This is my property where I live in East Texas.
I've been watching the first 2 hours in the morning & then the last 2 hours of daylight before dark.
The good part is that I know I'm not disturbing him or the does that come in.
I have a comfy spot set up where I can see 3 sides.
I have a tree line on all 3 sides which is where the property line fence is.
I have clear view all the way to the back tree line & both corners & everywhere in between.
I'm sure he's bedding on a neighbors field which is about 50 acres.
Nobody is living on it as there's no house or trailer on their property.
I know where all the trails are & they normally come in from the back left corner of the tree line.
Then they go out the opposite corner in the back.
Sometimes the does come up the middle of my field & then leave thru the side tree line near my house.
I have a clear line of sight all the way up to 200 yards so taking a shot is no problem anywhere they might be.
Sounds like it might be a watch & wait for the right time if a shot presents itself.
We have a strong cold front coming in tomorrow night & hopefully that will start the rut here.
Should be about 32 degrees on Saturday morning.
Here's the view from my shooting position to give you an idea just how good I can see everything.
I'm shooting a bolt action Win.70 in 308 with a McMillan stock & 6.5-20 LR Luppy scope.
I built this rifle for long range & it's a little over kill but, the 308 will bring the buck down.
I use a 16" Bushy in 7.62x39 on does since they get much closer.
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