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Post by monkeyarms13 on Aug 19, 2015 20:46:20 GMT -5
Meta, good question. I have permission to track deer around me for several hundred acres. John, No neighbors have food plots, but the land owner does have a large garden and the deer eat out of it all year long. Interesting thought about the deer bedding in the corn- that could be a great possibility! They're in heaven in that corn. Great cover and don't have to leave to go eat. They'll get up and move around anyway, but that buck on my photo had a thick layer of fat. He'd been eating a lot of corn and not moving much. I'm excited for you. Keep posting your progress; we like to see stuff like this. Will they let you take an ATV on that land? It sure would be easier. Hey, get trail cameras. This is a great way to pattern your deer. I probably have one that you can have if you don't. Sorry for the long delay, I've been without Internet as I just bought a house! I do not currently have a trail camera, I wouldn't even know where to start putting one to be honest, there are a lot of deer trails! Thanks so much for all of your suggestions. They are of great help to me. I am very excited for this season. I've never hunted hear the corn field or in the top right corner as someone else suggested. I'm thinking I may not even go down there until closer to the rut. I do have access to the left of my hunting property to get deer, but I haven't talked to the person on the right.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 19, 2015 21:22:31 GMT -5
They're in heaven in that corn. Great cover and don't have to leave to go eat. They'll get up and move around anyway, but that buck on my photo had a thick layer of fat. He'd been eating a lot of corn and not moving much. I'm excited for you. Keep posting your progress; we like to see stuff like this. Will they let you take an ATV on that land? It sure would be easier. Hey, get trail cameras. This is a great way to pattern your deer. I probably have one that you can have if you don't. Sorry for the long delay, I've been without Internet as I just bought a house! I do not currently have a trail camera, I wouldn't even know where to start putting one to be honest, there are a lot of deer trails! Thanks so much for all of your suggestions. They are of great help to me. I am very excited for this season. I've never hunted hear the corn field or in the top right corner as someone else suggested. I'm thinking I may not even go down there until closer to the rut. I do have access to the left of my hunting property to get deer, but I haven't talked to the person on the right. Congratulations on the house. I've heard corners are good. I usually don't go in until the last week of Oct. You should see some action by then. I now stay out of my woods the first three weeks of Oct. If you want the camera, send me a PM with your address and I'll send it to you. I was going to hang it in one of the handicap areas on public land. Someone would have stolen it anyway. At least now I'll know who has it.
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Post by weeman on Aug 19, 2015 22:13:04 GMT -5
I'm constantly learning the best places/tactics on every property I hunt .where two of my favorite are terrain and edges both can feed your hunting success .sometimes the big bucks are different they are usually hangin near my truck while I'm back in there....
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Post by boonechaser on Aug 20, 2015 10:01:10 GMT -5
Funnel's, funnel's, funnel's. ESP. during late Oct and Nov.. I rarely hunt directly over food source's unless it is very well hidden. Look for narrow ridges that slope down to a drainage or ridges that have abundance of white oak tree's. I primarily trophy hunt but funnel area's also see a lot of doe activity as deer move from one area onto another. Pay attention to ridge area's that parallel drainage's as well as these are usually are deer highways. Shouldn't be hard to locate deer trail's and look for area's that have several trail's coming together. Good luck.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Aug 21, 2015 11:54:39 GMT -5
One important thing to consider is the deer may completely change their movements and behavior by October. When the Bucks loose their velvet they become less social and often become much harder to pattern.
Right now the deer are on a summer feeding pattern where they feed in about the same places at about the same time, so they are very easy to see and pattern in the summer months and into early September.
But once the Bucks loose their velvet and the crops start turning brown or getting harvested everything is going to change. The deer simply are not going to feed in the crops as much.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Aug 21, 2015 14:57:43 GMT -5
I know mine sure do change their pattern. I just assumed that it was different crops in different places and the harvest.
I must say, this sure makes having a food plot a nice thing ...even if it is bating. LOL
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 10, 2015 13:04:43 GMT -5
I would probably put a stand somewhere inside that red line... But seriously, for me it is hard to say without knowing more details such as the topography and what is around your ground. One spot that I find visually interesting is due south (assuming I am interpreting the compass reading correctly) of the house and pond. It appears that a ravine is nearly connecting to the brush field, could be a good pinch point. Is the brush field at a higher elevation than the house? You were right about a funnel behind the house. There's a deep raving that funnels the deer through. I decided to check it out last night and saw several deer moving through. The problem is actually getting to the area. Because of how steep the ridges are, my only option is to start on the edge of the field at the opposite end. It's fine when walking midday, but I learned last night I have no way out! There were deer all in that grass field at the bottom
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 10, 2015 19:37:35 GMT -5
I want to say THANK YOU to everyone that took the time to study my GPS pictures and help me out. I've been hunting since a young age, but never took the time to study the land. As I get older I am learning the importance. I have located 3 funnels and a pinch point on the property all leading to the grassy field (used to be a brush field, it's all grass/clover this year). Anyway, I have seen more deer on this property in the last 3 days than I have in the past 2 years of hunting it combined. Simply put, I've been hunting the wrong places. Mainly, I've been staying on the ridge tops and seeing deer and even harvesting them, however, I now see how many deer truly use this area that I've just NEVER seen because of my stand placements! So, THANK YOU!
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Post by HuntMeister on Oct 11, 2015 7:40:47 GMT -5
I would probably put a stand somewhere inside that red line... But seriously, for me it is hard to say without knowing more details such as the topography and what is around your ground. One spot that I find visually interesting is due south (assuming I am interpreting the compass reading correctly) of the house and pond. It appears that a ravine is nearly connecting to the brush field, could be a good pinch point. Is the brush field at a higher elevation than the house? You were right about a funnel behind the house. There's a deep raving that funnels the deer through. I decided to check it out last night and saw several deer moving through. The problem is actually getting to the area. Because of how steep the ridges are, my only option is to start on the edge of the field at the opposite end. It's fine when walking midday, but I learned last night I have no way out! There were deer all in that grass field at the bottom Awesome! Good to hear you are seeing more activity now. Keep us posted on your progress!
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