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Originally Posted by BruceBruce1959  You also have to keep in mind, the higher you go into the umbrella the less shooting circle you have to shoot in,
Example: if you go up 20' and look from left to right you'll see you have about 40 yards out from the base of your tree to shoot from accurately.
Now go up to 25' and you may only have 25 yards from the base of your tree to shoot in. I hope this explaination is understanbable... |
Not the way I hunt. I crowd bedding areas sometimes hunting in the middle of them at 15 to 20' you cannot see a thing. By going higher I am able to look down onto the unseen hidden trails that most hunters over look. Deer feel comfortable in these areas and move about all day. Big bucks thought to have gone nocturnal brows all day in these areas. A well placed scent rag will cause a big buck to go crazy trying to locate the doe eventually giving me a shot that hunting anywhere else would never happen. In my heavily hunted state this technique has allowed me to harvest a trophy class buck 13 of the last 15 years. You might want to give it a second thought. Most shots are made through the back and out the chest at less than 10 yards
. No tracking and I will figure a way to get him out one way or another. If you want trophy bucks sometimes you have to hunt where others are unwilling to go or do.