitting two standing corn fields in a small finger of woods. I was here on Wednesday, and had a decent 6 point chasing a doe behind me. Well, tonight I had them back in again, but they won't break that cover, and come out for a shot. As the night went on and it got darker, I was sure they had moved on, so I climbed down. I got down to the last step on my climbing stick, and BAM, busted! A doe wasn't more than 30yds away in the thick nasty stuff. I NEVER saw her, nor would I have been able to. It's very thick. This season has been trying for me, and it's one thing after another. I was finally closing in on a location where I knew a buck was working, and I blew it.

The problem is, I really can only hunt three stands on my property at this point during the week evenings because of DST ending (they're the only one's I can get to quickly enough). I'm thinking this stand is done for good seeing as our season is over a week from tomorrow, but I'm wondering if I should still hit it once or twice again next week. Thoughts?

Hurricanespg

I would try it again, you can't really hurt anything if you already messed it up right? A tip I have been told works pretty well is dropping your backpack to the ground before you climb down. The deer hear the noise and it startles them, but doesn't scare them like seeing movement or smelling you does.
Either way good luck.