Up till last year, I was strictly fields. I had no confidence in the woods.
Then I went to my buds place last fall, and he didn't take the stand in the woods, so I thought I would. I was hooked! I have never seen so many deer acting so casual. They were walking around, and never ever seemed to notice me. I am hooked on the woods. I would hunt in the woods almost any day over fields in most situations.

One observation is that deer seem to really pay attention to the edges of fields where a predator might sit. In the woods, they have to pay attention 360 degrees. In a field that might only be 90 degrees. I have more ability to hide my movements in the woods. I really like that.

The only thing I wish was that I could see in the woods after a certain time at night. The canopy is so thick where I hunt, that even though it is still shooting time, the woods get dark FAST. I bought a lighted pendulum sight to help me with that this year. We'll see how that goes.