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So I have a pretty good area for hunting this year....I think[8D]But I am wondering where do I set up first: in the field where they eat or where they get their water. My gut is going with water, but where do the deer go first?
I would stick with food sources..You never know it could be water were they are bedding anyways alot of trees hold water too..Go with fields first then when they figure out youre hunting them go the heavy brush..Happy hunting in 07'
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Its hard to soar like a eagle when your surrounded by turkeys..
I agree go with the food source, especially if it is baited. On most land there is ample sources of water from creeks, ponds, small water holes etc.. Baited food sources are unique and keeps them coming to that exact location.
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I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. -Thomas Jefferson
Food, they can get water by licking it off vegitation. I used to hunt on land fairly close to a pond, I NEVER saw deer at the pond. They were always browsing the field instead.
I have a test for you, put a bucket of water out, then a bucket of corn. See which one they go for or which attracts more animals.
Paul
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I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to eat carrots! (Ron White)
What comes first food or water
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