92xj Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Let's say you had a stand location in an area with good buck sign and pics from early season of good size bucks within 10 yards of the stand. The stand is in a thick ravine at the base of a large mountain. Your longest shot is 25 yards because its so thick. You havent been into this stand in 2 months. The rut is on. When you finally decide to sit in this stand for the first time would you go in planning to grunt and rattle some or would you not and just sit and watch the movement of the deer. Remember you took the camera out so you dont know whats been walking down there the past 2 months or when they are walking, you just know there are does and bucks that travel it at some point during the day. Would you sit a whole day and just watch quietly or would you sit some and then rattle and see what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Ben...I tend to lean toward being conservative under those circumstances. Sounds like your stand is in a thick funnel. What I'd do depends on the weather conditions. If it's the type of weather that's not really good for deer movement I doubt I'd do anything at all, especially if deer movement it poor. If it is good, I might do some grunting/growling but I wouldn't break out the horns right away. I'd see what happens and then get more aggessive, if I had to after that. That's just the way I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92xj Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Lows around 8-15degrees with the highs in the low to mid 20s, might hit 30, snow should be falling as well as 3-6" on the ground. New moon on the day I will go into this stand, the 25th. I would say the deer shall be moving, well, I hope anyways. From the weather to the moon to the time of year and the late November Rut that seems to happen here, it looks to be a good deer movement day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Sounds like it if they are right that far in advance. I wouldn't hesitate to try to wheeze a mature buck into range if you see one that won't pass inside the circle of death either. I'd have to see him 1st and give him a chance to come into bow range before I did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 being that thick, i would sit all day and wait quietly with bow in hand. if it's slow, i'd grunt and bleat a little but wouldn't rattle. the buck will come in hot and pass your shooting lanes before you get the horns or bag down. deer don't have to be too far from you for you not to know they're there. if you're making a lot of racket they will circle downwind first. if you're quiet they'll walk through the brush the way they normally would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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