Having lived on and hunted my place all my life, and I'm 70, I know where the deer have to cross to get from point A to point B. They are pretty much forced to use a narrow corridor of land in order to travel between the bedding areas and the food sources. In the rut, the bucks use this corridor to check out the doe groups. I have placed my shooting houses where I can cover these areas, with the majority of the shots being under 200 yards. I do have opportunities for shots up to 400 yards, and I regularly practice at that distance. Sitting in my shooting house beats the snot out of any other stand I've ever used.
