I was hunting the edge habitat of a large clear cut today. I came to a spot where a road cut down the middle of part of the cut. The road was right on the edge of a large bowl. I walked out a few feet and glassed across to the opposite edge of the bowl. Within seconds I spotted a doe that was bedded right on the timber line. she was already locked onto me. Staring right at me with ears at attention. I had a good cross wind so there's no way she winded me and I wasn't making noise. She was an easy 300 yards away!

So I backed out of there and pulled out the trusty iPhone. using a satellite image I found a skidder road that parralled her back side. my plan was to creep down the road and then slip into the timber. Once in the timber I would have to make about a 75 yard stalk to sneak in from behind. just as I was about to cut off into the timber she came darting across the road and went into some nasty reprod. I wasn't making noise on the road and I still had a good cross wind that was blowing away from where she was. It was as if she knew exactly what my plan was and decided to sneak out the back before I crept in from the back.

I figured since she was bedded I would have more time and that when she saw me back out it would put her at ease. Being this is my first year hunting I learn valuable lessons every day. today I learned that deer can pick you out from 300+ yards like its nothing.

So now that we're on the topic of getting busted...what's the longest distance that a deer has busted you from?

Most likely i never heard or seen the deer that busted me the farthest away. Sounds like your huntin with bells on. I had those bells last weekend.

I may as well have had bells on today. When she ran across the road I should have grunted at her to try and stop her for a second. of course I didn't think of that until later though.

Learning to become the least discordant note in the forest is challenging indeed, requiring a shift in perspective. There are many lessons in your story for your discernment and discovery. Welcome to their classroom....

Beautifully said.

I actually just now picked up on what was said there. that's a cool view on it. that's why I need to spend a lot more time in the woods. The deer definitely teach us more than we give credit for.

i have been busted from as far as 60 feet on the ground i was walking down the trail and off to my left was the deer i had been hunting had pics had sighting been busted earlier in the week from 30 feet away.

I set up a new tree stand after having alot of cats in my original plan and coming within 5 feet of 3 of them i climbed up the tree limbing and was gonna sit and enjoy my view i got half way turned around and theres a 3x3 staring at my from 100 feet just watching me do my thing! he ate a little more as i watched i grunted but he didnt care. he eventually walked off.

Whenever I leave the house it seems....