Well that's some great advice fellas, and I appreciate it.
I can't wait to get down there tomorrow and walk every square inch of that place. Sunday I'm gonna do the same to my sika property.
I know exactly what his tracks look like, I went over and checked them out the second time I saw him. Every single time I walk back into that dogleg of the field, they're right there. The little dogleg allows him to come out, and the only way you can see him is to walk back along the field line, and look around the corner. Nobody hunts there, because it's only about 100yds from the paved road.
Funny you should say that, DEBob, the only time I saw him hunting was after rattling. It was the first week in Nov, and he came to the edge of the clearcut, and stood there for a bit, saw nobody to fight, and turned around. I rattled again, and he came back, and did the same thing. If I had a decoy, he probably would have come out. I'm pretty sure he lives there all year round, the whole pc is surrounded by beans and corn. Then its winter wheat. He may leave for the late winter, but I'm pretty sure he spends June through Jan in there. There's usually 8-10 does coming out with their fawns every night, from one side or another. Usually 15-20 in the summer. Im not sure exactly how many does fit in there, but I suspect he runs the little bucks out, and stays right at home during the rut.
Oh well, I'll see what I can learn tomorrow.