bobcat 10

i can only go in one way to my tree that i can climb. problem is that i got to go across the deer trails to get to it in the mornings afraid to go thru there in the mornings, spook deer. . but won' t to hunt it in the mornings . i will be wearing rubber boots scent killer . need advice thanks


go deep hunt hard.

wimp

I have to cross trails...walk on trails to get to my stand and I have deer follow or cut my tracks with no problems. Just keep your stuff scent free and you' ll be fine.

Two Beards

If you run the risk of spooking deer in the morning,
I' d set up a 2nd stand closer to the edge that is
easier to get in to.

As far as deer trails, I' d avoid walking on them if
at all possible. If you have to take deer runs to get
to your tree, maybe the stand should be moved to
a more accessible tree? Make no mistake, deer
will smell your ground scent,especially mature
does and bucks. Showering, carbon suits, and scent-
killer spray all help reduce human scent, but will not
eliminate it.

dough boy

I agree with wimp. I cross trails as well, and have had deer come in on those trails. As long as you are scent free as possible (cover scent, scent eliminator...),I think you will be fine

DaveH

After watching a big, mature 9 point walk down the same trail I' d used a little earlier, I was convinced that rubber boots were the answer to ground scent. However, I watched my young German Shepherd dog track me to my stand last year by sniffing his way along directly to the base of my tree. I wasn' t as happy to see him as he was to see me . . . nor were the 10 deer he spooked [][:@]

If he could smell me, the deer probably can as well.