Dukslayr
5 year old buck +
Okay, before I touch off this lightening rod let me preface this by saying am fully aware that most habitat improvement programs can be put together with the help of local agencies and through some trial, effort, blood, sweat, tears, etc. That being said a buddy of mine (who owns several hundred acres up by my farm) and I got to talking about our plans for various things. The more I got to thinking about it there are some really substantial investments that both he and I got to talking about - land improvements, ponds, tower blind locations, installation of new food plots, etc. He and I are both very experienced whitetail hunters and have both been property owners on more than one occasion/farm. We have done all of our own management and planning and have both had a nice degree of success.
All of that being said, I’m curious if anyone has enlisted the use of a consultant to help design a specific plan to meet their individual property/deer hunting goals? If anyone has used (particularly in the Midwest) any paid consultants on your properties I would be very curious to hear your feedback on a few things:
1. Who you used?
2. What it cost you?
3. Whether you were satisfied with the plan they put together for you and if, ultimately, you would use them again on another property?
4. Why or why not on the above.
I’m not looking to get into a debate about consultants and if you’d rather jut PM instead of positing back here that’s fine as well. I think about other things in my life and I employ something to assist me with almost every other significant decision - estate planning, investments, taxes, etc - and with the costs associated with major improvements to land, we are both debating why/why not consider making a small (small in respect to the overall investment we make in our improvements) investment in a consultant if they truly do add real value? Any experiences you can share from personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
All of that being said, I’m curious if anyone has enlisted the use of a consultant to help design a specific plan to meet their individual property/deer hunting goals? If anyone has used (particularly in the Midwest) any paid consultants on your properties I would be very curious to hear your feedback on a few things:
1. Who you used?
2. What it cost you?
3. Whether you were satisfied with the plan they put together for you and if, ultimately, you would use them again on another property?
4. Why or why not on the above.
I’m not looking to get into a debate about consultants and if you’d rather jut PM instead of positing back here that’s fine as well. I think about other things in my life and I employ something to assist me with almost every other significant decision - estate planning, investments, taxes, etc - and with the costs associated with major improvements to land, we are both debating why/why not consider making a small (small in respect to the overall investment we make in our improvements) investment in a consultant if they truly do add real value? Any experiences you can share from personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!