I need help quick ....teen hunter
 

I am having trouble finging stand location how do i find a funnel or what does
it look like what are some reallyu good setups
please help

RE: I need help quick ....teen hunter
 

Get a topo map and aireal photo of your hunting land you will be able to see the funnels.

There are plenty of web sites that offer these just do a search in google for them.

RE: I need help quick ....teen hunter
 

Buckmaster_88,
A funnel is any location that forces the deer to move in a smaller area than its surrondings. Think of it like an hour glass, wide at the top and bottom but skinny in the middle. With this defintion in mind, obstacles such as water, fences, or changes in elevation will cause a funnel an the samller the funnel area the better. Some of my favorites are " saddles" along ridges. These locations are nothing more than a dip in the ridge that allows the deer to cross from one side to the other a little easier than other locations along the ridge. These type of funnels are best located with a topo map or a whole lot of walking on the property. As for stand placement in general, I like to place my evening stands on productive food sources such as a white oak that is dropping acorns. I personly prefer to hunt acorns over planted food plots when the acorn crop allows me too. My morning stands are generally located on funnels located near the bedding areas that I can acess without crossing through the feeding areas.

RE: I need help quick ....teen hunter
 

A funnel can be located any place that " funnels" deer
movement. The first thing I look at when I' m searching
for stand sites is creek crossings and erosion ditches.
Deep banked creeks and erosion ditches make deer
cross at certain locations...thus ' funneling' their movement.

The steeper the banks on a creek, the fewer deer crossings
there are. Fewer crossings=more deer using them:D.
Use the creek as a way to access your stand. Knee-high
rubber boots will come in handy;).

We have lots of erosion ditches within the timber here
in Iowa. On deep ditches, deer are only able to cross in
two places...the top and the bottom. I prefer to place
my stands at the top because the wind is more consistent,
winds tend to swirl in low areas usually meaning 1-2
good hunts and then that stand is burned out. Last year
I shot a nice buck from a stand located at the top of one
of these ditches. The wind blows straight up the ditch and
takes my scent out into a open field. The deer come from
my left and right, forced to the top of the ridge by this
steep erosion ditch[:-].

Other funnels you can look at are; fence crossings, inside
corners (where a open field' s corner has timber/cover
on both sides), brushy fencelines, or just a piece of woods
that narrows down. Saddles are good also, just a depression
along a ridgeline that helps deer from being skylined -
mature bucks are notorious for using these.

Hope some of this helps &
Best of Luck!:)
TB

RE: I need help quick ....teen hunter
 

Also, tell us what part of the country your hunting, then some of us that are from or are familiar with your type of terrain might be able to be a little more specific in what to look for. Myself, I' m from Louisiana and things are different here than in a lot of other states.