Where to place stand

[luberhill]

Ok I have 60 acres to hunt myself , I have a treestand on the two blue dots, the field is all golden rod but I can brushog a section down to let the clover and grass grow up for feed.

I do that now in the upper left corner and the deer come in there to eat a lot .

Now I have one more stand to put up .

Im thinking of putting it on the point of that white spot which is all timber and wet at times.

I thought then I could brushog the goldenrod in like 1/2 acre area and out my stand facing that big field . Catch the bedding deer or the deer coming from the ag fields to the north and south

thoughts ? 

[luberhill]

Here’s another shot of it 

[New York Hillbilly]

I like to put my stands in corners, brushy travel corridors, and pinch points.

I also try to position my stands so I''m shooting into my property, and far enough into my property that any final bolt a deer might make after being shot has it die or bed down on my land.  If you have good neighbors it might be a different set of factors for you.

If you are good with neighbors I would have a stand at the lower blue line in the strip between the triangle wooded area pointing down and the square located in the upper that is outlined in red.

If not good with the neighbors, I would have a stand in the pinch point between the same square and the white spot (Fo) that are all outlined in red.

[luberhill]

12 minutes ago, New York Hillbilly said:

I like to put my stands in corners, brushy travel corridors, and pinch points.

I also try to position my stands so I''m shooting into my property, and far enough into my property that any final bolt a deer might make after being shot has it die or bed down on my land.  If you have good neighbors it might be a different set of factors for you.

If you are good with neighbors I would have a stand at the lower blue line in the strip between the triangle wooded area pointing down and the square located in the upper that is outlined in red.

If not good with the neighbors, I would have a stand in the pinch point between the same square and the white spot (Fo) that are all outlined in red.

Yea I’m good with neighbors both north and south .

Ive always hunted in the woods but I’m sure they bed in that golden rod

[New York Hillbilly]

I try like heck to knock them down in the woods enough that they don't get to the goldenrod. It is a nightmare to find them when they do without snow. They can be a couple feet in front of you and still not be seen.

[luberhill]

1 hour ago, New York Hillbilly said:

I try like heck to knock them down in the woods enough that they don't get to the goldenrod. It is a nightmare to find them when they do without snow. They can be a couple feet in front of you and still not be seen.

I’m thinking they bed in the goldenrod and if I brushog off a big area and plant clover , that may be my food plot 

Edited December 30, 2023 by luberhill

[Doc]

What kinds of crops are in the north and south fields? The trees to the west.....Are there acorn bearing oaks in there? Are any of those areas in or bordering thick dense brush? I am trying to get an idea of where the bedding areas might be and the feeding patterns. 

Also, are these stands for gun (rife or shotgun) or for bowhunting? That will determine how far from the deer the stand should be located.

Is that creek-bed a deep ravine with steep sides? What is the normal prevailing wind directions? Is the area generally flat?

[Doc]

By the way, is the new stand for this year or next?

Also, what kind of sign (and where) have you seen throughout the area Trails, rubs, scrapes, and actual sighting (where and what time of day).

[luberhill]

33 minutes ago, Doc said:

What kinds of crops are in the north and south fields? The trees to the west.....Are there acorn bearing oaks in there? Are any of those areas in or bordering thick dense brush? I am trying to get an idea of where the bedding areas might be and the feeding patterns. 

Also, are these stands for gun (rife or shotgun) or for bowhunting? That will determine how far from the deer the stand should be located.

Is that creek-bed a deep ravine with steep sides? What is the normal prevailing wind directions? Is the area generally flat?

Fields are rotated , beans and corn .west prevailing winds, yes the creek bed is in deep ravine , it’s walkable though . No oak trees . Some brushy fragmities by the creek ..

I think they bed in the golden rod 

Rifle and crossbow 

[luberhill]

31 minutes ago, Doc said:

By the way, is the new stand for this year or next?

Also, what kind of sign (and where) have you seen throughout the area Trails, rubs, scrapes, and actual sighting (where and what time of day).

The new stand is for next year . Lots of sign , rubs , and I hunted the area this year and saw lots of deer. Killed two bucks on the upper blue dot , killed two there last year too.

I was just thinking of an additional spot to not keep using the same stand 

Maybe I’m better off putting it where the lower blue dot is in the woods 

if you look one of those ag field fingers comes very close to the property line so maybe just south of that lower blue dot closer to the line 

Edited December 30, 2023 by luberhill

[First-light]

Best thing I ever did was to keep a field of goldenrod mowed. It's in the middle of the woods and the deer, bear and Turkey just love it. 

[luberhill]

1 hour ago, First-light said:

Best thing I ever did was to keep a field of goldenrod mowed. It's in the middle of the woods and the deer, bear and Turkey just love it. 

That’s why I’m thinking of mowing a 1/2 acre in the center of it and mow a path from the woods to it 

[Daveboone]

Get a temporary ladder stand up, and observe. See where they are. You can do that year round. Be mindful of prevailing wind and your backdrop. 

[luberhill]

36 minutes ago, Daveboone said:

Get a temporary ladder stand up, and observe. See where they are. You can do that year round. Be mindful of prevailing wind and your backdrop. 

The more I think about it the more I’m thinking out it in the woods

watching a golden rod field doesn’t sound like a good thing even if I mow a 1/2 acre in the middle with trails going to it

[Doc]

Have you checked the ridge line along the ravine for trails and sign? It looks like a great route for deer to travel to get from one ag field to the other.

That white spot (Fo) does look like a great place to get that whole field covered with rifle. For observation purposes if nothing else, to see just where the deer come out into the field.

Is that whole field covered with goldenrod? There is some strange looking pattern in the field that looks like some of it has been mowed already.

[luberhill]

4 hours ago, Doc said:

Have you checked the ridge line along the ravine for trails and sign? It looks like a great route for deer to travel to get from one ag field to the other.

That white spot (Fo) does look like a great place to get that whole field covered with rifle. For observation purposes if nothing else, to see just where the deer come out into the field.

Is that whole field covered with goldenrod? There is some strange looking pattern in the field that looks like some of it has been mowed already.

I have a stand in that ridge line now , killed two bucks there this year and see lots of does..

that whole field IS golden rod with a roadway all the way around it you can see in the one photo

there is a gravel bed at 1:00/ 2:00

The only issue with that whit spot is in watching a golden rod field , and it gets tall.

Now maybe if I mow some paths thru it ?

Edited January 1 by luberhill

[Doc]

Looks like a great place to hunt!

You might want to have a few plots out in the goldenrod that you keep mowed as well as the pathways. Don't mow the whole thing. There's a good chance that the deer will use the goldenrod as a bedding area occasionally, and start feeding in the greenery that sprouts up in the mowed down plots. I have an area just like that and the deer love it.