Help Me Pick My Treestand Locations.........

[Fletcher]

Funnels and corners are always worth checking.  Hummer's spot looks good.  Just by looking at the pic, I'm gonna start at the corner of the strip and maroon dense wood block south of the yellow block.  Would have to look close a the road to see if anything (and where) was crossing from your stand strip and the dense woods.  Now is the best time to go looking.

[awbowman]

I might tie two strand of Barbed Wire together just west of the dense trees.  I still think that I'd also like to set up in the woods on the north little finger off the corn.  From there you can narrow down them going to corn, 2 milo fields and one alfalfa field and hone in on them.  If they are like deer in my area, they won't pass in daylight in that restrictive of a pinch point at the end of the fence

[see]

I agree with Jeff and Bill.That would be my 1st choice,right at the left corner of the green "u".

[waknstak IL]

Where are you parking or entering the property from ?

[KellyG]

I did not read all the other post. But what is that a road or trail that connects the alpha and corn field on the eastern side of the corn field?

I would look for a good tree there in that opening. for one stand location.

If your part of KS is like mine the prevailing winds blow from the south in early season then around Oct sometime they change to and blow from the north.

Also I would try and see what the deer are doing in early season but sheds and trails found in this last snow might tell you where to go during late season.

Heck I would have a couple of stands up if it was me.
But I like that little gap.

[snakebit40]

Originally posted by waknstak IL:
Where are you parking or entering the property from ?

If I hunt the dense woods I park at the farm house because the farmer is always driving in and out. If I hunt my tree stand I park on the county road NW of the stand.

Also I only have one stand on this property because I just started hunting from stands again this November. Thanks again everybody!

[JamesKerr]

I would place a stand near the pond. My other stand would be placed on the edge of the dense woods to catch any deer coming out early in the morning or coming in late in the afternoon.

[snakebit40]

Kelly- That is a cattle trail.

Cattle is the other factor that decides where I hunt on that property.

[Hopewell Tom]

Lots of good places, pinch points, food sources everywhere.
After these ideas, on the ground survey to determine trails and usage. More than one stand for sure.
You the only one hunting here?
Since there's cattle, if you ever feel "busted", try giving your best moo cow sound. Be best not to be too close, of course.

[snakebit40]

Thanks for all the tips! I'm going to go stump shoot that area tomorrow and look for the best used trails.

Hopewell Tom- I plan on putting three or four stands up this summer now that I'm hanging stands again. The only people that hunt the property is the owner, my little bro, and myself. The owner doesn't archery hunt so he's not hunting it very often.

This was so much fun I might just have to do it again with another piece of property!      But really I do appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out!