| When you look in detail at any property you use | | | | of the corn is only a step away. |
| for deer hunting, there are permanent | | | | One of the best places to set up a deer stand is |
| topographic, biological or man-made features | | | | in those staging areas just inside the timber |
| which can make deer travel more predictable. | | | | where the edge of the field joins perpendicular |
| Hunters know how to hunt along these | | | | with the woods. This location creates that "inside |
| permanent features and this is a common. These | | | | corner" deer feel most comfortable using. If you |
| funnel, bottleneck and edge areas are permanent | | | | are lucky enough to identify such a travel route, |
| and popular hunting locations. There is a | | | | hanging stands on both sides of the field should |
| temporary edge created by standing corn that is | | | | accommodate not over-hunting one stand location |
| often overlooked when going out to hunt deer. | | | | and may accommodate varying wind directions. |
| Look for any standing cornfield edge connecting | | | | These edge areas are typically best suited for |
| two bodies of cover, one body of cover to a | | | | evening hunts. Getting to your stand unnoticed |
| hayfield or seasonal food source on the other | | | | may represent a challenge when using the |
| side, or one body of cover to a water source. | | | | temporary edge of corn. If you opt to stay in |
| Corn funnels are often available only on an annual | | | | your deer stand until the latest legal light, you |
| basis and crop rotation keeps the funnels moving | | | | may spook deer in the field. Hunting in the |
| so you need to spend time each year scoping out | | | | morning represents its own challenge as deer |
| new edges each year. | | | | feed and bed in the open fields all night and any |
| How do I map the temporary edge when deciding | | | | attempt at crossing the open fields will spook |
| how to hunt deer using this strategy? | | | | them. You may be able to approach undetected if |
| Take a blank sheet of paper and draw a square. | | | | you can access the stand through the woods or |
| Imagine the entire area around that square is | | | | sneaking four or five rows in the corn. |
| woods. Now, draw a line halfway across the | | | | Predicting travel routes is the basis of deer stand |
| square connecting the edges. One side of that line | | | | placement. Rather than hunting that same stand |
| is corn the other is say, soybeans. This corn-edge | | | | location year after year, try hunting the |
| line creates a temporary funnel between the two | | | | temporary edges a standing cornfield creates. |
| bodies cover. Deer travel this edge, as the cover | | | | |