PineSapJunky
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Since I've been posting here and there I figured I'd start my thread on what I do on my own place here in Mississippi. I'm in the heart of the "Piney Woods". But we do have a good amount of agriculture nearby. I go against the grain in almost every since of hunting and habitat here in the south. Almost everyone plots are in by Labor Day....not me. I find here in the south our winters are mild at best and cool at the worst. There is always something green through the winter. Couple that with hundred of thousands of well fertilized winter wheat and rye fields for all of the cattle the deer aren't hurting or hunting for food. In my experience which separates me from the rest. I'm sure you can agree. I find that the deer prefer the tender young greens when they first start to grow. When I use to plant in September the plots would be knee deep come November and the deer would avoid them almost all together during the winter. Since I've started planting my plots in mid to late October even into November I find that the cool weather along with some grazing pressure keeps the plots in a constant state of growth and I see a lot more movement on the plots. This weekend I was able to get in 5 of the 13 plots on the place. I will try to get 1-2 done a week until they are finished. With October also being our driest month here in the south I'm often rewarded with timely rains later in the month and have never had to replant like a lot of folks I know. Here is a picture of a spot we call "The Powerline" I know it's not original but it works. From the shooting house to where I am is roughly 300 yards. The second picture being the "Upper Deck". When I had my pines thinned I purposely had the loggers use this spot as a loading deck. Behind the shooting house is a 80 acre field that is always planted in something. This summer it was watermelons and now it's been turned out in wheat. I'm at the beginning or tail end which ever way you look at it of a ridge that runs north to south. Deer like to get out of the thick bottoms and travel it with ease. It's roughly 100 yards to the shooting house. Funny thing though. I've never hunted any of these stands since I've been here going on 8 years. Can't shoot a bow out of them. More to come
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. He has a 90hp New Holland that he cut and bales hay with and uses mine to feed with because of the 4x4 and smaller size to move around the property.
