Scenario:
Lets say post season scouting is in full effect. You study a topo prior to your scouting trip. Then you spend the day scouting each of the points along the wind tunnel. You find buck beds on each point, and most are suitable for the identical wind. None look to be used anymore than the others......
How would a veteran hunter choose the points to hunt on an out of state 3 day hunt?
Are there any tips to be shared in such a wide open question?
Topo Bedding Points
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Re: Topo Bedding Points
The one that shows the most sign. Or the least hunting/human pressure.
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dan wrote:The one that shows the most sign. Or the least hunting/human pressure.
That's what I led me to posting this topic :)
This was a 2.66 mile hike to the area I wanted to hunt. Evidence of human pressure simply wasn't seen. Each of the beds were used about the same amount.
There are oaks everywhere, so I couldnt plan on hunting the point closest to the tree that's dropping, without scouting in with a stand on my back.
Without going in to scout/contaminating the area prior to the hunt, I don't know how to guess the point to start on.
Here are my thoughts.... There is a bean/corn field 2.25 miles away...so that's the food source I assume he might make it to late evening after dark, if he isn't bedding close to it.
I thought about hunting the closest point from the truck on day one for the given wind I have at the time.
I thought about hunting the nearest point (under the correct wind) that was closest to what I believe his feeding staging area to be.
I also thought about hunting the point (under the correct wind) that had the most security.
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I would go from point to point till I found fresh sign coming out and set up... Next day repeat.
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Re: Topo Bedding Points
If you don't plan on coming back, you could hard bump all the points you don't intend to hunt, and then hunt the stacked ones.
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dan wrote:I would go from point to point till I found fresh sign coming out and set up... Next day repeat.
THAT sounds like a solid plan! I honestly don't think I would have thought of doing that.
I am still very timid of being over aggressive I guess. I make the drive, spend a few days of careful hunting only to return home thinking of things I "should've tried"
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dan wrote:If you don't plan on coming back, you could hard bump all the points you don't intend to hunt, and then hunt the stacked ones.
I am seriously going to try that this year. I had two areas I planned on attempting this on last season prior to my accident....therefore plans still are a go to stack an area this year.
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