The rut is a magical time. It’s also a time that can be filled with frustration, missteps and blunders. Trust me, I know. The focus of this column is simple: highlight three rut hunts that went awry. The tough part? Narrowing down my myriad of errors to just three. Let’s dive in. There are lessons to be learned.
MAKE A DECISION
I have always considered myself to be a fairly aggressive type of hunter. Long before the “mobile” movement was in full swing, I had a penchant for wasting no time in changing stand locations if I had any good (and sometimes not-so-good) reason to do so. I could be down from a stand setup and relocated in a hurry, and I would do exactly that any time I saw deer using an area that was
