Recent content by yukon

Amazing. What’s the distance to blind?

Does your desire to hunt deer outweigh your desire to cut back on the maintenance? I think it could hurt your deer hunting as the herd patterns will change next year and every year the crops are rotated. Is the best bedding nearby enough to the crop that you can predict their bed to food...

Great breakdown! Starting to lean hard this direction. I love the berm idea. Gotta do something with the dirt anyhow! Lots to learn!

Any update gjs4? Planting this spring? I too have about 12 acres of mostly invasives on strip mined "soil" that needs some rehab.

Thanks George! I like the feathering and clover plot idea! I wonder if 2 acres is a bit large if my destination plot is, say 3 acres, in middle of property. Clover does get picked pretty clean though in other areas, though. Need to kill some more doe. I do wonder how many additional deer I...

6 acres. You've described my dilemma to a T. The short drive north of the barn is basically only access and I hate to give up the 6 acres with only 77 total. In any case I can improve my screening on property border as I'll lose my natural corn screen. Maybe I'll split the 6 acres into...

Farmer no longer wants to farm any ag. Does that change anyone's thoughts?

Just discussed this with a site visit with NRCS yesterday! A pheasants forever rep and state forester also gave some feedback. Pheasants forever felt strongly to go all pollinators with screens to create a soft edge of brush/trees. Forester thought hazelnuts and red cedar might be a good...

This discussion certainly gives me some thoughts to consider! I think 2024 season was worse for bumping deer because my destination plot failed so miserably in the central part of the property. So perhaps a better question should be whether I keep two destinations plots? Despite being in a...

If the problem is bumping deer from that access point, you don't want anything in that field that will draw deer. This is because you will still be bumping them. In fact, it may be worse, because the tall corn at least provides some cover. If you go with beans, they will still want to be in...

I like this. Thank you.

Absolutely. Ratio was just shy of the 2:1 first couple years of ownership but got significantly worse later into this fall. I had a target buck that I didn't want to muck up with killing does but he's mia so need to kill more asap. I appreciate your insight!

Prevailing winds from the west and southwest. Although stands 1,2 and 3 are a bit lower elevation and often frustratingly protected from the wind inducing some swirl. The old fallow field was originally cleared a couple of years ago but farmer thought it had way too many rocks for drilling...

Thanks - Love the farm! I bought it in 2021 and can't believe I waited so long to own my own dirt! For those on the fence just make it happen. The farmer is hesitant to plant beans....I think because of the crop damage he saw in the corn? I'm sure he would if I asked. Interesting ESH plan! I...

Thanks, Native! I do park north of the barn and it works really well especially for stand 9. Admittedly, my other access trail cuts directly south of the barn thru the corn to access stands 2-7 so that can certainly be improved circumnavigating the NE section of corn. The farmer describes...