Ill start with the bad. My boss owns a quarter section of land that I hunt, and where I killed my first archery deer. He recently decided to sell this place, because he is buying 160 acres of pasture closer to home. It wouldn't be bad for me if this pasture had some deer potential on it, but this is wide open grass with nothing but a few hedge trees growing in it. So basically I have lost one of my primary spots. Now for the good news. I found out that my main hunting land is going to be planted in beans this year. It is a whole section of land with a creek bordering one side, and tree lines surrounding it. It will be an early season hot spot, especially if the farmers next to it don't plant beans as well. I'm pretty excited about this spot now
Its always a bummer to lose a hunting spot and I have lost several over the years for a number of differnt reasons. Lost one due to selling as you did, a couple to deaths ,change of hands, family feuds, and near half dozen of my public hunting spots due to clear cutting. I will never forget taking a three day weekend to make the 200 mile trip to my favorite spots in Northern Michigan two weeks befor bowseason opened to set stands. I grew excited nearing the spot I had taken a nice 8pt on opening day the season befor, as I turned the corner my mouth fell open and my stomach fliped upside down ...... there was not a live tree in sight for a mile !!!! At least it sounds like you have one good spot for this season.
