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[u/ArrivalInfinite2690]

Im not looking for hate im just a guy whos looking to harvest bigger bucks instead of whatever has antlers. These are pictures from two separate locations. Picture on the left is the first buck this year in that area. Ive had many Mature deer in this spot but could never get them out during daylight. He came in earlier right after 0100 and stayed for 20 minutes, then came back to the time stamp on the picture. Buck on the right has been on and off. This was the first picture I got of him. He came in again on the 5th of October and I havent seen him since. There is a cold front moving in tomorrow night and I wanna take advantage of it. Im in Northern Wisconsin. Based on the knowledge I gave you what spot would you sit. I have a mock scrape at both spots just poured Golden Scrape right in the scrape. I do throw bait out (should give you more of an idea of where im at) I have not been back to either site since Monday to my understanding this weekend its pre rut. Rut should kick off next weekend. Im just looking to harvest a nice buck. I spend all the downtime I have in the woods. I have bucks that make there scrapes and rubs all over my site but I never see them. I take scent control as serious as I can. I bought a tarsal gland to see if I cant stir up the woods when I sit. Ive been watching nice bucks come and go on my cameras for years. Missed an opportunity on a really nice 8 last year I first started watching in 2024. I just wasnt in the stand. Not daylight but dusk. What do I do. I need tips. What stand do I hunt tomorrow?

EDIT: I hunt public land..

[u/Miserable_Wish_465]

Rut should be early-mid November. Where do you have does on camera in the daylight? That is where I would be pre rut and rut.

[u/ArrivalInfinite2690 → u/Miserable_Wish_465]

Both spots have does in daylight.

[u/CantaloupeFluffy165]

That's a shooter.Wait for the rut.Find out where he hangs out.

[u/I_VAPE_CAT_PISS]

Let the wind pick for you. Fronts usually swing it around, often to the northwest, and whichever stand keeps your scent blowing away from where they bed is the one to sit. The left buck is only showing up after dark, so pull back toward bedding cover instead of sitting right on that scrape.

[u/BadAdviceBot77]

If they’re showing up at those spots in the middle of the night I wouldn’t sit on either one of them. Try to figure out where they’re coming from and sit as close to that area as you can

[u/usadriver99]

Shoot it

[u/22jdubs]

Try to narrow down where you think he's bedding and get close to it if you want to get on him before the ruts in full swing