Hunting hubs in hill country.

[BigHills BuckHunter]

My dad has a nice hub on the new property he got. I scouted it good in the Spring and noticed lots of scrapes and rubs there. It's the same this fall. How would you go about hunting a hub?

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[BigHills BuckHunter]

Main ridge goes north/south. Point that shoots to the east leads down to a saddle with bedding on the tip of it. Western point is buck bedding. Fields on western and eastern sides but down low in the bottoms.

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[jwilkstn]

My first consideration would be undetected access.
I have a spot similar on our farm, but access has always been the limiting factor. On the hunts I get in clean I always have a productive sit. If I bump a single deer, my odds really seem to go down. Over the years, I've tweaked my route and specific tree to maximize opportunity, although at the expense of maximum traffic/visibility.

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[BigHills BuckHunter]

Tall rubs on south side of the intersection. Scrapes on the entry of the point that shoots to west. I'm thinking hunt it on a westerly wind and come in from the north. Set up just northeast of the intersection.

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[bwwma]

I'm following this one... There was a thread about hubs & thermal hubs let me see if I can find it

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[bwwma]

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19217&start=30

[Bucky]

Not time to hunt a "hub" yet. Wait

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[lungpuncher1]

Not time to hunt a "hub" yet. Wait

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When would you recommend bucky? I'm interested in a few I've found also.

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[Bucky]

They are best one the bucks are really searching... most movement now is close to core. When they start traveling outside core area is when a "hub" shines. Bucks crossing valley to valley.... I'd start hunting it next week.

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[bwwma]

Bucky, could you post a topo example of a hub you look for like you're talking about?

[flinginairos]

Want to follow this. Good stuff

[Bucky]

Bwmma- essentially just like Autumn Ninja posted above... multiple ridges coming together like spokes on a wheel. The middle intersection is the hub. You can hunt a hub on just about any wind.... just gotta rotate location to leeward side. What I see.... is bucks cruising the leeward side from roughly 9-1.... but early and late you have deer coming up the draws to the top 2/3 or slightly higher or lower to bed. They are killer rifle setups. For a bow shot... depends on how big the hub center is..... tighter being better for close shots

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[Bucky]

That can work reverse too.... meaning hunting the bottom of a valley. Much trickier wind wise

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[Bucky]

For visuals of these hill funnels I highly recommend the book Mapping Trophy Whitetails. It is well written and the illustrations are excellent

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[mheichelbech]

For visuals of these hill funnels I highly recommend the book Mapping Trophy Whitetails. It is well written and the illustrations are excellent

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X2 on the book. Other great terrain features in there as well. I reread mine often...like a textbook.

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