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Stand access do ands donts
What do you consider good stand or acceptable access? Obvious best would walking in favorable wind direction and crossing no trails....but what is I guess, the least acceptable access you would tolerate before saying it causes too much disturbance to hunt here and I need to find a different spot.
This is more for stands that would be hunted more than once.
I have a property I hunt where one stand is perfect. Walk to into the predominant wind that blows back over houses and where people normally are. I also do not cross any trails. 75 yards from that is a different story. Crossing trails, potential for disturbing bedded deer and not wind friendly. Across the field on this property is also prohibitive as the deer can see you easily and likely smell you as you cross.
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This is more for stands that would be hunted more than once.
I have a property I hunt where one stand is perfect. Walk to into the predominant wind that blows back over houses and where people normally are. I also do not cross any trails. 75 yards from that is a different story. Crossing trails, potential for disturbing bedded deer and not wind friendly. Across the field on this property is also prohibitive as the deer can see you easily and likely smell you as you cross.
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Re: Stand access do ands donts
Good screening is a must. I just always think I want to get to my stand without the deer hearing, seeing, or smelling me. Its easier to sneak in quiet in the early season before leaves hit the ground plus with all the foliage up make good screening.
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I have one spot I hunt that on dry years I can get down in. A small drainage along the woods and field and sneek almost to my tree another spot the woods used to flood and if you walk slowly on the edge you wouldn't make a sound
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Anyone ever craw to a stand? I was doing this last year but it was too hard to avoid the piles of horse crap so I stooped and walked.
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wading down a creek directly to tree would be ideal in my opinion. If I do have an iffy access spot I make sure I can get a shot where they cross my scent trail walking in at the very least.
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Re: Stand access do ands donts
Creeks #1... drainage tops that meet with ag fields... stands off used logging/farm roads... tip of pond/lake... access through corn fields... access off train tracks...
I don't think I have crawled to stands but I have run/galloped to stands in the AM darkness to try and not sound like a human
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I don't think I have crawled to stands but I have run/galloped to stands in the AM darkness to try and not sound like a human
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Bucky wrote:Creeks #1... drainage tops that meet with ag fields... stands off used logging/farm roads... tip of pond/lake... access through corn fields... access off train tracks...
I don't think I have crawled to stands but [glow=red]I have run/galloped to stands in the AM darkness[/glow]to try and not sound like a human
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guilty of this one too.
Honestly though...the vast majority of my sits involved noise and scent management, not visual. If you can walk quiet and keep your scent away you will be fine in most cases. With the exception of open farm country, visual is usually confirmatory, not obligatory. Sight is one of the whitetail's weakest survival skills.
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Probably the main entrance and exit tactic I use is using creeks and ditches as travel routes like has been mentioned. That is about as good as access can get in hill country.
I will say remember spooking deer is not the end of the world. I have gone into spots knowing I will spook some deer walking in, as long as they are not a target buck and I can bust them in a "safe" direction so it won't alert him its not a really big deal. That can be a benefit of being mobile, hunts can be higher impact because I am not concerned about a second hunt. In areas with high deer numbers its almost impossible to hunt some spots without spooking deer. I used to be paranoid of alerting deer walking in and out but have learned I just need to manage what deer I spook and what direction they may get bumped.
I will say remember spooking deer is not the end of the world. I have gone into spots knowing I will spook some deer walking in, as long as they are not a target buck and I can bust them in a "safe" direction so it won't alert him its not a really big deal. That can be a benefit of being mobile, hunts can be higher impact because I am not concerned about a second hunt. In areas with high deer numbers its almost impossible to hunt some spots without spooking deer. I used to be paranoid of alerting deer walking in and out but have learned I just need to manage what deer I spook and what direction they may get bumped.
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Re: Stand access do ands donts
Got a few spots I am going to try to access by Kayak this year, creek is too deep to walk even with waders so I picked up a Kayak this spring to try to sneak in with no ground scent
Good topic because access in & out is a very important piece of the puzzle. Make sure you keep the deer guessing
Good topic because access in & out is a very important piece of the puzzle. Make sure you keep the deer guessing
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Gibby wrote:Got a few spots I am going to try to access by Kayak this year, creek is too deep to walk even with waders so I picked up a Kayak this spring to try to sneak in with no ground scent
Good topic because access in & out is a very important piece of the puzzle. Make sure you keep the deer guessing
Theres nothing like slipping down a stream with a yak and snaking your way to the tree without any disturbances
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Bucky wrote:Creeks #1... drainage tops that meet with ag fields... stands off used logging/farm roads... tip of pond/lake... access through corn fields... access off train tracks...
I don't think I have crawled to stands but I have run/galloped to stands in the AM darkness to try and not sound like a human
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I had a couple scenarios like that...not sure why I didn't think of this. I can' wait to do this!
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Bucky wrote:Creeks #1... drainage tops that meet with ag fields... stands off used logging/farm roads... tip of pond/lake... access through corn fields... access off train tracks...
I don't think I have crawled to stands but I have run/galloped to stands in the AM darkness to try and not sound like a human
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It is not a smart thing to do in a currently used pasture!
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Re: Stand access do ands donts
Big Don't that can often affect the 40 acre weekend warrior guys.
Don't let tonight's scent/disturbance make tomorrow harder.
Plan each hunt to increase your odds by watching the wind, access routes and such. Stacking beds for us beast hunters is keeping with this Big Don't.
Don't let tonight's scent/disturbance make tomorrow harder.
Plan each hunt to increase your odds by watching the wind, access routes and such. Stacking beds for us beast hunters is keeping with this Big Don't.
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Re: Stand access do ands donts
Trying to hunt outside in in reference to accessing multiple beds in close proximatey. I run into allot in the marsh. I burn the set on the perimeter to eventully make it the area with the most potential. Often times its when there is a heavy transition between the woods and phragmites or catatails. Often times same access route just bumping in a little further each time the conditions prevail to hunt the spot. Hopefully a clean access for multiple hunts in the same area.
In the big woods It usually sets itself up for one and done so for me just a matter of giving yourself enough time to take it slow to get to your set. Especially that critical distance. One slow step at a time. And for me on flat ground its super important. I have no terrain to carry my scent or hide movement. just stopping and re-grouping and observing before hitting that last hundred yard mark thinking about my method of getting my stand hung and getting set. Really getting into predator mode. Winds good, equipment good, attitude good. Check! Extreme familiarity and superficiality is what kills deer. Dumb luck is dumb luck but you're not going to ever replicate a scenerio when A deer just happened to walk by when you did things sloppy.
In the big woods It usually sets itself up for one and done so for me just a matter of giving yourself enough time to take it slow to get to your set. Especially that critical distance. One slow step at a time. And for me on flat ground its super important. I have no terrain to carry my scent or hide movement. just stopping and re-grouping and observing before hitting that last hundred yard mark thinking about my method of getting my stand hung and getting set. Really getting into predator mode. Winds good, equipment good, attitude good. Check! Extreme familiarity and superficiality is what kills deer. Dumb luck is dumb luck but you're not going to ever replicate a scenerio when A deer just happened to walk by when you did things sloppy.
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