Thanks RAH. One property the shots typically are 30 - 100 yds., but could be 200 if the deer is out in the one CRP field. The other one is completely different. It's a large farm, they don't own much if any into the woods that borders it, but there are a lot of ditches running through the middle of the farm fields that have heavy growth/trees/shrubs from the ditches out about 20-30 yds. on either side of the ditch, and they have an abandoned RR track that also is overgrown and not planted. With the expanse of the fields, the shots are LONG and a 200 yd shot would be considered a close shot. I could use the long range rifle there if it was legal for deer and shoot way further than I've practiced, and I've practiced out to a hair over 3/4 of a mile.

The fields were mostly corn, and they are all harvested, chopped and chiseled now. It's relatively hard to stalk a deer when all you have to hide in is a chiseled mucky corn field.


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