If it's legal to bait, you could try that, but I would do without and study more to see just what the deer are doing on that 15 acres.

What I would do is pick a day to q.u.i.c.k.l.y scout the property. You will blow deer out of there, but that won't bother them if it's a one-time occurrence. They'll be back there the next morning to bed. Since you stirred things up, be prepared to make ground blinds, set up stands and do some shooting lane trimming, etc, all the same day. That way you only go in once instead of multiple times.

If there's tall grass, a thicket or a band of smaller pines, that's where the deer may be bedding. If there's a rise in terrain in that spot, you could also see if the deer bed on the top edge of it. These areas you should avoid when you do hunt. When approaching your stand or spot, be sure to hunt when the wind is right and be prepared to leave if it is not. Same goes for when you are actually hunting the spot; hunt only when the wind is right.

Another trick you can do is get permission to be on the adjacent property; just NOT for hunting. You may say it's for berry picking, antler shed hunting or whatever seems plausible. Then you tromp all over that property so the deer don't want to be in that area. LOL! It will then be more of a safe haven for the deer to be on the 15 acres instead of the adjacent place. Heck, you may even ask them if they have chores for you to do. That way you have an excuse to go over there several times, work and get paid for it, all the while hopefully keeping the deer from being in that area. It's worth a shot.

Don't hunt the property too much or you'll be pushing the deer away from the 15 acres. Be sure to work at finding more properties to hunt because that chunk is not that big. If you're bowhunting, be sure to tell the landowners that. It's a perception you won't get any deer with a bow anyway, thus your opportunity to get a yes is higher.

Good luck. LOL!

iSnipe