This year was an eye opener. I have hunted a small parcel of land for the last 6 years and there has been minimal learned. I have sat on my butt knowing the deer will come through at some time and known that there were two main spots they would travel. After hunting 5 days in Brown County on 102 acres I realized there are a lot more areas to focus on. I used a lot of what I read here on HNI and isolated one of the best areas on the property and got on some great bucks, only to get busted[:-]

Next season I look to be picking up an area that is over 1,000 acres with 200-300 acres of woods. I plan to shed hunt the property and focus on key pinch points, funnels and travel corridors. I too plan to hang to kill and will focus on mobility instead of settling on fixed locations and sitting on them until they produce. I plan on asking quite a few questions to my fellow HNI members once I get a layout of the property and might even have a couple shed hunt it with me if things work out. My next evolution will allow me to adapt to new environments whcih should help me be successful anywhere I hunt.