I enjoy reading your comments CNC. You are a tracker, a hunter, and you live where you can study deer, which provides a unique perspective. I used to think I was a pretty good deer hunter, but the older I get, the smarter the older deer I hunt seem to get. I do enjoy hunting them, and doing my best to try and shoot the older ones. They are unique. I have one that is 6+ years old on a 100 acres piece we own. Many pictures, and I've changed it up on him a lot (ground, ladder, climbers, plots), always hunt the wind, etc. Never seen him in person. He does mess up during the rut, but I've never been there when he did. I have made the lanes you mention on a few of our plots, and they work, exactly the way you said they do. Personally, I'm always looking for a tip to do better at harvesting a big one, thus why I enjoy reading this. Keep writing.........