Stand Placement
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 4
Stand Placement
This is my first crack at posting on an online hunting forum, and forgive me for my lack of education as I am new to deer hunting. I realize there are many factors that go into stand placement, most of which you need to actually be on the land to determine. But I was wondering if any of you seasoned deer hunters might have just some basic recommendations/advice on where to hang a couple of stands based on an aerial map of a property. I have attached a photo below.
Yellow = Property boundaries
Black = Easement to property
Blue = Water
Red = Current hunting tower
Maroon = Mowed out/Bush Hog'd trails that have easy accessibility
Couple of notes:
-The majority of the property sits up on top of a hill (the easement travels straight upwards).
-The 15 square acres of heavy timber off to the EAST goes straight downhill, and doesn't finally level off until the east boundary of my property.
-The Southern and Nothern sections are both lighter timber and heavy brush/grasses, so from my observation those seem to be the sanctuaries.
-South of my property is just more timber and a county road, no crops.
Let me know what else I might be missing that I can provide without someone actually seeing the land! I'm looking at good places to hang 2 more stands, and also some food plots.
Thanks
Yellow = Property boundaries
Black = Easement to property
Blue = Water
Red = Current hunting tower
Maroon = Mowed out/Bush Hog'd trails that have easy accessibility
Couple of notes:
-The majority of the property sits up on top of a hill (the easement travels straight upwards).
-The 15 square acres of heavy timber off to the EAST goes straight downhill, and doesn't finally level off until the east boundary of my property.
-The Southern and Nothern sections are both lighter timber and heavy brush/grasses, so from my observation those seem to be the sanctuaries.
-South of my property is just more timber and a county road, no crops.
Let me know what else I might be missing that I can provide without someone actually seeing the land! I'm looking at good places to hang 2 more stands, and also some food plots.
Thanks
Last edited by Bow T; 08-15-2014 at 06:34 AM.
#7
That woodline in the Northwest corner looks like a nice spot. Check it out and see where the trails are/ bedding ares. Any "transition" areas (Brush to woods, woods to crop, low to high ground etc) seem to be good travel areas for deer. I'd check that woodline out for one location.
-Jake
-Jake
#8
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 4
That woodline in the Northwest corner looks like a nice spot. Check it out and see where the trails are/ bedding ares. Any "transition" areas (Brush to woods, woods to crop, low to high ground etc) seem to be good travel areas for deer. I'd check that woodline out for one location.
-Jake
-Jake
#9
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
Thanks for the advice. My only concern there was having to walk through the bedding area to get to that spot (and spooking up game). Should I not be concerned? My only way onto the property itself is through that black easement line on the south. Regarding the maroon lines, I can always bust out the bush hog and add more.