Hello all,

First of all I want to thankeveryone for all the information they share on this site. I have been logging on as a guest for some time now and have learned a ton.

I will be seriously hunting with my bow for the first time this year. One of the main areas I will be hunting is a bow only public area that is different than anything I have ever hunted. I went scouting all day last Thursday and am looking forward to a real challenge.

Here's the situation - it is mainly gently rolling hills with waist high grass, briars, etc. and many young trees scattered over the area which are approx. 10-15 ft. tall. The trees were obviously planted by the wildlife department due to the uniform spacing of about 15 ft. between them. There are short strips of mature hardwoods in a few places, but not many.

I really don't have any idea how the animals will use this type of terrain or where to even start in stand site selection. The three mature deer I jumped while scouting were within 200 yds of the management area headquarters in a couple of the thicker hardwood strips.

Thanks for any suggestions!
Murphy