I have seen a few deer where I am sitting in the afternoon about 15 yards off of one main rut I have found but in the morning I have not seen any deer and I been hunting for about a month on weekends and a couple days during the week. I do not feed the deer and dont use a stand but I do have one. I sit on the ground with a bow. Can any one maybe give me a suggestion on some tips to find a good spot for hunting with or without a stand?

Scout. Scouting tells you where the deer are. Long range scouting is hunting in a spot where most likely you know you won't kill anything, but you will be in a place where you can see a ways in all directions. When you do see deer, then you can plan your next hunt on that movement you just saw.

My favorite way to scout is to go out in the middle of the day. I spray my lower torso down with a scent killer. It will help prevent your scent to be laid down for deer to smell up to and more than 24 hours later. If you walk through an area without a scent killer, good odds are you are leaving ground scent for the deer to smell later, which keys them to your presence. Go walk around slow and quietly with the wind in your favor; meaning don't walk upwind of where you think deer are bedding. Look for fresh tracks, droppings, rubs, scrapes, feeding evidence and trails. If you get in an area where you see multiple beds, it's likely a bedding area. If it's in the wide open without much cover at all, most likely it's an evening bedding... where they laid down right where they are feeding.

Use your scouting as a tool to locate and form a plan on where you will kill a deer.

Hunting on the ground with a bow is awesome! I've done it successfully many times. A good plan can be to go out early evening, like 3 hours before dark and walk around for about an hour. In that hour you should find a spot that looks good. Then situate yourself in a spot that's to your advantage. No sunlight on you, no wind from you to them, and have good cover around to blend you in. Even standing next to a tree works. You should have 2 good hours, maybe more to sit and watch things unfold. What's nice about this method is that you scout, see fresh sign and are hunting it immediately, thus hopefully catching them off guard!

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I see tracks all over the place and can see where they been walking by there worn in trails they make from going back and fourth. I have not seen any rubbing from bucks but have had a buck walk up on me about 15 yards but I was behind a log and did not see it and did not get a shot on it. I do not use scent away I have had better luck without it. I seen bucks all summer long out in soybean fields but when I went to hunt there during hunting season did not see anything. I have been in the woods along a trail and not had much luck for the buck I am looking for. Is there any more tips or doe urine or anything else I should follow in order to get a buck?

Hunting from the ground is my prefered method but you must have many things in your favor in order to have a chance. No matter how well you plan or how hard you work they are smart and have the edge. If you can find a Natural Blind with the wind in your favor and prepare your hunting gear buy washing it in scent free detergent,also I believe you must use scent killer or they will nail you nearly every time your out there. I shot my first Deer a Buck last week and this is my first year ever hunting,listening to those who have been Hunting for years paid off for me. You must blend in and have a good choke point or find a place where they move through consistantly. You have some evidence that your spot is such a place so scout it hard and try to look up the trail and see what they see. Look for spots that will conceal you and give you a shot as soon as they clear your cover like a root ball,rock ledge that gives you a good line of sight,down tree tops or thickets etc. A 20 yard or less shot distance if your new to the sport like I am or less is a great help because you will get excited when they apear. My Heart rate is up so much I litterally shake and it's hard to control for me, just before I sight in it seems to ease up but not much. The rush is something new to me and it's adicting to. Good Hunting!

Scouting is one of the best parts of hunting. I did some yesterday and found a few spots to set up for next season that are far superior to where I'm at now.

Deer are crazy, though, so you really need to get some hands on scouting the specific deer in your area, get an idea of their habits and schedule. Think outside the box a little.

and they will still throw you a curve ball now and then...especially during the rut.