I can't answer most of your questions. I haven't bought the property yet and actually haven't even set foot on the place. I'm just going by pictures so far.

Here's a picture along the creek:


Here's a picture of the less wooded area to the west:


The brown areas are cultivated fields and could be planted in whatever we wanted to plant.

I hope there are deer there now and if there would I would think they would bed in the area I circled in yellow.

How about just a general question. In general how large of an undisturbed area would you need to set aside for a safe haven?