AlabamaDeerHunter
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I bought a 50 acre cutover with a creek through the middle a few years ago. Now I want to manage it for hunting. It was land that has been cut for timber. Half was replanted in longleaf pines and the other half wasn't. The trees are only 3-6 feet tall except for the creek line which has massive trees. So mostly a giant bushy area of bamboo, briars, bushes and hay. The 50 acres plot is surrounded by land owned by a timber company consisting of mature pines in all 4 directions with my land in the middle.
Deer are everywhere because they come out of the pine to forage through my fields. I mean I have caught as many as 7 to 8 mature bucks in my field on camera at one time on multiple occasions. I can sit in my stand and just watch them 2 hours before dark on any given day. I only hunt this property one to two weekends a year and take one to two deer at the most and just let them settle till the next year.
The biggest issue it seems is there are a bunch of bamboo that is spreading all over about half of the property. It hasn't crossed the creek to the other side yet. I was told I can get a D5/D6 Dozier in there and dig that out. Ok fine.
After that is out of the way, I was wondering from you experienced farm owners and hunters, exactly how much of the 50 acres should I plant and what types of food crops should I plant to attract wildlife, but specifically Deer, Turkey and Rabbit. Those 3 species seem to keep the ecosystem alive as far as I can tell.
Keep in mind this is for Alabama. I know were are different as far as climate once you get out of the SouthEast.
Thanks for any advice fellas.
Deer are everywhere because they come out of the pine to forage through my fields. I mean I have caught as many as 7 to 8 mature bucks in my field on camera at one time on multiple occasions. I can sit in my stand and just watch them 2 hours before dark on any given day. I only hunt this property one to two weekends a year and take one to two deer at the most and just let them settle till the next year.
The biggest issue it seems is there are a bunch of bamboo that is spreading all over about half of the property. It hasn't crossed the creek to the other side yet. I was told I can get a D5/D6 Dozier in there and dig that out. Ok fine.
After that is out of the way, I was wondering from you experienced farm owners and hunters, exactly how much of the 50 acres should I plant and what types of food crops should I plant to attract wildlife, but specifically Deer, Turkey and Rabbit. Those 3 species seem to keep the ecosystem alive as far as I can tell.
Keep in mind this is for Alabama. I know were are different as far as climate once you get out of the SouthEast.
Thanks for any advice fellas.
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