Finding a variety of habitats is key to finding whitetails.
Areas where multiple habitat types meet offer edges that serve as great travel corridors. They also often provide resources for deer, such as food, water, and protection.
Some of these areas can be easily seen on a map, while other properties require quite a bit of research when it comes to determining where to hunt.
Eric Morken took advantage of Minnesota’s soft winter and spent many days scouting. In the video below, he describes what he looks for on properties where edge habitat that may limit deer movement and provide an opportunity to establish a hunting ground is not as obvious.
This swampy area has cattails, grasses and willows scattered throughout the property, as well as larger forest islands in the swamp that attract gigantic numbers of hunters. Ground setups are doable, but successfully getting an arrow through cover that is chest high in places can be arduous.
Morken visits a place that excites him, where a change in habitat makes it arduous for deer to move stealthily. There is also a tiny tree that will allow him to get off the ground enough to provide a good opportunity to shoot his bow.
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