wisconsinteacher
5 year old buck +
One thing I have learned about owning land is that every time I sit in a tree stand, I think about what to do next!!!
This past year, I added a food plot (SE corner). So far, I have had does there almost every night to feed and a few bucks here and there. I'm trying to make a plan on what to do this summer and figured, I would run it by folks that have done this stuff before. So here are my plans.
#1 I want to make a trail from the west side of the food plot and run it parallel to the south fence line. I know the deer use this area but it is supper thick and hard to hunt. My goal is to create a path for them to follow. Yesterday I saw a buck cursing in this area.
#2 Where the blue line and red line meet on the west side, I want to put a water source in. I will then cut a trail parallel to the west boarder that runs north and south.
#3 In the NE corner is swamp. I want to cut some trails in the tall grass for deer to travel. Yesterday, I watched deer bed in the swamp and feel that if I control the trails, I can lead them past my stand out there.
On the map are 2 yellow plots, but those will not happen this year. I want to really make the current plot better by adding lime, fertilizer and somehow leveling the soil a bit. The dozer made some ruts and holes in the plot.
Other than this, is there something else you suggest that I do? It will be a lot of time with a saw cutting trails but I think adding them in the slashing will help control movement.
FYI-the area in green is slashing, purple is swamp and the NW corner is oak trees.
Thanks
This past year, I added a food plot (SE corner). So far, I have had does there almost every night to feed and a few bucks here and there. I'm trying to make a plan on what to do this summer and figured, I would run it by folks that have done this stuff before. So here are my plans.
#1 I want to make a trail from the west side of the food plot and run it parallel to the south fence line. I know the deer use this area but it is supper thick and hard to hunt. My goal is to create a path for them to follow. Yesterday I saw a buck cursing in this area.
#2 Where the blue line and red line meet on the west side, I want to put a water source in. I will then cut a trail parallel to the west boarder that runs north and south.
#3 In the NE corner is swamp. I want to cut some trails in the tall grass for deer to travel. Yesterday, I watched deer bed in the swamp and feel that if I control the trails, I can lead them past my stand out there.
On the map are 2 yellow plots, but those will not happen this year. I want to really make the current plot better by adding lime, fertilizer and somehow leveling the soil a bit. The dozer made some ruts and holes in the plot.
Other than this, is there something else you suggest that I do? It will be a lot of time with a saw cutting trails but I think adding them in the slashing will help control movement.
FYI-the area in green is slashing, purple is swamp and the NW corner is oak trees.
Thanks