whitetail
Nov 18 2008, 06:15 PM
hey guys im goin out for youth this weekend and i need some help figuring out were to go. i have a corner were i can watch two green fields. or i could set up on a powerline trail with scrapes. the last one is i could stalk through the woods and go by there beding area and see whats goin to happen there.
buckmaster14a
Nov 18 2008, 06:24 PM
I wouldn't walk around right now.
Find a spot where you know does will be and set up. If the deer are rutting, you will be in good shape.
Canis latrans
Nov 18 2008, 08:48 PM
I would take the corner near the green fields.
The rut is on but with does being bred the bucks may or may not be working scrape lines really consistently. It will depend on the buck/doe ratios.
Stalking through a bedding area will alert a bunch of deer to you and you may never see them.
A field edge, especially a corner between two fields, will see traffic from bucks that are searching for does, does that are searching for bucks, does that have had a buck already, hungry deer, deer heading for daytime cover, everything.
Play the wind when you pick your stand, sit still, and wait for a good broadside shot. It will come.