Tree Spud
5 year old buck +
Thought I would share our place and the various experiences we have had.
It has been often said that a piece of coal can only become a diamond after many years of pressure & stress. Well that sums up habitat work from my perspective.
We purchased this property in 2012 and it was our “feet out first property”, a place we would eventually retire to. We have owned several hunting properties over the years. They were all good deer hunting properties, but we learned a lot about neighbors, Govt interference (WRP) with goals, and that you can only change a properties landscape so far before you begin to disrupt the wildlife balance.
The property is 350 acres and has very diverse terrain going from very dense tag alder/ROD marsh thickets to ag type land. The property is 1.2 miles north to south and 0.6 miles east to west. From the lower marsh the property rises 60’ to the hills on the north end.
My wife named the property Heron Ridge as we often see Heron’s in the marsh, ponds, and flying overhead.
Hope you enjoy the journey on Heron Ridge … I'll try and share what we have learned after many years of habitat work.
This is the view on the highest ridge on north end of property looking south. You can see the 30 acre lake looking south. There is about 40 acres of tillable ground split into 25 acres on the north end and 15 acres in the mid area of the property.
Here is the view from the back deck ... a great place to enjoy a beer after working.
Soybeans waiting for the deer to munch them ...
It has been often said that a piece of coal can only become a diamond after many years of pressure & stress. Well that sums up habitat work from my perspective.
We purchased this property in 2012 and it was our “feet out first property”, a place we would eventually retire to. We have owned several hunting properties over the years. They were all good deer hunting properties, but we learned a lot about neighbors, Govt interference (WRP) with goals, and that you can only change a properties landscape so far before you begin to disrupt the wildlife balance.
The property is 350 acres and has very diverse terrain going from very dense tag alder/ROD marsh thickets to ag type land. The property is 1.2 miles north to south and 0.6 miles east to west. From the lower marsh the property rises 60’ to the hills on the north end.
My wife named the property Heron Ridge as we often see Heron’s in the marsh, ponds, and flying overhead.
Hope you enjoy the journey on Heron Ridge … I'll try and share what we have learned after many years of habitat work.
This is the view on the highest ridge on north end of property looking south. You can see the 30 acre lake looking south. There is about 40 acres of tillable ground split into 25 acres on the north end and 15 acres in the mid area of the property.
Here is the view from the back deck ... a great place to enjoy a beer after working.
Soybeans waiting for the deer to munch them ...