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Post by deerhunter23 on Feb 4, 2007 3:25:10 GMT -5
if your where looking for a new woods to try and get permission to hunt or maybe even lease what are the top three things about the woods you would want to stand out? water, crops, cover.......etc...
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Post by bsutravis on Feb 4, 2007 4:33:42 GMT -5
Yes.......yes.....yes.......and yes.  Large tract of land, agriculture fields nearby.....potential for food plot within the woods somewhere....mixture of mature oaks and other mast trees....some elevation changes.....some percentage of the woods to be in young growth to make nice, heavy cover to give a good bedding area.....woods that haven't been over-hunted in recent years.... I guess that's more than 3....... I suppose ANY woods that has a whitetail population that frequents the area will work. IMO the single most important factor in a woods that produces larger bucks (and more bucks) is letting the smaller bucks walk on by....and when you let that arrow fly, or squeeze that trigger you are happy with the animal you are harvesting. |
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Post by oneshot on Feb 4, 2007 10:33:24 GMT -5
Assuming the property would have the basic 3.....food,water, and cover,[otherwise no deer] then lack of hunting pressure would be #1.
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Post by LawrenceCoBowhunter on Feb 4, 2007 11:05:02 GMT -5
My ideal woods would a good water source,a good field(ag crops, clover,crp) with an inside corner.A good ridge(with lots of white oak) that levels off every 80-100 yards,and my favorite,sadles and funnels..oh yeah..Woods that have big deer on it..
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Post by duff on Feb 4, 2007 12:46:43 GMT -5
Woods with a creek bottom/river bottom running near or in it, adjacent ag fields with multiple pockets or wooded fingers if it is part of the property, and good bedding area on or near the property.
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Post by reloader on Feb 4, 2007 17:25:28 GMT -5
Try to find a spot where its hard to get to,one of those overlooked places that cant be seen from a road easy.I have always found such places and never see another hunter,but always see B&C bucks,and look for cover that you cant get through with cutting your path through briars with wire cutters.This year I witnessed deer crawling on their belly under briars to get to where they wanted to bed,under spots you think a bunny could only go.
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Post by DEERTRACKS on Feb 5, 2007 7:31:37 GMT -5
All three!!!!!!!!
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Post by larryhagmansliver on Feb 7, 2007 12:23:24 GMT -5
Interesting post. I obviously agree with all said, but hunting pressure has got to be top on the list. Most guys are happy with 1.5 year old bucks and will take them. That is the problem with the area I hunt. It has everything else going for it and everyone knows it. Trespassers seem to harvest the small bucks before they get large. Perhaps a small parcel that others would overlook is much better than the larger tracts.
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Post by mbogo on Feb 8, 2007 8:38:55 GMT -5
The best area in the world is nearly worthless if you can't get to and from your stand with out alerting deer. The next most important ingredient for me would be cover because if you have cover you will have deer that constantly live there. Proximity to agricultural fields or foodplots would be a plus but as long as you had some nearby food source(ie. hard and soft mass or browse) you would be doing very good if you had the first two.
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