They come from about all directions. Swamp to bottom, bottom to swamp, hillside to swamp, hillside to almost anywhere! They come from everywhere, but they all come across this fence.
I cant move as all of the other trees are too small or not straight.

I will be putting scent bombs in the center of all my lanes from now on so they stop and are distracted while I draw and shoot.

I was wondering how to quiet down my rest, should I put some cloth on it or something?

Like I stated in preveous posts, this is my only option as far as trees go so I got to make due.

Sucks dont it!

I would have rather seen him than nothin, your right. Just sucked not gettin a shot over 3 steps!

You said there was still standing corn---would it be possible to use a blind (either pop-up or naturally built) that would allow you more options?? I haven' t seen your area, but it sounds as if tree hunting that spot has very limited possibilities.

And don' t worry, anyone that has bowhunted more than 1 year has had that happen at least once. Hopefully you learned something, that' s all you can do. I will suggest though, that in the future with a deer that close it may be better to draw and shoot all in one motion, because by the time you' re detected the arrow is in his side.

S&R

I agree with the others. I' d relocate my stand to another tree close by to fool the buck. Good luck. I too noticed some new scrapes and rubs that weren' t around 5 days earlier!!!