Comments on: What areas would be best while deer hunting during bow season?

By: Neville Humpworthy

Neville Humpworthy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:28:46 +0000

Deer need three things: food, water, and cover. They will move between feeding and bedding areas, and will always be near a water source. Habitat edges are good places to see lots of deer – they feel more secure there. The timber at the edge of a bean field, or near a creek crossing are usually good places to hang a stand. If there is a funnel of timber – a place where there is a narrow strip of timber between more open areas, deer will move through there, and it can be a very good place to hang a stand. Pay attention to the wind direction, and place your stand down wind of where you expect to see deer.

By: wihntr

wihntr — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:17:03 +0000

i would look for trails coming in and out of those fields and sit off of those. Also look for the bedding area. You find the bedding area and then in between bedding and food find a nice place to set up. The deer will stage in this in between area waiting to go feed. Haqve fun and good luck, Remember to use a safety harness if your using a tree stand.

By: PoohknowsALL

PoohknowsALL — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:00:21 +0000

I would put up a couple of stands and hunt them according to the wind direction.
The bean and peanut fields would probably be better around daybreak and sunset, where as the swamp would probably be better for mid day hunting.
But do your homework and scout,scout,scout!!
A lot of your bigger bucks are probably going to be in the thicker swamp areas.