Page 30 of Basic Hunting by Kentucky's Western Waterland

deer hunting habitat white-tailed deer find all their life needs closely associated with the forest as with many animals they are known as creatures of the edge with a love for green plants waste grain and tender shoots that they often find in the edge of cultivated fields therefore in early season the knowing hunter looks for heavily used trails within 50 yards or so of the edge late in the season however it is the forested land that provides their hiding cover much of their food and space for movement now you may want to move your stand to more secluded areas if you choose to hunt on the side of a ridgeline within the forest look for trails that lead to the lowest point on the ridge deer moving over a ridge will typically look for a trail at a low point that costs them the least amount of energy to get from one side to the other deer also prefer a forest that is undergoing secondary succession to a forest that is mature shrubs bushes and plants such as poison ivy provide both food sources and hiding cover this regenerating forest is usually very thick making it difficult for other animals to find the deer however the deer travel through it with ease preparation 24 basic hunting

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