In our little neck of the woods in Wisconsin, there are a few places that are relatively remote by Wisco standards (not AK standards...) that should have relatively low human traffic and relatively good deer traffic. I know that's a lot of relatives, but everything is.
For an early rut (edit),ridge line stand that requires a little bit of hiking in, what time of day do you make the trip in?
The deer numbers are such that one's odds of not bumping a deer over 3/4 to 1 mile of woods are slim.
Doing it in the dark would only make it worse and these spots are far enough from a road or trail that much "trail improvement" would take forever.
(Keep in mind I have to get in a tree and hang an Alpha II before I'm really hunting and a 5:00 AM or 8:30 PM mount/dismount don't sound ultra appealing.)
Some of these spots would likely only be hunted once or twice (max) per year, so do I:
A. Roll the dice and walk in with headlamp and GPS but hunt all day?
B. Ease in at daybreak and hunt mid-morning to evening?
C. Stroll in during the afternoon to only hunt a few evening hours?
For an early rut (edit),ridge line stand that requires a little bit of hiking in, what time of day do you make the trip in?
The deer numbers are such that one's odds of not bumping a deer over 3/4 to 1 mile of woods are slim.
Doing it in the dark would only make it worse and these spots are far enough from a road or trail that much "trail improvement" would take forever.
(Keep in mind I have to get in a tree and hang an Alpha II before I'm really hunting and a 5:00 AM or 8:30 PM mount/dismount don't sound ultra appealing.)
Some of these spots would likely only be hunted once or twice (max) per year, so do I:
A. Roll the dice and walk in with headlamp and GPS but hunt all day?
B. Ease in at daybreak and hunt mid-morning to evening?
C. Stroll in during the afternoon to only hunt a few evening hours?