Hunting deer in tall grass ?

I would wait and see what it does after frost depending on if it frosts before November where you live. You can cut some shooting paths about any time you want. Deer don't pay much attention to that kind of thing.

I too would wait and see what things look like. I know the tall stuff in my woods lays right down after a hard frost. And if you can look down into it, I bet the deer will feel very safe but visible.

I doubt they are feeding in it, but they may be bedding in it.

Any signs of deer signs in or around it now?

rc

If the deer are transiting it or bedding in the field, you'll see deer trails. If you do see trails, then you don't need to tend to it since the deer have figgured out what to do. If you don't see deer trails, then you can probably try to maintain it but I would not, using the logic that the deer aren't much interested in that patch of earth anyway.

In other words - I would use the grass to valudate/invalidate the stand placement and wouldn't worry about much else.

You are not going to spook the deer away by mowing it. If the vegetation in it now is 5' high, its a "no brainer" that the deer are not using it for a food source.

I doubt there is anything else in there either that the deer are willing pick through...for browse. They might be using it for bedding and cover at certain times, but you have a wooded area on each side of it looks like.

The beauty of that set up...is that you can go in there in mid August or Early September and mow it (if you have the equipment). That way... the new regrowth (before your first frosts hit) will attract the deer. Deer LOVE edge cover. You have the perfect set up. They are only a couple of jumps away from cover but can pop anywhere on the "cut" to feed or travel.

In the South, where I live...we utilize powerline/pipeline right of ways for that type of hunting all the time. Personally, I'd plant it in Sept. with Oats and Rye.

You would have a good "stand" before the mast crop starts to drop (deer will use the food plot less often), but edge cover effect is still in play and right before the Does come into estrous they will often move out into the more open areas. I would mow it...then watch the heck out of it...until the acorns fall.

Good luck.

Flint.

i would carry a pole with a big orange flag on it so the others wouldn't mistake me for a deer

where i used to go hunting up in the fla panhandle,buddy would cut lanes with the bushog for the deer to go through,and they did

cut it down if you want to, it wont bother the deer at all.i always bush hog my hunting area before season.often when i disk and plant i find tracks the next morning.ive even had deer come right up to me when dozing brush and then find all kinds of tracks like they had a party in the clear area i just made.ive even used my dozer as a deer stand becuz it has a nice seat and a roof.

get a bag of salt for a water softner and put a camera out on it or check it in a few days and look at the tracks

IME, if you cut shooting lanes and a trail crossing them the deer will use the trails and actually stop at each intersection to see whats down there. Perfect shot. Just remember to give yourself 2 or 3 back up shots so if you miss an oppurtunity you will have another and just point and shoot when they pop out! Its seroiusly that easy sometimes

I too plan to hunt a few power line paths this year (in Maine). Though mine are much wider, generally 100-150yards wide, and much more Brushy, as opposed to grassy. Thanks to all who have offered info about hunting this type of terrain.

Do you know anybody with a small plane? One of the most revealing things I've ever done was to take some aerial photographs of my hunting ground, an area of tall grass and brush. From above, I could see the "big picture," which resembled an interstate highway map. I stationed myself at a few of the "hubs" of traffic with great success.

^^^^^^He can use google earth also, it has a feature where you see a 'timeline' (see the area several years back), but in any case... you can get an idea of the topography surrounding the property.