drilling rig effect on deer hunting spot?

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by ahlangle

I'm fortunate enough to have some wells drilling on my farm, but before I put a box stand back in that field, not sure if its wise.

It is about a 50 acre hay field bordered by a lake on one side and woods on the others.

They'll be drilling throughout deer season and the plan is to spread some of the mud over part of field to plant clover. Sounds like good for the deer, but will they be used to the rig/noise/lights or will they avoid the field altogether?
Stand will be about 650 yards from the location.

It depends on if the equipment and the path the company uses to access it is close to the areas the deer want to be and the routes the deer take in and out.

I've had great hunting seasons a few hundred yards from drilling equipment that was regularly used, but the path the deer took in and out of the place where I shot them did not go near (< 100 yards) the dilling equipment or the road/driveway the company used to access it.