I need a little help with some deal sealing strategy

[Randy]

Right now I have some really good bucks near my plot, but according to my camera they never come to it.

I saw two really nice bucks fighting last night a couple hundred yards away from where I hunt.

I have a ton of good & fresh scrapes and rubs above the plot.

I am hunting on the side of a long hill and at the foot of that hill is a creek they are traveling down below my plot. They stay bedded up down that creek so I really cant hunt in there.

I have an acre or so wheat and oat patch in the woods that I hand feed every day not 100 yards north of that creek.

Early in the season I had good bucks coming around. Right now its small bucks and a few does.


I thought about trying to do some light rattling or maybe soem grunting. Maybe even making a drag with some estrus since Im dealing with a north wind and the deer are moving to the south of me. Ive never done any of this before. I try not disturb anything and hunt like Im a fly on the wall.

Any one have any suggestions on how to pull them into where I am at?

[Main Beam]

You said the rubs and scrapes are above the plot..Does that mean the're up out of the bedding area? If so I would try getting a good position around those and try not to over pressure the area until your rut begins. They'll get alot more careless once they start thinking about the ladies and start working the scrapes more during shooting hours. Just my 2 cents..and may not be worth that ;-)

[diamond06]

if the does are hitting your plots just be patient. them big boys will be there before to long. Good luck to ya. cant wait till we see some LDP's

[cosmiccowboy]

ditto...just be patient. They will come to your does when it's time. It's part of the mating ritual. The does will try to stay in the open and the bucks will try to cut them back into the brush.

[Dale Moser]

I'd say just hang tight, and keep an eye on those scrapes and does. Sooner or later them bucks will let you know what to do.

[Randy]

Well I just pulled the card and I have two of the big boys coming to the dance. Just not in the daylight.

[FIRE59]

Just because you are not seeing them on your camera doesnt mean they haven't been there. After sitting in my stand last year I noticed that alot of the deer that came to feed didn't pass by where the camera was. Don't get me wrong I still had plenty of pics. Just don't get lulled into thinking that the only thing coming by is what is on the camera.

[Randy]