On any feature you hunt, it is similar to NW Ohio in approach. You have to have a solid approach to the area.
They always say that your first set will be the best sit. For this reason I went to ground hunting only. Being able to just slowly make a move to a trail they are using that day is much easier. Nothing to break down or time wasted climbing. Also, if I drop something, it is not an ordeal. Lol. I just pick it up.
I also like being on a creek because I like the sound. It muffles any moves I make also. BUT, it does it for the deer too. I can't tell you how many times a year I go "where in the fugg did you come from" when I see a deer.
Thick areas in the hills seem to be little thermal pockets also. You can use this to your advantage once you figure it out depending on season. Some days you want the shaded side, others you want the sunny side.
We have talked a bunch but I'm not sure we have talked many deer stories, lol. I have killed a ton of deer inside 10' from the ground. Once you can read a hill and how a deer would use it, it becomes pretty simple. If hunting with others, use eachother to block escape routes. Mature deer often bust you and you never knew they were around. So if one of you is set up on an escape route from the other...you at least get a sighting.
I can talk for days about this. These hills are easy compared to reading a mountain
. Don't overthink it. Warm air rises, cold are drops. A mature deer didn't need "one more step" by mistake. They know what they are doing and follow that wind/thermal switch.
East winds are the wind you need to drop in on beds. I prefer 15-20 mph winds.
You sumbitch, my legs are asleep! I better wipe and move along. Ask away!
