Barb, it sometimes depends on if it's a town home or country home. In town houses I hunt more in back and in country hoses the front yard produces more. In the country people would be in the front yard more than the rear. They'd sit on there porches and wave to neighbors as they rode by in thier buggies. In town, it seems they used the back yard more. In boths cases, I still hunt a good twenty foot radius around the home(the hot zone). If you see worn pathways leading from the home, check these out also. Hope this helps. Stan