An aerial photo of a place of interest....
 

This is a farm that I hunted twice. Once last year once the year before. I want to hunt this place a little more this year however. It is tuff to get to except on weekends or vacation as it is over a 2 hour drive.

I can tell you the fields are rotated every year with corn, beans, and alfalfa. The timber to the north and norteast within the black circle is fairly open and consists of very large sycamore trees for the most part, with some small scrub trees mixed in. The timber to the west downwhere the two rivers peak is a mixed softwoods stand for the most part. It is much thicker and serves as the main bedding area.

I have never scouted this place except for walking the filed edges once and hunted it twice blind. I did see deer both times however with one being a pretty decent buck. I will add a photo of him as well. I saw him in the red dot farest to the west.

My main point of interest for the rut next year is where the small island to the west meets up with the main ground I can hunt.

Red is where I hunted.
Blue is a deep river to the North and a decently deep creek to the south.
Black is the property boundry.
Yellow dot is parking.

Here is the map...





Here is the buck I spoke of.

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Any thoughts of hanging up in one of the ends of that strip connecting the hourglass shape of the area? Depending upon prevailing winds, you could hunt either the north tip or the bottom south tip... and be farther away from the parking area, too... if other hunters access the farm via that way.

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Greg, that is definitely a point of interest especially if there is corn in the back fields. As you mentioned getting away from others, that's why I want to go all the way back to that island. I bet I see no one at all back there.... Perfect place to hang all day. If there is any pressure from the front it should help me out...

It is a mile (in a straight line) from the parking area to the back side of the field with the "hour glass center". Following the tractor trail it is over two miles to get back to that island.
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I was also going to say that would be a perfect spot of interest.

If there is any trail at all in either the north or south point of the hourglass, you would have to call that stand "Grim Reaper's Perch".

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Yea 1st thing that popped into my head was that finger justting downand near the river on each side of it. I'm sure there is also some good areas that don't show up on the map in that big chunk of woods to the west.

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Off the main topic, but how do you draw on your aerial like that??

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I like the back also, do you have a boat? Works great, get an eletric trolling motor and you run silent.

1. you do not get a hot from walking
2. silent and you will spook far less deer.
3. I walk on average 10 steps to those stands. So your sent trail will me light, almost not there.

On the south side have you fond where the cross the river, I would setup there. I would bet you could catch one sneaking a cross here one morning.
The yellow would be morning Rut stands only andI would only hunt them in my boat. When the wind is right for those stands.

Red would be evening and boat only also. I can tell you this, I would not walk anywhere on here. It is setup perfect for river entry.

John Boat 10 ft is whatI have. Let me know I will bring down and we can do a test run ifyou like.

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Bowtech-1, If you want a really great way to map out your hunting area from aerial photos go to www.jdmcox.com and download the program there. I did it just the other day and now have maps with every hunting spot marked, trails, scrpaes etc. for any place I hunt. It's the neates program I've seen for this stuff.

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One problem with that hour glass shape in the center is there is about 100 yards of open field between the points of them. This is why I think it would be a better setup with corn bordering the center funnel. Also, it is basically a "hedgerow" along the creek to the south leading to the funnel from the west.

I know bucks use it as there were some nice scrapes over there.

What else this map doesn't really show you is everything to the NE and Sof the area circled in black has very large hills, I am talking some BIG hills.... Although this river bottom is flat as a pancake....

Germ,

I do not own a john boat but have access to one. My problem would be getting the boat to and from the water with me as I could not leave it there.

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My 10ft fits in back of my 8ft box f-150 very nice. It is small enough to handle.

If you want I can come down and we can take a ride. Just so you can see how it looks. For some reason I get a different perspective from the river and how the deer move.

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These green dots are some of the areas I want to setup in. The green linethat I drew, Iwant to see where they are crossing to creek to get to / from that island and set up on it. This spot is the one I am most excited about.

The mowed looking line in the woods to the west is a very large utility line right of way. The green dot along that I am interested in decoying it.

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Funny I put a dot in by the power line, but took it out, LOL

I was pretty close, I like the idea about the Island, seeing where he is crossing. Looks good!!

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That little open section NE of your boundry line will be a hot spot for running bucks. He will come straight thru there into your section. I would get about 15 yds back from the line where I could watch that whole little open area. Just give me a mention when the beast falls there.

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Funny you mention that... That is exactly where I hunted with that red dot to the east.

That is a horse pasture and it actually goes into the woods for a ways. I set up about 20 yards off of the fence for that setup. The deer trails were unreal as all of that to theE and SE of that pasture are huge hills that serve as bedding.

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Hey I'd be glad to come over and put the pressure on the front..to help you out! ;)

Also have a john boat and can carry my end! :)

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I dunno, but I would be inclined to sit in that narrow strip running north/south ALL the way to the east...IF they can cross the creek right there. The strip just west of that one, the one that doesn't run all the way across the field, looks like one of those finger spots MOTOWN was talking about the other day....might work...

I think my favorite spot, just by the map, is just west of your green dot to the east...Right where the woods is really narrow along the river....If there were a good tree in there...I like it.....

Oh, did I mention I DIDN'T kill a buck this year?? So, what do I know?? [&:][&o]

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I thought about this is the gym tonight, yes I know I have issues!!

Buckeye I bet if the wind is right and you can get a boat!! Opening day 2007 if you can sneak out to the island early I bet you would have a great shot at a booner. It is just perfect for a mature deer, he has escape routes and all he needs right there!!!

He can head northor south check bedding areas with no problem. One right across the creek to the east,Man I really like this spot!!!

Have you check it out yet?

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I really like that island as well.

I have not scouted this place at all except for walking the field edge once 2 years ago. Like I said I also hunted it blind twice. I want to make it down there soon to scout it out so I can choose my trees for the ambush....... ;)

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I also like the two areas that I put in pink.