I have a place to hunt in the mountains/hills and it is mostly hard woods.
Near the peak of the hill there is a spot that sits over a bench, the "area" is maybe 3/4 the size of a football field. In that area there is probably 50+ rubs and countless beds.
There is really only one way up to the area and one way down, there is a bench from an old logging road that winds up the mtn. In their area, there are hardwoods and there is a creek on the bottom of the very steep, impossible to travel side. between the benches going up to the spot their is some thick cover that also has beds in it. they travel straight down the side of the mountain but it is too thick in places and too steep in others for me to make it up in quitely. The deer also travel the bench that winds up the mountain.
There is very little if no hunting pressure at all. I really have no clue on why they are up there.
It is nearly impossible to get up there without getting busted. I tried hunting a close by draw hoping to catch one traveling but there were no good trees around. There is simply too much sign there for me to not hunt it. Honestly, there is so much sign it is very hard to hunt and pretty confusing.
I think I should probably wait until peak cruising before I go back in there again. Any feedback to how you would hunt this area would be appreciated, thanks to a mature buck I can't quit thinking about the best way to go about hunting the area. I think maybe some second opinions would help me decide on what to do.
I also would like to know if anyone has seen an area with that amount of rubs and beds all in the same area. I have read that this could mean it is a breeding area? Not sure what to think about it because it is the only place I have ever scouted like that.
Near the peak of the hill there is a spot that sits over a bench, the "area" is maybe 3/4 the size of a football field. In that area there is probably 50+ rubs and countless beds.
There is really only one way up to the area and one way down, there is a bench from an old logging road that winds up the mtn. In their area, there are hardwoods and there is a creek on the bottom of the very steep, impossible to travel side. between the benches going up to the spot their is some thick cover that also has beds in it. they travel straight down the side of the mountain but it is too thick in places and too steep in others for me to make it up in quitely. The deer also travel the bench that winds up the mountain.
There is very little if no hunting pressure at all. I really have no clue on why they are up there.
It is nearly impossible to get up there without getting busted. I tried hunting a close by draw hoping to catch one traveling but there were no good trees around. There is simply too much sign there for me to not hunt it. Honestly, there is so much sign it is very hard to hunt and pretty confusing.
I think I should probably wait until peak cruising before I go back in there again. Any feedback to how you would hunt this area would be appreciated, thanks to a mature buck I can't quit thinking about the best way to go about hunting the area. I think maybe some second opinions would help me decide on what to do.
I also would like to know if anyone has seen an area with that amount of rubs and beds all in the same area. I have read that this could mean it is a breeding area? Not sure what to think about it because it is the only place I have ever scouted like that.
