Water sources and Big White Oaks

I hunt a8,000 acer area of woods,I find the best thing that has worked for me is Find the trails in the winter sit those area's in the fall and I have been pretty lucky, otherwise I look for the high ground and then the closest cluster of white oaks with Fresh droppings and sith that area so far it;s been a 90% sight rate and shottwo and missed 1 and seen deer amolst every time out. also find the pines !!!!!!! they love to bed in there especially if it's on high ground

Right now I am reading "Bow Hunting Forests and Deep Woods" by Greg Miller. He discusses a lot of the things talked about in this thread. Excellent book for hunting big woods.


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Yah I am reading the same book it's pretty good, I just finished Hunting Rutting Bucks by John Trout Jr. that is a deffinate must read also

I just finished Gregs book as well. Good read on Bigwoods.

I hunt 800 acres that is boardered by only two fields the rest is all woods with the exception of some old four wheeler trails and power line cuts to divide some of it. Its actually bigger, but the 800 is the only part i have access to. two roads also divide it.70% of it arespoil banks which are long side by side hills left over from strip mining a long time ago. the other 30% are flat woods that join the hilly. There are huge pine trees everywhereas well assome thickits with under brush and honeysucle. I have my best luck hunting edges as being where two things come together such as a thicket and open woods coming together. bucks travel these edges frequintly.There are some low ares with water laying in them and creeks that sway deer movement as well. There are alot of strip pits (large bodys of water) left over from the mines that create funnel ares as well, and i have good luck in funnels. There are whiteoaks spread out all over property so its hard to hunt them as they could be feeding anywhere on acorns. I have learned alot where the deer move from just hunting it over the years and moving frequently.

Northern Wi and Upper Mi they bait the heck out of the woods.

I will be all over this book.

I have tried hunting big woods, just do not have the patients see more candy wrappers, drink bottles an people than I want to see.