![]() ![]() A big-bodied big woods buck visits a signpost rub in Maine. For that reason, finding a good stand location takes a lot of scouting. Big woods bucks are wanderers and may have a home range that extends for 10 miles in any direction. Stand hunting in the big woods takes on a whole new meaning as bucks do not have any regular feeding or bedding areas. Big woods hunters know that the odds are stacked against them for shooting a buck, especially without snow, but choose to hunt there anyway. ![]() One severe winter can cut the deer herd in half or even more-and it may take years for it to recover. The key is to find the best stand locations.ĭeer densities are typically much lower in the big woods of the north as winter is the controlling factor in the size of the herd. I have been guiding deer hunters in the big woods for 30 years and have had great success with stand hunting. In that case, a second choice for many hunters is to climb into a tree stand or crawl into a ground blind and wait for a buck to pass by. We cannot control when and where the snow might fall, and in some states the season is short, so tracking might not even be an option. ![]() Many hunters from Maine to Minnesota would rather be on the track of a buck when there is snow on the ground, than to hunt any other way. ![]() When people think about hunting in the big woods of the north, they envision hunters dressed in their classic wool clothing taking to the snow-covered forest in search of a buck track to follow. ![]()
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