I am not able to shoot across the narrow spot to the South. It is extremely thick in that portion of the woods. A big wind storm came through a couple of years ago and snapped a lot of trees off. Almost impossible to walk through that section. I usually approach from the South and then parallel...
Thank you for the advice. I will have to go purchase Jeff's books. I have been focusing on "The Beast" style of hunting as of late, hence my focus on trying to drill down on mature buck bedding. In this area it does seem that the bucks tend to bed in more isolated patches of cover based on the...
Traditionally this spot has only been good during the rut for mature bucks. Given the lack of trees in this area a pretty good amount of does live in this tree grove as well. My thinking in creating a foodplot and adding more cover is to entice a mature buck to start using some part of the...
Good points. This might partially explain why I don't see any mature bucks living in this grove in the fall. There are usually a couple doe groups that live this funnel. I am hunting Eastern South Dakota so not a lot of tree around. I am hoping the grass and some strategically planted...
I was thinking about possibly creating a thick sanctuary on the southeast grass area. Maybe have grass and half spruces. Especially in the winter the main tree grove can block the wind and then have the thermal cover of the spruce trees.
Hi everyone,
Looking for some advice as I start my first habitat improvement project. The outlined parcel is 16 acres. This spot is a great rut funnel. There is a large shelter belt a little less than 1 mile to the west and some other small shelter belts to the east. This spot has held some...