Ridge's pictures illustrate how little the actual kill zone really is, even if you're a LONG ways away. In the picture behind his rifle, the entire hillside in front of him is obscured by trees, with very little ground visibility, meaning his visibility and opportunity for shots on deer are very limited.
there are 2 places there where you will see deer, to the left the county once checked for limestone to see about putting a quarry there, kind of an old roadbed you can see at 9 o'clock, then the 40 yard band of open timber at the top of the ridge straight ahead, have laid many many bucks to rest up there, the last one was a 3 yo 8 point at 470 yards, laying in his bed, as I scanned the timber with binocs, he flicked an ear, he never got to his feet
In the picture of the valley with the small grassy opening, you're looking at several acres in the picture, with less than about 10% of the hillside open for a shot on game.
This spot is intense, deer can appear anywhere and varies from year to year, you want to be successful here, keep the glass busy, lots of places you can see deer lots of places to shoot but its threading the needle through the trees. some years they skirt the field, others all the action in almost on the ridgetops, I don't shoot them skylined. also to the right is a wide open valley they squirt accrossed a lot, have killed 2 good bucks crossing it. all the while 50 yards to my left is a 4 lane highway going through a cut where the wind just rips through you, its a good place but have spent many miserale hours here hands so cold you just can't hold the binocs, but the success I've enjoyed here makes me forget about the misery.
RR