Getting out of the stand with deer around

[Woodjr55]

So last night I has a doe and fawn between me in my stand and my camp they were also about to be upwind of me. This was actually the first time this has happened to me and wasn't sure what to do. I sat for about 10 minutes after I could no longer see them then made my way down and ended up bumping them. Now I'm not hunting my property till Atleast next weekend did I do right in waiting or should I have just left after shooting light and bumped them anyways?

[phade]

Not really going to hurt too much happening once. Starting a pattern would be more problematic.

[Twax10]

Wait them out, within reason. Especially if its a spot you plan to hunt again in the near future.

Edited October 27, 2014 by Tyman1876

[moog5050]

I like to sing Flock of Seagulls songs loudly.  They never think a Flock of Seagulls fan could be a hunter.  Works every time.

 

Sounds like you did the right thing.  Better to bump them away from the stand than have them watch you climbing out of it.

[RyanVT]

Ive actually heard of people barking like a dog or howling

[turkeyfeathers]

Wouldn't worry about spooking those 2 .There's a lot more than 2 deer in the woods. They'll forget about it soon anyhow. 

[wooly]

I had this same problem hunting a field edge in the first two weeks of season.

Deer would start staging in the cut field at sunset and eventually work their way up to a standing cornfield by dark.

Sometimes 20 or more deer eventually made their way out there, but for the most part they all started to show at the same time spread out over the last hour. Many nights I sat in my stand till 9pm just to make sure they were all gone.

 

This probably legaly wasn't the smartest move in hindsight, but one night after I thought they had all passed on to the corn, under complete darkness I was about to finally climb down when I heard some "rattling".

Then further below me in the field I heard two more bucks "rattling".

By now I just wanted to get home. I didn't want to spook 4 bucks from the field, and I really wanted to see what the heck they were so I hit them with my flashlight. Unfortunately it wasn't bright enough to make out any racks, but it did get their attention as I saw their beady little eyes reflecting back at me.

 

..... then they all got together and started "rattling" again as I impatiently worked the strobes from the treetops,lol.

I think I sat there for another 1/2 hr to 45 minutes before they finally made their way off on their own. I still get some good action from that stand, but I know if I ever leave it early, I'll bump into every deer that hasn't arrived yet and kill that spot for a while.

[nycredneck]

I had the problem with deer within 50 yards, Bark like a dog worked well, also dropped things from the stand worked well... Till One time I ran out of things to drop. Just don't let them pattern you!