New propery stand location suggestions

[skyleralan]

Stand locations, opinions

Here is a new property I got permission to hunt this year. I have put two stand in there so far. I tried to described everything in the picture. Let me know what you think and where else you might put some stands. I have seen some good deer on the property from the Highway as the property sets on a ridge and runs down toward the highway. The blue is a creek bed that is dried up and the deer use it as a travel way. To the south of the stand in the timber is a thick section of pine trees.

 

[magnus]

Unable to enlarge picture ---- not sure why.

 

[hawkjosh22]

I cannot enlarge it either.

 

[SCOFFIN]

Looks like a pretty narrow section of timber. Id be set up near where those fingers come into the timber and have a stand near the pine trees. That's gonna be tuff to hunt though with a north wind.. Can't enlarge the pic, so I'm just going off the thumbnail...

 

[MadisonB&C]

:way:

 

[skyleralan]

Thank You. Had a great sit tonight on the stand right on the end of the finger. Saw my first buck chasing a doe. Was dead until 6:30 and then it started! 135 inch, 8pt. (very nice deer).

 

[BJohnson]

With the dry conditions, I would investigate the narrow area N of the stand you sat tonight (near the circular pond or water hole). I believe any area with water is a + this season with the ultra dry conditions. It is a nice narrow area/funnel and you could set up on either side of the water hole for a morning or mid-day hunt. Access would be easy from the N for a S wind and the deer would not see you accessing the timber (assuming they are feeding in the beans). I wouldn't let the the close proximity to the road deter you from checking the spot out as sometimes the bucks are closer to us than you think.

The other spot I see is on the NE corner of the beans where the W-E timber has a finger going to the S (the L finger assuming it connects to the creek bottom on the S edge of the photo).

 

[Drop_Tine5214]

+1 on the narrow area to the North of the pond. You might also set up where the W-E timbers narrows just below where you wrote the word HIGHWAY. If you get a North wind, it will blow your scent right into the field but it looks as if there is a house nearby and if your scent is diluted enough they will just assume it is coming from there. I have used this strategy before on my own property. If you have a South wind then it will be easy to set up there, but on a South wind I think I would be by the pond.

 

[skyleralan]

Thanks for the suggestions I think I will definitely try and put a stand in by the pond. The timber section that runs East and West also has a creek bed in it with a steep bank that they have to come up to get into the bean field.

Last night, was an exciting hunt. The stand I hunted last night (on the finger) has a great view except for the far southeast corner of the bean field. With just a few moments left of light that is where the hot doe and two bucks came running from.

 

[skyleralan]

Ok guys, would appreciate some opinions on my primary family farm. The stand by the creek at the bottom of a ridge was VERY productive. I had two encounters with bucks in the 140-160 range. The 140 at 10 yards, but decided to hold off. The bigger buck never crossed the creek. So, with a SW wind, I think this was/should be very good (was my first sit last weekend).

I want to put a stand a bit farther and wanted your opinions. The field to the North that I cut off is a bean field, want to get a stand for evening sits. The ponds in the photo set up on a ridge and it is extremely thick just to the East of the ponds as well. Want to put a stand in the red box, every thing that appears to be open is CRP so very high and thick, some ankle high.

Give me some feedback!

 

[turtlshell]

maybe try moving your stand on the primary farm to where the N is in "stand" to get a better pinch point...about a inch to the left of your stand looks like a good area too...as well as southend of the tiny field

 

[Hardwood11]

keep that stand

Ok guys, would appreciate some opinions on my primary family farm. The stand by the creek at the bottom of a ridge was VERY productive. I had two encounters with bucks in the 140-160 range. The 140 at 10 yards, but decided to hold off. The bigger buck never crossed the creek. So, with a SW wind, I think this was/should be very good (was my first sit last weekend).

I want to put a stand a bit farther and wanted your opinions. The field to the North that I cut off is a bean field, want to get a stand for evening sits. The ponds in the photo set up on a ridge and it is extremely thick just to the East of the ponds as well. Want to put a stand in the red box, every thing that appears to be open is CRP so very high and thick, some ankle high.

Give me some feedback!

If you saw a 140 and 160 inch buck both fairly close, I would keep sitting in that stand, around November 3-7th and you will probably get a shot.

Good luck!

 

[Nug]

No such thing as "to thick" imo...

 

[skyleralan]

No such thing as "to thick" imo...

I get your point, just think it serves much better as a bedding area and would rather leave it undisturbed and stay to the edges. That section of woods is literally, the thickets gnarliest stuff I have been in. Overgrown every thing and I swear every type of thorn bush/weed in there.