Technique for archery hunting a corn field?

[Nsghunter]

I'm nuzzled up in a corner that offers a vantage point of the field and a trail that moves to and from it.any other advice?

 

[catman529]

Make sure the wind is blowing out into the field. You don't want your scent to blow back into the woods at all, or they may never show. Usually there's enough time for them to present a shot before they are downwind in the field. If you don't know where they're coming out, pick the best tree near the best trail and observe from there...it's a bonus if you also have a clear shot down into the woods, just make sure you aren't skylined if they look up at you from inside the woods. If you observe them coming out into the field somewhere else, keep in mind which direction they move, and try to set up ahead of them next time.


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[AT Hiker]

Is it cut?


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[Nsghunter]

Is it cut?


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Nope, standing

 

[cbhunter]

You should see several deer! good luck and be sure to report back

 

[GRIT]

I have done good hunting standing corn fields but it is hard tracking them after you shoot one.
Especially huge corn fields.
Good luck

 

[Mike Belt]

Usually standing corn only offers a shot along the edge or right on the trail entering the field. Cut corn opens up more opportunities. I'd look for a heavily used trail entering the field and set up accordingly. That can be tricky. I've bounced around from where they entered a field one time only to have them enter from a different spot next time... on several occasions. If you can cover some of the woods they're entering from as well as the field you're doubling your odds.

 

[AT Hiker]

Sounds like the edge of the cornfield is "huntable" so if you're lucky and they decide to not bed in the corn that trial should work for you.
My standing corn experience is that the deer bed and feed in the corn. Not to mention the edge literally runs up to the tree line offering no shot opportunity. I have found some solid trails that run along the field edge just off into the woods, these trails can produce early season...they become hot during the rut.
I have also seen a ton of deer feed into freshly cut corn fields a few days after it's harvested.


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[rocket04]

my preference was to always set up 40 to 50 yards in the woods off of the main trail leading to the field, this way you would possibly get a shot at a smart buck that waits until after dark to enter the field.

 

[catman529]

I too prefer cut corn over standing. They can bed down anywhere in the stalks if they like.


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