Would you or wouldnt you?
 

My ? is this:

I have made friends with a farmer who has given me permission to hunt his land...But the area in which he will allow me to hunt is not very heavy with woods..

Here's the situation:
If you hold up your hand and extend only 3 fingers index,middle,ring..spread them ,this is what the woods is like with corn fields in between (of course when crops are in) a main road towards(your wrist) and and to the far left 100 or so yards away.. a very very steep cliff leading down to a creek towards the tips of your fingers..and thats it with the exception of an open field to the right which that does not belong to him..

There are other woods ajorning these (crossing the roads or the bridge to get to other side)also but absolutley no way of crossing this creek unless you cross the bridge to go to other side where there is more woods(his) and thick bedding area.. I have scouted this area for some time and found some tracks ..etc but it don't really look to promising, but could i be missing something here? He does have lots of ground(100's of acres, but already lets other hunters in different areas( this area as he says belongs to me for hunting he would not let another in that area).. I have pondered hunting this cause of lack of woods..

He also would like for me to come out and take care of some ground hogs for him..
I want to hunt private land but like i said its not alot of an area i can hunt.. (approx 40 acres with maybe 15-20 of it is the finger of woods that i descibed)But i am in hopes that the friendship can grow and maybe he will let me in to more promising areas.. But i don't want to or like to step on anyone elses toes and invade on their hunting.. I try to do my best to respect my fellow hunters as much i can cause i wood like for them to do the same for me..

Would any of you guys worry bout this or hunt this property if you were me?
I hunt public land now and would love nothing more than to be able to hunt private ground and i know how difficult it can be to gain permission from others..

imo..it seems if nothing else it may be good for early season..

I by no means will let this slip away, i have every intension of doing whatever i can to keep this..

Please give me your input, advice on what you would do if you were me..I appreciate any advice anyone can give..

If you need anymore info just ask me..
Sorry for this being so long..

RE: Would you or wouldnt you?
 

Dang right I would be hunting it. Even if there are only ground hogs there it would still be worth it.

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Get your foot in the door and help him out , be cordgal and polite and you never know , some of his other land might open up to you .,

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Definatly! Sounds like the area im hunting, except its only 10 acres! The guys house is about 80 yards from any stand i have up. I shot my biggest buck off this property. The house is hidden by a tree line, then it opens up to an open field with a couple trees, this is a staging/feeding area for the deer. Almost all but the south property is woods. Allthough, theres sign all over this place i hunt, even if there wasnt id be hunting it. The deer may be going through it. I would say give at least some consideration, it could be well worth your effort.

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I will tell you right now, some of the biggest bucks I have seen have come from a small patch of woods in the middle of a field. How about that brushy area that sounds like a great bedding area. Get in and check it out more closely. Good luck and I would definetly watch it more closely to see if it could be productive.

And also if other ares of his land are getting considerate pressure you think them deer are going to hang there? No way. Good Luck![8D]

RE: Would you or wouldnt you?
 

go for it, man. 40 acres of private land is way better than any public land if your public land is like where i am.

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yeah I agree with buckslayer.....hunt it. Just because there isn't alot of woods doesn't mean there wont be deer in there. They might not live in there day and night but with the crops, you can bet they will be in there.

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By all means, hunt it. A friend and I started hunting a property last year with a creek running through it. I finally killed a decent buck and a doe along the creek last year, but completely ignored a small 5 acre patch of trees in the corner of the farm. This year I put a stand in those trees and killed two does and a 210# 9-pt in there and passed up a 6-point and a smaller 9-point. Small patches of woods can be very productive.

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Had my best season ever this past year, took 3 and pasted on my shots because in Ok you are only allowed 4 tags. I was hunting a section which is a wheat field with a little creek running through it. There was much more promising places all around me but the deer were using it as a travel route between places. Last year I hunted a section that looked like you see in the videos, covered in oak, tall grass with a beatiful creek going right through the middle of it. The problem with the place was being in the right place at the right time. There was many more deer but they had more of an erea to hide, where this year I set up in the tree line in the creek and seen twice the amount of deer. Try it you like it.

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Do some scouting and see what the place happens to produce.;)

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Sounds like a great place to hunt. The older bucks will be hanging out in here, and come rifle season, this is where all the deer will be.

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We have a couple 5 acre patches that are dynamite. These 3 bucks were shot off one such place this year. All were shot from the same tree. We also whacked a few does in the place. The double of Len's was actually a triple. He whacked a doe first but we had to take her out a different direction as she traveled a ways. It all happened in 30 seconds. The bucks dropped within 40 yards of each other. I was driving back from NY at the time. I got a frantic call on the cell phone he needed help. Fortunately I was within 30 minutes.

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[8D] Take the gentleman up on his offer. Some of my sweet spots are on small acreage and your description sounds like it might be one of those hidden gems. It is a start on the fellas property. Thank him and nurture the frienship. Remember, you will be the sole hunter there and some of the others hunters could easily push nice deer your way.

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It doesn't take much land to hunt on espeacially if they cross it all the time .You just never know all it takes is a small portion of your time and a little bit of help.

nubo

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Ya darn right i would be hunting it. Maybe that ol' Farmer knows something
you dont know, and that's why he gave you that area???? Ever thought of that?

It could be used as a funnel area or an escape route. I would be on it ASAP

Good Luck and let us know!;):):D

RE: Would you or wouldnt you?
 

Thanks for the input guys..

I will be hunting it this season to see what happens.. It's just kinda rough to really explain how it lays out .. What concerns me the most is the creek..

Really steep and the only way for the deer to really come to the set i'm talking about is to cross that bridge.. I have been on and scouted the property and walked that creek area to try and find a possible crossing that they can use..
I found 1 area that they drink at but for them to get up the other side they would need a helicopter..:D... I'm talkin really steep banks but, however now that i just wrote and saw the LIGHT i beleive i know where i'll be hanging a stand for this season...geeezzzhhh i'm a lainbrain..lol

But that aside ,does anyone think that deer will cross that bridge early morn or late eve?

RE: Would you or wouldnt you?
 

They probably are not affected by that bridge as much as you would think. I have a couple of bridges on my land I hunt, one with 3 stairs going up and down both sides. Deer cross it with not a care in the world. Its the presence of activity by humans that will deter them. And I have seen deer walk up a bluff on the Mississippi that I would not attempt. Unless there is absolutely no incline and its straight down they may walk up. Try and find a trail among it. Go to the bottom and think like a deer. What way would you take if you were a weary old record book buck?