My opinion , knowing who's after him , that buck's days are numbered.

Climb and hunts what id do. Good luck

Well swampy should be up the tree. Looking forward to an update. I love these types of posts when I’m stuck working!

I would hunt no matter what the wind is in that situation, I have killed alot of big bucks.
When deer are rutting they will let guard down ,that's when you can capitalize on there
mistakes. Yes I know to hunt the wind. I put on alot of pure vanilla extract, even drag a
Rag with vanilla on it and tie the rag to a tree like you do with doe and heat. It will almost
draw the deer to it for the shot.

I’m of the opinion that noise isn’t all that big of a deal, especially in the rut. Last week I was hanging a lockon on the edge of some crp. As I was hanging it, I look up and and 8pt is chasing a doe at 50yds not paying a lick of attention to me. Same day, my dad had a coon dog show up at the bottom of his tree and start howling at him. After he got him run off, a small buck cruises through not 15 minutes later.

Good luck!

Unless I’m missing something it looks like you’re in a good position I’d wait for the wind you need and see what happens.

Atoler is right. During the rut you don't worry about spooking the buck. It's that crazy doe pulling him along on a string!
She is capable of screwing everything up if spooked.

I was more worried about spooking the doe than the buck.

Any luck Donald? Did you get a good look at him?

Sounds like a good place to put a ladder stand or a loc on after this season

I did see 15 deer, 5 racked bucks and the rest were does and this years fawns. Did not kill anything. First thing I seen was some idot sitting in his truck watching the corn field and roadway. I took pictures of him in the truck. When he looked over and saw me he left. He had know reason at all where he was sitting, he was trespassing. I am thawed out now and still have to eat some super. Will post some in a little while.

Sorry to hear about that A-hole. Lookin' forward to the pictures. Also, have you considered a setting up in a ground blind? I know a few have mentioned it already. Them boys from The Hunting Public seem to use ghillie suits and wind to good effect. Let us know!

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Here is the pic of the truck I seen. As soon as he looked over and seen me he left. He was just below the right bottom corner in the first pic I posted in this topic. He was setting where they load the grain trucks from the corn field



Walking across the field I had two of this years fawns feeding out in the field on top of the terrace closest to the bedding area I was hoping the buck ans doe were bedded in. One button head and the other was a doe fawn. They were not even paying any attention to me crossing the field, I was between the the third and fourth terrace up from them.





This is the button head from above pics. I walked across the field and down the water way to the terrace right above where my climber is. He walked straight at me, was about 50 yards before he ever seen me.

Before I climbed the tree I put Harmons Herd blend scent stick deer pee which comes in a deodorant stick type thing, like Evercalm. I have a habit of rubbing two swipes each down the outside of both boots, both outer pants legs, and both outer arms of my jacket.

In front of me and to the left of me.





Dead down wind behind me on the private property where the standing bean field is. The clump trees in the middle of the field is surrounding a pond.

You should have put a few of them decorative bullet holes in back door of that truck.

Nice pics.

Good luck!

Daughter called me from Florida at 3:30, texted her back and told her I would call her later I was hunting. When I put my phone up I stood up and stretched. Looked behind me and seen my first deer from being in the climber.

All the pics below are all down wind of me on the private land. Had more of a South wind all afternoon instead of a South West wind.

Awesome hunt Swampy. What kind of camera setup do you have? The zoomed in pics are very clear.