Pinetag's Plot - 43 acres in Virginia

[pinetag]

I've been making some good progress on my 2023 chore list.

I planted some ROD cuttings as well as some apples and crabapples in the cutover. The ROD cuttings are spread throughout and the apple trees are along the northern edge of my perimeter trail leading straight toward my horseshoe plot.

I also got a platform and blind to replace the barrel stand down by the creek. The wind swirls a lot in this area, but it is a great spot so I'm hoping this will help. The blind is just resting on top so I can get an idea of how it will look.

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[pinetag]

Also, I'm using this windscreen as an experiment to screen my access along the old road bed and my parking pull off. I've tried planting multiple screenings and done some hinge cuts with no luck. I've also planted Norway spruce, but they are very slow growing so we'll see how this holds up.

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[Paradise725]

I don’t think I’ve seen that done before. But access is one of the most important parts of low pressure deer hunting, so I get it!


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[pinetag]

It's a unique situation. There is a paved road about 15 yards on one side and then the interior of my property on the other. I don't want to cut trees on the road side and make things more visible to drivers passing by and there are enough big trees on my hunting side that they just block a lot of the sun to the road bed, so typical screen mixes don't grow that well. Because it's a raised road bed, there aren't a lot of hingeable trees growing either. The screen may not work but at this point I figured it's worth a shot.

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