No doubt about it Jeff, they will be in the corn, in the woods, on the trails, etc. Im saying with stealth, I would be most likely be undetected crossing 1/4 miles (as well as knocking off a 90 minute walk to get there) of VERY tall corn to get to the other side.

I was just reading petersons hunting mag and the author said crossing would be best to not contaminate/disturb the whole circumference of the filed....IF undetected to hunt one stand. I also read by an auther in F&S that it would be a HUGE diffrence if the corn was still standing or not, or ag fields were cut. The author did however say it was a hunters call depending on wind, shadows from sun placement, and other factors that would be left up to the hunters common sense. Once the fields are cut, its a definate preferal to cross with a low profile than chance the edges.

I apologize for questioning your accomplishment, as it appeared, but it was totally taken out of context. I know you can nanny whack, and the pictures I have seen, you can get a nice rack now and then.

My stands are up, and I crossed the corn on two seperate weekends and bumped ZERO deer whle putting them up. I 100% believe you , and have known since hunting 25 years ago that deer will be in them, especially in the early AM. I was merely exploring, as well as asking fellow HNI hunters if they would risk it or not. I have 2 titanium rods in my back with 8 screws holding them and carrying a pack and bow to go around my elbow to get to my ass is not very easy on the back. One of my other, much smaller leases I have planted corn and have a camera on them. Not once have I seen them, to any degree, use this as a primary, much less secondary bedding area rather than the surrounding cover of hardwoods and cutover (close by)that gives them much more cover. As a matter od fact, when entering the plots last year early in the AM, it was a given that deer would be in the treeline an hour before sunrise, and my cameras helped me to conclude that. The trails to the fields are traveled frequently from late afternoon and early AM....with that said, I believe I could make it with minimal cance of getting busted. I just dont see the point in contaminating the perimeter of the ag field, than simply going from point A to point B with a very keen eye, and being smart and stealthy. I dont plan on jogging through the corn, or bulldozing them either.

Are you a lawyer? You would make a good one.