Dukslayr
5 year old buck +
I have two CRP contracts on my farm. One expires in September of 2021. This contract encompasses most of the highest quality farm ground. Based on the rates they’re offering for general signup these days I’ve decided to convert 1/2-2/3 back into AG production. The field borders and other more erodible portions I plan to offer back up for CRP. It sounds like my options will be CP1 (generally cool season) or CP2 (generally warm season). The ground I’m planning to re-enroll is currently in CP1 and CP42.
I would prefer to enroll into to CP2 for a couple reasons: 1) There’s a cost share for CP2 (but wouldn’t be for CP1) and 2) I think NWSG will add some variety to bedding cover on my farm that currently doesn’t have any substantial NWSG plantings.
My concern and biggest question is tracking deer through stands of NWSG. Do any of you have experience tracking deer through NWSG and how difficult do you find it to be? Right now the cover is only 2-4’ high and any deer shot in one of my fields is visible until it hit a tree line, which helps serve as a visual marker of where the deer went into the woods. If I have 100-150’ NWSG borders around most of my AG fields I’m concerned about losing visual reference on where the deer went and potential challenges tracking through the NWSG buffers. Have any of you dealt with this before and can you offer an opinions or suggestions based on your experience tracking deer through NWSG? Thank you.
I would prefer to enroll into to CP2 for a couple reasons: 1) There’s a cost share for CP2 (but wouldn’t be for CP1) and 2) I think NWSG will add some variety to bedding cover on my farm that currently doesn’t have any substantial NWSG plantings.
My concern and biggest question is tracking deer through stands of NWSG. Do any of you have experience tracking deer through NWSG and how difficult do you find it to be? Right now the cover is only 2-4’ high and any deer shot in one of my fields is visible until it hit a tree line, which helps serve as a visual marker of where the deer went into the woods. If I have 100-150’ NWSG borders around most of my AG fields I’m concerned about losing visual reference on where the deer went and potential challenges tracking through the NWSG buffers. Have any of you dealt with this before and can you offer an opinions or suggestions based on your experience tracking deer through NWSG? Thank you.