Hello All
I was wondering how often to you change spots during the season or do comite yourself to one spot.
John
I was wondering how often to you change spots during the season or do comite yourself to one spot.
John
How much do you change stand spots.
JohnBoyer
1 - 20 of 25 Posts
G
Guest
·depends on how many times you get picked off by the deer.
Joined
·
3,060 Posts
depends wind direction, time of year, how far i feel like driving are all key factors for me
Joined
·
3,101 Posts
I have about 10 stands hung for the season. I have some set for the early season, some for the rut, some for the late season. But as the season wears on I make some adjustments, I'll move my early season stands deeper into the woods into my "rut" spots by the beginning of October. No stand is "Un-moveable".
Joined
·
13,974 Posts
I start close to the house for the first 4 weeks as they enjoy shrubs,apples, lawn. flowers; then move deeper where chestnuts/acorns are falling for most of October; then close to bedding zone for the rut.
january there back to searching the houses, tasting all the shrubs there not supposed to eat such as holly
I guess I'm a BAIT hunter[hihi][hihi]
january there back to searching the houses, tasting all the shrubs there not supposed to eat such as holly
I guess I'm a BAIT hunter[hihi][hihi]
Joined
·
5,414 Posts
i hang 15 stands and bounce all year. before every hunt i get the wind direction, go on google earth and look over my farms. i may hunt the same stand 4 days in a row, might hunt a stand once a year. depends on wind direction and if i know a big one's in the area.
Joined
·
1,063 Posts
As for the wind i think thats one of biggest problems . I hunt zones 18 and 21 and were i hunt its ALL pines and that dam wind swirls in every direction all day long .I try to get up as high as i can but it dont work. Its a big differance from living up north more when the wind blew it blew i a specific direction . maybe i need to get outta the pines
Joined
·
2,032 Posts
john i hear you i also hunt zone 18 in the pines and the wind sure does swirl a lot
but like you said get high in tree and keep scent free
also i use a climber so i almost never hunt the same tree or local area i hunt the signs i find on the ground( by the way most times led[down] to a bait pile) but i stay on the look out for new spots all the time
but like you said get high in tree and keep scent free
also i use a climber so i almost never hunt the same tree or local area i hunt the signs i find on the ground( by the way most times led[down] to a bait pile) but i stay on the look out for new spots all the time
Joined
·
12,165 Posts
gotta have several hung,hunt them when the wind is right,don't be afraid to bounce around
Joined
·
14,630 Posts
I usually have about 5 or 6 stands hung and hunt them when the wind is right. But mostly I rely on my climbers to switch around to different areas. I might hunt out of a portable 20 times a season or I may not use it at all. I like to have many options.
Joined
·
15,573 Posts
All this in an area of 50 square yards..
Joined
·
1,063 Posts
I use a climber as well and from what you all say being mobile and moving around may be the ticket for me because my old way was not working out to well.Granted ive seen alot of deer and some nice bucks outa range but i probly got patterned and i got set in my mind to hunt that spot to death.My friend who got me into hunting does the same thing hunt the same tree till it rots away and falls down[rofl] probly were i picked up that bad habit[spy]
Joined
·
7,915 Posts
moving around is a good thing... I'll hunt 1 spot in the morning, then move around noon & again for the evening..
1 - 20 of 25 Posts
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
-
?
