RuggedYogi
WKR
New mule deer hunter here…
I found an alpine meadow with a stream that deer are traveling to in the morning to drink from.
Yesterday, three bucks came into this meadow and one of them walked straight up to the tree I was hiding behind. He was at 15 yards and stopped, staring straight at me through the branches. The wind was good, I held still, but the buck knew something was up, gave a snort and ran off. The other two bucks followed him.
Today, I posted up in the same meadow. I heard deer coming down into the meadow again, but right before they got to the edge of the tree line, the wind started shifting like crazy. I think the deer winded me, as they didn’t come into the meadow and I could hear them walking in the opposite direction.
I want to go back tomorrow morning but am wondering if this spot is too pressured now.
Thoughts? Anecdotal experiences?
I found an alpine meadow with a stream that deer are traveling to in the morning to drink from.
Yesterday, three bucks came into this meadow and one of them walked straight up to the tree I was hiding behind. He was at 15 yards and stopped, staring straight at me through the branches. The wind was good, I held still, but the buck knew something was up, gave a snort and ran off. The other two bucks followed him.
Today, I posted up in the same meadow. I heard deer coming down into the meadow again, but right before they got to the edge of the tree line, the wind started shifting like crazy. I think the deer winded me, as they didn’t come into the meadow and I could hear them walking in the opposite direction.
I want to go back tomorrow morning but am wondering if this spot is too pressured now.
Thoughts? Anecdotal experiences?