jpo183
Ultimate Member
Here is the background
I have a stand up in a nice deer highway. I have seen 3 deer each time I have hunted.
The first time I did not dress properly and was shivering so hard the deer laughed at me and walked away. It was a bad angle so I was not able to get a shot anyway. I moved the stand to get a better shooting area.
Yesterday I did a afternoon/night hunt and the deer came from the side of me. I did not even see them, all I heard was a snort and they turned and hoped away. I know I was not moving.
My stand is about 18 feet up (I relocated it to be higher). The terrain is odd in that it has many "peaks and valleys" where the deer come from. This means that where they may come from would be equal height with me in the tree, but when they come down the path they are obviously 18 feet below.
I was able to get a bunch of branches and twigs in front of me to break up my silhouette from one side but completely open from the other. Without wearing a gilli suit there is not much I can do about this.
I do have a ground blind which I could set in the brush and it would look rather natural right now.
So my question is should I continue using the tree stand? Could the deer have seen me and just snorted and ran?
Im tired of getting busted and getting frustrated.
I have a stand up in a nice deer highway. I have seen 3 deer each time I have hunted.
The first time I did not dress properly and was shivering so hard the deer laughed at me and walked away. It was a bad angle so I was not able to get a shot anyway. I moved the stand to get a better shooting area.
Yesterday I did a afternoon/night hunt and the deer came from the side of me. I did not even see them, all I heard was a snort and they turned and hoped away. I know I was not moving.
My stand is about 18 feet up (I relocated it to be higher). The terrain is odd in that it has many "peaks and valleys" where the deer come from. This means that where they may come from would be equal height with me in the tree, but when they come down the path they are obviously 18 feet below.
I was able to get a bunch of branches and twigs in front of me to break up my silhouette from one side but completely open from the other. Without wearing a gilli suit there is not much I can do about this.
I do have a ground blind which I could set in the brush and it would look rather natural right now.
So my question is should I continue using the tree stand? Could the deer have seen me and just snorted and ran?
Im tired of getting busted and getting frustrated.