Stand Enterance Q

[Zag]

So I have a stand located on a funnel near the north corner of our property. I mainly hung it for evening hunts due to access. I want to hunt it in the morning but am concerned about getting into it with minimal disturbance.

I have two ways to access, one is driving up the gravel roads passing fields along the way to park in the pull off. Im afraid ill make it known im coming in. Two, I can walk almost a mile thru the woods in the dark along the east side of property then cut down along the north end. I feel like either way im busting deer. What's your thoughts?

[Waldershrek]

Deer shouldn't be bothered by traffic on the roads. I'd be more worried about walking through the woods and fields possibly kicking out bedding deer.

[nybuckboy]

Deer shouldn't be bothered by traffic on the roads. I'd be more worried about walking through the woods and fields possibly kicking out bedding deer.

Yep!!!!

[Hock3y24]

Drive in

[Two Track]

We had no issues driving through an apple orchard to within 40 yards of the old wood's road and then walking in from there.  Once in the orchard, drove slow using parking lights only.

 

We did kick up deer in the dark a couple times, but that was while on foot in the woods heading towards pre-determined stand locations (note we carried in our ladder-stands in for each hunt so it was a bit noisier than on foot alone).

 

[phade]

I don't think there's enough info to make a suggestion here.

 

You set it mainly for access in the evenings but you want to hunt it in the morning when access is less ideal. Forcing a spot to work for you is peeing in the wind in all honesty. Might be a good way for you to get in, but be sure of it. Sometimes a spot is an evening spot for a reason and vice versa.

 

 

[growalot]

I agree with Phade on some spots are evening or morning...that said..... as far as the vehical...I drove the gator in and parked close to the road to walk in...got all gear ready walked 40 ft and kicked up a deer...now I know the gator lights had scanned over that deer and it's not a quiet machine...took me a minute or two to gather gear before taking those relatively small # of steps...The deer had stayed put...until I walked right by it.

[Zag]

I don't think there's enough info to make a suggestion here.

 

You set it mainly for access in the evenings but you want to hunt it in the morning when access is less ideal. Forcing a spot to work for you is peeing in the wind in all honesty. Might be a good way for you to get in, but be sure of it. Sometimes a spot is an evening spot for a reason and vice versa.

 

Let me add its our new property that im hunting for the first time. I believe its a better evening stand mainly because its setup between bedding and feeding and I think a great funnel connecting our block with another block of woods. I can drive up the seasonal road in the afternoon set up and wait for them but it could be a great morning spot I just haven't gone there because I wasn't certain how to access in the am.

[phade]

If you are spooking deer off the fields in pm on way out, then thats your answer.