severl times this has happend to me i'm unning late its dark but just light enough i can see 5 or 6 deer they haven't seen me yet there 80 to 100 yards away what do u do?
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severl times this has happend to me i'm unning late its dark but just light enough i can see 5 or 6 deer they haven't seen me ye
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i'd take cover and be still until it gets light, Then decide what is the best approach, if any. If rifle hunting, or even shotgunning with slugs, you're in range. If bowhunting you can try to call them to you, or just sit and wait, maybe they come your way. A stalk may be difficult with that many eyes, but if the wind is right and there's cover it's possible.
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If I woke up late, i would go back to bed! All it takes is 1 time for a big buck to see you and change his pattern completely. Those deer will be there tommorow, it's not worth messing up what could be your 1 chance at a monster buck. If you can't go back to sleep, try scouting the rest of the morning from the road. I know this from experience. Drive around and see what the deer are feeding on, most of the time they hit the fields that they know are going to be picked soon or when they taste the best( like alfalfa or soybeans or maybe in the woods on acorn flats)
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It depends if it was morning dark or evening dark.
If it was morning dark, and the sun was about to come up, I would back track the way I came in, and try to get inbetween their bedding area and the last place I saw them, with the wind in my favor.
If it's evening dark, I would be waiting in the same spot the next evening,but getting there a lot earlier, waiting on them to arrive.
I may even put the "sneaky stalk" on 'em, if it's still legal shootin' time!
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Wait, and see if they come your way in 15 minutes or so. If not, take the shot with arifle or shotgun or rifle. With a bow, I would sit still if there was much wind. If no wind (or a favorable one), I would try to make the stalk. It all depends on if it's getting lighter or darker, so take that into consideration also.
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