I hunt a very thick patch of briars, brush and vines. The patch is about the size of a football field. Four years ago I ask the land owner if I could cut some paths in the thick stuff to get to my stand. He said cut what ever you want. After I cut a five foot wide path straight to my stand from the open field below (about 40 yards away) I decided to cut 3 more paths (about 2 feet wide) in the other three directions. I can't tell you what an unbelievable difference it made! I had deer on those paths all day long! I cut the paths on the Saturday before opening day(Monday) and by 11.am Monday morning I saw between 20-30 deer including a nice 7 point I took at about 8 yards and on Tuesday around 10.am I took a nice 8 point with an 18 inch inside spread at about 12 yards. Both those deer walked right to me on the newly cut paths! I also shot 2 does from the same stand on the same paths. If I were you I would cut a few paths leading to your shooting lanes. It worked great were I hunt...Good Luck!