Could you repost the pic with and X on the area you are talking about? Thanks.
Heading out in an hour. I might survey and it all look completely different from ground level.
Based on inputs, and very much appreciated, I think this may be the location. Taking into account wind. Blue is parking spot. It is about 175 yards from parking to stand location.
Another possible location?
The roads are firebreaks and these areas are off limits except for hunters. There is only one other hunter checked in and the area is about 600 acres.
Very little pressure in this area at the moment.
The wetands and heavy cover in that area as the reason I was looking at it.
With topo lines...
They should. OnX has them listed as acorn producing this year. I would need to go out there to see. Plan is to get there about an hour before I need to be in a tree to identify areas where they are on the ground.
Unfortunately, now that season is open, you can't scout on foot aside from when you are hunting. My plan was food plots. I have a week and a half of black powder and then a start a new job with no PTO. That's when rifle season begins and things get stupid. Right now, I am hunting Wed - Fri...
So, I found out today on post that food plots may not have been planted. Bragg has had a lot of cutting of timber, but does have some patches of red oaks. The rest is other hardwood and probably 85% pine.
So, I am trying to target food sources and pinch points. Pic below is from OnX. Red is...
Thanks. I got the BH209 breech plug for the powder. I just picked up some 250 and 290 grains at the shop. I want to test groups with both the BH209 and the T7. Only 15 in the box, so I need to save at least 5 for hunting season or until I can get more if I get good groups.