RE: Bowhunting small woods?
I've hunted and continue to hunt some REALLY small plots. One of the best I ever had here in suburbia was 25 acres. The best one I've seen in a couple years is a small 5 acre lot we hunted a couple years ago. Len got permission for us to hunt it again yesterday. The deer travel through it, but it's one of those deals where they just can't help themselves. They travel through it every morning like clock work, wind, rain, sleet or hail... they're always there. The key to these places is LOW IMPACT. Find your trees for your climber ahead of time. Hang 2 or 3 stands and DON'T over hunt. As hard as it is, if the wind is wrong, stay out. Start slow. Hunt the fringes, watch the movement, sneak in on them, and back out, and in... don't become patterned. Don't crowd them and you can have a heck of a gold mine. Get high.