Top 3 Stand Locations to Focus Your Early Season Hunting
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Bow hunters are beginning to get restless now. August has filled their memory cards and dreams of velvet bucks growing even more anticipation. Bows are tuned, broadheads screwed on, and bow hunting gear is organized. September and October are here, the season is upon them, and for many there is just one or two pieces of preparation left on the to-do list. Final hanging of stands is one of them, and the most important by far. The question is…where will you sit on opening day? If you don’t have an answer, it’s not too late. Here are three of the best stand locations for early season bow hunting!
Before stand locations are discussed it’s important to go over all the considerations a bow hunter needs to take into account. This includes scent, wind, stand entrance and exit, and the biggest of all, hunting pressure.
The key to remember is do not over pressure deer and do not let yourself become over-pressured. This can be brought on by the upcoming rut, in which you feel you might lose your buck to seasonal movements or in the worst case scenario your neighbors bow! It might also be brought on by Facebook! Yes, Facebook posts of friend or TV show hosts slamming big whitetails just days or even hours into their season! Try to stay focused, do not panic. There might be a feeling or need to get more aggressive, trying risky tactics, or getting in to close to bedding areas or feeding areas. It’s vital to not rush this, take it slow, letting yourself become over-pressured will cause you to over-pressure your deer and that will create a very real need to panic.
The early season tests the abilities of bow hunters. The early season humidity and thermals work in favor of a deer nose, your worst enemy. Your scent control techniques, attention to wind and thermals are critical to bagging a buck with a bow. With all this taken into account you can begin to decide where to hang stands, and the routes you will take into and out of the stand. You also need to consider abandoning morning hunts completely. Keeping the pressure off deer in the morning will already add to the more likely successful scenario of an afternoon hunt. Consider this and keep it in mind when considering these three stand locations.
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