Hunting Southern Farmland
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From: brewcrewmike
15-Sep-14
I've typically all my life hunted in the Northern Forest but I've been given the opportunity to hunt a much closer to home property in Walworth County. It's basically two corn fields split by a section of trees. The trees actually split a hill from an upper and lower section. I've checked out the property and there aren't really good candidates to use a climbing tree stand so it's pretty much ground only hunting.
Does anyone have any advice for hunting in the Southern Farmland?
I attached the Google image of the property. It's basically and L-Shaped 80 acre parcel. On the very north is a small line of trees. 2-3 trees deep. On the left is a County Road and from there the property climbs in elevation until you reach the middle group of trees. It doesn't look like a ton of trees but it's actually a pretty good amount of them. On the south side of those trees it declines in elevation. I did mark a section that is private property.
Given this layout where would you set up?
From: 10orbetter
15-Sep-14
Sit that tree line separating the two fields. Place one stand on the north side and one on the south side so you can watch the woods and both edges. Near your stand sink a water tray as a small pond liner and fill it with fresh water. Bucks will use it as a hidden little waterhole. Do not sit that tree line until the rut. Always choose your stand by the wind direction. Also, hunt it on the windiest possible days calling often using more than one grunt call. Never enter your stands from the same direction. Switch your approach up each time you hunt. If it is wide enough, i would cut and rake down to black dirt, a trail right up the middle of the tree line. Get in the stand 1.5 hours before light during the rut and stay all day. Good luck.
From: happygolucky
18-Sep-14
I have a question in this regard to. I have access to some land this year in West Bend. That land includes a large tract of corn. When scouting the area, I spotted some open pockets in the corn. I walked it a little and there were loads of deer tracks in those pockets. My question is has anyone ever set up ground blinds in open pockets like that with any success? I'm wondering if the deer are just passing through those areas at night to get to bedding. I am not the only person hunting this property so I'm reluctant to put up any cameras on this land.