Hardwoods, bordered by softwoods and add in water...that has all the makings of the type of area I would be hunting. The still hunter in me would be using that creek and softwoods to work very slowly into the wind when possible. I never was much for hunting the hardwoods though since even though you get long visibility the deer are most often in the cover. They do like the transition between the two as evidenced by deer runs which will skirt the open spaces.