Hunting Standing Corn Crops
11-25-2006, 05:19 PM
#1
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Hunting Standing Corn Crops
Anyone got some tips on hunting standing corn?
I have located a nice 5x5 whitetail that looks to go about 150+ but he's holed up in a 1/2 section (about 300+ acres)of standing corn. It has a few small willow ponds, and a couple of bluffs contained in it. Its bordered on 3 sides by grid roads, and harvested grain fields on the 4th side.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thnx CW
I have located a nice 5x5 whitetail that looks to go about 150+ but he's holed up in a 1/2 section (about 300+ acres)of standing corn. It has a few small willow ponds, and a couple of bluffs contained in it. Its bordered on 3 sides by grid roads, and harvested grain fields on the 4th side.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Thnx CW
11-25-2006, 05:23 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
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RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
Stalk him 
. Find a nice wet windy day. Start at the begining of the field with the wind in your face and go slow. When you think you're going slow enough for moss to start growing on you.... slow down some more. Poke your eyeballs up and down each row as you cross them. I love still hunting standing corn.
. Find a nice wet windy day. Start at the begining of the field with the wind in your face and go slow. When you think you're going slow enough for moss to start growing on you.... slow down some more. Poke your eyeballs up and down each row as you cross them. I love still hunting standing corn.
11-25-2006, 06:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Morgan County, IL
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RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
No rows, huh?? That corn was never planned on being cut.
You can either still try what NYBH suggested, or walk laps around the 300ac. and maybe find a good ambush point. If that doesnt work you could always wait for a really dry, windy day and burn the whole darn thing down.
You can either still try what NYBH suggested, or walk laps around the 300ac. and maybe find a good ambush point. If that doesnt work you could always wait for a really dry, windy day and burn the whole darn thing down.
11-25-2006, 06:14 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MO.
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RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
Try a little late season scouting and use the binos to see if you can pick
up on his travel routes to where hes bedding or feeding,pick out your
best ambush spot put up a natural ground blind wait him out!
up on his travel routes to where hes bedding or feeding,pick out your
best ambush spot put up a natural ground blind wait him out!
11-25-2006, 10:13 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 855
RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
If you can place a stand or blind in a strategic spot maybe he'll come close enough for a shot, you know maybe where he enters or vacates.There is always the possibility of a deer drive??? Good luck and keep us posted.
11-30-2006, 09:22 AM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: madison county ohio
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RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
I was in a stand on the back side of standing corn earlier this week. The farmer was about to shell corn and you could see orange in all direction around that field. Deer will stay in the corn and not move much if pressured. They are not afraid of farm equipment at all. By the time he was done I saw several nice bucks and countless doe run out of this corn. It took him 2 days to shell that feild and the deer stayed in the corn until they had no more than a few rows left. Just my luck they all exited the corn away from me. and ran to another field of corn. Go figure.
11-30-2006, 01:41 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: wisconsin
Posts: 1,061
RE: Hunting Standing Corn Crops
Dont drive him,youll gut shoot him for sure and loose him.He cant stay in there forever,find the nearest water and find the run hes using to get to it.Then follow back 50-75 yds.Hunker in for a long wait,youll get him.