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Hi all,
I already punched my buck tag in the early muzzleloader season (I am in Maryland). We are now in the second split a muzzleloader season which runs until New Year's Day. In the early part of the season I had a lot of success hunting the edge of a field – the field is 300 yards long by 150 yards wide. In the last two weeks I have gone out three times twice for the afternoon and once for the morning and not seen a single deer. This field reliably produced a ton of sightings in the early season. I suspect that given how late we are in the season, that means that this area has been heavily pressured and that the deer are not moving until well after sunset. I am inclined to move off the edge of the field, deeper into the woods hoping to place myself between their bedding areas and the field. Given the size of the field there are multiple entry points from where I have seen deer emerge from the woods into the field end so, I was wondering, if anybody had advice about how to narrow down which path out of the woods I am might be best advice to set up in?
I already punched my buck tag in the early muzzleloader season (I am in Maryland). We are now in the second split a muzzleloader season which runs until New Year's Day. In the early part of the season I had a lot of success hunting the edge of a field – the field is 300 yards long by 150 yards wide. In the last two weeks I have gone out three times twice for the afternoon and once for the morning and not seen a single deer. This field reliably produced a ton of sightings in the early season. I suspect that given how late we are in the season, that means that this area has been heavily pressured and that the deer are not moving until well after sunset. I am inclined to move off the edge of the field, deeper into the woods hoping to place myself between their bedding areas and the field. Given the size of the field there are multiple entry points from where I have seen deer emerge from the woods into the field end so, I was wondering, if anybody had advice about how to narrow down which path out of the woods I am might be best advice to set up in?