semperfidelis wrote:dan wrote:Yes, I would hunt lower in the early morning if I was planning only hunting the spot for an hour or two, but I would likely not hunt down in the valley unless it was a very large valley or had a cross wind cause of the swirling... My lower morning sets are usually at the bottom 1/3
Dan, why r your sets at the bottom 1/3? I would have assumed if u were bed hunting your set would have been in close proximity to the bed. I would have assumed u would be higher, even in the morning.
Can u elaborate?
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Bucks tend to come into there beds from below and J-hook up at some point below the bed. When I think back to the hills we scouted together in Indiana, your probably itching your head... Most of the hills I hunt are steeper than yours and offer a better set up than what we looked at...
I have noticed bucks walking the hill bottoms on a few occasions before thermals kick in... One particular ridge I hunted the top 1/3 for many years and started noticing that I often saw bucks on the bottom 1/3 untill thermals kick in then up by me later in the morning and until thermal drop... Its been a big benefit there to set up low then scoot up the hill when the air starts rising.