Stand Selection.
 

Ok, so I was fooling around with Google Earth tonight and decided to see what you guys thought.

This is a small portion of the propertyI hunt, more specifically the main section I hunt in September during the early season.

The field is cut alfalfa. The blue is a creek. The red circle is where I normally have one treestand. I've taken does out of it before, but never any bucks. The yellow squares are the points where deer generally enter the field. At the inside corner of the field (to the left of the stand site) is a small wild apple tree.

If you were hunting this spot, where would you place your stand?

RE: Stand Selection.
 

personally, i'd go back into the woods a little deeper and find a creek crossing to set up on.

RE: Stand Selection.
 

Ya......like me!!! I have all my options covered.
Blue are rifle stands and yellow are bow stands

RE: Stand Selection.
 

Dan,
Me personally would place them a little further back. I placed orange markers where I thought would be best.

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I think I would try the point that comes out South of your stand. It seems like a place deer would use to cross the open field.

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Like many of the other posts said, set up 20-30 yards inside of the woods. Many bucks wait in the timber in the evening while the does move out into the fields. Look for a trail to set up near or a stand of acorns that the deer may feed through while waiting for dark.

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Iagree with the last photo with the orange dots by ron3375.You are missing out and not taking advantage ofthe natural funnels in the area.The one on the small bend in the creek is a prime choice.

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30-40 YDS IN THE WOOLDS

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I also noticed the highest orange dot as a nice funnel. Thats where id be. All of the orange dots look good really. good job, dude who posted the orange dots. :D

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I tried google earth and couldn't get the pics to be as defined as yours,did you use theone were you paid the $20 or the free one.If the free one how do you get a better pic?Thanks for your time.