I'm hunting a major travel route along a drainage ditch in the middle of agriculture fields. This is the only water for many miles and the only trees in a 5 mile radius.
During the rut the bucks here are unbelievable. They travel the ditch searching for does and the buck to doe ratio is over the top. Last year in one day I counted 12 bucks and only saw 5 does here, even though I know there were more of each.

My stand is set up along high grass along the ditch and between 2 scrub trees. (all the scrub trees along the ditch are tore up from rubs)

The little triangle patch is a 1 acre bedding area with a perimeter of dense scrub trees with openings at each of the 3 points, the main opening is facing my stand. ( I don't have permission to hunt the big woods to the east but I have permission to access the triangle patch as needed.)

I've talked to the farmers and the corn will be cut before October 1st which should force the deer to stay along the ditch and woods. The beans will be left up until probably late October but will definately be gone by rut.

From my stand I can see everything for about a 2 mile radius, especially down the ditch where the deer travel most.

I'll also be hunting some public woods in 2 other counties.