To late to hang stands?
08-05-2004, 10:30 AM
#12
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Springfield, Mo / Oxford, Ms
Posts: 261
RE: To late to hang stands?
I have hung many stands in which i saw a big buck that night as long as you keep the metal noises to a minimum you will be fine even on the same day you will hunt just make sure where ever you put your stands so that the deer will still be feeding there in a month or two
08-05-2004, 10:38 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SouthWest OH, Remington Country.
Posts: 2,058
RE: To late to hang stands?
Do what u want my friend, but i went last weekend just checkin on things and spider webs, heat, and all that other stuff wasnt very pleasant for me and my 7yr old, who will be 8 in august(i am so excited this is a very important age for me, my dad died when i was that age) i am going to take him to fallsville 1september for opening dove season, he will have to miss school because its a wednesday and i am calling in sick, so we are going to play hookie,lol
Sorry got off on a tangent, it is not too late i would reckon, but i like to stay out of my area as much as possible.
Sorry got off on a tangent, it is not too late i would reckon, but i like to stay out of my area as much as possible.
08-05-2004, 02:17 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,236
RE: To late to hang stands?
I rarely hang mine any earlier than a week before season. I don't buy into that stuff about the deer vacating the area if you go in. Every year I have bucks that walk on my trail that I enter the woods on and come right up to my stand. I have had them sniff my tree steps too. I've not had that philosophy apply in my case.
08-05-2004, 03:10 PM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central PA
Posts: 590
RE: To late to hang stands?
ORIGINAL: davidmil
Well, seeing how I move around in my climber ALL the time and reposition stands all during the season... I don't think it's too late. Do it low impact. In at mid day or even in the night when they're out in the fields if it's near the bedding area. I've gone so far as to hang a stand in a down pour after dark a couple days before the season came in with great success. Think, don't stink... and you can make it work. Don't be cutting down the woods though.
Well, seeing how I move around in my climber ALL the time and reposition stands all during the season... I don't think it's too late. Do it low impact. In at mid day or even in the night when they're out in the fields if it's near the bedding area. I've gone so far as to hang a stand in a down pour after dark a couple days before the season came in with great success. Think, don't stink... and you can make it work. Don't be cutting down the woods though.
08-05-2004, 09:50 PM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
Posts: 2,973
RE: To late to hang stands?
By far - the best time to hunt a stand is the day you hang it. At least that's been my experience.
Sometimes I'll move a stand 100 ft, just so I'm not hunting exactly where I was a day or two before.
Sometimes I'll move a stand 100 ft, just so I'm not hunting exactly where I was a day or two before.
08-06-2004, 02:16 AM
#19
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SouthWest Michigan
Posts: 291
RE: To late to hang stands?
I try to stay mobile all year as deer patterns change. As far as getting set for the opener, I will begin doing that here in another week. I like to hunt an area for about the first few days after I move a stand - that is of course with very little trimming needed and the weather/wind cooperates.
