OK, here's the situation. I have two options tomorrow morning for our hunt.
Option A: At our usual property. The spot is located at the base of two rolling spoils in the middle of the woods. It is in between bedding areas. I had one of my best mornings ever in the woods in this very spot last season. The spot is on a bench below a spoil and above a deep hollow. I've only hunted it once this year saving it for the rut.
Option B: A field edge of a pasture field (no cows on this side). It borders a field with high weeds and an old christmas tree farm where the deer love to bed. The grass is nice and green and is great in the evenings. I've never tried it in the morning. My buddy hunted the opposite side of the field this morning and had deer feeding in the field until 11:00 am. The last two evening he spotted a giant 8 moving between his spot and mine but was unable to get a shot. I was not in my spot so I have no idea how close he got. Also, the spot is at the corner of a wood lot that connects one "finger" to the next.
Do I hunt the woods or the field? Do you think the bucks are cruising the field edges right now? I don't normally hunt fields so I have no clue. I have always regarded them as evening spots.
I know it's tough to tell without seeing the spots, but I'm just curious what strategy you use this time of year if you are hunting fields.
Option A: At our usual property. The spot is located at the base of two rolling spoils in the middle of the woods. It is in between bedding areas. I had one of my best mornings ever in the woods in this very spot last season. The spot is on a bench below a spoil and above a deep hollow. I've only hunted it once this year saving it for the rut.
Option B: A field edge of a pasture field (no cows on this side). It borders a field with high weeds and an old christmas tree farm where the deer love to bed. The grass is nice and green and is great in the evenings. I've never tried it in the morning. My buddy hunted the opposite side of the field this morning and had deer feeding in the field until 11:00 am. The last two evening he spotted a giant 8 moving between his spot and mine but was unable to get a shot. I was not in my spot so I have no idea how close he got. Also, the spot is at the corner of a wood lot that connects one "finger" to the next.
Do I hunt the woods or the field? Do you think the bucks are cruising the field edges right now? I don't normally hunt fields so I have no clue. I have always regarded them as evening spots.
I know it's tough to tell without seeing the spots, but I'm just curious what strategy you use this time of year if you are hunting fields.
