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Sorry about the color everybody, I am just having a good time with this, I just figured out how to do this.[:o]

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if you are hunting the same tree each time you may want to move to another tree even if it is only 20 yrds away if you get busted in a tree it' s not uncomon for deer to look in that tree when they come in i know ladder stands are a pain to move a round but it may help

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Ive thought about moving my stand because i use it so much but i don' t know if the deer know when im in it because they don' t see or figure me out until they get about 10 yards away(well within shooting range). So im not sure what to do. I think ill keep everything the same this year and try some things different when they approach. Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it greatly.

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OK Big DADDY... we got you covered. Have fun.

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Well hell, if you' re hunting the same tree everytime you' re not going to win. You should move ...move and move somemore. I have one tree I sat in 3 times since Sept 14th and think I' ve overhunted the spot because I had another tree 30 yards away I used twice.[:o] Now that' s 5 times in 3 months.

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I agree with David. I try to not hunt the same stands more than twice a week max.

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How come you never take a shot? If they spot you at 10 yards, is there a shot to be taken at 20,15,12 yds?

I agree with getting that stand moved right now or leave it alone for a while and hunt elsewhere.

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I usually sit 20ft up in my climber. I know its 20 because that is how lng my cord is to pull my bow up. anyways, Deer always see me and stare for sa few minutes. they never run off but rather a fast pace like they know smethin aint right. A few of em would walk away and keep looking back at me over their shoulder :D but usually by the time they notice me i could have popped em if I wanted to. I think the reason they see me is because I am sitting up in a tree with no backround. No leaves-just a bare tree and i must look like a clump up there. Funny thing is that the animals all see me but not other hunters. I dont know if you are using a climber but if you could find a tree with some backround it might help. Like i said, I dont scare em but the dont want to stick around. You have to stay perfectly still when they look at you though (obviously) and sometimes they stare so long it could be uncomfortable if your in the wrong position (like if you got your finger up your nose lol).

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heres the way I see it. probably 10 ft isn' t high enough IMO. I usually hunt 20ft off the ground. now with this said, many people kill deer off the ground. I think that back cover may be your culprit. find a tree with good cover and go higher. I have had deer look up at me even when at 20ft. Its their sixth sense i think. its definetly not scent b/c if it was they wouldn' t be at 10 yards. also, think about your tree stand like your living room couch. If I came in and moved your couch you would recognize it right off. well deer are the same way about our tree stands because they are out there day in and night out. they know there woods like you know your living room. the key i think is putting your stand up in a good tree with lots of back cover. I recently had your problem myself. I put a stand up and the deer when they got within 20 yards of me would look right at me. well after about the 3rd time, i got down and looked at my stand from the deers perspective and man i immediately saw the problem was that i was sky lined. i have since moved it to another set of trees and done very well. i could have shot the deer off the 1st stand site but i prefer to have them not no i am there at all. i have also cut back on hunting my stand to only 1 -2 mornings a week. now that may be a lot to some but just right for my little funnell. hope this helps. :)