#2162647 - 11/13/10 05:26 PM
tree stand location advice
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kavik
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I have a bit of property and there are some nice fields and some open cattle grazing areas. I have been trying to figure out where the deer are to put up my tree stand, but I only have 1 game camera so it's slow going. If you had only one stand to use, would you put it in the woods, in the open, or on the border?
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#2162661 - 11/13/10 05:33 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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Your need a lot more info than what your going on. Like food sources, thick cover, scrapes, rubs, ect... I personally like to hunt borders, b/c I can get in and out without being busted. Plus I can usually set up using the wind and have my scent blowing where no deer can smell me.
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#2162675 - 11/13/10 05:44 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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kavik
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I am just learning. I mainy want to get a couple deer for food. Right now when I am out I sometimes I see some around 6:30, usually too far for muzzleloader season and not in the same place. They are usually going in and out of the fields and woodline and right now my stand is on the edge of the woods.
After about 8:00am , I usually don't see anything. I was wondering if I should move my stand into the woods where I might get more opportunities to see deer after the morning?
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#2162682 - 11/13/10 05:50 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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My advice:
-definitely move your stand into the woods a minimum of 30 yards. I prefer to go much deeper than that.
-try to find the travel route the deer are using to access the field
-right now, they are still hitting acorns before moving to the fields in the evening. Likewise, they are still hitting acorns after leaving the field in the early morning on their way back to their bedding area.
-if possible, identify where they are bedding when leaving the field.
-do not walk the field edge on your way to or from your stand as spooking deer out of the field does you no good.
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#2162743 - 11/13/10 06:38 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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Mike Belt
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Chances are if there's a good buck to be taken you'll get him inside the timber first or along the edge. I second trying to figure out where they do most of their entering/exiting/crossing the field. If you could figure out what was drawing them on either end you might come closer to make an educated guess as to where they'd "prefer" crossing. Personally, I like corners and preferably inside corners. Sometimes you can get just inside enough to cover some of the field and it's edges as well as inside the timber. In the past I've seen does cross fields with a buck trailing that wasn't willing to cross the open and they'd travel under cover around the field and pick up the does' scent again on the other side.
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#2162848 - 11/13/10 07:28 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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Personally, I like corners and preferably inside corners.
I've seen "inside corners" referred to from several different hunters. Can you explain. All the fields I hunt have seem to have only inside corners.
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#2162872 - 11/13/10 07:36 PM
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LOOK AND SEE IF THEY ARE ACORNS IN THE WOODS,IF THEY ARE, HUNT THE WOODS
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#2162888 - 11/13/10 07:45 PM
Re: tree stand location advice
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My initial advice would be to take the batterys out of the camera and put em to better use...unless your legs broke you don't need a crutch...  Seriously, You don't need a camera to tell you where or how you need to hunt. You need to recognise and learn to read FRESH deer sign and let the deer sign tell you how and where you need to hunt. Where ever you decide to put a stand ( based on FRESH deer sign), try your best to keep the wind blowing from where you expect to see any deer activity towards you, not the other way around... If it sounds to simple its only because it really is My advice:
-definitely move your stand into the woods a minimum of 30 yards. I prefer to go much deeper than that.
-try to find the travel route the deer are using to access the field
-right now, they are still hitting acorns before moving to the fields in the evening. Likewise, they are still hitting acorns after leaving the field in the early morning on their way back to their bedding area.
-if possible, identify where they are bedding when leaving the field.
-do not walk the field edge on your way to or from your stand as spooking deer out of the field does you no good. Thats very good advice, in fact almost text book...providing the deer are using the feilds at all and on the assumption that there are even any acorns available. If not then he'd better have a back up plan....
Yes, correct, that is textbook advice. He indicated that he is a beginner, so seems appropriate. To add to this, if there are no acorns to be found, come back to us for plan B.
And I agree with Tndrbstr about the trail camera. If you are new to this, then that's not what you need to be relying on for your information.
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