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Old 11-25-2012 | 10:28 AM
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Deer have shifted food sources and I moved a stand today (between 11am and was done at 12pm) for last 2 weeks of season. How long should i wait to hunt it?
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Old 11-25-2012 | 10:35 AM
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Soon as your ready to hunt.
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Old 11-25-2012 | 06:50 PM
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I would've sat the same day.
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Old 11-26-2012 | 03:25 PM
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I hung it on sunday and here in Maine there is no hunting on sunday. It sucks
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Old 11-27-2012 | 05:07 AM
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Yeah, that's why I use climbers. I don't hunt a stand site two days in a row. If you have it hung, go ahead and hunt it.
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Old 11-27-2012 | 07:48 AM
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if you didnt bump any deer in the process id hunt it the first time the winds right
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Old 11-27-2012 | 08:18 AM
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The trick to being able to hunt the stand sooner, is making minimal contact with the land when you hang it. If you were quiet going in, (not banging metal on metal) and did minimal cutting with a limb saw. It should be good to hunt, even the very next day. As Scotty said, make sure the wind is right for you, and hunt away.
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Old 11-27-2012 | 01:56 PM
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Doesn't matter, this time of year the deer will go to whatever food source is available. Hunt it now.
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