Originally Posted by olsaltydog

First area i would really try to get in on the creek edge. At least that will give you a visual if anything is moving along that bottom or skirting the field. What type of sign are you seeing in the field though. I got a thousand plants going through my head when i hear leafy greens. If you can ID them then i would Google the plants and see if the deer prioritize them above other food sources in the area. In the food plots we have here there is alot of clover and the fields show alot of sign. Only problem is the deer are only there for the most part in the evening or strictly at night. But they will always be in the surrounding areas until then. Once the leaves start to drop and the greens start going away if there is still green in that field they will then start to show up in the daylight.

For the rest of the area i would wait and scout them at the end of the season being so close in all. If not you could take the kiddos out when they start to shed and go searching these areas for sheds which is also fun and gives you an idea whats in the area and made it through the season.

Second area I would start with the left side of the property at the thinnest section. Could be a good funnel between the fields or also at the southern most point in the woods all for early season as the days get shorter can probably start moving towards the field. If the deer are bypassing the dove fields though they may be hitting something planted in the neighboring fields so your only chance then would be to catch them on the move to these locations. On the second property looks like you also got a road that runs along that field to the properties left. If its a public road then you should have a good spot to drive to and glass that field either in a morning or in the evening to see if deer are coming out of the woods and from where. This glassing will really help you locate where within the woods you may start setting up on.