How late to put up a stand?

ADV1 · 10-27-2009, 07:23 PM

I need some advise from my fellow White tailers!

I've had my stands up for quite some time now and they are in some really good spots but I found some really active scrapes and a crap load of rubs in another area. I've put out my cameras to spot Mr Big and if it's the dude I think it is... well... I want to do everything in my power to nab him!

So, if this is him I'd like to toss up a stand... it'd have to be a new one as all of my others are set up. I'm worried about smell and intruding on the Big Boys turf and wanting to hunt it to soon...

What are your thoughts? Do I chance it and see what happens? possibly throwing this dude out of his pattern? or do I stay away and hope he eventually makes his way past another one of my stands? Closest being 1/8 mile away or so in a different set of trees?

Help me out here! What would you do?

flatcoats · 10-27-2009, 07:25 PM

hang a stand and get out for a few days. ALL my pope and youngs ive shot, I shot the FIRST time I sat in those particular stand sites. I read somewhere that its crazy the percentage of trophy animals that are taken on the first sit. get in, get set, and get out.

ADV1 · 10-27-2009, 07:29 PM

Thanks Man!

I was thinking that if I do this, I might toss one up Sat morning after I'm done Pheasant hunting (I never miss opening morning!) and then go back the following week.

Lenny · 10-27-2009, 08:10 PM

I've moved moved stands and sat them that day and killed deer. I've waited a few days and killed deer too. I prefer though to wait until a day before it is supposed to rain to move stands though. Get them moved and then the next day the rain comes and washes away (or at least dilutes it a bit) what scent you leave behind before the deer really notice you've been there. This is based more on a S.W.A.T (Scientific Wild *****ed Theroy) than anything

but it seems to keep the deer guessing

Alex T. · 10-27-2009, 08:19 PM

And if ya do spook him out of this area and he goes 1/8 mile or so away.........

IMO,the only thing that can ruin a stand
is overuse(which could lead to extra scent being left,deer seing you move in the stand,etc.) If a deer is used to using an area and is comfortable in that area,any slight difference may make him cautious but not make him move out,he's there for a reason.

Alex

Elwood · 10-27-2009, 08:24 PM

I did a little stalking in the rain saturday,confirmed a hunch that I had about travel routes. Jr and I put up stands on sunday. I think it was a good move, we'll see.

arrowhead · 10-27-2009, 08:25 PM

If your going to hang one I would do it fast during the pre rut, once peak rut hits he wont be using the scrapes nearly as often. Id do like flatcoats said, hang it let it sit for a day or 2. Wear rubber boots when you hang it to minimize your scent.

DiggerDog · 10-27-2009, 08:46 PM

All on the same day I've put stands up, immediately hunted from them, and have had success.

grainmaker181 · 10-27-2009, 10:24 PM

my opinion is to not overthink this one. just do a good stealth job of putting it up, you know watch the noise and watch the scent, and hunt it if you have time right away, if you cant hunt it for a day or two then do it then

Lureslinger · 10-28-2009, 07:52 AM

I think if it was me, I would get there two hours before sunrise saturday morning and hang it as quietly as possible and sit in it for opening pheasant morning. Thats always a great morning to be in stand. But, thats just me.

gooseh8r · 10-28-2009, 09:38 AM

When I deerhunted I never left a stand up, hardly anyway. As said above, the best time in a stand was always the first time I hunted it. Doing things like this, I always had a fresh stand site hunting over hot activity and setup for the conditions.

I had a little lightweight portable I could putup easily and QUIETLY. Get there earlier than ya normally would, this time of year I wouldnt hesitate to be out there at noon and many times I would just get the stand hung or would be halfway up the tree hanging and deer would be on the move. Sneak into your area, be careful what your brushing up against on your way in, and take your time doing things, its not a race.

Halen · 10-28-2009, 11:41 AM

Its been awhile since I have hunted whitetails but we used to build permant stands on the river and hunt out of them year after year. We always killed deer out of them. We never hunted for a trophy though we just hunted for meat. I havent hunted that ground for probably 8-10 years until now. I sat in the same stand that I killed my first whitetail out of about 15 years ago just the other night and saw deer and could of shot one if I could have quit shaking so bad ( I have never shot a deer with my bow). I plan on going out again this weekend and WILL pull the trigger(hopefully).

Moral of the story you don't have to have new stands or put them up fresh all of the time. Depends on what kind of hunting you are doing I guess.

Chris

shootem'up · 10-28-2009, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiggerDog

All on the same day I've put stands up, immediately hunted from them, and have had success.

i am gonna test this theory tonight. hopefully it works.

BPbowhunter · 10-28-2009, 04:48 PM

IMO, it's never too late.

And I wouldn't hesitate hunting it the day you set it up.

MURF · 10-28-2009, 08:10 PM

If it really mattered much, tree climber stand manufacturers would not be able to sell stands to people that had owned one before. Some carry them in on the days they hunt. Prevents stealing also.

dupont · 10-28-2009, 08:36 PM

I no real experience with this, but this hasn't stopped me before....

How late to set up a stand?

I'd say about 4 p.m. if you want to hunt the evening movement.

10-27-2009, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
ADV1 ADV1 is thinking about a large rack! :) Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gretna, NE Posts: 192 Thanks: 13 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts	How late to put up a stand? I need some advise from my fellow White tailers! I've had my stands up for quite some time now and they are in some really good spots but I found some really active scrapes and a crap load of rubs in another area. I've put out my cameras to spot Mr Big and if it's the dude I think it is... well... I want to do everything in my power to nab him! So, if this is him I'd like to toss up a stand... it'd have to be a new one as all of my others are set up. I'm worried about smell and intruding on the Big Boys turf and wanting to hunt it to soon... What are your thoughts? Do I chance it and see what happens? possibly throwing this dude out of his pattern? or do I stay away and hope he eventually makes his way past another one of my stands? Closest being 1/8 mile away or so in a different set of trees? Help me out here! What would you do? __________________ "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over!

10-27-2009, 07:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
ADV1 ADV1 is thinking about a large rack! :) Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gretna, NE Posts: 192 Thanks: 13 Thanked 46 Times in 36 Posts	Thanks Man! I was thinking that if I do this, I might toss one up Sat morning after I'm done Pheasant hunting (I never miss opening morning!) and then go back the following week. __________________ "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over!

10-27-2009, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Elwood Elwood is a middle aged balding guy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Yutan Posts: 225 Thanks: 21 Thanked 59 Times in 36 Posts	I did a little stalking in the rain saturday,confirmed a hunch that I had about travel routes. Jr and I put up stands on sunday. I think it was a good move, we'll see. __________________ Warm gut piles for everyone!

10-27-2009, 08:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
DiggerDog DiggerDog is Looking forward to going deer hunting this weekend. Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: At home, in the field, in a blind, in a boat, at our cabin, on a plane, or in a hotel room Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 34 Thanked 86 Times in 73 Posts	All on the same day I've put stands up, immediately hunted from them, and have had success. __________________ "When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first." - Ernest Hemingway

10-28-2009, 09:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
gooseh8r gooseh8r has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ne Posts: 648 Thanks: 1 Thanked 62 Times in 39 Posts	When I deerhunted I never left a stand up, hardly anyway. As said above, the best time in a stand was always the first time I hunted it. Doing things like this, I always had a fresh stand site hunting over hot activity and setup for the conditions. I had a little lightweight portable I could putup easily and QUIETLY. Get there earlier than ya normally would, this time of year I wouldnt hesitate to be out there at noon and many times I would just get the stand hung or would be halfway up the tree hanging and deer would be on the move. Sneak into your area, be careful what your brushing up against on your way in, and take your time doing things, its not a race. __________________ "In Duckhunting there are champion duck callers and champion duck killers...Im both." To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

10-27-2009, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
flatcoats flatcoats has no status. 2008 Outdoorsman of the Year Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: omaha Posts: 1,567 Thanks: 35 Thanked 150 Times in 75 Posts	hang a stand and get out for a few days. ALL my pope and youngs ive shot, I shot the FIRST time I sat in those particular stand sites. I read somewhere that its crazy the percentage of trophy animals that are taken on the first sit. get in, get set, and get out.

10-27-2009, 08:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lenny Lenny is hanging out at Moe's Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 246 Thanks: 7 Thanked 28 Times in 20 Posts	I've moved moved stands and sat them that day and killed deer. I've waited a few days and killed deer too. I prefer though to wait until a day before it is supposed to rain to move stands though. Get them moved and then the next day the rain comes and washes away (or at least dilutes it a bit) what scent you leave behind before the deer really notice you've been there. This is based more on a S.W.A.T (Scientific Wild *****ed Theroy) than anything but it seems to keep the deer guessing

10-27-2009, 08:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Alex T. Alex T. has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: under the doors of a laydown blind Certified Youth Fishing Instructor Posts: 4,793 Thanks: 0 Thanked 407 Times in 276 Posts	And if ya do spook him out of this area and he goes 1/8 mile or so away......... IMO,the only thing that can ruin a stand is overuse(which could lead to extra scent being left,deer seing you move in the stand,etc.) If a deer is used to using an area and is comfortable in that area,any slight difference may make him cautious but not make him move out,he's there for a reason. Alex

10-27-2009, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
arrowhead arrowhead has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 76 Thanks: 35 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts	If your going to hang one I would do it fast during the pre rut, once peak rut hits he wont be using the scrapes nearly as often. Id do like flatcoats said, hang it let it sit for a day or 2. Wear rubber boots when you hang it to minimize your scent.

10-27-2009, 10:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
grainmaker181 grainmaker181 has no status. Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Saronville Posts: 77 Thanks: 11 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts	my opinion is to not overthink this one. just do a good stealth job of putting it up, you know watch the noise and watch the scent, and hunt it if you have time right away, if you cant hunt it for a day or two then do it then

10-28-2009, 07:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lureslinger Lureslinger is ready to put some time on the water Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 564 Thanks: 93 Thanked 82 Times in 54 Posts	I think if it was me, I would get there two hours before sunrise saturday morning and hang it as quietly as possible and sit in it for opening pheasant morning. Thats always a great morning to be in stand. But, thats just me.

10-28-2009, 11:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Halen Halen is ready for a vacation!! Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ogallala Posts: 378 Thanks: 12 Thanked 20 Times in 18 Posts	Its been awhile since I have hunted whitetails but we used to build permant stands on the river and hunt out of them year after year. We always killed deer out of them. We never hunted for a trophy though we just hunted for meat. I havent hunted that ground for probably 8-10 years until now. I sat in the same stand that I killed my first whitetail out of about 15 years ago just the other night and saw deer and could of shot one if I could have quit shaking so bad ( I have never shot a deer with my bow). I plan on going out again this weekend and WILL pull the trigger(hopefully). Moral of the story you don't have to have new stands or put them up fresh all of the time. Depends on what kind of hunting you are doing I guess. Chris __________________ "Never pass up a bathroom, never waste a good time and never trust a fart."

10-28-2009, 04:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
BPbowhunter BPbowhunter is at full draw 2007 NEFGA Outdoorsman Of The Year Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Broken Bow Posts: 3,289 Thanks: 23 Thanked 244 Times in 172 Posts	IMO, it's never too late. And I wouldn't hesitate hunting it the day you set it up. __________________ Is it duck season yet? Whackin' Woodies Waterfowl Crew "Look, a pair of singles!"

10-28-2009, 08:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
MURF MURF has no status. Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Papillion Posts: 251 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 19 Posts	If it really mattered much, tree climber stand manufacturers would not be able to sell stands to people that had owned one before. Some carry them in on the days they hunt. Prevents stealing also. __________________ May the saddest day of your future. Be no worse than the happiest day of your past.

10-28-2009, 08:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
dupont dupont is working TOO hard in retirement Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norfolk Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts	I no real experience with this, but this hasn't stopped me before.... How late to set up a stand? I'd say about 4 p.m. if you want to hunt the evening movement. __________________ I'm for Catch & Release... Into The Grease

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