I went turkey hunting on Sunday. I saw no turkeys but was really out there for some in season scouting for deer. I found what I was looking for, some very fresh large rubs and tracks leaving a known swamp bed. I am going in this afternoon to hunt that spot. There is a ladder stand in the tree I need to hunt so I plan to use the ladder stand for my platform. This is a stand put up for gun hunting on a WMA. I know this because I have only seen a guy hunt it during gun season and it is accessed from private land. Normally I let the DNR know about illegally hung stands like this but the guy that hung it helped me drag a 210 pound buck out of the swamp one year. I just can't bring myself to call that one in because he was such a nice guy.
Anyway, according to Onx, I believe the bed is only 75 yards from that ladder stand. The wind will be right all day so I am hopeful I will at least get to see the one that made those rubs. If he follows the trail with the rubs, I should get a 15 yard shot.