RE: controlling deer routes?
Very true! I have made man made funnels by cutting down trees to force deer to go where I wanted them to. It really works. I have also brushed in or cut down trees across heavily traveled paths that were in an area you could not hunt and redirected them to a path that passed by my tree stand. This was in the days before all of the awesome ground blinds that are available today. But if the right situation presents itself you still can make funnels that will force deer to pass by your tree stand or ground blind within shooting distance. I have also made paths through extremely thick cover in the off season with my 4 wheeler that deer will adopt readily. They are very lazy.