This is my first time hunting mule deer with a bow. I’m in a unit that has high open basins and meadows but is mostly mature aspens, some conifers, some small lower meadows. I’ve scouted 7 days, and found a number of bucks in the high basins and also in mid elevations.
Thinking ahead I believe many of the bucks will move down into the mid elevation aspens/small meadows when the season starts (mid August). Most of the small meadows aren’t glassable from a distance and the bucks effectively disappear once they enter the aspens.
I’m looking for any advice on how to effectively hunt the mid elevations with a bow? My first thought is to still hunt the aspens into the wind but I think it’ll be incredibly difficult.
Thinking ahead I believe many of the bucks will move down into the mid elevation aspens/small meadows when the season starts (mid August). Most of the small meadows aren’t glassable from a distance and the bucks effectively disappear once they enter the aspens.
I’m looking for any advice on how to effectively hunt the mid elevations with a bow? My first thought is to still hunt the aspens into the wind but I think it’ll be incredibly difficult.