patterning deer
I am having trouble patterning the deer on my farm. We have 250 acres of private ground that ive grown up on and hunted for over 20 years. It is all timber, mostly white oak, with some post oak and black oaks mixed in . We have 5 food plots of clover mixes and winter wheat, we are surrounded by private property and all the neighbors have clearcuts along our property lines. Sounds good dont it, but I have never been able to pattern the deer. They dont travel trails and dont seem to bed anywhere in particular. The deer just seem to wander around and eat acorns, and with no idea which spot to hunt I see a lot of deer out of range and have to rely on a lot of luck. Ive taken a lot of trophy deer, but I think I could do better if I had a better ideawhere they traveled. Any suggestions?