Skyhigh

I'm planing to put my Out-house ground blind at the bend of a narrow logging road. Deer are eating the 80lb of corn I put on the road each week. At the bend in the road, half the loggin road heads north west and the other half, south west. The benefit of this location is a good veiw in two directions for my sons .243

My first problem is I don't know which direction the deer are coming from, but they're definetly walking the road to eat the corn. With this scenario, I'm thinking an east wind is best but I'm not sure. My second problem is, My son and I have to walk on the road coming from the NE to get to my blind. Will the deer be able to detect our scent on the road and get spooked? We're both wearing BoneDry rubber boots?

What wind direction do you think is best and will the deer be spooked if we walk on the road?

Angus74

well for starters not knowing the terrain,,its hard to say what is best,, but where i hunt east wind is pretty rare, and i dont seem to se much activity during an east wind,, but that may just be coincidence.. But you said the road goes northwest, and the other leg goes southwest,, if this is true you can put the blind on the outside of the bend,, east of the road, looking to the west, then your best wind would be a west wind,, but it will depend on where the deer come from.. As far as them smelling your boots,, if you use scent precautions, and spray down with scent killer and wear rubber boots, i dont think they will get to spooky about your scent trail,, just hope they dont come in down wind of your blind.. Hope i helped out some.