Guy's I am 13 as you know already and I am getting a bow today(PSE)and I was wandering about some stuff so here's afew questions for a beginner.
1.Stand or blind?
I have been hunting for a lot of years and I hunt on the ground with a rolled up pice of camo fabric that I use a s a portable blind. I have taken a lot of deer on the ground and have had them close enough to swat on the backside with an arrow. Scent control and wind direction are very important.
2.How far will I be able to kill a deer with a 40 lb. draw weight.
IMHO the real question is how far you can shoot accurately with the best broadhead for your setup. By the time you get to the hunting season you may find that the poundage you are shooting has increased, and you will probably have foundyour comfort level for distance.
3.Mechanical broad head or what?
IMHO you have to little Kinetic energy for a mechanical broadhead. Some great reading and unbiased broadhead tests can be found at:
http://thearchersedge.net/speak.html
4.What sounds better,my granmas land 5 acres of wood's 15 acres ofopen with a pond but it's by a highway,but I have been seeing a doe with her fawn around their,or LOTS!!!!of woods open fields!!!!!water good grass but it's my neighbors and I am not sure if he will let me hunt their,and last but not least,25 acres of wood's with other timber in spot's water field and thats where i also rifle hunt,but the guy rented it off and I am not sure if the guy renting it will let me hunt.
Being 13 you are going to be limited to walking or riding a bikefor transportation if you are hunting alone. The obvious answer is where the deer are. Get on your bike and do some riding in the early AM and evening. Google earth is a great tool for looking at the landscape and identifying hunting areas. If you are going to hunt alone let your parents know where you are going and when you will be back
and stick to it, no matter what. If you shoot a deer or something you can always go back and get it later.
5.My neighbor is just 50 yrds. away and I was wandering if I ask do I call or ask in person?That's kind of a dumb stupid question but what would yall do?
Always ask in person and it helps to dress nicely in an ideal world apperance shouldn't matter, but in reality it does
A couple of other comments:
1. Welcome to the sport. It is an awesome way to spend your time.
2. Get some good books to read. There is a lot of information available today. You can check out books at the local library, or buy them. A couple I would recommend are:
Mapping Trophy Bucks by Brad Herndon
Whitail Hunting Tactics of the pros by Lamar Underwood
Hunting Trophy Whitetails in the Real World by Don Higgins is also supposed to be good but I have not read it, yet
3. Here are some other websites that have some info that you might find helpful:
http://www.kerrlake.com/deer/index.htm
http://pursuithunting.blogspot.com/2007/08/dominant-tree-part-1-definition.html
Bob