POLL! How do you hunt non-agricultural whitetails?

[crookedwoody]

HUNT EDGES OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TERRIAN,DOWN WIND SIDES OF THICKETS TO OPEN WOODS.PINCH POINTS,ANY TERRAIN THATS WILL PUSH DEER TO THAT AREA.RECENTLY HUNTED STATE PARK BY HOUSE FOR A WEEK.LAKE IS REALLY HIGH,ALL DRY LAKE BEDS ARE FLOODED.IT PUSHED DEER UP INTO WOODS FOR THEM TO CROSS OVER TO NEXT PATCH OF WOODS.THEY NORMALLY WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH DRY LAKE BED.PLACES WHERE 2 OR MORE RAVINES COME TOGETHER ALWAYS FUNNELS THEM TO ONE SPOT.TREE LINES ALONG CRP FIELDS ESPECIALLY IF THEY MEET OTHER TREE LINES OR WOODS.YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOME KIND OF AREA THAT MAKES DEER GO A CERTAIN WAY...GOOD LUCK,CHRIS

[wapitimike1]

Bing.com gets you up close and personal with those thick travel corridors.

[J-dog]

Google earth is an awesome tool!! you can see "the big picture"

[Michael Arnette]

I am with Dave, I think the hardest years to hunt are the bumber mast years. Spavinaw GMA here in Oklahoma is the perfect example of a place like you discribed. I have only hunted it once but I looked for funnels and converging ridge lines and saddles and found a good spot. I have found that on smaller properties fencelines can be most helpfull in the deep woods. I have even used felled trees to funnel deer past my stand with alot of success. I always put some brush around the bottom of my stand to avoid steep angle shots.
Approach can really make the difference.