Arizona Hunting Club & Outdoor Adventure Group

Scouting Hilltop Field
Funnels on Topographic Maps

Hilltop Field Funnels are formed when a creek from a valley below leads up near a field on high ground. Rather than cross a creek with its steep, hilly banks on each side, deer and elk will naturally travel up to the hillop field funnel and cross there. Here, the wind is easy to use and the field enables the observant hunter to make undetected entry to the stand. Big game animals can be taken here through the entire rut. Doe and small bucks and bulls can easily be picked off at this location during the entire season.

1. Stock Tanks
2. Ridges
3. Ridge End Points
4. Game Trail Hubs
5. Saddles and Dips in the Ridge
6. Hillside Benches
7. Forest/Pastures/Burn Breaklines
8. Field Saddles/Creek Beds
9. Hilltop Field Funnels
10. Forest Inside and Double Inside Corners
11. Natural Funnels/Chokepoints