Heres a question to get us back to the basics of bowhunting. I've hunted a 22 acre swamp in an agricultural area for a few years now. It is literally surrounded by soybeans and corn.(farmer does rotate crops).
I know this is a safe haven for deer in the area because it is the thickest cover around. A couple years ago the swamp dried up and I tried "scouting" in some parts I was on my hands & knees. I was amazed at the deer trails that weaved through it, mainly the narrowness of them. I have hunted the northeast corner of this swamp the past 2 yrs and have seen many deer travelling through it including some nice bucks(various times of day) this on days when fellow hunters who hunt close dont see anything. I can basically hunt the north,east and part of the west side. I prefer the east, that way the prevailing sw wind is in my face and the only thing behind me is a crop field and a road?farm. Heres the deal I can see things are going to change here in few years, Urban sprawl etc. I really want a chance at one of the nice bucks while I still have the privlege to hunt here. There are a lot of varibles to list but for the most part I think my best window of opprotunity is the first week of season. The only high spots in the swamp that I know of are around the edges and there is only 1 hedgerow leading out of it, thats on the S end and runs south across a road and to an alfalfa field. The east side where I intend to hunt has a couple giant oaks and some smaller scrub trees the later of which I intend to hang a stand. Armed with this little bit of info tell me if I"m on track or would you do something different. I plan to go in early and hunt all day. I have a satellite(sp) image of this area but dont know how to post to messageboard. Let me know and I'll scan it in at a friends. (hes real computer savy)Also leery about posting it to the entire world so maybe email a select few out-of- state master woodsman, can never be to secretive with hunting land nowadays.

Let me know if you have any more questions about habitat, behavior etc. Who knows, with your help I just may get a chance at a trophy. Thanks