jonsimoneau wrote:Dan, if the buck does not show, how do you know that it did not just get up and walk the other way without you being able to see him?
Depends on the terrain and the situation... But in most cases I am set up close enough to hear or see him. In a lot of my set ups there is only one way out of the bedding area...
The exception would be woodland set ups where you need to be farther back. But most often, my scouting at the food sources / water etc. gives me a pretty good indicator which way he is going.