The hunt camp is in the middle of a 2000 acre wilderness tract of cedar, birch, and poplar forest. Little development has occurred in this area since a forest fire occurred 100 years ago. The forest has regenerated and is entering a mature phase. Large areas of dense bush are dotted by numerous open meadows with lush green grass.  Generally flat, there are some swampy areas where the deer like to hide & bed down during the day.

During the spring, summer, & fall, the deer find plentiful food around the edges of the meadows, the adjacent swamp areas, the nearby farmer's fields of clover & hay, and the buds on the new annual growth.  There are few wolves on the Island.  Without the annual hunt, many of the deer would starve & die as the winter food supply runs out; the rest of the herd being severely weakened as well.  Hunting in the fall helps strengthen the herd by reducing the pressure on the limited food supply that's available in the winter.