How to White tail

[Goatshoes]

So, I found out that I can get access to archery hunt deer on a private section of uncultivated ranch property along a river in MT that appears to have plenty of cotton woods and willows. I have never hunted white tail deer but this looks like classic white tail habitat, and I would like to give it a try. It would be DIY. I wouldn't have any real time for scouting (maybe a half day) and maybe three days of hunting. My instinct is to walk as much of the property as I can, identify the most heavily used trails and then set up a tree stand within my accurate range and sit still as long as I can as early and late as I can until the magic happens. Perhaps this is a oversimplification? Of course, I would like to be successful but don't really care about the antlers, though bigger is better. Can I be equally as successful from a ground blind assuming I have shooting lanes?

Till now, all of my hunts have been spot and stalk on mule deer or elk so this is a new game for me. Any advice is welcome, particularly about my assumptions of finding a trail and setting up a stand. Is it reasonable to think that I can go in blind as described and figure something out in three days?

Thanks, Goatshoes

 

[buckbull]

Yes you can be successful but you don't have to go in blind. Pull up the property in Google earth and look for pinch points. Find out what crops are or have been planted. Ground blind should be fine. Good luck.

 

[Wolfshead]

If you’ve found heavy trails, especially one going into and out of feeding areas, look for very slight trails that parallel them approximately 30-40 yards or so from them.
Those are the trails the bucks use to scent check the main trails.
You will also find these trails that parallel bedding and feeding areas where Does will congregate.