-Gray areas are wooded points, mostly red oaks. From point to point is about 50-100 yards.
-Purple areas are the "webbing" between the bones (points), lower than the adjacent grays
-Blue are lakes
-Red dot is an obvious buck bed (single bed, rub right by the bed)
-Red dashed line is a back door going down a steep hill to the backside of the lake
-Green dots are doe beds (assumed as such due to smaller tracks, no rubs, and beds being in clusters)
-The lake to the West is in a deep hole, surrounded by thick brush
-Purple dots are 2 white oaks I found amongst the red oaks
-Purple X's are potential stand sites for early season
-Red X is a potential stand site if the buck goes out the back door
-Orange X's are potential stand sites for rut cruising
This has several factors making a hunt challenging:
1.) Stacking of beds. It's be easy to blow out adjacent beds trying to hunt the buck bed. Beds closer to the base of the points make it even more difficult to not blow something out from the tip of the point
2.) Lake to the East is substantial, with steep descent from beds down to the lake. There will be a thermal effect from the lake. Due to the drop off from the edge of the points, I'm imagining it'll mostly be pulling air towards the lake. Both rising and falling air could cause a vacuum, sucking air to the lake
3.) Food at the beds...they don't have much incentive to travel far if acorns are dropping. They can literally eat in bed. I don't think the hay fields are a strong enough draw to suck them out of there during daylight.
4.) Tons of leaves, it's very loud and crunchy walking in there. I almost think one would have to wait for a day when the ground is wet to approach these beds.
How would you guys set up your early season, "beast-style" hunt?
My best idea would be to wait for a rainy spell and sit one of the purples X's and hope to not blow out adjacent beds. Another option I would try, and likely my least invasive option, would be to hunt the back door of that buck bed.
Maybe this is unapproachable from the West during early season and best saved for Late Oct./November?
