selecting a bed to hunt

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selecting a bed to hunt

Unread postby backstraps » Wed Jul 31, 2013 5:47 am

If you cyber scouted property and selected a small area maybe 200-300 acres.

Then post season you found many buck beds, practically on each predominant leeward point coming off the ridgeline.

What are some clues you could share in selecting a point to begin hunting if you only had 2 days to hunt?

I had actually thought about which point looked the best as in:
how heavy the beds were used and how close old scrapes were to the beds, amount of cover to the bed.....

Also thought about using a entrance route to stack the first couple points down the ridge closer to the point I want to hunt first, BUT I'm not comfortable with aggression. I like stealth entrance, hunting and exit.

Please share your thoughts, advice, tips tactics

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Re: selecting a bed to hunt

Unread postby steve22 » Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:30 pm

I guess I would set up in a spot where there were the most beds in a smaller area , based off of, how used they look, rubs, and alot of guessing!

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Re: selecting a bed to hunt

Unread postby Singing Bridge » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:57 pm

If you only have two days to hunt, there is no sense in worrying about stacking beds from the outside in. Just like you mentioned, pick the bed that had the most use by a good buck and make your play, assuming you can get in and out clean.

This very limited time to hunt gives the green light to make your best play- you have nothing to lose.


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