Good luck on finding his bed. As mentioned, with my terrain/cover I think they have many different bedding areas. The abundance of oaks don’t help things as far as early/mid season patterning is concerned for me either. They could leave their bed and eat acorns in 10’ and the terrain makes it...
You have a KY private lands biologist assigned to your area G. I spoke to mine about a burn and he said they already had some lined up so we would need to discuss again to get it scheduled. He acted like they would help with it and provide resources on burn day. Here’s a PDF that will show you...
I’m in your zone and have no shortage of persimmons in the timber. They are native trees and have probably been around longer than me. They produce very well even competing with oaks and maples for sunlight. As Ben said, they have grown very tall to get the sunlight they need.
I planted some...
Based on the image it looks like food is a limiting factor for you.
Are the deer bedding there now? Do the neighbors have to walk through their entire property to hunt the line?
No matter what you do with it you need a plan for the rest of the property. Where are your other bedding/feeding...
This.
Also, the safest thing is to turn it into a deer less area [emoji3].
I have experience with both. One boundary is a food plot and another boundary is bedding. I’ve lost deer to the neighbors in both scenarios. Only one instance really hurt. With my terrain, it’s difficult to change...
Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I’ll go ahead and order it and give it a shot this year. I’ll be setup watching an open field for coyotes 99% of the time.