I hunt a 4,000 acre Island that is basically one block of woods. As such, there are no funnels on our land. However, there is one approach that I have had great success. There are many big flats that run through our property. For the most part the flats are fairly open and about 50yds wide. The mature bucks and does for that matter, will not cross the open flats until right before dark. However, on almost every flat there is a thick area that is very small that crosses the flat connecting very thick timber. I killed 3 deer this year hunting these thick areas located in the open flats. Another area that is great is to find a slough or small lake that is somewhat long and narrow and set up at the very end of it where the water stops. In my experience, deer love to go around these lakes and sloughs even though the water may only be a couple of feet deep. Just some pointers for some of us that aren't blessed with textbook funnels and bottlenecks.

Hunt the thickets

Edited by - Belle Island on 01/08/2003 21:15:19