Hunting deer in corn fields

[skuba steve]

There's no distinct trail going in and out of the corn. Most of the corn is surrounded by bush. We've seen tracks walking the outside edge. We have had a couple cams on the corn edge looking for passers, got a few pics but not crazy action. We've also got cams set up inside the bush on solid game trails with some good action. So we have stands set up overlooking the corn and in the bush. Were gonna try to hunt in the bush until the corn comes down.

[Hunterrev]

Great Thread ... thanks guys for the tips.
I have always questioned the hunting around standing corn. If your too close to the edge you really don't get much of a chance as the deer wanders past. I like to scout lots and see the access trails to and from the corn field, set up in the bush a little and give yourself as much time as possible.
As for the mowed down corn ... over our way we had a couple bears in the field that were knocking the stalks down in a 50' circle.

[Tiernz94]

for my first buck, i had a large corn field to my left and a bean field to my right, i stood 5 feet outside the corn rattling a bag and using a grunt call. Waited maybe 2 minutes before i could hear him com barreling in from the corn, he ended up walking out 5 yards from me broadside. My second buck i got last year, had him come in from the corn field into the bush right by my stand.

[skuba steve]

for my first buck, i had a large corn field to my left and a bean field to my right, i stood 5 feet outside the corn rattling a bag and using a grunt call. Waited maybe 2 minutes before i could hear him com barreling in from the corn, he ended up walking out 5 yards from me broadside. My second buck i got last year, had him come in from the corn field into the bush right by my stand.

What time of year was this ? Early season ? Rut ? Late season ?

[Tiernz94]

What time of year was this ? Early season ? Rut ? Late season ?

This was the first week of shotgun both times. first week of november shot them a year apart on the same day. november 6th. I think the rut was on because the second one was chasing does.

[Greenhorn]

if its possible id concentrate on where the corn meets bush there has to be some corner they are using to move between the two

Deer are smart or lazy and prefer to cut corners and enter anywhere from 100-200 yards from a corner. Most years the deer used the corn North of my property to stage before entering the wheat field and avoiding the property to the west.

[JoePa]

There is an article in Fur-Fish-Game - December issue - that covers hunting in standing corn - yes the deer bed down in there - and according to the author after making sure the wind is in his face - he slowly walks across the rows looking for bedded deer - usually the wind rustles the corn leaves enough to hid any noise the hunter makes - after he covers a section of the corn field he starts the same thing on another section of the field that he didn't cover - claims he gets within bow distance that way - I have a lot of corn fields around my place - I see the deer eating the corn at all its stages - most of the corn is cut around this time of year and the deer will come down off the mountain at night to feed on the corn that is on the ground - all the deer that I shoot during the rifle season - which down here starts around the end of Nov or beginning of Dec - have their stomachs filled with corn - it seems that corn is their favorite food when available - so according to the article - yes hunting standing corn can be done with success -

[dutchhunter]

the best advise I ever got and can give is to set up a stand were tractor trails come out of the bush going in to the corn field .these trails never get used by the farmers well the crop is growing so the deer us these trails all summer and fall .the easiest trail for the deer thru the bush out to the field is were thy will travel .set up on the down wind side of the lane ,great spot to catch deer that a roaming .Dutch