2021 who's started their land projects?

Done, now need to pick up seed, fertilizer and plant. I tilled just a small path I'll drop rye in, to lead them to new plot behind the house. Past my two ground "nests" you can see in pic.

 

Old.. I gotta say you have the cleanest woods I have ever seen. Almost too clean.

Seems like the deer wouldn't have much cover to travel in.

I bet in the fall when leaves are down you could see 150 yards in any direction.

Makes for easy deer sightings I bet, but maybe fewer than you might have with some cover trails and underbrush.

 

You would think looking at standard deer info. Though I've never gone by standard views.I have ALWAYS said not all deer act the same way in all areas. Now would I like more cover as in other sections sure. I'm a hostage to a stubborn hubby it took me for ever to get him to agree to the last logging. He is being just as stubborn now even though I show him the standing dead big timber due to a disease. Any how buck routinely walk and rub this area during the day. I've shot many a buck and doe in this section which is why there are two stands,two blinds, and6 ground nest in the area. I took one of my biggest bucks there. Also they bed in there especially when there is snow on the ground
PS.
Remember I'm surrounded on ALL sides by an army of hunters. Guys with 4 wheelers, ones starting up wood stoves in areas that are abandoned , sorta of speak , until hunting season. They suddenly are all over areas that deer had felt safe all summer. My place, I'm the only one hunting and they see me out and about every day. I'm part of their land scape..my scent is never associated with danger. If anything. I represent a food source. Where I work eventually food pops up. I tilled that one long trail yesterday...it was covered in deer tracks and turkey feathers this morning.

 

It just looks so clean to me compared to the areas I hunt.... That is all i meant.

 

I know...My land is "sectioned"' That wide open maple woods, the oak flat with dog wood berry bushes, and honeysuckle brush all over, the swamp that is never touched and nothing but brush ,wild rose and poison ivy. The tree plot area that has another big open woods behind it. I have 2 miles of trails connecting all these sections many are food trails to let them feed as they travel.

 

Out of curiosity, how many acres do you own?

 

Sounds like you got it under control.

 

At home we own 73 acres that are on 4 contiguous parcels. We own two piece onthe house side and 2 pieces directly across the street.

 

Nah, never under control,which is why I complain a lot...Lol
I seriously have way too many food plots. My main hobby is actually working the ground. I love to hunt but I don't actually plot to "get a big one"' . My hunting would be much easier with a 1/3 the number of plots than I have. What fun would that be? It's a guessing game on where and when I can go without getting busted, which area they may decide to travel to for feed or bedding. The Deer here bed where ever. I love watching shows were you hear " that over there is their bedding area". . Well here there is that, for doe and is it's on the neighbors sanctuary. Bucks though will just plop down next to a mature maple or beech. A long the edge of a downed tree or under a pine where ever. That said They bed a lot during the day and in the middle of the farmers clover field in the wide open.

 

How’s the turkey hunting in them open woods? I’ve always had good luck in open hardwoods calling the gobblers.


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I’m glad to be getting back to Ohio, next week is gonna be go time for my fall plots. Pretty excited as I didn’t do anything this spring.


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EXCELLENT There are turkey out there everyday they roost in all the mature maple and beech

 

Have got a bit over 2"of rain since last Thursday when I got my oats in.
They sure popped!
Up 2/3 inches already.

 

When does your season start?

 

Sept 18.
I usually wait till late Oct though.

 

Aaahhh so you get a chance at a velvet buck? Ours starts Oct 1. The Deer are now starting to herd up. Every night adds a few more in the field. Last night I looked out and they were all really close to the house eating. In fact I mentioned I made a path along the hedge row to quietly go get pics. They were actually eating the leaves off the trees snapped off to open my view. . Counted one nice buck but other came out to late to see racks good and 6 doe and 4 fawn. One doe was injured and stayed less than 50feet from the kennel.
Here is a pic taken years ago from being able to sneak down that path. This device has no cam so there are few pics on it, hoping to get some more soon

 

Wow, three stands found on your property?!
From your posts on here, with how thorough you seem to be, I'd assume you have your place legally posted.
Curious, what do you do with the stands you find? Do you leave a note on the tree you took them off of? Keep the stands? Turn them over to law enforcement?
I've never found one on my place, but have a plan if I ever do. I figure I would take down the stand and then leave a note on the tree. It would say "You are trespassing on legally posted private land, therefore your stand was removed. If you want your stand back you can call xxx-xxx-xxxx. Identifying yourself to get your stand back will result in trespassing charges being filed".
I figure that will result in some free tree stands most likely.

 

No real chance at velvet .
The vast majority are shed by Sept 10.

 

Pouring here now and I'm Giddy!

 

I believe she meant that there were some big tree limbs that needed to be removed from her own ladder stands.

Maybe I'm wrong?