Legacy357

i have been reading a lot of different articles and i was wondering what everyone thinks about walking across game trails. i hunt the top of a mountain and i can't walk into my stand with the wind in my face and i have to walk across the deer trail to my stand. once in stand, the wind takes my scent away from most deer. i wear rubber boots and scent pads with general doe urine on them. would i burn out my area because i walk across this trail? thanks

Shootem up870

so you are saying that you are just crossing the path of a deer trail?? i have never heard of someone being concerned about it. i do it everyday on the way to my stand and still see deer within shooting range. i even walk along deer trails without problems. i think you should be fine. i usually spray sent away on my boots before i go into the woods and spray my clothes down before i put them on.

Legacy357

i also forgot to say its a couple bucks rub line too. i think the reason that i got my buck this year was because i stayed off the top of the mountain until the rut, but now that i know its a good stand, i don't want to spook any deer by walking across the trail. i am pretty strick on scent control and all the articles say to find a stand with easy entrance and exit thats why i am concerned...thanks

TOBY V

In my opinion it's almost impossible to get to a treestand placed in a good location with alot of deer activity without crossing a trail. I have crossed them many times and have seen deer cross my trail after I'm in my stand without detecting my scent. I also wear rubber boots with my clothing tucked inside and spray with alot of scent killer.

Fieldmouse

I can't give you much advice on trails except that I have never had a problem. Then again they aren't called trails where I hunt they call'em highways. I would screw up my choice places before the rut. The big ones don't like to show themselves until they have pootang on their mind.

BIG WHITE HUNTER

It is impossible to get to a treestand placed in a location with alot of deer without crossing a trail. I have never had a problem seeing deer from any of my stands.

thenuge15

I wear rubber boots with scent spray and I have to actually walk right down a deer trail to get to my stand. Usually the deer come from the opposite way, however I witnessed the biggest buck I have everseen walk right down the exact trail I stepped foot on two hours earlier.

nubo

As long as your spraying your rubber boot's with a scent away and then put some coon or fox urine there will be absolutely no problem . I use this tactic when i go out ,but as the guy's say it's almost impossible not to cross a trail while going or coming from your treestand.

nubo

davidmil

YUP...you're going to cross some... at least ones you didn't know about. When I know they're there I try to step over not in. Some deer are just super keen when it comes to smelling trouble. I've had deer come unglued hours after I crossed a spot and have had other oblivious to my passing 10 minutes after I did it.

adams

So long as you do your part to stay scent free you should be okay.