I'm real excited about shotgun season opening on 11/12. The area I get to hunt is a tax ditch that I have a bout 500 yds to view. I have two stands to hunt, one is mine exclusively and the other we share. The problem is a culvert that crosses the ditch 220 yards from the closest stand, and is on an adjoining property. The deer use the culvert to cross and are out of shotgun range as well on other property. The parcel of land with the culvert is leased but isn't hunted. Does anyone have any ideas on how to kill that crossing and redirect the deer to crossing closer to us. I am considering using my 3D target as a decoy. It has minimal use because pulling the arrows is a big pain by yourself, even with slick stuff on the arrow. I would like any input on decoy use, because I have never tried it before. Should I use scents? I'm hesitant to use an estrous scent because I don't want to have a real doe in estrous shy away. Should I put the decoy in full view, say over a corn pile, or partially in view at the edge of the woods? Thanks for any input!

I'm curious about decoys as well, towards the end of my vacation I plan on throwing out my brothers old 3d target as well....kind of confused on placement, I've heard that if you use a decoy buck, place it facing towards you, because a live buck will approach it head on, in preparation for a tussle? which would provide you with a better shot angle.... then I've also read to not face it towards you, b/c other deer will look in that direction, to see what the decoy is looking at....[&:]

I hope some of the experts out there will answer..

A decoy in gun season around here would be suicide.I dont recomend one in gun season.You just never know what idot is sneaking around out there

I dont know if the dacoy will pull them in from that distance,, you could try it,, but as others have said, i wouldnt recommend it during firearms season. I f your wanting to make them quit using the culvert as a crossing ive heard of people using certain scents to keep deer from crossing a certain spot such as a fence or similar.. Ive heard of people using hair clippings from a barber shop,, and my wifes family swears by using chlorine tablets around a crossing,, and they say deer wont go near them,,ive never tried either one, but they say it works great. maybe someone else has heard of this.