Standing corn can be good if you have an isolated water source. Standing corn only provides 2 of the 3 basic needs for deer, food, and cover. They still need to drink, so if you can set up on the water and they visit during the day you still have a fighting chance. If there is a lot of water available, or worse, a runoff ditch in the corn game over.

Another option is a corn chute if the land owner will allow you to make one. This is pretty good if you have an oak flat that is producing. Deer love the corn but they'll still come to the acorns. If you make a corn chute leading to the acorns you have a sweet ambush sight.