How would you hunt this situation

[nybuckboy]

I have a rather large funnel with recently cut corn on both sides. This morning at 8:30 am on the dirt road that I hunt I saw and on the adjacent property in the scrub brush near the cut corn 6 doe with 2 big racked bucks.

Am I correct in thinking that that doe live here year round and therefore will not really alter their core area. With this line of thought I plan to get in the woods tomorrow morning early in hopes that the doe will be moving through.

Would you:

A) hang some estrous scent and hope to draw one of the bucks in.

use no estrous scent at all and hope the doe work their magic for me.

C) hang some estrous just use a bleat call every now and then (30 min apart).

D) just use a bleat call with no estrous.

E) use some dominant buck lure

Your thoughts oh almighty hunting forum gurus!!!

Edited November 4, 2013 by nybuckboy

[moog5050]

I am no guru but would try B or D.  I tend to think that scents can be just as likely to do damage as good.  If you are sitting downwind from them, not sure how scent would help much anyways.

[CuseHunter]

If you already have the doe in the area I'd shy away from anything that makes the presence of a new doe, ie. estrous scents or doe urine. I'd use a buck scent if anything but stick to vocal calls like a grunt or bleat here and there. That's just me though.

[papabear]

I would use just the Bleat call and hope the doe's come in bring the bucks behind them

[cynthiafu]

b

 

[growalot]

You coulld try a food based scent...hickory oil...apple scent ...anise....cherry scent....curious doe may lead the buck to you...

 

http://www.scentoils.com/Scented_Oils_2.html

[alwaysarchery67]

Bleat call and grunt... they will be in to see the competition

[LI-BROWNING]

would sit all day and use all bag of tricks..use estrous scent, bleat, grunt and rattle.... space it out and see what happens..kinda like fishing with a buck lure. if white don't work try yellow, red, green etc..see what works. ya never know.