c903 - I' ve had good experiences in hunting standing corn when I have a good setup, but the property I hunt on doesn' t much lend itself to that. The " lower" cornfield at the bottom of a wooded ridge is bordered by the thickest creekbottom you' ve ever seen in your life. I' m serious when I say that the briars are so thick that I wouldn' t walk thtrough there without a Kevlar suit on. The few trees that are there aren' t worth putting a stand in. Not to mention that is a key bedding area for the deer so even trying to go in is a big no-no.

Our other cornfield is bordered on one side by an alfalfa field which we don' t have permission to be in, a grassy field on our property, and then woods which we also don' t have permission to be in. The deer that come into and out of the corn are pretty much heading into the woods where I cannot go. So unless I set up a ground blind in a fencerow somewhere there' s not much I can do.

In past years we' ve had a lot better success when the corn is down. That forces the deer to travel through the corridors of our woods more versus staying in the corn or the thick cover adjecent to it.

Everything sounds good on paper, or in this case on the internet. Too bad it' s always a whole different story when you get into the woods.