Where to put a blind?

[SchuLace]

I am going to be starting archery hunting deer next fall and have a question as to where would be a good place to put a blind on the land I will be hunting. I am lucky enough to be able to hunt both whitetail and mule deer in the same general area. I am planning on doing mostly spot and stalk on muleys but near my grandparents house they have a ton of whitetail and they eat their crops and tear up their trees pretty bad. My grandpa wants me to try to get a couple out of there next year. On the picture, the red is the area that I can hunt. The green lines are general areas that deer seem to travel. The green boxes are where the deer seem to start from. The area to the south is a heaven for deer. There is excellent cover, no hunting, and they come across the road to eat from the field. They also come from the north/north west and travel both south and east usually. The field is the yellow and is generally planted with both corn and either cain or milo. The crops are generally out except for some stips that we use for pheasant hunting and by the beginning of december they usually put cattle in there. The blue boxes are really the only trees that are around. The trees to the east seem to be the best area to put a blind. I plan on using a blind because the trees really aren't big enough to handle a tree stand. Does anyone have any thoughts as to where would be a good place to put the blind? Thanks for the help guys.

[redkneck]

Man if I could tell you that, I would probably have my limit already this year. All I will say is that in early bow season, try to catch them in their summer feeding patterns. I can't speak for mulies, but whitetail are a different animal in the early season than they are later. Find the food sources, find the cover, and get in the middle of them, then if you can, get about 20' up in the air if at all possible and you'll be doing good. Later in the year, things change.

[doubledrop]

Thats tough to master. Just watch the deer paterns, trails, food source and bedding areas. Then all you have to do is get lucky and put it in the right place

[buckee]

First go with the prevailing winds, and find a good location where you can set up near a good well used trail about 20 yrds on the downwind side. Maybe even chose a couple good locations. Keep in mind which way the deer will be traveling in the mornings and the evenings, and hunt then appropriately, keeping the wind in your favour.

Then figure out which wind you get mostly, other than the prevailing winds, and do the same thing there, just so you have options when the wind is different.

It works for me. :)

15 to 20 yards from where you expect to make your shot from, downwind. You can't go wrong, unless you get figity

[bloodtrails]

First go with the prevailing winds, and find a good location where you can set up near a good well used trail about 20 yrds on the downwind side. Maybe even chose a couple good locations. Keep in mind which way the deer will be traveling in the mornings and the evenings, and hunt then appropriately, keeping the wind in your favour.

Then figure out which wind you get mostly, other than the prevailing winds, and do the same thing there, just so you have options when the wind is different.

It works for me. :)

15 to 20 yards from where you expect to make your shot from, downwind. You can't go wrong, unless you get figity

What he said!!:cool2: