PINEHUNTER
New Member
This is my first hunting property. It is mid-50s in acreage located near Swainsboro, Georgia and is surrounded on three sides by large timber company property. I bought the property this Spring and have been working on renovating the two bedroom cabin, exploring the property, figuring out what kind of game visit the property and getting it ready for hunting season. Being a small parcel and my first property, my goal was to bag a deer this year.
The west side of the parcel is a high sandy pine ridge. There is a field approximately four acres in size in the middle of the property. Moving towards the east side of the property there is an old pond site and lowlands with weather creeks and year round water sources. The far east side of the parcel slopes back up to a nice pine ridge adjacent to a thick lowland. The property had not been hunted for years but the sellers told me that the east side of the parcel holds the best deer. There is also an old farm house on the property.
By late spring I started seeing lot of blackberries fruiting and a nice orchard of wild plums. By mid-summer I started identifying American persimmons. They began dropping in mid-August and as of last week still had a good amount of the fruit still holding.
In August I put out two Moultrie 30 gallon quick load feeders -- one on the east pine ridge and another in the five acre field where there was little sign of game movement but would make a great field to hunt in. I put out four Moultrie game cameras (one M-888 and three A-20s) -- one on the pine ridge on the east side of the parcel, one in the big field, one where a small creek crosses an opening, and one near a creek in a small opening next to large hardwoods.
Here's a photo progression of the land since I bought the property this Spring.
One side of big field
Big field with persimmon trees in the foreground
Old pond site
Our dog exploring the property up by the cabin
Chickasaw plums
Peach tree
Not sure what fruit this is
Close up
The west side of the parcel is a high sandy pine ridge. There is a field approximately four acres in size in the middle of the property. Moving towards the east side of the property there is an old pond site and lowlands with weather creeks and year round water sources. The far east side of the parcel slopes back up to a nice pine ridge adjacent to a thick lowland. The property had not been hunted for years but the sellers told me that the east side of the parcel holds the best deer. There is also an old farm house on the property.
By late spring I started seeing lot of blackberries fruiting and a nice orchard of wild plums. By mid-summer I started identifying American persimmons. They began dropping in mid-August and as of last week still had a good amount of the fruit still holding.
In August I put out two Moultrie 30 gallon quick load feeders -- one on the east pine ridge and another in the five acre field where there was little sign of game movement but would make a great field to hunt in. I put out four Moultrie game cameras (one M-888 and three A-20s) -- one on the pine ridge on the east side of the parcel, one in the big field, one where a small creek crosses an opening, and one near a creek in a small opening next to large hardwoods.
Here's a photo progression of the land since I bought the property this Spring.
One side of big field
Big field with persimmon trees in the foreground
Old pond site
Our dog exploring the property up by the cabin
Chickasaw plums
Peach tree
Not sure what fruit this is
Close up
