Hardcore, that is good advice. We have about 15 acres set aside as a sanctuary just as you mentioned. It is a really thick with pine trees, cedar trees, stickers,etc. Well actually it is 2 areas, one is about 5 and the other 10. I shot my buck this year on the north edge of the 10 acre area and last year on the south edge.

nodog, I would also like to buy the land to the north since I am dreaming

I really like the ideas of adding more, thicker bedding areas and more sanctuary areas. The problem I run into though is I still need the crop fields for income. Otherwise I would take those over and convert the whole place to ideal deer habitat.