which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
10-26-2005, 12:00 AM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,784
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
Most of my hunting is done in the woods. I do have a few stand locations that are in the woods but overlook fields. The problem I have is that I can only hunt those when the wind is right because of the travel routes.
10-26-2005, 02:03 AM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NW Montana / SW Alberta Rockies
Posts: 3,258
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
I like hunting swamps or heavy bush, anywhere and in any state/province. I don't enjoy hunting fields, about the time you find a good spot, a piece of machinery comes thru and blows it. Or even a pick up driving in on me. I'll take the bush or swamps and try to elliminate the human factor as much as possible as I try to get as far as possible from the humans.
Bobby
Bobby
10-26-2005, 08:13 AM
#25
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 6
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
I live on about 400 acres in Maryland, an old dairy farm.so i have alot of feild to hunt, but the woods is awsome especially when u can find a funnel or a bottom to hunt. But early bow i like the field edges hunt a woods edge into a feild where ur on the up hill side of the woods.
10-26-2005, 09:56 AM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Damascus MD
Posts: 2,751
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
I like to hunt where the does are this time of year [:-]
If Im hunting mornings its woods for me between the fields and bedding areas. If its evenings Im hunting fields. In the fields I have several islands that are within 40 yards of the main woodline and are in a 150 yard pocket, its a magnet for the deer in the evenings as they enter the fields.
If Im hunting mornings its woods for me between the fields and bedding areas. If its evenings Im hunting fields. In the fields I have several islands that are within 40 yards of the main woodline and are in a 150 yard pocket, its a magnet for the deer in the evenings as they enter the fields.
10-26-2005, 10:03 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Cenral Illinois
Posts: 3,180
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
I prefer the heavy north woods. That is what I am used to, but also I just love sitting in the spruce/aspen forests. The closest thing to a field I have hunted are clear cuts with moderate success, but I always go back to theheavy woods.
10-26-2005, 10:07 AM
#30
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Posts: 36
RE: which do you prefer- woods or field hunting?
All I have is farm country to hunt on, which means I'm always on the edge of a field. It has worked just fine for me, because the edges of fields seem to be like a highway for deer, and there is a natural food source right in front as well.Plus, walking in to your spot walking on dirt is MUCH quieter than walking through leaves and sticks.