Native Hunter
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Somebody must have held a bachelor's party
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Native Hunter
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I do get pictures of does, but they don't get along as well as the boys:
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biglakeba$$
5 year old buck +
Great pics
phil@thesidehill
5 year old buck +
My Lord!! you have some good looking bucks! Do they tend to stick around come fall or do they break up and relocate?
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Thanks everyone.
Phil, as a general rule I gain more later in the year. They do break up, and I have some to leave, but usually more come in. It's unusual to see this many in one group. My son and I went through pictures the other day and we can positively ID 11 different bucks that have been using the plots recently.
This place is better later in the year, because the cover is the best around at that time. Most of the surrounding forests are hardwoods, and when the leaves drop, the tall grasses here are at their peak. If we gain later this year like normal, there may be some serious fighting for living space and women.:D
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phil@thesidehill
5 year old buck +
thats awesome! I see minimal summer usage on my place, but quite often the infrequent bucks that i get velvet pics of end up showing up more and more frequently as October turns to November....the ladies love my side of the hill.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
That sounds like the right side of the hill to be on.:)
The timbering I've done here the last two years should help me to hold more deer too this year. It's coming back thick as heck with lots of briers and miscellaneous undergrowth. This will be an interesting year to watch what comes and goes - especially as the rut approaches.
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bat man
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How many different bucks do you think are using that lick, and how many dpsm do you think you have using the area (if you can give a reasonable estimate)?
I would love to have some pics like that of bachelor groups.
I would love to have some pics like that of bachelor groups.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Thanks Brooks.
It's only been recently that I've been able to tell how many different bucks I was getting pictures of because so many of the deer had such similar racks. My son and I looked at pictures the other night and we were able to positively ID eleven different bucks that are using the lick and the plot nearby it. I think seven is all that I've had together at one time. The two oldest bucks haven't given a daylight picture yet this year, but I only checked two camera when I got these pics, so they could have shown on others by now. I plan on checking those cams on Saturday.
I don't have a great feel for DPSM here. I can tell you that on my 100 acres, I think right now there are probably 20 total deer counting does and fawns. That is a lot for this time of year compared to historical numbers. Usually I may have half that many at this time of year and build to 20+ by leaf drop.
I think my plots are the primary reason I'm concentrating these deer this year. I have red clover, white clover, chicory and alfalfa all mixed together. The red clover seems to be the main draw. My cover (except for 30 acres of fairly thick woods) isn't that great yet. The native grasses are just beginning to come back from where I mowed them early this year. But I guess with me limiting my movement to only my camera locations (and only in the middle of the day) they aren't feeling much pressure and are taking up residence closer to the food earlier than I would expect. We did some coyote cleaning earlier this year and maybe that helped too.
What lots of folks don't realize is that my farm is just in the infancy of becoming a hunting place and I'm still learning it. Five years ago I had 60 acres of fescue instead of 60 acres of native grasses, and we were running cattle. My woods were like a park. I was basically deer barren and didn't even hunt here. The only thing I did prior to that was a 12 acre tree planting which was fenced off from the cows, but it had to grow and was zero impact until just the last couple of years. Now it provides great cover and I'm dropping lots of chestnuts and fruit this year. The first year I seriously hunted here was 2012.
Sorry I don't have a better answer on the DPSM. I can tell you we have no where near the population of the states south of us like Alabama, etc.... And, I know that we are no where near carrying capacity. I just don't shoot does at all. Not saying I wouldn't if the situation were different, but enough other people around are shooting them and I'm not going to.
It does feel good to see things looking up so much. I appreciate the encouragement from everyone here. This isn't ever going to be Kansas, but it won't have to be to satisfy my goals.:)
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Great pix and food plots !! It seems like your place is well on the way to a deer paradise with the food & cover work you've done. To have that many bucks hanging at your place speaks for itself. If they weren't comfortable - they'd be elsewhere. Nice job, Native !!!:cool:
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bat man
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Here is a MN bachelor party. Cops be on their way soon. Lot of minors at the party.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Same state the Kentucky Derby is run in...:D
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
They may be minors, but looks like they could end up in the big leagues!!
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Thanks for the encouragement. I had a special treat today. Some of you may know Doug Galloway (Dgallow). He was vacationing in my area and we did a farm tour at my place this afternoon when I got home from work. I would love to know just half of what that man has forgotten about habitat. What a great afternoon!!!!
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Sounds like a cool way to finish off the day with Doug Galloway - talking habitat. I try to mine knowledge from several local foresters and enjoy when they come to my camp & walk the property. Always something new to learn !! That must have been a pretty good tour of your farm w/ Galloway. Did he like your diversity ?? Seems like you have a lot of different stuff growing at your place.
