Buckhunter10
5 year old buck +
I have been active on these forums for years (I think over a decade on a few). Over the years, I have met so many wonderful people. I have learned from numerous folks and had opportunities I could have never imagined come from simply joining and meeting like-minded folks online.
As I have been blessed to add more land to our farm, and also start a family - I feel my entire outlook on management has changed. I really try to look at my decisions at the macro level. An example is - I don't worry much about creating a specific bedding area, but more so how I can harvest or clear-cut 5-10 acre sections, produce income and add more food/cover to the farm.
Likewise, when adding food - I use to worry more about small "kill plots". Now, I find myself carrying more about adding more food to benefit the deer (via cutting and food plots) and less about the hunt ability.
I guess all in all, it is not that I don't care about the hunting but just feel I care more about the macro decisions on the farm vs. hunting strategy.
Does anyone else feel this way? Like a stronger pull to soil, timber, and overall herd management vs. hunting strategy?
Love this forum, by the way, read it often - working on posting more!
Albert
As I have been blessed to add more land to our farm, and also start a family - I feel my entire outlook on management has changed. I really try to look at my decisions at the macro level. An example is - I don't worry much about creating a specific bedding area, but more so how I can harvest or clear-cut 5-10 acre sections, produce income and add more food/cover to the farm.
Likewise, when adding food - I use to worry more about small "kill plots". Now, I find myself carrying more about adding more food to benefit the deer (via cutting and food plots) and less about the hunt ability.
I guess all in all, it is not that I don't care about the hunting but just feel I care more about the macro decisions on the farm vs. hunting strategy.
Does anyone else feel this way? Like a stronger pull to soil, timber, and overall herd management vs. hunting strategy?
Love this forum, by the way, read it often - working on posting more!
Albert