Recent content by BenA

Absolutely. That's why I think it should be regulated just like other tech is regulated. I don't want my neighbor sitting over a feeder at night with a thermal scope and suppressor either. I think it should serve as a wake up call to game and fish departments.

That's why I clicked. I like learning deer behavior, especially mature bucks. He says in the video that 160 class buck had a home range of about 350 acres, was highly solitary, and avoided fields and moved around during the day. I thought it was interesting seeing how he used terrain and wind...

😁 So, you want the info that comes from drones, but don't want to be seen as supporting their use; I get it. 😂 Just kidding. What he said and gave a couple glaring examples of, was heavy TSI work was the one thing where he saw a practice making a huge difference on a property. The other was...

Here's another video with a guy who's been on some pretty big name farms like Higgins and Winke. He's counted over 30k deer on 200k acres across multiple states. It's interesting to hear what the one habitat management practice is that he's witnessed holding more deer than others, and also the...

I jumped about 4 on my first trip looking at the place, but nothing since. I'm leaning towards a faster burn rotation. I just have to work out the logistics of permanent firebreaks.

Sweet tooth is making me want to pass up a 5 year old buck now that he's starting to grow out that other side. Not sure what he'll do when he gets to be 6 or older. Not sure my kids or myself will want to pass him this year though. It really is a cool rack.

I think @Native Hunter has it right

Maybe Stokes Aster?

Very interesting and promising article on an area not that big. https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/06/04/restoration-efforts-help-quadruple-quail-population-in-nanticoke-river-wildlife-management-area/

I almost forgot about Aldo Leopold's, A Sand County Almanac. That would be a great discussion.

That would be even more unsustainable and even unrealistic.

Quick googling reveals about 15.77 billion acres of habitable land on Earth and about 7.8 billion people. With only 2 acres for every one person, I think we're overpopulated. Imagine having a deer for every 2 acres in your county and the damage that would cause.

Kids will read if it's something they're interested in. When I was a kid, it was hunting magazines, Louis L'Amour, Tom Swift, books about mountain men and frontiersmen, and books about turtles or other animals. My daughter likes to read age appropriate murder mysteries. Maybe books made into...

The children now dress up like dogs and cats, barking and hissing at each other in the school hallways; they shoot each other in the classrooms. Children utter profanity at each other and elders. They rule the house because parents refuse to discipline them.