Hunting the rut...

[zeus1gdsm]

So this is the first year I have really had bucks.. out of 5 years this new property I got this year seems to be abundant.

 

Today I actually saw some chasing.

 

I'm sitting on the edge of a field at the top of a ridge going through it.

 

 

Across the field is nice woods. Can see for 20-100yards depending on the line.

 

All season I've had deer coming through the field from behind me (again awesome woods but I can't hunt them) and heading into the woods across from me. Or vice versa... in the am they go in. And pm is when I see them come out.

 

There is also corn still standing at one end of the woods.

 

 

So my question. Is.

 

Should I keep hunting the field? Or throw a stand up in the woods?

 

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[wfmiller]

Make an adjustment. If you have the ability to get closer then do it, or you can just sit and watch and something will eventually come your way, of course it might take a while.

[vizslas]

put your stand in  the woods. I saw nothing watching fields of brown and then i moved to the woods yesterday. I saw two bucks last night.

[zeus1gdsm]

So should I put it up in the hard woods with view of a small bedding area and the longest sightlines?

Or further down the Woodley with shorter views 100yards or so. And a view down the hill into a swampy area on the edge of a cliff?

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[G-Man]

I would be in the woods where it is as thick as possible. If you see a deer its in range.. Which is a lot better than seeing deer out of range.. The more pressure the thicker stuff becomes a deer haven. As well as bucks keeping does close when breeding