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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeRunner13" data-source="post: 5454097" data-attributes="member: 13525"><p>I went and scouted a 150ish acre piece of TVA land that I had overlooked in years past today. I found plenty of dropping oaks, but not many notched caps or signs of browse in the area of those trees. I found two spots I like but I'm conflicted on how to go about the two spots. Both spots are located on a peninsula on a lake. The peninsula is only 300 yards wide and roughly 1000 yards long. The spots are about 400 yards apart. </p><p></p><p>Spot 1:</p><p>Backed by private land with an overgrown cattle field turned thicket. It's on top of a knob that is pretty much one large oak flat. I found some notched caps with signs of browse. I also found a small fresh scrape about 24" in diameter and some older rubs in the area. The bad for the spot is that there are two ATV trails in the area that make getting to it easier, even if it's still a decent piece from the parking area. </p><p></p><p>Spot 2: </p><p>Located on a bench towards the peninsula's tip. It's guarded by some pretty thick woods. BUT, once through the first section of the thick stuff it opens up enough to be able to hunt from a tree and have some shots up to about 75 yards. Now this spot was special. It also has an oak flat, but in the center of it are three white oaks that are used as feed trees. Theses deer have gotten most of the leaves off the ground in the area and there are notched caps all over the area. I found a week or two old scrape that's about the size of a car hood and 5 fresh rubs with quite a few older rubs as well. This spot made me regret not bow hunting this year. </p><p></p><p>Now the question I have is I plan on hunting here for muzzleloader and parts of rifle. Do you think spot 2 will still be active come then, or should I focus on spot 1? Once they deplete the feed tree, I'm not sure if they'll stay in that area even though it appears to offer them some protection.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeRunner13, post: 5454097, member: 13525"] I went and scouted a 150ish acre piece of TVA land that I had overlooked in years past today. I found plenty of dropping oaks, but not many notched caps or signs of browse in the area of those trees. I found two spots I like but I'm conflicted on how to go about the two spots. Both spots are located on a peninsula on a lake. The peninsula is only 300 yards wide and roughly 1000 yards long. The spots are about 400 yards apart. Spot 1: Backed by private land with an overgrown cattle field turned thicket. It's on top of a knob that is pretty much one large oak flat. I found some notched caps with signs of browse. I also found a small fresh scrape about 24" in diameter and some older rubs in the area. The bad for the spot is that there are two ATV trails in the area that make getting to it easier, even if it's still a decent piece from the parking area. Spot 2: Located on a bench towards the peninsula's tip. It's guarded by some pretty thick woods. BUT, once through the first section of the thick stuff it opens up enough to be able to hunt from a tree and have some shots up to about 75 yards. Now this spot was special. It also has an oak flat, but in the center of it are three white oaks that are used as feed trees. Theses deer have gotten most of the leaves off the ground in the area and there are notched caps all over the area. I found a week or two old scrape that's about the size of a car hood and 5 fresh rubs with quite a few older rubs as well. This spot made me regret not bow hunting this year. Now the question I have is I plan on hunting here for muzzleloader and parts of rifle. Do you think spot 2 will still be active come then, or should I focus on spot 1? Once they deplete the feed tree, I'm not sure if they'll stay in that area even though it appears to offer them some protection. [/QUOTE]
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