Should I risk hunting areas where I’m likely to alert deer?
Filed under: Hunting Tactics
Question
The weather forecast shows we should have almost a 3 week drought leading up to bow season. The only place for water on or around my property is a creek down in a hollow below my bean fields. The deer bed all down in here and I know the Bucks will stay down there with the high 70’s in temps and dry weather they will stay bedded down and near water. Getting to the creek to hunt it is very difficult as in not spooking deer. Is it worth the chance of spooking deer to hunt it or should I just stay out of there and hunt my food plots?
Corey,
It can be very tempting to hunt areas that you know deer are using but aren’t favorable for you to approach without alerting deer. I tend to avoid such areas, especially this early during season. Scent travels easily with warm, moist air. I prefer to save my best stands for days when the conditions are in my favor. It’s tough enough to tag a deer with favorable conditions let alone when the odds are against the hunter.
I’d hunt the fringes are spend time scouting from the distance rather than risk alerting deer during a hunt that has a low probability of success.
Enjoy creation,
grant
