Yeah, I was very successfull my 1st year on the lease and shot almost all of my deer off the creek, but I was up the creek a lil bit and on top of a hill where the deer would come out to my left and then I had a clearing of about 5' to take my shot before they walked in front of me and I would have had to get them to turn for a clean shot. Anyway, I did some very minor trimming and left most of the natural cover in its place. I just trimmed some limbs in order for me to have as many shots as possible. But you are right, the deer love the creeks and I have no one hunting within 20 acres of me, so I am very excited to see what comes to Papa, lol. The creek normally has very little water in it in the winter, but enough to keep the deer coming there.