First Sit wrote:Bedbug wrote:First Sit wrote:Only did one this year. I think all day sits during the right times, in the right locations, and done PROPERLY are awesome. Their is a huge difference in doing a all day sit and doing it with all those 3 things right the difference is night and day.
I did one this year and killed a nice 4.5 yr old on it on heavily hunted public, had some smaller bucks come by as well.
I get where your coming from. Would you care to elaborate on what you consider the right times, location and your advice on doing it properly?
The right way is very complicated because it can cover many difference scenarios. All day sits are not just for Rut I've had good encounters in late season as well during snow. I will use my buck this year as on scenario.
The area I was hunting is a primary bedding area in a marsh which includes both buck and doe beds. The cover is a mix of marsh grasses, various types of trees, and red dogwood. The wind on this day was south which I know is the wind that the deer esp bucks like to use this bedding area. Timing of this hunt was Nov 11 rut phase in my area. I knew bucks would be interested in checking does and thus would be posted up scenting them as they came back to bedding and also would have a high chance to moving late morning from those areas they were checking if no does were found pretty much offering me a shot or moving mid day to check areas within the bedding offering me yet another shot. Also once does move in the evening they would most likely be behind them if the first two didn't work. On this hunt it was evening when I had the opp and buck moving slightly behind the doe which he bedded with all day.
The deer feed in 2 corn fields about 1/4 mile away and oaks right on the south side of the bedding. Any entrance from the south, east, or west would bump deer, the north side has a ton of water a lot of it over my head. I snuck in along the very edge of water often times crawling on hands and knees through the very little land available and I made a big loop to enter from the north from parking area as not to bump any deer. I was also settled into my stand 2 hours before shooting light as I need to be in the area and quiet before the deer entered back in. Often times the first to arrive are mature bucks that post up and scent does as they trickle back in. My set up on S winds is bomb proof the deer feel very secure as they have perfect wind as its blowing from where all the hunters walk and also hunt. My wind blows over open water and my entrance never goes to where they are going to walk. This area is tough to hunt on just evenings because of how the entrance relates to the beds some beds are only 20 feet from where I'm crawling but they don't walk through where I'm crawling and S winds blow my ground scent over water which is why morning evtrances are awesome. I've hunted it a few times in evening only and killed a good buck and had another opp on another hunt but its very very hard to get to the trees I need to be for the best wind for the area not to mention in this area an opp can come anytime during rut phases. Before the beaver dam made the water about double in depth I was able to sneak right through the water avoiding walking near any beds now I can't. I almost did a hat floater this year trying to get in there.
On this hunt all deer where bedded and stopped moving 30 min before shooting light not uncommon but its also not uncommon for deer to move again any time of day. Sometimes you also get an opp right at first light. You can't bump the deer your going to hunt on your entrance this could mean walking an extra mile or even through a lake. You also need to be in an area deer will feel comfortable moving throughout the day, and in a location conducive to the time of year you are hunting. Depending on the amount of pressure the deer in your area get this could vary.
Great example and explanation. Thank you for taking the time! I personally take away alot from detailed scenarios like this.
I Know of a few spots surprisingly similar they would be high odd hunts but only if hunted the way you explained.
I'll be putting a fine tooth comb to them this spring scouting.
