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<blockquote data-quote="brant89" data-source="post: 2518129" data-attributes="member: 49553"><p>I'm still fairly new to backpack hunting, but I generally set up much closer to water than that (usually within 200 yards), but I do understand that if it's the only water source for game you would want to be a good distance away. Do you take extra water storage with you when you are that far from a water source or just bite the bullet and make multiple trips to water each day (I find myself going through 4-6L per day easily).</p><p></p><p>This October I'm pursuing mule deer with a buddy, and I'm planning on hiking in a bit deeper than we have in the past. I found what seems like a decent location to set up camp. It's in a small, lightly wooded drainage on a south facing slope, about 180 yards from the bottom where there is running water, east of where we intend to hunt. We will potentially be within 500 yards of where we expect to see game, but the southern slope is either heavily wooded or pretty steep, so there aren't many options for tent site locations. My thoughts were that being in the drainage would shield us from wind and keep us out of direct line of sight to any of our spotting locations. My only concern is thermals carrying our scent towards the north face since we are so close to the bottom of the basin. Is this something I should be worried about or am I overthinking it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brant89, post: 2518129, member: 49553"] I'm still fairly new to backpack hunting, but I generally set up much closer to water than that (usually within 200 yards), but I do understand that if it's the only water source for game you would want to be a good distance away. Do you take extra water storage with you when you are that far from a water source or just bite the bullet and make multiple trips to water each day (I find myself going through 4-6L per day easily). This October I'm pursuing mule deer with a buddy, and I'm planning on hiking in a bit deeper than we have in the past. I found what seems like a decent location to set up camp. It's in a small, lightly wooded drainage on a south facing slope, about 180 yards from the bottom where there is running water, east of where we intend to hunt. We will potentially be within 500 yards of where we expect to see game, but the southern slope is either heavily wooded or pretty steep, so there aren't many options for tent site locations. My thoughts were that being in the drainage would shield us from wind and keep us out of direct line of sight to any of our spotting locations. My only concern is thermals carrying our scent towards the north face since we are so close to the bottom of the basin. Is this something I should be worried about or am I overthinking it? [/QUOTE]
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