HunterBlake Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Ive got a nice sized bean field across the road from my house, a week or so ago i set my tree stand back in a pocket in the bean field, it is the first thing to get shade in the morning and evening as well,all last year i would see two or three does feeding in this pocket to, but last night i set in the tree stand hoping to see some deer and see what i will be hunting whenever bow season comes along, i saw a doe about 100-125 yards away from my stand feeding, so i snuck in there and at about 7 30 there was a doe and a fawn feeding 200-250 yards away, my question is, do you guys think they will ever funnel into there? Is there any way i could get them to come to me on the 15th of september? Im sorry this is kind of broad, but there is no way i can move my stand up the ditch that i saw the deer in without them busting me. Thanks for your help, Blake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyperflow Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hunting fields is a bit frustating at times, Best word of advice i can give you is have faith in your stand location, becauce if u start moving it every time you see deer comming out from a diffrent place your going to be moving it all fall. I got mine setup where i think the most deer will be, But alot of nights there going to be everyplace in the field but where i am. Thats just field hunting, somtimes your right on them, somtimes your just glassing and crossing your fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 lol, thanks! i will just keep my stand in the same location, not used to hunting fields alot to this point, still learning how to hunt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I would try and watch where they come out at and find the trail they use. Then maybe set your stand back in the woods about 40 or 50 yards on the trail. Once they get to the field they can go anywhere and you kinda hope one walks by. If you set back in the woods on the trail they will probably come by alot closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I would try and watch where they come out at and find the trail they use. You just gotta watch and watch to see where your best bet is. You can't always depend on them coming out in one spot, but between scouting for trails, and watching (better to do this from a distance so not to disturb them) you'll eventually find a place that is best, although there's no guarantee where they'll come out. Normally there's a few places they'll come in from though more than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Thats the problem, its just a 20 ft ditch, and they bed all up that ditch i think, so if i move up there, im going to get busted. Thanks for your guys comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I would try and watch where they come out at and find the trail they use. Then maybe set your stand back in the woods about 40 or 50 yards on the trail. Once they get to the field they can go anywhere and you kinda hope one walks by. If you set back in the woods on the trail they will probably come by alot closer. I like to sit about 200 yrds off a field, not a big fan of hunting right on top of a field or food plot. Deer feel more comfortable inside the woods than in a field. I wouldn't move the stand as of yet, let them get used to it for a while and then go from there. Don't want to get a lot of human scent in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 I like to sit about 200 yrds off a field, not a big fan of hunting right on top of a field or food plot. Deer feel more comfortable inside the woods than in a field. I wouldn't move the stand as of yet, let them get used to it for a while and then go from there. Don't want to get a lot of human scent in that area. Depends on the situation. If the deer are bedded closer to the field than that it wouldnt work. If you hunted 200 yards from my food plot into the woods than you would be either in or behind the bedding area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Depends on the situation. If the deer are bedded closer to the field than that it wouldnt work. If you hunted 200 yards from my food plot into the woods than you would be either in or behind the bedding area. Nothing like hunting in their bedroom. If you get in there unoticed and do it silently, it can pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Nothing like hunting in their bedroom. If you get in there unoticed and do it silently, it can pay off. Too much risk of bumping them out for me. Id rather hunt between the bedding area and the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I tend to have more luck setting up on the points of trees sticking out into the feild. Or the edge of your pocket would work. I would setup two or three stands along this pocket of yours and try to hunt them randomly so the deer wont be able to pattern you. I prefer to hunt about 30-40 yards into the woods also, just in case that big buck is holding back and waiting for dark to come into the feild, but i will have lanes i can shoot to the edge of the feild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Too much risk of bumping them out for me. Id rather hunt between the bedding area and the food. One big reason I like hunting right next to the bedding areas. During the rut I want to bed close to the does. Bucks will cruise the bedding areas looking to find a hot doe, sometimes they will pick up a trail of a hot doe. Etan, your right you don't want to bump the deer, but I think if you get close enough to the bedding areas, you will see a some good action during the "chase phase." During the pre rut I'd hunt between the food and bedding. I like to move in a little closer during the rut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemodeerhuntersneighbor Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 If you are trying to stick a big one early season I would back off the field about 100yds. Look for rubs (old and new). Alot of the bigger bucks will stage up inside the timber aways and wait until last light to come onto the field. You can chance it on the field edge and hope he comes out while you can still see your pins. I shot one last year on sept. 18 at the very end of shooting light as he stepped out of the woods. I heard him rubbing trees in the timber a little earlier, so it would have been better to be in the timber (except it was on the neighboring farm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 oh and i am not alowed to go past the field edge, someone else owns the property. so i am stuck at the field for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemodeerhuntersneighbor Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 ok, try baiting with corn if its legal. Or salt/minerals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterBlake Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 cant use corn in missouri i dont think, but i will look into the salt and minerals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemodeerhuntersneighbor Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 You can use corn in missouri, but the site has to be completely cleaned 30 days before season, if I recall correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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