Posted: 10/19/2009 4:21:37 PM EDT
Been out hunting this spot, was climbing down the tree tonight and spotted a huge buck, but I was half way down the tree.
The black line is a trail connecting the 2 fields and is where most deer tavel, tonight I saw the monster traveling through heavy cover in the woods behind my stand. It's pretty thick in there, not alot of shooting lanes, and Ive never scouted good trees that deep in. Now I know how he got so big,but what do I do? |
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Quoted: Been out hunting this spot, was climbing down the tree tonight and spotted a huge buck, but I was half way down the tree. http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/firedogross/deer.jpg The black line is a trail connecting the 2 fields and is where most deer tavel, tonight I saw the monster traveling through heavy cover in the woods behind my stand. It's pretty thick in there, not alot of shooting lanes, and Ive never scouted good trees that deep in. Now I know how he got so big,but what do I do? Do you have permission to hunt the entire area? Do you have a climber? Pop up blind? How far was it from your treestand to where you saw him in the woods? Is it possible to use the same treestand, but take some pruners in to "cut" some small shooting lanes with out disturbing the area to bad? If not maybe slide down to either edge and place a stand so you can see if he is entering the woods. He has to be coming from somewhere and headed to someplace. This is why I really like my climber in the truck, even if I have ladder stands up. If he is comfortable in this travel route, you might be able to slip in and hang a climber 12-15 feet up in a tree along the path, and get a shot when he comes sneaking along. |
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Without really seeing the area it's tough to say, but from your drawing it looks like the thick woods are his refuge area. If you go stomping in there you'll just run him out.
I'd try setting up some stands on either side of the woods right on the edge of the fields and choose them based on the wind. |
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If the grass is high, he may have been bedded down in the meadow. He also may have been sniffing around for does if the rut was on, meaning he was checking the fields for some love.
Figure out where he is bedded (check for sign, tracks, rubs,etc) then set up as close as you can. But if the rut is started, he's going to be really erratic in his previous patterns. But finding a good spot close to where he is bedded may be your best bet. |
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Buy a ladder stand - they can lean better against Good and Bad trees, where a climber or hang-on can't.
Put ladder stand 20 yards to right of red line, facing in direction HE CAME FROM and trim a path between old stand and new stand (don't walk on his trail). Post updates... |
| Personally, I would setup on the corner of the field to see the edge that he was headed to. Plan on staying an hour or so past dark, and see where he comes out of the woods and into the field. Then next hunt setup 20 yds on the downwind side of where he came out. This way you can still see the trail that most of the deer are using, in case he decides to check that for scent, plus be able to see down the edge where he is likely to pop out just after dark. |