How should I hunt this buck?

[wapiti792]

Chris IMO I would concentrate on where I saw him last. Big bucks are holed up there for a reason. Like a big mulie they like to be able to look around from their bed. The best ambush point for me would be the north/south line where the island sticks out. Right where your line angles up. Catch a N wind and come in from the south and hang a stand for an evening hunt. With any luck you will catch him coming either from the north fencerow or out of his bed/island. Good luck!!!

[ONE SHOT]

Chris:

I would Set-up a ground blind at the neck or funnel portion where the land and timber are narrow before you reach the small patch of timber He is bedding. This is the path He will be using almost every time. h Here is where He is the most vulnerable......ONE SHOT...

[Slasher]

I say very carefully ... You know the area and conditions more than anyne, so I am just thinking out loud from what you've told me...

Not in the bedding area, but his entrance/exit areas to food or bedding... I might would try his known travel/escape route... Either of those areas where your blue line segments meet as long as I had the approach and wind in my favor... But older bucks are tough for a reason and even when I get close, he wins more than I do... So take it for what it is worth...

Good Luck!!!

[dnovo]

I agree with tryting to hang a stand on that corner on the south side of his escape route. The usual wind for me in MO is N-NW, so stay on the south side of where he is going to travel. In that situation be prepared for an all day sit.
The other idea I had was to hang an observation stand on the south side of the field where the trees bump out a little and maybe you can watch him to get a pattern

[overbo]

This is the way I see it,
You have seen a pattern that maybe consistant.You say w/ a certian wind this buck was jumped from his bed and went a certian direction.I would  wait for the same wind direction and setup at that point where this buck enter the feild the day you jumped him and have someone walk the same line of path the day you jumped him and see if he escapes the same way.

[joevan125]

Hunt the wind and stay in your stand as long as you can stand it. theres no telling where or when he might show up.

[ChuckC]

Do a push and put yourself in the area of the woods where he entered last time he ran.  Have a buddy do a walk by and push the deer.
ChuckC

[The Night Stalker]

need more info or maybe pics of the edge and predominant wind direction.

[wildgame]

like to see a elevation topo.

[lpcjon2]

Imo I would ground blind (if the wind is in my favor) on the peninsula east of the3-bedding area closer to the point and if you enter from the south early hug the wood line to get to the peninsula.You should be able to see him cross to his bedding area in plenty of time and worse case if anything from the other bedding area besides to move you may end up with a shot from them.He makes a sharp turn to the west and if you are east of that turn you should be good for scent.Good Luck