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Old 07-13-2008 | 11:30 AM
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Default RE: First stand hung...back in the trees.

ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer

Looks great Matt, Just for research sake, what lead you to this spot?
Thanks, Rob. For one, this wasn't much of a spot I really considered until I took a look at my arial (I'll admit I never scouted much throughout my short bowhunting career, but now I do). I went in last winter, and did some scouting. I found an old sheep fence (most of which is still somewhat standing (that's identified in the map above with the green line). The fence runs right along a ridge, and it's down in one spot, and the deer are crossing there heavily. So, I took it upon myself to cut some trails leading out from that point (indicated in white) to the two corn fields, hung a trail camera in there, and noticed pretty consistant deer movement. They're also now utilizing the trails I cut readily, and they can move from their bedding area (on the backside of the ridge), and into either the western or eastern corn field using my trails while still maintaining security with the heavy cover. You also notice the first few rows on the inside corner of this corn field is absent of any corn, which allows for a nice shot window as the deer enter the standing corn. I know they really hit the corn hard on our property, and this spot allows them to enter TWO corn fields without ever stepping foot into an open field.

Now, that's my long winded theory, but who knows what will happen once the season rolls around[8D]

Looks very promising matt! I will be looking forward to your post's about some great encounters in the month's to come!
Thanks, Tim. The lefty thing is working out very well for me, btw.
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