Recent content by ackleyswamper

In June of 2022, we had a forestry mulcher come out to create trails around the property to influence deer travel routes. Prior to this, there was one atv trail through a portion of the property but it was difficult to get around. As you can see, the mulcher created some nice trails for deer...

In March of 2022, the logger was able to harvest all mature popple off the land just before spring road limits were put into place. The forester said this was the best time to harvest for regeneration. I took my 5 year old and 1 year old boys out for a look, this will be their land to take care...

Here is a picture from the first ladder stand we put up on the property in 2015, as you can see the understory doesn’t provide much cover. Next up, timber harvest. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi there, I have been lurking on here for a few years and finally decided to document the progress on our 40 acres of hunting land in North Central Wisconsin located near the Ackley Wildlife Area. Since purchasing the land in 2015, we have taken a few decent deer from the property but nothing...