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Leaving your stand??
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09/24/12 05:03 PM
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barnez
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I've got a lot of deer coming in around sunset and they like to hang around to 9-9:30. You guys have any tips for leaving your tree stand without tipping the deer off to your location? I don't mind if they get bumped off of my feed, I just don't want them to know where I'm at. I've heard you can have someone come pick you up in a truck, but that won't be an option.
Any other ideas?
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: barnez]
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09/24/12 05:04 PM
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Be far enough away that they won't notice you.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 05:08 PM
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I moved locations this year and its a great location but I am super exposed. Last year I could come and go anytime because they couldn't see me enerting or exiting the stand. This year I can't get out or in if deer are in the area. Sucks cause I'm gonna have to bring my NV spotter scope in the evenings if they are still around after dusk so I can see when they've left. They'll have me pinned in after dark sometimes.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 05:09 PM
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I've had the problem quite a few times. What I've taken to doing now is to snort like an alarmed deer. I can fake it pretty well, and it'll usually work. They don't run off, but they will eventually get nervous and slink off quietly. Just make sure they don't see you when you snort.
Another thing that worked, though I didn't plan for it, was an electronic coyote call. I had deer all around me, but I was coyote hunting. I still didn't want the deer to see me, so I tried a few calls on the Turbo Dog. The howling pack sounds definitely made the deer nervous and they snuck off to the woods.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: rifleman]
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09/24/12 05:37 PM
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Be far enough away that they won't notice you. kinda hard to do bowhunting.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/24/12 05:40 PM
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Just set still till he is gone. Wait him out. If you're a true hunter just be cool, set still and don't worry about getting back till he is gone. Just part of hunting.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/24/12 05:58 PM
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barnez
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Be far enough away that they won't notice you. kinda hard to do bowhunting. Exactly Another thing that worked, though I didn't plan for it, was an electronic coyote call. I had deer all around me, but I was coyote hunting. I still didn't want the deer to see me, so I tried a few calls on the Turbo Dog. The howling pack sounds definitely made the deer nervous and they snuck off to the woods. I like that idea, I've got a foxpro spitfire but but I think it only works to about 30-40 yards. Just set still till he is gone. Wait him out. If you're a true hunter just be cool, set still and don't worry about getting back till he is gone. Just part of hunting. <-- not a true hunter
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: barnez]
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09/25/12 02:32 PM
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What I do is make noise that they don't hear everyday. One, I may tap my wedding ring on the edge of my metal stand, but just lightly. They will get nervous and just move on, not blow out of there. Or I make weird noises with my mouth, like a dying cat or a freaked out squirrel!!!
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 02:42 PM
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If your gonna scare them off from noises from your stand, be it a fake snort or a clank of a wedding ring, why not just get down and scare them, they already know where it is coming from.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 02:58 PM
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What I do is make noise that they don't hear everyday. One, I may tap my wedding ring on the edge of my metal stand, but just lightly. They will get nervous and just move on, not blow out of there. Or I make weird noises with my mouth, like a dying cat or a freaked out squirrel!!! Need video proof or squirrel scream/ dead cat howl
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: Waabiishkiizii]
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09/25/12 03:06 PM
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Move slowly and stay low. They will have a hard time makeing out what you are. I carry "The Doe in a Can" and sound it a few times once on the ground. Had a few deer come and investigate once. They never spooked as long as I kept low.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 03:12 PM
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Move slowly and stay low. They will have a hard time makeing out what you are. I carry "The Doe in a Can" and sound it a few times once on the ground. Had a few deer come and investigate once. They never spooked as long as I kept low. Yeah thats it... crawl on your hands and knees slowly away from the buck and hit the doe in heat bleat can... might want to already have your drawrs down so he dont get antsy.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 03:17 PM
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If your gonna scare them off from noises from your stand, be it a fake snort or a clank of a wedding ring, why not just get down and scare them, they already know where it is coming from. Because they don't know what it is. When you just climb down and it's dark, they will just stand there most of the time. Then you will give them a good whiff of yourself and then they will know for sure what you are and where you are. I would just rather have them slip off into the night wondering "WTH" than just "exposing" yourself and keeping them from coming back for a few days cuz you blew them out. Works for me.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 07:31 PM
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I've thrown a water bottle or a branch out of my tree stand before and it works
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Re: Leaving your stand??
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09/25/12 11:02 PM
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Rocks, thrown like Sasquach
I'd ask him if he's pregnant. He missed a s__tload of periods. I'll take "things that look like a uterus" for $200 Alex.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: hoof n wings]
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09/25/12 11:15 PM
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I walk backwards to my stand. When I leave I walk forward in the same tracks. The deer think I have left and there is never anyone in the stand.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: hoof n wings]
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09/25/12 11:20 PM
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sw53
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If you are setup in tree limbs,scratch the bark on a tree like something climbing the tree(a natural occurence in the evening).Also if there are turkeys in your area you could do a little turkey talk and limb scraping as it wont take much of a ruckus to move the deer away.Also,maybe you should cut back a little on the amount of feed available in the evening so the deer will move out a little quicker.Good luck.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: sw53]
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09/25/12 11:55 PM
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Remote detonate some kind of small explosion or maybe set up a remote control car/truck or maybe a Foxpro to create sounds goat will scoot them along. Just trying to think outside of the box.... I like the remote detonation my self... 
Funny thing about getting older: Your eyesight starts getting weaker but your ability to see through people's BS gets much better.
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Re: Leaving your stand??
[Re: sw53]
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09/25/12 11:57 PM
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I've also used the coyote howl and it works pretty well
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