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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:23 PM
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OK guys i did some more scouting. This time in a new area.
I new there was bean field when i drove by the other day, But i was surprised and happy by what i found.

I walked through about 20 yards maybe 30 of woods to come to the first field.
It is about 900 feet long by 300 wide. It has a hill which would allow a ml or shotgun hunter to get a shot on the entire field.

Then there is a second strip of woods about 10 yards wide.
It has a few well used trails one with alot of tracks and poop.
But do to it being narrow there is no good tree to use for a stand unless you have the deer coming right at you.
Then there is a larger field of beans to the south it has a hill which would allow you to see/shoot any deer in about two thirds of the field.
There are lot of tracks and poop in the field. I think it is the field the bigger deer use since it had bigger tracks in it.

Then there is a third strip of wood about 20 or 30 yards wide with some tree that would give you a 5 to 10 yards shot broadside.
I has two trails that are use alot i mean alot. they have been wore down to the point they could become creeks.
Then there is a third small field. which is only 81 feet wide i would think it could be a good bow field

OK now here is where i need some help. where should i use my ground blind maybe a tree stand. But i think my spot down the road would be better for the stand.
I am wanting a spot for both ml and bow hunting.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=39.107107,-87.355481&spn=0.000828,0.001652&t=h&z= 19

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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:26 PM
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also guys to the west from the road to the back of the fields is a corn field but i can not hunt it.

But i can hunt the tree line dividing the corn and beans.
also the nearest water is about 1000 feet south of the fields

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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:27 PM
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Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:51 PM
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i got a lot of pics i even took video running circles around the fields from the middel hills. i will post some tonight or tomorrow.
As for signs i found alot of poop in the second field and the third strip of woods. i did not see any scraps or rubs. but alot of tracks big tracks.
I did not see any deer.
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Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:55 PM
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i got a lot of pics i even took video running circles around the fields from the middel hills. i will post some tonight or tomorrow.
As for signs i found alot of poop in the second field and the third strip of woods. i did not see any scraps or rubs. but alot of tracks big tracks.
I did not see any deer.
ORIGINAL: PABuckbuster12

Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
lol i dont even know if pronghorn are starting to rut yet
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Old 07-25-2008 | 02:59 PM
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pronghorn?????????????//
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i got a lot of pics i even took video running circles around the fields from the middel hills. i will post some tonight or tomorrow.
As for signs i found alot of poop in the second field and the third strip of woods. i did not see any scraps or rubs. but alot of tracks big tracks.
I did not see any deer.
ORIGINAL: PABuckbuster12

Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
lol i dont even know if pronghorn are starting to rut yet
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Old 07-25-2008 | 03:45 PM
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what map program would help you more or is that the best it gets with maps
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Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
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Old 07-25-2008 | 04:46 PM
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pronghorn?????????????//
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i got a lot of pics i even took video running circles around the fields from the middel hills. i will post some tonight or tomorrow.
As for signs i found alot of poop in the second field and the third strip of woods. i did not see any scraps or rubs. but alot of tracks big tracks.
I did not see any deer.
ORIGINAL: PABuckbuster12

Kinda hard to tell from the goodle map. WIthout seeing actual pictures and knowing more sign of what you found from scouting. If I had to randomly choose put me in that cover at the very end of the finger, int he first good tree, idealy 5-10yards off the field. Good luck!
lol i dont even know if pronghorn are starting to rut yet

nevermind then.
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Old 07-25-2008 | 05:58 PM
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What are the dark areas to the southwest? Coming off these dark areas is a dark line that extends to the south of the bean fields. Are these ridges?

I would try to find the most likely bedding area and scout trails coming into the bean field from that area.


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Old 07-25-2008 | 06:56 PM
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Without scouting the land myself just North of what shows on your link is a lane over what appears to be an intermittent creek that looks like it has potential.

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