I'll bite
Out of 8 stands, only sat in 4,
Hunted the property 6 times
No more than 2 sits in a stand.
Limted a bit wind wise, have no locations to hunt on a north wind. Only one on a NW and it is not a high odds location.
Tried a new approach this year, worked out ok, learned a few things.
One thing of note I thought was interesting.
Sat a first sit stand on the north edge of the property on a south wind. Mid Sept I believe on the first major cold front overlooking a old crabapple tree, fresh rubs visable.
No bucks seen, couple does.
Fast forward to Oct 23, same stand second sit, about perfect weather scenario coming off a cold front, high pressure, low wind, bluebird.
I was making my way to the stand through a quarter of corn to the north. Making my final 100 yard approach when I busted out my target buck bedded in the corn field.
Thing is he was bedded 70 yards from my treestand. Pinpoint down wind.
Coincidence?
Or did he cut my ground scent trail after hunting the stand earlier in sept, an knew the stand was there. An from then on bedded dead down wind anytime there was a south wind?
If that's the case, I need to fine tune things further an make sure I kill them on the first sit. Which I'm not sure is always possible.
Just how dang smart are these buggers?
Guess I still have alot to learn.