hunting Prophetstown SP for the first time

[76chevy]

I am drawn for the hunt on Nov 17/18. ANy advice?

I live about 45 min south and plan to scout it thoroughly before the hunt. Any advice appreciated...I have hunte turkey run, shakamak, and shades and can tell you what I know about those properties too.

[Woody Williams]

When I get on my computer I'll send you some marked maps... If I still have them..

[76chevy]

thanks woody, were you drawn for this hunt?

[Woody Williams]

Oct 2, 2014 8:00:29 GMT -5 76chevy said:

thanks woody, were you drawn for this hunt?

I hunted it years ago. I sent you a PM with details.

[dead-eye]

Congrats! You are the only person I've heard of getting drawn for there. I know of several people that get drawn regularly and not a single one got picked this year. I have been drawn the last three years.
The place holds a decent number of deer, but they seem to hang out in the tall grass. I've found that if you can find a spot that allows you to overlook a clearing such as a lane or mowed area your odds increase. I have killed a deer there every year but unfortunately they were about the only deer I saw. My wife never saw a deer either day last year and I killed the only one I saw. I think the late hunt had three or four deer checked in total.

[dead-eye]

As far as specific spots to try. If you look on an Arial map just north west of the guard shack where you enter the park there is a small block of woods with a mowed path going through it. I was told during the early hunt last year on the first day someone had their limit in an hour. And the second day a different person did the same. If the map is the same as last year it would be r7.
a spot I always wanted to try is b32 I scouted it a few different times and saw several deer there. My brother hunted close to that spot and saw the biggest buck of his life but couldn't get a clear shot.
The ridge between blue and green zones seem to be a popular spot also.