Trueburton

I have been out about 7 times usind two different stands and seen a doe the first time out. I haven't seen anything since. I see sign all over the place but no deer when i'm in my stand. I have a scent lock camo suit and place buck and doe urine in the area to help cover any scent so i don't think it's a scent issue. Any one have any tips or advice.

Katbones

[8D]They've gone on strike? Seriously, i know how you feel, hang in there, the rut is coming and the weather is changing.

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sunset

be patient....not sure where you are from....but...here in Ohio they are just now going into rut.
Once they are in rut, you'll see more of them.
Maybe change the time of day that you go out too.

RTA47

If there is good fresh sign in there where your stands is. I most likely would hang in there. A good cold snap in the weather could make all the difference. But i under stand not seeing any thing can be frustrating[&:] It wouldent hert to try other spots as well. The deer are most likely not far away from where you are. (IMO)

adams

I could just be you are missing them. My father and I hunt a couple of the same stands. I've seen deer most every time out and he's yet to see them. The deer in my area travel around in patterns. I can expect to see them 3-4 days in a row and then they seem to disapear for 4-5 days and then is see them again for 3-4 days in a row. Some time is just dumb luck and bad timing.

Hang in there tough. You luck has to change sometime.

I have a question about the scents you're useing. Are the just pee or are they rut time scent(estrous). Sometime I find if you're useing rut scent before the rut it will actually turn deer off. The bucks will be interested but estrous scents seem to have a bad effect on does.

RTA47

I agree! I have used doe estrous before the rut and had deer totaly leave the area? I also Had deer come buy smell where i put some estrouse out before the rut and had deer start blowing all over the place It has to be at the right time in order to work like it should (IMO)[&:]

Trueburton

Just to answer a few of your questions.... I am hunting central Michigan in the Lower Penninsula. The scents are non rut. I spread them out with the buck scents on the out skirts and the does more in the open areas. They are spread in about a 30 yard circle. I will be going out again tonight but trying a new stand that my dad has been seeing more deer in.

RiverBottomBowHunter

Maybe the deer are using that spot at night. If there is alot of sign then you know they are coming through. Maybe try to set up farther up the trail, hunt where they are coming from, not where they are going.

sunset

The buck scents may be part of your problem...
Try it without the buck scents for a while.
The dominant buck scents scare bucks off in early rut season. When the rut is heavy on, and they have set up their areas, then they know where each others areas are located and only the very strong dominant buck will dare to cross that line.
A lot of big trophy hunters use dominant buck.
Just a thought....Nothing is ever written in stone....Nature has a way of doing her own thing.