The picture is of the central finger on one of my family’s properties that I hunt/manage.
The areas that are outlined in black are established plots that have been in place for several years.
My uncle and I have been working on thinning out the woods in this area (mainly killing boxelder trees) to create better bedding. I believe the next step will to remove what little buckthorn there is followed by mature hickory and maple trees. Hopefully within the next few years we will have it opened up enough to be able to carry a decent controlled burn through the wooded area to stimulate grasses and Forbes to grow.
The area in blue is where I was considering starting my orchard of apple pear and chestnut trees (will take several years to achieve)
I didn’t outline it in the picture but this next year we want to build a permanent shooting house on the grassy strip to the west of the blue area. I have a spot picked out that would be about a 125 yrd shot to the closest food plot that I would like to save for late muzzleloader season (last week of November first week of December). The problem with brassicas and hunting for me is they don’t touch them till February. That is the reason I like soybeans.
This area currently isn’t set up well for hunting due to the location of the plots and the bedding but it is what I have to work with and the reason I want a blind in an easy to access location with consideration to the prevailing winds during that time of year. I figure fruit and nut trees will only make the location that much better.
This area is used as a sanctuary more than anything because of difficult exit from stand due to the plots but I believe the shooting house will fix that for a spot that is left alone until the late season.
Thoughts?
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