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i hunted there about 5 days during gun season,im thinking in 98.there were alot of people,but if you did some walking and scouting now youll probaly find some sweet bow spots.lots of water if i remember right,would probaly payoff for those willing to put on the waders and work for it.espeacialy during gun season.

 

I know this is an old thread, but I too am new to this area....and figured I would resurrect an oldy instead of make a new one for the same info.. Anyone care to share? I been scouting the spots off of Potter Rd, but WOW! TONS of other bow hunters. Nice folks though, like most others in the area.

 

I also hunt that area and like everyone has mentioned, hunt the hunters. A lot of the areas where you can see from the road that look promising and may hold deer, trust me, 100 other hunters are seeing the same you do. Hunt areas with low impact or areas that most hunters overlook. I used to hunt a strip of timber 100 yds off the road, next to a swamp, an area everyone would overlook, and just follow the same trail into the wood lot everyone else did from the parking lot. I took 2 nice bucks out of that small strip and could of shot numerous does. There is a lot of land there, so drive around and do some road scouting, look for parking areas with just a couple vehicles, preferably none. Watch the crop rotation too, the DNR like to swap between corn and soy, so some areas are better then others. Just do a little driving and foot work, you'll be surprised what you find.

 

Thanks for the advice MI Buckhunter.

 

a rule of thumb for any state land...if the DNR leaves up any kind of crop for the wildlife, these will be magnets for the late season...ive seen HUGE numbers of deer when theres snow on the ground hitting strips of soys left up for them...by this time, deer will be pretty much nocturnal so sitting over the field will provide nothing but disappointment...find the routes that they travel to the crops and get as close to their bedding as possible without disturbing them and you should have some phenomenal late season success on state land!