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Originally posted by panhandlehunter View PostYessir. It'd be hard to hunt whitetails in a lot of this state without feeders or some type of feeding going on.Last edited by Winman; 03-21-2012, 10:29 AM.
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I will be putting my boots on the ground starting next week scouting. In the midwest a 100 acre property is considered big and my lease is 1300 acres, so I am going to break it down into sections that look good on the aerial and topo map first. I am betting on a big acorn crop this year due the rain we have been having and the low crop last year. I heard the corn was piling up at the feeders in 2010 due to the bumper crop of acorns that year. I am going to try find some thick bedding area next to oak trees asap.
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I like where your heads at. Im from Ohio and grew up hunting big Midwest whitetails and learned alot about how to pattern them i.e food to bed, ideal stand placement for particular conditions and rely on my due diligence and experience to let the big guy come to me..(I can go on and on about that, as im sure you can testify)... And your absolutely right 100 acres is considered pretty big.
Hunting down here is apples to oranges.. To draw in big bucks you almost always need a attractant. And feeders are just the nature of the beast...Especially with how large the property's are and the amount of deer. Feeders help close the gap and provide the deer a reason to stick around your set up's. I would take the advice givin by the others. Then get as highly elevated as possible and look around. Watch the movement... Deer do funny things, keep a eye out for signs like gaps in a fence or small pockets of shade between water and food. Deer like ridges and flats. So try to find where a ridge might pinch into a flat. Look for real thick brushy spots (like rip the clothes off your back kind of stuff) and find a intersection..Mature bucks will pattern you, and if they feel the pressure they will adjust.
Good luck !!!
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Originally posted by Tx625 View PostDo you have a hand that runs corn routes for you'll when you'll aren't there? Or do you'll just feed when you'll are there?
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