I have been a member of this forum for quite some time now and there is always great information coming from all of you. I have run into a situation this year that is going to greatly change my hunting in one particuar area I hunt. My family is getting 70 acres of our land cut and a lot of cover is going to be gone. We have a beautiful cedar swamp with great cabin logs on it that is going to be decimated by this fall and to top it off, my cousin and I jumped what looked to be a shooter 8 or 10pt today out of the edge of the swamp. I was told to take my stands out of the trees in the areas getting cut so they can be cut if needed and one of the stands is in a spot that I have had great success harvesting and seeing bucks throughout the years, very close to where we jumped the buck.

My question is, what approach would you take in hunting this land? By the sounds of it there won't be a tree big enough to put a stand in and unless we get an early snowfall, they won't be in there feeding on the tops early to mid bow season. I am thinking ground blind of course but with the change of scenery the patterns the deer take will be dramatically changed. I had spots all ready to go and now have to start over. Let me know what you do on freshly cut property, what approach do you take?? I am very interested in your opinions!!!

Thanks,
Chris