I spotted the doe first. She skirted the lower field edge, partially blocked by the yellowing hickory leaves concealing my 20-foot perch. Her nervous gait indicated she wasn't alone, so my eyes traced her path backward. Just as I suspected, a suitor followed, his solid 8-point frame rapidly closing the distance. I immediately ruled it a buck I'd be happy to take and prepared for the shot. It was one of my many thrilling memories ON THE BOWHUNTING of bowhunting on the edge. WHY EDGES? Deer gravitate to edges - transitional cover that ranges from thick laurel to open timber, woodlots to field openings, and dense conifers to hardwood clearcuts. These areas are deer magnets because they usually provide food and security, visibility and staging cover, as well as social congregation, a few short bounds EDGE BY TYLER FRANTZ MAKING THE MOST OF TRANSITIONAL COVER NOVEMBER 2020 57