I have been interested in hunting a particular area for quite some time on public property. It’s kind of a hike walking, so I know not many bow hunters hunt the area. The area consists of 2 fields separated by woods on either side of both fields. The woods in the center separating both fields are kind of a thinner woods line. I saw many trails while walking around in the heavy wooded area where the deer come from to feed in the fields. I set up on a rub line about 100 yards in the woods, but didn’t see anything. As it was approaching quitting time, I left the woods, walking along the edge of one of the fields. There were about 20 deer in the field jumping through the corn stalks, which I spooked.

My question is what would be the best possible tactic for finding where these deer are exiting the woods into the fields to eat? The only solution that I could think of was getting there before dark with a pair of binoculars to see which trail they are using. Also, would the thin wood line that separates the two fields be a good place to set up in if I find a trail going from one field to the next?