I put the blind in a spot I can get in and out undetected. I put the feeder in the best spot for sun and wind without paying much attention to distance. I hardly every kill a deer under the feeder since I use a road feeder. I can put deer anywhere I want them with the road feeder.

100 yds

I like no less than 100 yards and try not to be more than125 yards.

I like 100.

I like 200 yards away. Big bucks circle and wind feeders many times before they go in and feed. I've found they usually do this around 100-150 yards out in a circle just like when they come into rattling. Less disturbance and scent left in their core area around the feeder if you can approach 200 yards or more away from the feeder. If the bucks grow up around a feeder you can get by with less distance and still get mature bucks that grew up with it to come in.

When we were down near San Saba most were 100-150yds away and one was 250yds out. Where we're at now there's just not that many shots out past 125yds so we've got 'em between 85 & 100.

I used to like mine 150-200 yards out, until I got burned a few times with heavy fog and super high winds (we are in the windy country of West Texas.)

It is so frustrating to know that there is a mature buck checking does at the feeder, but too foggy to make an accurate judgement. It also stinks to have 40-45 MPH gusting crosswinds with a deer 200-250 out. That is just not a comforting feeling.

Now I prefer them at 100-140 yards, or so.